Prosecutors say three people from Columbus turned Lowe’s online pickup into a traveling hardware hustle, using other people’s credit cards to snag big-ticket items at stores around the Pittsburgh region, then moving the goods to be sold somewhere else. Investigators say the haul included paint sprayers, electrical wire and generators, the kind of merchandise that is easy to flip on the secondary market.
Investigation spanned five counties
Authorities say the probe kicked off in mid-2025 and zeroed in on 11 suspicious Lowe’s transactions totaling about $23,000 at stores in Allegheny, Beaver, Indiana, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties. Locations allegedly hit include Hempfield, Frazer and Monroeville, according to the TribLive. Loss-prevention teams…..