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<p>DURYEA &#8212; Police allege a man used a stolen credit card to buy items used to manufacture methamphetamine.</p><p>Harley D. Wudarski, 38, was arraigned Wednesday in Luzerne County Central Court on charges he racked up more than $3,200 in purchases at Home Depot with the stolen credit card, buying tools and ingredients to cook methamphetamine.</p><p>Police discovered the alleged meth lab inside Wudarski&#8217;s bedroom and attic on McAlpine Street on Jan. 24 after he was arrested while driving a stolen vehicle, according to court records.</p><p>After Wudarski&#8217;s arrest, police received a complaint from a woman that her father&#8217;s CitiBank credit card was used without permission at the Home Depot from Dec. 5 to Dec. 31.</p><p>Police obtained receipts and surveillance pictures from the home improvement store in Wilkes-Barre showing Wudarski making purchases with the stolen card, according to a criminal complaint.</p><p>Wudarski also allegedly used the stolen card at Home Depot in Saint Clair in Schuylkill County and to purchase pre-paid gift cards.</p><p>During a flood emergency in Duryea on Jan. 24, police responded to the McAlpine Street residence where Wudarski stayed in a bedroom. While searching the room, police allegedly found salt, coffee filters and lithium batteries &#8212; all items commonly associated with meth production.</p><p>Lithium batteries were one of the things Wudarski purchased with the stolen credit card, police allege.</p><p>State Police removed numerous items used to manufacture meth from the residence, including a soda bottle with sludge in the attic.</p><p>Wudarski was charged with access device fraud and forgery. His bail was set at $15,000 on the latest charges.</p><p>Meanwhile, he remains jailed for lack of $35,000 total bail on the charges related to meth manufacturing and an unrelated theft count for the stolen vehicle.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Police: Stolen credit card used for meth ingredients