NANTICOKE — Police are trying to identify a man accused of stealing a package in Luzerne County. Surveillance video shows the man on the front porch of a house on West Church Street in Nanticoke. He looks around, sorts through the mail and swipes the package from the porch. It happened on April 7, around 3:45 p.m. If you have any information, contact the police in Nanticoke at 570-735-2200.
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Man Caught on Camera Taking Package from Porch
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After Fire Wrecks Their Home, Couple Says Someone is Stealing Their Belongings
TAMAQUA — As if a fire at their home wasn’t enough, a couple from Schuylkill County says somebody has been stealing their belongings that are still inside. Police say the people who live in the home on Center Street in Tamaqua have reported two burglaries since a fire destroyed their apartment on March 24. About a thousand dollars in tools and more than a thousand dollars in jewelry are among the items taken. The couple has not been able to […]
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Former School Head Sentenced for Stealing District Money
SCRANTON — A former school superintendent was sentenced Thursday morning for stealing thousands of dollars from a district in Lackawanna County. At the sentencing hearing, both Tallarico’s attorney and prosecutors asked for Tallarico to be sentenced to house arrest for the theft that happened while Tallarico was superintendent of Mid Valley School District in 2014 and 2015. But the judge said because of the violation of public trust, Tallarico had to start his sentence with seven days behind bars. James […]
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Two Face Federal Charges in Alleged Casino Theft Scheme
PLAINS TOWNSHIP — Two of three people accused of swindling nearly a half million dollars from Mohegan Sun Pocono Casino in Luzerne County now face federal charges. Investigators say casino worker Robert Pellegrini, 50, of Fairview Township and patron, Mark Heltzel, 51, of Dallas carried out a plan to duplicate players cards and split money from free slot play. The federal indictment alleges that the scheme began in May 2014 and continued to April 2015, and the men allegedly walked […]
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Update: Stolen Equipment from Fire Department Has Been Returned
UPDATE — According to state police, the items taken from the fire department were recovered and returned Monday. State police said the investigation is still ongoing. MADISON TOWNSHIP — A fire department in Lackawanna County is asking whoever took items from the station to return them. According to officials at the Madisonville Independent Fire Department near Moscow, extra truck parts and kitchen equipment were swiped this weekend from behind the firehouse. Hoods and doors for a pickup truck as well […]
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Police Investigating Another Victoria’s Secret Theft
DICKSON CITY – Police are investigating yet another theft from a Victoria’s Secret store in our area. Officers said two women stole from the store at the Viewmont Mall in Dickson City on Sunday. Police released surveillance video they say shows the women placing items into bags. If you recognize the women in this surveillance video, you’re asked to call Dickson City police at 570-489-3231.
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Waitress Accused of Stealing Thousands from Taco Queen
SUBURY — A waitress is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from a restaurant in Northumberland County. Police say Nikkole Cellitti, 26, of Selinsgrove, was charged late last month with taking more than $43,000 from Abrana Marie’s Taco Queen restaurant in Sunbury. The thefts happened from April of 2013 until June of 2015 while she was a waitress there. Cellitti told police she took the money from the restaurant to pay her bills.
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Former VFW Commander Sentenced for Theft
SCRANTON — The former commander of a VFW in Lackawanna County was in court Friday to be sentenced for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the post. Because of a plea deal, the Eynon VFW got only a fraction of that money back. The current commander of VFW Post 7693 in Eynon walked out of Lackawanna County Court with a little bit of relief and a little bit of restitution. “$5,000 check in my hand right now,” said Thomas […]
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Shrubnapping Caper in Lackawanna County
SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP — “It’s crazy! It’s crazy! I mean did they just grab the bag and rip it out of the ground? I don’t know.” Lauren Elliott is director of the Abington Regional Wastewater Authority in South Abington Township in Lackawanna County. The facility has undergone upgrades over the past three years and the final phase was just completed. There’s new landscaping in the front, a new sign, new fountain, and new shrubs. That is until this weekend when […]
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Police: Women Used Macy’s Register to Put $17,000 on Debit Card
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP — Police are looking for two women who they say ripped off Macy’s at the Wyoming Valley Mall in Luzerne County. Investigators said the women went to a register Monday afternoon and applied a credit of more than $17,000 to a debit card. Security tried to stop them, but police said they got away in a Chrysler 300. Police said they have the license plate number on the car.
