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Man Steals $50K+ From 'Elderly, Care-Dependent Relatives,' Police In Dauphin County Say Man Steals $50K+ From 'Elderly, Care-Dependent Relatives,' Police In Dauphin County Say
Man Steals $50K+ From 'Elderly, Care-Dependent Relatives,' Police In Dauphin County Say A 21-year-old man has been charged after allegedly stealing over $50,000 from "his elderly, care-dependent relatives," police said in a release on Wednesday, Nov. 8.  Joshua Wood of Cleona was taken into custody by the Pennsylvania State Police on a warrant out of the Derry Township Police Department at approximately 11:57 a.m. on Nov. 7, as detailed in the release.  Wood is accused of using his "elderly relatives' bank accounts" to fraudulently take money for himself, the police explained.  "He utilized credit cards, forged checks, and unauthorized access to their bank…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Couple Goes On $10K Shopping Spree Using Credit Cards Stole From Purse At Central PA Home Goods Couple Goes On $10K Shopping Spree Using Credit Cards Stole From Purse At Central PA Home Goods
Couple Goes On $10K Shopping Spree Using Credit Cards Stole From Purse At Central PA Home Goods A couple went on a $10,000 shopping spree after taking a wallet from someone's purse at a central Pennsylvania Home Goods, authorities say.  The people pictured supposedly used "distraction techniques" to take the wallet out of a woman's purse in Home Goods at 5100 Jonestown Road, according to Lower Paxton Township police. "The victim's credit cards were immediately used at area businesses, charging approximately $10,000 in merchandise," police say.  Additional information about the incident was  not released. Anyone with information on the identity of either suspect or wit…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate
Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate A 19-year-old girl went into cardiac arrest after ingesting what she thought was percocet, but it was really laced with fentanyl— now the man who knowingly gave her the deadly dose of drugs has learned his fate, the Lancaster County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.  Noel Jerome Thompson, 22, of the 400 block of Dohner Drive in Lancaster, is heading to prison for the next 5 to 10 years after a negotiated plea deal of charges of felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal conspiracy filed before Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday, Oct…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Seek ID For Wallet Thieves Who Spent More Than $1,000 At Lehigh Valley Target Police Seek ID For Wallet Thieves Who Spent More Than $1,000 At Lehigh Valley Target
Police Seek ID For Wallet Thieves Who Spent More Than $1,000 At Lehigh Valley Target Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men they say stole a woman’s wallet and fraudulently spent more than $1,000 at a Lehigh Valley Target store. The men — pictured above — stole a wallet from a woman shopping at Sam’s Club on Easton-Nazareth Highway on Sunday, April 3, the Colonial Regional Police Department said. The men were then seen on surveillance footage exiting Target on Dryland Way in Easton after spending more than $1,000 on the victim’s credit card, police said. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to contact Colonial Regional Police at…

