State Police Hunt Wayne Man In PNC Center Pocketbook Theft

WAYNE, N.J. -- State Police today identified a 37-year-old Wayne man as the thief who stole a woman's pocketbook as she sat on the lawn of the PNC Bank Arts Center during a Smashing Pumpkins/Marilyn Manson show this summer.

Jerry DeMarco

10/05/2015 4:30 p.m.

Detectives who checked out social media tips obtained an arrest warrant charging Michael Powell with theft, stemming from the July 29 incident.

A stolen gift card from the pocketbook was used the next day at a store in Fairfield, they said.

A surveillance image from the store captured the image of both Powell and a woman he was with, State Police said.

Anyone who knows where or how to find Powell is asked to contact NJSP Detective Sgt. Daniel DeLucia at (732) 441-4500, ext. 7207.

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