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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A woman accused of aiding a serial robber&#8217;s getaway has repaid a victim whose purse she was charged with stealing earlier this year and will no longer face theft charges in the case.</p><p>TracyAnn Franklin, 35, of Penn Avenue, Scranton, was <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/536425/police-in-west-pittston-announce-they-have-apprehended-tracynn-franklin" target="_blank">charged with theft from a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property</a> stemming from a March 9 theft that occurred near the Montgomery Avenue Elementary School in West Pittston.</p><p>Court documents show Franklin was ordered to pay $300 to Tina Ridley, of West Pittston, following a hearing held Monday in Luzerne County Court. She must also pay costs of prosecution, Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas ordered.</p><p>Franklin was <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/507027/west-pittston-police-charge-2-with-hindering-apprehension-in-lombardo-robberies-case" target="_blank">one of two people charged in January with hindering the apprehension of accused serial robber Joseph Lombardo</a>. Police said she and Lombardo&#8217;s brother, Vincent Lombardo, drove the 39-year-old to East Stroudsburg and dropped him off, later denying to police any knowledge of his location.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Joe Dolinsky</p><p>jdolinsky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Joe Dolinsky at 570-991-6110 or on Twitter @JoeDolinskyTL</p></shirttailMeta></div>

TracyAnn Franklin’s charges dropped in purse-snatching case