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<p>NANTICOKE &#8212; The woman Wilkes-Barre Township police say stole $500 worth of belongings from a dead patient at a personal care home has been arrested in Nanticoke, according to city police.</p><p>The announcement came Wednesday evening from Nanticoke Police Department&#8217;s Facebook page. According to the post, Marlena Rejniak, 49, was found &#8220;hiding&#8221; in her West Main Street, Nanticoke, home, and was apprehended by Nanticoke police sometime Wednesday.</p><p>Wilkes-Barre Township police said Rejniak had a history of using false names in the past, and could possibly have been using a fake name to avoid apprehension.</p><p>Nanticoke police transferred Rejniak to the custody of Wilkes-Barre Township on Wednesday evening, after which point she was arraigned.</p><p>More information will be available on Thursday.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Woman wanted for theft from deceased patient arrested in Nanticoke