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Caretaker Steals $4.5K From Elderly Woman, Berks DA Alleges Caretaker Steals $4.5K From Elderly Woman, Berks DA Alleges
Jennifer Konen Charged With Fraud, Exploitation: DA A 46-year-old woman from Reading is charged with making more than 80 unauthorized purchases on the bank cards of an elderly woman whom she cared for, authorities said. Jennifer Konen is accused of stealing nearly $4,500 by making the transactions using a 78-year-old woman's banking information, according to the Berks County District Attorney. Konen was the woman's healthcare provider. In April, Berks County District Attorney’s detectives initiated a criminal investigation into allegations involving exploitation and fraud involving the senior citizen. It was reported that numerous&…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
$2K+ Fraud At Ephrata Performing Arts Center By Employee From Elizabethtown: Police $2K+ Fraud At Ephrata Performing Arts Center By Employee From Elizabethtown: Police
$2K+ Fraud At Ephrata Performing Arts Center By Employee From Elizabethtown: Police A 38-year-old Elizabethtown woman is accused of stealing thousands from the Ephrata Performing Arts Center, the Ephrata police announced on Thursday, May 30.  Megan L. Riggs was arrested on the felony charge of Access Device Fraud and a misdemeanor for Theft by Deception on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, the police detailed.   The charges come as the result of an investigation beginning in August of 2023. Riggs had been employed by Ephrata Performing Arts Center through August 2022, the police explained. During her tenure with the EPAC she allegedly made "unauthorized purchases us…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
PA Woman Embezzled $51K From School PTO: Troopers PA Woman Embezzled $51K From School PTO: Troopers
PA Woman Embezzled $51K From School PTO: Troopers A parent-teacher organization officer in Berks County is accused of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the group and using the money to pay bills, state police say.  Alison Haines of Shoemakersville is charged with felony theft and access device fraud and surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, Sept. 26, according to troopers.  Investigators said she made $51,492 in unauthorized transactions using a business debit card issued to her by the Perry Elementary School PTO.  She spent the money at Aldi's, Walmart, and Amazon.com, and also made "a significant amount" of AT…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
MontCo Man Stole From Ambulance Service While Serving As Chief Of Operations: Police MontCo Man Stole From Ambulance Service While Serving As Chief Of Operations: Police
MontCo Man Stole From Ambulance Service While Serving As Chief Of Operations: Police A Montgomery County man is facing 65 counts for various violations on accusations he stole from an ambulance service for years while serving as chief, authorities said. Garry Roy Schmoltze Sr., was being held on $5,000 unsecured bail in connection with the alleged thefts, which came to light by members of the Gilbertsville Area Community Ambulance Service in July 2022, the Douglass Township Police Department said. Schmoltze served as the Gilbertsville Area Community Ambulance Service's chief of operations from 2009 to 2022, police said. "In July of 2022, it was discovered by the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Smiley Suspect Believed To Have Burglarized PA Post Office: Police Smiley Suspect Believed To Have Burglarized PA Post Office: Police
Smiley Suspect Believed To Have Burglarized PA Post Office: Police Police in Chester County a looking for a man who they say ransacked the Westtown post office in the middle of the night late last year.  Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police were called to the post office, 844 E. Street Road, just 7 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, the department said in a press release.  There, postal workers had walked into the office to find mail littered throughout the building, with packages missing from PO boxes and employee desks having been "rummaged through," they told authorities.  On Tuesday, April 4, the department issued an arrest warrant for 22-ye…

