Thieves take 'Kardashian' jewelry from store in Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing

That headline is not meant to generate more Google hits; it's what happened.

Two women snuck a bunch of Kardashian-brand jewelry out of a store about 1:26 p.m. March 16 in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road in Wyomissing. A witness saw them leave in a vehicle and gave the registration information to borough police.

T-shirts, swimsuits stolen from store in Berkshire Mall

A manager saw three women steal a bunch of women's swimsuits and "Tapout" T-shirts from the store about 11:30 a.m. March 13 in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road in Wyomissing. The clothes were worth about $870, the manager told police.

The T-shirts are also sold online as "official lifestyle apparel" of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. On the label's website, the shirts sell for $23.95 each.

Thief with a record gets arrested for stealing, again

A man on parole who has previous convictions for retail theft was caught once more. About 12:36 p.m. Feb. 20, he was stopped by security at a store in the 1100 block of Berkshire Boulevard in Wyomissing. Police arrested him for stealing $25.83 worth of merchandise. The suspect, a 45-year-old Wernersville man, was charged with a single count of retail theft and jailed in lieu of $1,500 bail.

Woman who suffered asthma attack charged with theft

A woman accused in a Dec. 14 theft at VF Outlet in Wyomissing was charged last week with shoplifting.

Security guards at the outlet store in the 800 block of Hill Avenue stopped her for shoplifting about 1:36 p.m. Dec. 14. Police arrived and the woman said she was suffering from chest pains relating to her asthma. Rather than take her into custody, police called for an ambulance. Emergency workers took her to a hospital.

That didn't end her legal troubles. On Feb. 14, police charged the suspect, a 20-year-old Reading woman, with retail theft.

The initial police report didn't indicate the value of the merchandise she took.

Employee charged with stealing video game from Wyomissing store

During the holiday shopping season an employee at a store in 1100 block of Berkshire Boulevard in Wyomissing helped himself to an Xbox video game system worth about $300. By Valentine's day, the suspect was charged.

Store officials called borough police about 3:33 p.m. Jan. 19, saying the crime took place Dec. 17. After an investigation police charged the suspect, a 22-year-old Reading man, on Feb. 14 with retail theft and receiving stolen property.

Man charged in January theft from VF Outlet in Wyomissing

At about 2:55 p.m. Jan. 20, security guards at VF Outlet tried to stop three shoplifting suspects who ran away from the store in the 800 block of Hill Avenue in Wyomissing. Police went after the suspects, but only caught one, at Sixth and Penn avenues in West Reading. The trio had stolen $335.87 worth of merchandise.

On Feb. 9, police charged the suspect they had caught, an 18-year-old Reading man, with retail theft and receiving stolen property. He faces a preliminary arraignment in March.

Underwear stolen from store in Berkshire Mall

A manager at Victoria's Secret called Wyomissing police about 3:04 p.m. Feb. 3 after someone stole 50 panties from a display table at the store in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road in the borough. The panties were valued at $11.50 each, or a total of $575.

Man with criminal record charged with shoplifting in Wyomissing

Store security stopped a man who stole $4.13 worth of merchandise about 8:59 p.m. Jan. 28 from a supermarket in the 1100 block of Berkshire Boulevard in Wyomissing. Police checked the name the suspect gave them and came up with nothing. When they took him to central processing, they learned his true identity, and why he might have wanted to keep it secret: The suspect had a record. He was convicted several times in the past for retail theft and was also wanted out of state on a parole violation.

So for the theft of $4.13 in groceries, the suspect, a 36-year-old Reading man, was charged with retail theft, receiving stolen property, giving false ID to police and tampering with public records. He was jailed in lieu of $20,000 bail, or 4,843 times of the value of the stolen merchandise.

West Lawn man charged with shoplifting

Wyomissing police arrested a man about 4:52 p.m. Jan. 3 in the theft of $140 in merchandise from a store in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road in the borough. The man had been stopped with the goods outside the store, but two others, including a boy, were also spotted making their escape. The last two got in a vehicle and drove off. Police released the man they had in custody and charged him five days later. The suspect, a 47-year-old West Lawn resident, was charged Jan. 8 with two counts of conspiracy and one count each of retail theft and receiving stolen property.

Topton woman charged with stealing perfume from store in Berkshire Mall

Security guards at a store in the Berkshire Mall called Wyomissing police after catching a woman stealing two bottles of perfume. She fingered the fragrances while another woman spoke with store employees but the crime was caught on video. Police charged the suspect, a Topton resident, with retail theft and receiving stolen merchandise.

