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Police reports indicate the stolen credit card was used to purchase over $1,200 worth of merchandise which included socks, toothbrushes, games, baby items and various types of clothing, as well as several teeth whitening products.

Police said the thieves shopped at the Walmart store in Latrobe, a convenience store in Greensburg, Perry’s Pub in Greensburg and other stores.

Video tapes from surveillance cameras show the thieves using the credit card in various locations.

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[westmorelandtimes.com]]]> WT Local Issues and PoliticsFri, 06 May 2011 05:50:30 -0500 http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/westmorelandforum/read.php?3,20,20#msg-20 http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/westmorelandforum/read.php?3,20,20#msg-20Borders book stores to close in Pittsburgh

As was mentioned in yesterday’s edition of Westmoreland Times {story below}, the book store chain Borders is closing about 30 percent of its stores nationwide due to loss of profits.

As a result, the book stores in Pittsburgh, located at 1775 North Highland Road and the store located at 5986 Penn Circles South Ste 101 will also close its doors.

Other stores in Pennsylvania affected include:

Monroeville (200 Mall Blvd),
Reading (1075 Woodland Road),
Langhorned (700 New Hampshire Street),
Whitehall (1937 Whitehall Mall),
Erie (8501 West Bowles Ave),
Camp Hill (2493 Park Ave),
and King of Prussia (650 Mall Blvd)

Borders bookstores closing 30% of its stores, filing bankruptcy

The book chain Borders Group, Inc. is seeking a $450 million loan for bankruptcy. As a result, it may also be closing more than thirty percent of its stores nationwide. The company’s income has been on a downward slope since 2006.

Some financial analysts say the close is likely a result of the current economic times and competition in the area of internet giants such as Amazon.

Borders has long been considered as the second choice for Americans when it comes to book sales, although some have criticized the chain for being slow in developing special software such as e-readers for digital books.]]> WT Local Issues and PoliticsThu, 17 Feb 2011 01:44:36 -0600 http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/westmorelandforum/read.php?3,8,8#msg-8 http://westmorelandtimes.com/news/westmorelandforum/read.php?3,8,8#msg-8One of two defendants sentenced in city employee corruption scheme

Tina Meyrick, 43, of Hatboro, PA, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for bribery relating to a corrupt scheme to sell and obtain traffic accident reports, police incident reports, and fire reports, depriving the city of Philadelphia of hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees, said U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger.

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Meyrick and two others paid bribes to then-city employee Kelly Layre, also charged, in exchange for providing her with various reports. The scheme was carried out over a four-year period, from about 2006 through February 2010, and deprived the city of Philadelphia of over $500,000 in fees. As part of this scheme, Layre sold more than 18,000 reports to Meyrick, which are normally sold to the public for a $20 or $25 fee, at a significantly reduced rate. Meyrick knew that Layre was not providing the funds to the city of Philadelphia. All four defendants pled guilty. Meyrick entered her guilty plea on September 10, 2010.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Mary A. McLaughlin ordered Meyrick to pay restitution in the amount of $456,725, and serve three years of supervised release, with the first year on house arrest.

She must report to prison on February 21, 2011. Layre’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 26, 2011.]]> WT Local Issues and PoliticsTue, 12 Apr 2011 03:19:09 -0500