TAYLOR - Borough police on Tuesday arrested four West Scranton High School students for a pair of thefts from Wal-Marts in Taylor and Dickson City earlier this year.
Brian Rivera, 18, 1009 W. Lackawanna Ave., and three juveniles whose names were not released broke into the stores on Oct. 30 and again on Nov. 7, according to borough police.
Mr. Rivera and the three juveniles went into the stores, threw merchandise into the lawn and garden sections then returned to recover the items, police said. They also broke into storage containers using stolen bolt cutters and stole additional merchandise valued at more than $1,000.
All were charged with criminal trespass, retail theft, criminal conspiracy and related charges.
Mr. Rivera, who also was charged with three counts of corruption of minors, was released on $10,000 unsecured bail following his arraignment.
A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Monday.
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