On July 8, 2026, the Stroud Area Regional Police were dispatched to Stroudsburg Electric at 756 Phillips Street in Stroud Township for a report of a theft.  Upon arrival the manager was reporting that a male had been to the property multiple times between April and July.  He cut the chain-link fence to gain access to a secured area and removed several electrical motors and by placing them in a wagon.  On July 9, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m. an officer from SARPD located a male in the fenced area of the business and took him in custody.  The male was identified as Daniel Thomas Schander.  A follow-up investigation at Schander's residence located one of the missing electric motors which was observed in the parking lot.  A check of a local recycling center yielded pay receipts from scrapping the copper and electric motors with a total of $2,421.00 being paid out.  A search warrant was obtained, and a search was conducted at Schander's residence, which located 10 of the missing electric motors.  It was confirmed that these were the motors stolen from Stroudsburg Electric with a totaling $3,500.00.

Charges were filed and a felony warrant was issued for Daniel Thomas Schander.

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