Macungie woman charged with retail theft at Ephrata Walmart

The Ephrata Police Department charged 32-year-old Kaitlin Renee Humphreys of Macungie with one count of retail theft after surveillance allegedly showed her checking out items with altered barcodes at the Walmart on 890 E. Main Street on May 15, 2026. Police say the items — a basketball, patio storage bin, solar lights and a pool raft — totaled $226.87, while Humphreys paid $21.82. Charges were filed June 29, 2026, through Magisterial District Judge Bearinger's office; Humphreys is presumed innocent until proven guilty.