(WKBN) — Four people are facing charges for a string of smash-and-grab car break-ins across Western Pennsylvania, which was followed by thefts from victims’ bank accounts, according to Attorney General Michelle Henry.
Amed Henderson, Shaquan Moore, Theresa Imel and Elizabeth Madden are charged with conspiring to commit the thefts in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Erie, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties. In total, there are 68 victims across 19 different police jurisdictions, according to Henry.
The defendants are accused of breaking into vehicles and stealing credit and bank cards, checks and ID cards in order to obtain cash from the victims’ accounts.
“These invasive, random crimes cause financial stress and strip the victims and their communities of a sense of security,” Henry said. “These defendants are charged with breaking into vehicles, often by smashing a window, to steal personal items, and then violating the victims even further by accessing their bank accounts.”