Woman Extradited Back To Bucks County To Face Felony Theft Charges

PLUMSTEAD, PA — A woman who was involved with a distraction theft in August at a Plumstead Township store has been extradited back to Bucks County to face felony theft charges.

On Sept. 21, Priscila Christiansen was extradited back to Bucks County and arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Gary Gambardella. Christiansen’s bail was set at $150,000, 10 percent. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Oct. 16.

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, including four men and one woman, worked in unison to distract a customer and steal her wallet.

Police said the suspects immediately started using the victim's credit cards attempting to make an online purchase in the amount of $1700 and an in-person purchase of $1,000 at the Walmart store in Warrington.

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

The suspects were charged with theft, receiving stolen property, identity theft and access device
fraud, all felonies of the 3rd degree.

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