Man charged with 2nd retail theft in Cranberry Township
Cranberry Township police identified and charged a man Wednesday they say was involved in two retail thefts within the municipality.
Matthew J. Thomas, 23, of Duquesne, previously was accused of playing a part in an alleged retail theft ring in Cranberry Township and surrounding counties.
In his most recent case, he was charged Wednesday with four counts of misdemeanor theft for a Nov. 13 incident at the Home Depot in Cranberry Township.
Police said at 4 p.m., Thomas and Larry A. Jackson II, 26, of Pittsburgh, entered the store. The men placed three Milwaukee power tools with a total value of $507 into a shopping cart and passed all points of sale without paying.
Jackson was also charged Dec. 7 with two counts of misdemeanor conspiracy and two counts of misdemeanor theft regarding the incident at Home Depot.
Thomas and Jackson were previously charged with felonies for their alleged role in a Nov. 21 incident where multiple laptops and other items were taken from Best Buy in Cranberry Township.
Jackson also was charged by Bethel Park police in Allegheny County with felonies theft and criminal conspiracy, as well as several traffic citations, for a similar incident.
