3 charged with thefts from vehicles
By RYAN ROBINSON
Lititz
Published Jan 29, 2010 21:51

Manheim Township police charged three Lititz men with seven thefts from vehicles, police said on Thursday.

Braden T. Engdahl, 21, and Tate T. Engdahl, 19, both of Cindy Circle, and Steven P. Forte, 19, of Cambridge Drive, allegedly took more than $4,000 worth of electronics between Oct. 12 and 23, police said.

GPS units, a satellite radio, a laptop computer, a stereo and a camera were allegedly taken from vehicles on streets in the School Valley, Kissel Hill Commons and Cobblestone developments, police said.

In late October, Hampden Township police in Cumberland County apprehended Braden Engdahl going through vehicles, police said. An investigation determined the involvement of Tate Engdahl and Forte and led to the recovery of some of the items.

Each was charged with seven counts of theft from vehicle and one count of criminal conspiracy before District Judge David Miller, police said.

City police on Wednesday charged Sarah Jessica Romberger, 20, of 524 Manor St., with theft and access device fraud.

Romberger allegedly stole a co-worker's credit card from a work locker at Victoria's Secret in Park City Center Dec. 1, police said. Romberger allegedly used the card the same day to buy $13 worth of items from stores at Park City and also tried to use it at Walmart, Lincoln Highway East.

Luis Daniel Melendez, 30, of 242 E. King St., Apt. 3, was charged on Wednesday with retail theft of $192 worth of jeans from the J.C. Penney store at Park City, city police said. He also was charged with criminal conspiracy. Melendez was taken to Lancaster County Prison on $5,000 bail. Another male involved in the theft got away.

Daniel Z. Cornelius Jr. 31, of Columbia, was charged with retail theft of $100 worth of items Monday from Kmart, 3975 Columbia Ave., Mountville.

rrobinson@lnpnews.com

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