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Wilkes-Barre Township police investigate alleged JCPenney theft

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Police seek help in identifying alleged Bon-Ton thief

<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; Police are investigating the alleged theft of numerous pieces of children&#8217;s Polo clothing from Old Navy Thursday afternoon.</p><p>Police said at approximately 3:25 p.m., a store employee reported a man went through the store selecting numerous pieces of children&#8217;s Polo clothing and then fled the store with a shopping cart full of the merchandise. A silver Nissan Maxima waited for him, police said, with a woman driving.</p><p>The report did not indicate the value of the items stolen.</p><p>The man is described as being Hispanic and about five feet eight inches tall, skinny and with an Afro hairdo. He was seen wearing a long, baggy white short sleeve T-shirt, black basketball shorts and sneakers.</p><p>He was accompanied by two women, police said, one of whom was driving the Nissan Maxima. One woman was black and the other was white, according to police.</p><style>
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Police investigate alleged theft at Old Navy store