Crime & Safety

Providence Town Center Pickpocket Suspect ID'd: Cops

One of the suspects in a series of pickpocket incidents at Providence Town Center has been identified.

Adrian Carlos Depaz, pictured above, has been charged in connection with the thefts.
Adrian Carlos Depaz, pictured above, has been charged in connection with the thefts. (Upper Providence Police Department)

UPPER PROVIDENCE, PA — One of the suspects in a series of pickpocket incidents at Providence Town Center has been arrested, police said.

Adrian Carlos Depaz, 30, a California resident, has been charged with five counts of access device fraud. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.

The incidents occurred on March 15 1:45 p.m. at the Home Goods store.

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Depaz and another suspect, a white woman, later captured on surveillance footage and pictured above, took the wallets of victims while they were in the store, according to police.

The pair then used the victims' credit cards to make purchases around the area, police said, including at Target and Lowes in Oaks and Game Stop in Lower Providence.

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If you have any information, contact Upper Providence Police at 610-933-7899.

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