Two arrested in Palmer Township for alleged used cooking oil theft
A Palmer Township officer observed two people removing used cooking oil from a business container at the 25th Street Shopping Center on Sept. 11, 2026, and investigation found they lacked authorization to collect the oil.
On Sept. 11, 2026 at approximately 7:45 a.m., a Palmer Township patrol officer saw a large white box truck with New Jersey plates behind the 25th Street Shopping Center and observed two people removing used cooking oil from a business container. The pair were identified as Omar D. Juarez and Marleni Herrera-Arostegui; both were taken to the Palmer Township Department, arraigned by Magisterial District Justice Hutnik and committed to the Northampton County Prison on $20,000 bail each. They face charges including theft by unlawful taking (18 § 3921(A), M1), possessing an instrument of crime (18 § 907(A), M1) and criminal conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking (18 § 903, M1).