Birdsboro woman faces shoplifting charges

A woman who was wanted on a bench warrant from Montgomery County was arrested in Wyomissing Feb. 20 on suspicion of shoplifting. Police said the suspect, a 23-year-old Birdsboro resident, stole $83.96 in merchandise from Sears at the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road. She was turned over to deputies from Montgomery County the day of her arrest. On Feb. 24 she was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property.