Two arrested in Palmer Township for theft of used cooking oil
Palmer Township officers observed two people removing used cooking oil behind the 25th Street Shopping Center on Sept. 11; both were arrested and committed to Northampton County Prison on $20,000 bail.
On September 11, 2026 at about 7:45 a.m., a Palmer Township police officer observed a large white box truck behind the 25th Street Shopping Center and saw Omar D. Juarez and Marleni Herrera-Arostegui removing used cooking oil from a business container without authorization. Both were transported to the Palmer Township Department, arraigned by Magisterial District Justice Hutnik and committed to Northampton County Prison on $20,000 bail each. They face charges of theft by unlawful taking (M1), possessing an instrument of crime (M1), and criminal conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking (M1).