Alleged coin laundry thief sought by police

Last updated: August 11, 2014 - 4:15pm


Police are looking to identify this man, who they say took a couple hundred dollars in change from a coin laundry on Market Street. (Bloomsburg Police Department/Special to the Press Enterprise)
BLOOMSBURG -- Police want your help in identifying a man who they say stole a couple hundred dollars from washers and dryers at the Wash and Shop laundry in the Market Street Plaza last month. The man pictured here, and another man, entered around 6:50 p.m. July 20 (not July 21 as the photo says) and were able to access the coin safes on each machine. He left with a couple hundred dollars in change. So far, police have not been able to identify him. Officer Melanie Readler asks that anyone who may know the man call her at 570-784-4155, ext. 163. Here are some other pictures from about the same time.
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