DICKSON CITY - Police say it only took a man seven minutes to commit a felony involving a pack of underwear and an iPad.
Aric Branch, 34, Springfield Gardens, N.Y., paid for the electronic gadget and undergarments with five counterfeit hundred dollar bills Thursday at the Dickson City Target. Employees there called police after discovering counterfeit bills were used and told borough police security footage showed Mr. Branch entering the Dickson City store at 3:53 p.m. and leaving at 4 p.m.
Target employees provided a description of Mr. Branch and the white Toyota Camry he was in, and police began searching nearby parking lots.
Later that day, Officer John Sobieski arrested Mr. Branch after he used fake bills in the JCPenney housewares department at the Viewmont Mall.
He was charged with several counts of forgery, theft and receiving stolen property.
Crystal Smith, 34, Holbrook, N.Y., was also arrested and charged with criminal conspiracy after police found her parked in front of the mall in a white Toyota Camry. Mr. Branch told police a white car was waiting for him there and the vehicle matched the description given by Target employees.
There was no information available Friday about bail or preliminary dates for Mr. Branch or Ms. Smith.
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