Two charged in Cumberland garage thefts
Two people were charged Thursday with stealing numerous vehicle parts worth more than $1,000 from a Cumberland Township home’s garage in September.
Township police said Jonathon Snyder, 31, and Shawna L. Varner, 28, went to a home in the 100 block of Maple Street from Sept. 14 to 21 and stole a transmission, six alternators, six starters and four carburetors worth a combined $1,100.
Police said the items belonged to Varner’s uncle, Jerry Hopton, who reported them missing Sept. 21. Neighbors told police they saw Snyder go into the garage and carry the transmission to his sport-utility vehicle that was parked in the home’s driveway.
Snyder made several trips taking more car parts to his SUV, police said.
Varner told investigators her boyfriend, Snyder, stole the items and then sold them to a scrapyard near Waynesburg to pay for their “drug habit.”
Snyder and Varner, both of Franklin Township, are charged with 17 counts of receiving stolen property. Snyder faces an additional charge of theft, according to court documents.
Snyder is scheduled for a March 1 preliminary hearing before District Judge Lee Watson, while Varner’s hearing is set for March 7.