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East Cocalico Township police on Tuesday reported the arrest of a theft suspect, the theft of a bank bag and three burglaries.

Rachel Joy Wittig, 18, of Denver, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, township police said.

Wittig took about $2,750 in jewelry from a home in the 100 block of Hawthorne Drive in East Cocalico Township on Aug. 21, police said. About $2,000 worth of the jewelry was recovered in Reading.

Wittig was arraigned before District Judge Nancy Hamill on Oct. 12 and released on $10,000 bail, police said.

East Cocalico police also reported that:

• A bank bag and its contents were stolen from Burkholder Fabrics, 2155 West Route 897, Denver, on Oct. 13 or 14. Loss was $1,164.74.

• About $1,180 worth of property was stolen from an apartment at 331 Railroad St., Denver, between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

• Jewelry valued at $2,200 was stolen from a West Cocalico Township home at 500 Mount Airy Road on the afternoon of Oct. 13.

• A cash box was taken and a vending machine was damaged in the office at the F&M Hat Co., 103 Walnut St., Denver, between Oct. 7 and 11.

rrobinson@lnpnews.com

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