A Punxsutawney man who allegedly stole money from the vending machines of a local newspaper is due in court next week.
Court documents indicate 39-year-old Shane Lee Shepler, of Punxsutawney, is scheduled to stand in front of Magisterial District Judge Jacqueline J. Mizerock next Tuesday (November 20) on theft and receiving charges.
Punxsutawney Borough Police were called to the post office on East Mahoning Street back in early October, for a report of a man stealing money from the newspaper vending machine there.
Police alledge they know the Shepler through prior contact. Investigators say they found Shepler at his residence, he had a bunch of quarters in his pocket and a key to open the machine in his possession.
Apparently, according to police, Shepler had been targeting several machines using the same key.
