Arrest made after a gun was stolen from car

Vivian Muniz
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JERSEY SHORE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police arrested a man after they say he broke into a car and stole a gun.

Lycoming Regional Police were called to Allegheny Street in Jersey Shore Borough on March 26 around 7:30 a.m. for a gun stolen. The victim said someone illegally entered his car parked at his house overnight and stole items from inside the car, according to officers.

The items stolen included a Glock 9mm handgun, a backpack, and coins.

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Through further investigation, police found surveillance video of the suspect and learned he was arrested on a different incident.

The suspect was identified as Valentino Anderson, 23, and he admitted to stealing the gun and other items from the victim’s car, police said.

Anderson was charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, theft of a motor vehicle, and loitering.  He remains in the Lycoming County Prison.

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