3 Extradicted Back To Bucks County To Face Felony Theft Charges

PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP, PA — Three men accused of a distraction theft at the Marshalls and HomeGoods store in Plumstead Township have been extradicted back to Bucks County from New Jersey to face charges.

On Sept. 14, Byron Contreras-Fuentes, Juan Aravena-Aguirre, and Cristobal Yanezdupuy, all citizens of Chile, were arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Gary Gambardella. Bail was
set at $150,000, 10 percent. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 25.

Each have been charged with Theft by Unlawful Taking (F3), Receiving Stolen Property (F3), Identity Theft (F3) and Access Device Fraud (F3).

From left: Byron Contreras-Fuentes, Cristobal Yanezdupuy, and Juan Aravena-Aguirre.

On August 22 at approximately 4 p.m., officers from the Plumstead Township Police Department responded to Marshalls and HomeGoods for the report of a distraction theft that had just occurred.

Further investigation revealed that five individuals, 4 male and one female, worked in unison to distract the customer and steal her wallet.

The suspects immediately started using the victim's credit cards, where they attempted to make an online purchase in the amount of $1700, and then at the Warrington Walmart for another $1000.

With the assistance of store video surveillance, license plate recognition) with cameras and facial recognition, the suspects were identified, and arrest warrants were issued for Priscila Christiansen, Jaime Molina Olea, Cristobal Yanezdupuy,Byron Contreras-Fuentes and Juan Aravena-Aguirre, all citizens of Chile.

On September 1, the suspects were taken into custody without incident by the South Hackensack, New Jersey, Police Department and transported to Bergen County Prison to await extradition to Bucks County.