Man arrested after fleeing Tannersville bank; charged with identity theft and forgery
Pocono Township officers arrested a 60-year-old man after he fled a Tannersville bank and attempted to alter his appearance.
On September 23, 2026 at approximately 1449 hours, Pocono Township Police responded to the First National Bank in Tannersville for a male attempting to commit fraud. Bank staff said the man, wearing a red polo, fled out a side door; officers located a matching subject who removed his shirt to change his appearance, ignored commands and fled on foot before being apprehended. The suspect was identified as 60-year-old David J. Yorwerth of New Haven, Connecticut; he was taken to the Monroe County Correctional Facility and faces charges including identity theft (F2), forgery (F2), attempted theft by deception (F3), evading on foot (F3) and access device fraud (M3); all charges are pending and bail was set at $500,000.