Women charged in July shoplifting incident

A 19-year-old Wernersville woman and an 18-year-old Womelsdorf woman were charged Sept. 13 with retail theft and other counts stemming from a shoplifting incident in July at VF Outlet in Wyomissing. Security guards at the store in the 800 block of Hill Avenue stopped the pair about 9:16 p.m. July 21 for stealing $199.94 worth of merchandise. Neither had previous arrests and were released at the time. Both now face criminal charges of retail theft, receiving stolen property and criminal conspiracy.