CRANBERRY, Pa. (AP) — Twenty people from the Pittsburgh area have been charged in a shoplifting ring that police say targeted Lowe's home improvement stores in five counties.
Police in Cranberry Township told the Butler Eagle that the suspects face racketeering charges because they were acting as a corrupt organization.
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Police said the Beaver County residents stole items such as power tools at one Lowe's store, then returned the items at other Lowe's stores for credit cards that could be redeemed in the stores.
In all, police said about $28,000 worth of merchandise was stolen and returned between Feb. 9 and April 15.
The stores targeted were in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties.
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