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Office Manager Charged with Theft from Wayne County Company
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — An office manager for a lumber company in Wayne County is under arrest, accused of stealing from her employer. Jeannie Brooks, 40, of Prompton is accused of taking nearly $24,000 from Aldenville Log and Lumber in Clinton Township near Honesdale. The district attorney’s office said Brooks wrote checks to herself from the company between April 2014 to January 2016. She is locked up in the Wayne County Prison with bail set at $25,000. Brooks was previously sentenced […]
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Business Owner Gives Woman ‘Second Chance,’ Says She Stole From Him
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Dan Droppa has owned Aldenville Log and Lumber in Wayne County for a decade, but he says what’s happened to him is one of the worst things he’s ever experienced. “It’s just a hard, miserable thing to go through, but it had to be done.” Jeannie Brooks of Prompton is charged with stealing more than $23,000 from Droppa’s company during the time two-and-a-half years she worked there. “I blame myself, but she was so clever in doing the books and everything […]
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Man Charged with Burglary at Gas Station
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP — State police made quick work of tracking down an alleged burglar in Luzerne County. Troopers said Joshua Wilson, 27, of Wilkes-Barre used a rock to break into the Bear Creek Exxon just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Once inside, he took cigarettes, licorice, and soda. Investigators used surveillance video to track Wilson, and he was picked up a short time later in Plains Township. Wilson faces burglary, trespassing, theft, and criminal mischief charges. He is locked up […]
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Arrest Made in Church Theft
HAZLETON — Police have made an arrest in a church burglary that happened earlier this week in Hazleton. On Thursday, officials at St. John’s Byzantine Catholic Church on East 20th Street discovered a safe had been swiped from an office in the church. Police arrested Michael Sluck, 25, of Hazleton on Saturday. Officers are still looking for a second suspect. Officers were able to recover the stolen safe and many of the religious items that were inside. Sluck is locked […]
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Two Men Suspected of Selinsgrove Gun Theft
SELINSGROVE — Police say the men seen in a security camera photo stole a gun from a store in Snyder County. The theft happened Friday at High Velocity Firearms on North Market Street in Selinsgrove. If you recognize the people in the photo, you’re asked to call police at 570-374-8655.
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Clothing Donations Stolen from Bins
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP — Thousands of dollars in donated clothing items were stolen from donations bins in Monroe County. This isn’t the first time the bins in Hamilton Township have been hit. Now, those who donate clothes at the site are weighing in on the problem. According to state police, the Community Aid donation bin has been broken into 12 times over the last few months with thousands of dollars in clothing and shoes stolen. People in Monroe County cannot believe […]
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ATM Card ‘Skimming’ Victim Talks About Account Being Hacked
SCRANTON — Surveillance video taken from the ATM at the Penn East Federal Credit Union shows a man installing something at the machine. Bank officials say it’s a device that has card “skimming” technology, and it was used to steal bank card information from their members. The credit union became suspicious when several members called about problems with their accounts. Mary Marichak from Scranton is one of them. “I went to the gas station and I couldn’t get gas because […]
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One in Custody for Selinsgrove Gun Theft
SELINSGROVE — Police in Snyder County say one man is in custody for stealing a gun from a store. The D.A. tells us Daniel Keenan of Lancaster is facing charges for Friday’s theft at High Velocity Firearms on North Market Street in Selinsgrove. Police say a warrant has been issued for the other man.
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Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Pizza After Claiming He Is God
SHIPPENSBURG — A man from Scranton pleaded guilty to stealing a pizza from a Weis Market near Shippensburg University. According to police, Adam Farrell told the clerk he didn’t have to pay for the pizza because he is God. When officers arrived, they found Farrell at a picnic table eating the pizza. Police arrested him, checked his fingerprints, and found out he was not who he said he was. Farrell pleaded guilty to stealing the pizza and was fined.
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Former Owner of Wyoming Homes Sentenced to 9 Months
WILKES-BARRE — The former owner of a modular home company in Luzerne County was sentenced to serve at least nine months in jail after admitting he ripped off customers. David Valenti once owned Wyoming Homes near Wilkes-Barre. He admitted ripping off customers in nearly two dozen cases by either not delivering modular homes or giving them homes worth less than what they paid. Valenti was also ordered to pay $243,000 in restitution.
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