Two arrested in Palmer Township for alleged used cooking oil theft
A patrol officer saw two people removing used cooking oil from a business container behind a shopping center and arrested them after confirming they had no authorization.
On September 11, 2026 at about 7:45 AM a Palmer Township officer observed a large white box truck behind the 25th Street Shopping Center and saw Marleni Herrera-Arostegui, 41, and Omar D. Juarez removing used cooking oil from a business container. Neither was employed by the businesses or had permission to collect the oil; both were charged with theft by unlawful taking, criminal conspiracy to commit theft, and possessing an instrument of crime. They were processed at the Palmer Township Department, arraigned by Magisterial District Justice Hutnik, and committed to Northampton County Prison on $20,000 bail each.