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by Valerie Musson
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East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By Detectives From Small NJ Town East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By Detectives From Small NJ Town
East Coast Luxury Car Theft Ring Smashed By Detectives From Small NJ Town What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill package theft led Palisades Park detectives to an organized theft ring that used bogus IDs to buy high-end luxury cars, authorities said. Jeon Kichul, a 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested last December after Detective David Chun identified him as the porch pirate who swiped a package containing a baseball glove from outside a resident’s home, Capt. Shawn Lee said. Kichul, who was also carrying bogus ID, was released pending further investigation, said Lee, the officer in charge of the department. Chun then learned that Jeon was "part of a …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Central PA Couple Wanted For Hitting Gas Station Clerk: Police Central PA Couple Wanted For Hitting Gas Station Clerk: Police
Central PA Couple Wanted For Hitting Gas Station Clerk: Police A man and a woman are wanted by police in connection with an attempted theft where a gas station clerk was hurt, according to a release by police. The pair attempted to leave without paying after their credit card was declined at Carroll Fuel Mart located along North Hanover Street in Carlisle on Jan. 3, according to Carlisle police. When their card was declined they lashed out at the clerk and the woman supposedly hit the employee, according to the release. The pair fled the scene on foot, although it remains unclear if they left with the items they attempted to purchase, according to…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ Man Admits Bribing Postal Workers To Steal Credit Cards From Mail To Fuel Shopping Sprees NJ Man Admits Bribing Postal Workers To Steal Credit Cards From Mail To Fuel Shopping Sprees
NJ Man Admits Bribing Postal Workers To Steal Credit Cards From Mail To Fuel Shopping Sprees A Union County man admitted bribing postal employees to steal credit cards that federal authorities said he then activated and used on shopping sprees. Syid Boyd, 26, of Union, paid the government workers in cash for the stolen cards from the mail, then activated them "by posing as the actual account holders," Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. He then bought himself electronics and other items at various retail stores throughout New Jersey, she said. Rather than face trial, Boyd took a deal from the government, pleading guilty via videoconference with a federal ju…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Woman Admits Destroying Evidence In $400,000 COVID Unemployment Scam NJ Woman Admits Destroying Evidence In $400,000 COVID Unemployment Scam
NJ Woman Admits Destroying Evidence In $400,000 COVID Unemployment Scam A Union County woman admitted in federal court that she was shredding bogus credit and debit cards -- obtained by a man who fraudulently collected $400,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits from the state of New York -- when investigators came busting in. Detectives armed with a search warrant found Latoyia McCollum, 46, of Hillside in the kitchen of an undisclosed location "placing what appeared to be a credit/debit card into the shredder" while face-timing on a cellphone in October 2020, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. McCollum told them she was on the phone with Maurice Mills…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Brian Laundrie Left Home Without Wallet, Cell Phone Before Disappearance, New Report Says Brian Laundrie Left Home Without Wallet, Cell Phone Before Disappearance, New Report Says
Brian Laundrie Left Home Without Wallet, Cell Phone Before Disappearance, New Report Says Brian Laundrie left his Florida home without his wallet and cell phone before disappearing, a source close to the family told CNN. Laundrie, 23, of North Port, Florida, is wanted on a federal warrant for allegedly fraudulently using credit cards after Gabby Petito's death.   He has not been seen since he left his parent's home to go for a hike in at Carlton Reserve. Laundrie's parents were concerned he might hurt himself, the source said. Officials with the FBI in Denver, who are heading up the case, declined to confirm the tip. Police and FBI agents have been searching the reserve for s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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PA Teen Ordering Food With Credit Cards Charged With 236 Counts Of ID Theft, Police Say PA Teen Ordering Food With Credit Cards Charged With 236 Counts Of ID Theft, Police Say
PA Teen Ordering Food With Credit Cards Charged With 236 Counts Of ID Theft, Police Say A Pennsylvania teen fraudulently ordering food with credit cards was charged with more than 200 felony counts of identity theft, authorities said. Tymel Elijah Terrell-Bolding, 19, was arrested Sunday following an investigation into the fraudulent use of credit cards to purchase food eight times from the same restaurant throughout August and September 2019, PennLive reports citing Bethlehem Police. A search warrant carried out after seizing Terrell-Bolding’s cell phone revealed photos with identifying information of 236 people, including names, addresses, credit card numbers and more, accor…

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by Valerie Musson
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Maryland Man Arrested In Harrisburg On Felony Wire Fraud Charges Maryland Man Arrested In Harrisburg On Felony Wire Fraud Charges
Maryland Man Arrested In Harrisburg On Felony Wire Fraud Charges A 30-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland, has been arrested in Harrisburg on wired fraud charges, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police. Lamar Anton Martin, of Baltimore Maryland, entered medical facilities in Warwick Township and stole purses and a wallet on May 21, according to police. He then used the victims credit cards to make unauthorized purchases. Martin was arrested on an active warrant in Harrisburg in Swatara Township on June 14 and transferred to NLCPD custody. Martin has been charged with the following: Device Fraud (F3) Conspiracy to commit access device…

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by Jillian Pikora
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KNOW THEM? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike KNOW THEM? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike
Know Them? Purse Thieves Go On $3.9K Shopping Spree Along Carlisle Pike A couple racked up nearly $4,000 on stolen credit cards while splurging at Best Buy, Target and more, Lower Allen Township police said. Officers were dispatched for a report of a purse stolen from her vehicle at a township park on Lisburn Road in Mechanicsburg 5 p.m. on April 7, authorities said. The victim reported that multiple credit and debit cards were stolen from her purse--which she had left in her vehicle--- and were being used a local businesses. The cards were almost immediately used at Best Buy and Target on the Carlisle Pike, and at Kay Jewelers on Westminster Drive. The tota…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail
Miami Spring Breakers Accused Of Drugging, Raping Bucks County Woman, 24, Held Without Bail A pair of Miami Spring Break goers accused of drugging and raping a Bucks County woman who was later found dead in a waterfront hotel room were being held without bail, news reports say. Evoire Collier, 21, and Dorian Taylor, 24, both of North Carolina, allegedly met Christine Englehardt, of Richboro, at a restaurant, where they slipped her a "green pill," CBS Philly says. The men are accused of stealing Englehardt's credit cards and cash and using them during their trip to Miami, NBC reports. Surveillance footage showed the pair entering the hotel lobby with Englehardt -- even helping he…

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by Nicole Acosta