Two men are facing theft charges after being caught stealing cooking oil from an Exeter pizza shop Thursday, according to Wyoming Area Regional Police.
Arlin Salvador Castillo Medina, 28, of Wilkes-Barre, and Jose Miguel Medina Soto, 31, of Paterson, New Jersey, are accused of stealing oil from Pizza L’Oven at 1259 Wyoming Ave. around 3 a.m. Thursday.
Police say the caught the pair sitting in a truck marked by J&A Global Oil Solutions logos. They had siphoned off about 150 gallons of oil when they were discovered, police said.
Police impounded the truck and charged both men with theft, criminal trespassing, prowling at night and possessing instruments of crime.
Magisterial District Judge Daniel O’Donnell arraigned the pair and set their bail at $10,000 each. They were being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 27.