Ephrata Police have charged Jeremy Griffith-Cardinal, 30, of Reading with Theft related to four incidents reported to police which all occurred in Adamstown Borough in 2022. Griffith-Cardinal is accused of stealing copper wire from a business on Broad St. in Adamstown on June 10^th, June 17^th, and June 21^st of 2022. The reported value of those thefts was approximately $590 total. He is also charged with moving and damaging an air conditioning unit at a business in the 3000 block of North Reading Rd. in Adamstown Borough on December 21^st, 2022. Griffith-Cardinal was ultimately unsuccessful in his attempted to steal the air conditioner. The unit was damaged beyond repair and the value was approximately $5000.

Officer Gonzalez of the East Cocalico Police Department assisted in the investigation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.