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by Mac Bullock
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PA News Anchor Lied About Having Stalker: State Police PA News Anchor Lied About Having Stalker: State Police
PA News Anchor Lied About Having Stalker: State Police A Pennsylvania television news anchor has been arrested for falsely claiming she had a stalker, Pennsylvania state police say.  Haley Potter, 24, originally from Pittsburgh, began making false statements to the police saying she had an ongoing harassment issue from an unknown stalker in April, according to a release by the police.  The Slippery Rock University class of 2020 graduate allegedly led police down a slippery slope when showed them text messages, phone calls, and voicemails detailing her whereabouts that she claim to have received from an unknown person. Them she showed police a …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months
PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months A 28-year-old Pennsylvania woman was arrested for using an acquaintance's debit card stored on her phone to order more than $1,500 worth of food for months, authorities said. Maranda L. Kachel made the orders using the stored card number between January and March 2022, Ephrata police said. She was charged with access device fraud, police said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Seek Northampton County Man Accused Of Felony Access Device Fraud, Theft Police Seek Northampton County Man Accused Of Felony Access Device Fraud, Theft
Police Seek Northampton County Man Accused Of Felony Access Device Fraud, Theft Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help locating a man accused of felony access device fraud and theft by unlawful taking. A warrant was issued August 25 for the arrest of Geoffrey Allen Painter, 28, with a felony charge for forgery, as well as theft by unlawful taking and possession of an access device known to be counterfeit or altered, Lower Saucon Township police said Thursday. The alleged crimes occurred on the 1200 block of Seidersville Road in Bethlehem, police said. Anyone with information about Painter’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lower Saucon Police De…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Police Seek Northampton County Man Accused Of Felony Forgery, Identity Theft SEEN HIM? Police Seek Northampton County Man Accused Of Felony Forgery, Identity Theft
Seen HIM? Police Seek Northampton County Man Accused Of Felony Forgery, Identity Theft Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help locating a man accused of felony forgery and identity theft. A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of Edward Reyes, 33, with felony charges for forgery, identity theft, access device fraud and unlawful use of a computer, Palmer Township Police said. Reyes also faces misdemeanor charges for theft by unlawful taking and possession of an access device known to be counterfeit or altered, police said. The alleged crimes occurred at Cloud City Games on Park Avenue in Easton, police said. Anyone with information about Reyes’ locat…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man Charged For Gambling With Credit Cards Stolen While Escorting Woman To Car Lehigh Valley Man Charged For Gambling With Credit Cards Stolen While Escorting Woman To Car
Lehigh Valley Man Charged For Gambling With Credit Cards Stolen While Escorting Woman To Car A man from Bethlehem has been charged after he allegedly gambled online using credit cards he stole from a woman in a wheelchair when escorting her to her car. Victor Manuel Mariera, 41, is accused of stealing the cards from the woman at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem shortly after 12:45 a.m. on April 7, LehighValleyLive reports citing the the Bureau of Gaming Enforcement. Mariera, of the 1100 block of Dover Lane, was seen caught on surveillance footage taking the woman to her car, rummaging through her white bag and placing it in his backpack, the report says. The victim later reported a …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
DA: Bucks Caregiver Steals $17K From Bristol Twp. Cancer Patient, Gives It To Inmate Boyfriend DA: Bucks Caregiver Steals $17K From Bristol Twp. Cancer Patient, Gives It To Inmate Boyfriend
DA: Bucks Caregiver Steals $17K From Bristol Twp. Cancer Patient, Gives It To Inmate Boyfriend A Bucks County caregiver is facing up to two years in jail for stealing nearly $17,000 from a Bristol Township cancer patient and putting some of the money into her boyfriend’s inmate account at the Bucks County Correctional Facility, authorities said. As part of the victim's treatment of tongue cancer, she had part of her tongue removed, making it difficult for her to speak and run errands. She hired Kelly Sharkey, 30, in late May or early June 2019 to assist her, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The woman gave Sharkey her debit and credit card to make househo…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Report: NY Woman, 62, Attempted To Steal $155K From Victim’s Bank Account In Northampton County Report: NY Woman, 62, Attempted To Steal $155K From Victim’s Bank Account In Northampton County
Report: NY Woman, 62, Attempted To Steal $155K From Victim’s Bank Account In Northampton County A 62-year-old woman was arrested after attempting to make two withdrawals totaling more than $150,000 in another person’s name from a Northampton County bank, reports say. Rochel Cruz, of the Bronx, is accused of filling out a withdrawal slip totaling $55,000 using another person’s information at the Wells Fargo Bank on Schoenersville Road last Friday, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. Cruz then returned to the same bank and asked for a cashier’s check made out to $100,000 cash, the report says. Cruz had a deposit slip and a fraudulent New Jersey driver’s license when pol…

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by Valerie Musson
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TAX SCAM: Bergen Man Admits Posing As 18 Different Recipients To Collect Refunds TAX SCAM: Bergen Man Admits Posing As 18 Different Recipients To Collect Refunds
TAX Scam: Bergen Man Admits Posing As 18 Different Recipients To Collect Refunds A Bergen County man admitted collecting tax refunds by using stolen identities to pose as 18 different people. Emmanuel A. Barrientos-Fermin, 33, of Tenafly told a federal judge via videoconference in Newark on Tuesday that he gave an unnamed co-conspirator a photo of himself. The accomplice then produced bogus driver’s licenses with his picture on them, he said. The co-conspirator also gave him matching Social Security cards, driver’s licenses and W-2 forms – even birth certificates, Barrientos-Fermin said. Armed with the documents, Barrientos-Fermin said, he went to various tax preparin…

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by Jerry DeMarco