Tag Archives: Pennsylvania Retail Theft Lawyer

Montgomery County is home to a booming commerce industry with high concentration of retailers in King Of Prussia, Limerick, Bala Cynwyd, and Ardmore.  Consequently, Pennsylvania is always among the leaders in retail theft arrests and prosecutions. 2011 was no different.   According to a survey conducted by Jack L. Hayes International of 24 of the […]

In The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a first offense for retail theft when the value of the merchandise taken is over $150.00 is graded as a misdemeanor.  If the value of the stuff is under $150.00 its a summary offense (a ticket).  Clear enough, right?  Not so fast.  It is the term “value of merchandise” that […]

Police arrested two people, Brandon Braxton,19, of Philadelphia, and Ashley Jones, 23,  of Drexel Hill, on May 30, 2012, and charged them with Retail Theft for trying to walk out of the Lord & Taylor in Bala Cynwyd with about $1,559.00 worth of merchandise.  According to police, the two were running a scam where Jones […]

I’ve been dealing with the crime of retail theft as an attorney for almost twenty years and during  this time the  law has changed more than most other statutes that are on the books. Not only has the law changed, but the procedure in which police departments deal with Retail Theft offenses across the Commonwealth […]