Woman in wheelchair charged with shoplifting at Berkshire Mall

A store employee spotted a woman in a wheelchair hiding jewelry on herself about 12:35 p.m. Dec. 16 in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road in Wyomissing. The employee called mall security guards, who found the woman had taken about $200 in jewelry from the store, plus clothing from other shops in the mall. Wyomissing police charged the suspect, a 48-year-old Reading-area woman, with retail theft and receiving stolen property.

Reading man arrested on shoplifting charges in Wyomissing

A man tried to take $352.88 worth of merchandise from a store about 1:50 p.m. Nov. 1 in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road in Wyomissing. Store security stopped him, then called borough police. The man, a 54-year-old Reading resident, is also a suspect in a theft of $459.88 in goods stolen Oct. 8, though police didn't say where that theft took place. The suspect has multiple theft convictions and was charged with retail theft and receiving stolen property. He was jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Shoplifting suspect arrested in Wyomissing store

A woman with a history of retail theft convictions was arrested once again. Store security stopped her about 1:09 p.m. Oct. 21 in the Home Depot in the 1700 block of Crossing Drive in Wyomissing. Borough police discovered the suspect had five previous convictions and she was a suspect in an earlier incident in the borough. The suspect, a 30-year-old Reading woman, was charged (again) with retail theft, receiving stolen property, theft by deception and theft by unlawful taking. She was jailed in lieu of $15,000 bail. Police did not say what she tried to take from the home improvement store.

Women steal clothes from Wyomissing store

Two women took $200 worth of clothes from a store about 5:35 p.m. July 18 in the 1000 block of Woodland Road in Wyomissing. Witnesses saw them leave in a light-colored Toyota but didn't know which in direction the vehicle went. Police were unable to find the suspects.

Woman cited for shoplifting from store in Berkshire Mall

Security guards stopped a woman for stealing about 9:15 p.m. April 9 at Sears in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road. She had tried to take merchandise worth about $115. Police cited the woman for shoplifting.

Reading man charged in iPad theft from West Reading store

A man bought an iPad about the morning of Jan. 19 from a store in the 500 block of West Reading, paying for it with a check. The store employees later discovered the check was drawn on a closed account. They called police, who on Jan. 25 charged the suspect, a 22-year-old Reading resident, with theft, theft by deception, writing bad checks and receiving stolen property.

Shoplifting suspect waives preliminary hearing

A Reading man accused of stealing nearly $600 worth of electronics from Sears in November waived his preliminary hearing Dec. 9 before District Judge Timothy Dougherty. He now facs a possible jury tial on two charges of retail theft and one charge of driving with a suspended license. He was released Dec. 9 on $5,000 unsecured bail.

Snowboards stolen from store in Berkshire Mall

The manager of the Shenk & Tittle sporting goods store called Wyomissing police about 3:34 p.m. Dec. 8 to report a theft of two snowboards. An employee saw two boys run with the boards, worth a total of $630, from the store in the Berkshire Mall. Their crime may not have been foolproof, though; another store employee thinks he knows the names of the thieves, and was able to get a possible registration of the vehicle they used in their getaway.

Man faces charges in shoplifting incident at Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing

A man took $590.11 worth of electronics merchandise about 10:37 a.m. Nov. 30 from Sears in the Berkshire Mall, in the 1600 block of State Hill Road in Wyomissing, and got as far as a gas station a few blocks away before police caught up with him. Police said the man was also suspected of taking more than $300 worth of merchandise from the same store two weeks earlier. The suspect, a 31-year-old Reading man, was arrested and charged with two counts of retail theft and one count of driving with a suspended license.

Theft of baby formula leads to chase through Wyomissing, West Reading

Wal-Mart security guards called police after a woman took more than $350 worth of baby formula and clothing about noon Oct. 30 from the store in the 1100 block of Berkshire Boulevard in Wyomissing. She ran from the store and got in a vehicle that borough police spotted at State Hill Road and Penn Avenue. The vehicle continued east on Penn Avenue, where West Reading police took over the chase, following it into Reading when city police finally stopped the vehicle. The suspect, a 32-year-old Reading woman, was arrested and charged with retail theft, receiving stolen property, fleeing police and driving with a suspended license. She was jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.