State police probe
mall store theft
FRACKVILLE — State police at Frackville have charged a Luzerne County woman with stealing children’s clothes on Tuesday afternoon from The Bon-Ton department store at Schuylkill Mall in New Castle Township.
Police allege Esperanza M. Olmedo, 40, of Wilkes-Barre, took 10 children’s outfits from The Bon-Ton without paying for them at 2:45 p.m. Olmedo admitted stealing the items, which have a total value of $200, according to police.
Police will file a charge of retail theft against Olmedo with Magisterial District Judge David A. Plachko, Port Carbon.
State police said township police were not working at the time of the incident.
Port Carbon man
arrested for drugs
ORWIGSBURG — A traffic stop by Orwigsburg police Tuesday resulted in a man taken into custody on an outstanding warrant and also being in possession of methamphetamine.
Police said officers initiated a traffic stop about 7:35 p.m. in the 800 block of West Market Street for speeding and learned that the driver was operating the vehicle with a suspended license and that a passenger, Zachary Freeze, 29, of Port Carbon, had a warrant against him by Schuylkill County Adult Probation.
Freeze was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine that was packaged for sale as well as additional packaging materials, police said.
Freeze was initially committed to Schuylkill County Prison on a detainer by adult probation and then arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James R. Ferrier, Orwigsburg, on charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Ferrier set bail at $10,000 straight cash and scheduled a preliminary hearing for April 25.