PSP: Thief steals thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from Lancaster County store
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PSP: Thief steals thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes from Lancaster County store
Updated: 11:41 AM EST Jan 19, 2026
A thief filled trash bags with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes at a Lancaster County store, then got away, according to Pennsylvania State Police.Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8 Today.The theft happened at a store on Route 41 in Salisbury Township around 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 15. “(He) entered the store, went behind the check-out counter and filled trash bags with $3,652.15 worth of Newport cigarettes,” a statement from PSP said. Police said the thief was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, green reflective vest and a red face mask. He was last seen leaving the scene in a silver Ford Explorer heading south on Route 41. State police are investigating.
SALISBURY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
A thief filled trash bags with thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes at a Lancaster County store, then got away, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
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The theft happened at a store on Route 41 in Salisbury Township around 6:30 a.m. on Dec. 15.
“(He) entered the store, went behind the check-out counter and filled trash bags with $3,652.15 worth of Newport cigarettes,” a statement from PSP said.
Police said the thief was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, green reflective vest and a red face mask.
He was last seen leaving the scene in a silver Ford Explorer heading south on Route 41.
State police are investigating.