Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Saint Clair Man Charged with Retail Theft and Drug Possession


Saint Clair police have charged a man with retail theft and drug possession.

According to Saint Clair Police, on Wednesday, September 5th, 2022, around 9:10am, officers received a dispatch that a male had stolen a trail camera from Walmart and fled by riding a bicycle.

After about 30 minutes, officers located the suspect on South 2nd Street.  Police were able to identify the suspect by photos provided by Walmart security.

The suspect, identified as, William Long Jr., of Saint Clair, was also found to have an outstanding warrant from borough police for theft by deception.  

Long was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

He was transported to Magisterial District Judge David Plachko's office where he was assigned an upcoming court date and was released on $10,000 unsecured bail.