UNDATED – WOLF TV is reporting… Union and Northumberland Counties were among the stops by some thieves. The state Attorney General has announced dozens of charges against five people accused of being involved in a “significant organized retail theft operation” targeting stores in central Pennsylvania.
According to Attorney General Michelle Henry’s office, the group was identified as Marlin Polanco, Malik McDonald, Cartier Hardy, Homario Oldacre and Lorenzo Walters and were charged in Dauphin County with corrupt organizations, organized retail theft and related crimes.
Between Feb. 28 and May 30, authorities say the group allegedly stole over-the-counter medications and other health and beauty products from major retailers including Giant, Weis Markets and Wegmans.
They are charged in 40 documented incidents across nine counties including Cumberland, Dauphin, York, Lancaster, Union, Lehigh, Berks, Chester, and Northumberland. The total value of stolen goods is estimated to be worth more than $71,000.
Polanco, 19, McDonald, 20, and Oldacre, 20, are currently in custody. Hardy, 20, and Walters, 20, have not yet been apprehended.
