WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. — The accused ringleader of a group that stole more than $58,000 in items from vehicles in Westmoreland County was arrested Tuesday, police said.
Cody Smith, 25, was taken to the Westmoreland County Prison. He is facing charges along with 21-year-old Lloyd Clark-Zulisky and 20-year-old Dashawn Jones.
Police are still searching for Clark-Zulisky and Jones.
In addition to stealing from vehicles, the trio sometimes stole the vehicles themselves, police said.
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Hempfield, Jeannette and Penn Township were among the areas targeted.
Smith, Clark-Zulisky and Jones are accused of hiding stolen items in locations including a Jeannette home. The home was vacant, and the men would climb through a window to get in, a criminal complaint said.
Items including purses, identification cards, electronics, a gun, cellphones, bank cards, credit cards and keys to a stolen car were found in the home last year.
“I just remember boxes of stuff being taken out. Looked like evidence, you know, and they were putting it in their cars and they were all along this street all day that day and it was just crazy,” Amy Haase, a neighbor, said. “It's terrifying to know there were people like that doing that though, like right there beside my house. It's crazy.”
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