On Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 at approximately 8:00pm the Ephrata Police Dept. responded to the Walmart store at 890 E Main St. in Ephrata Township for a report of people in custody for retail theft. Police arrived and found that Michael C. Lydon-Thaxton, 23, of Sinking Spring and Rachel J. Lysakowski, 25, of Ephrata had been stopped by Walmart employees after they were observed taking approximately $75.00 of merchandise without paying for it. Both subjects were processed and released by police pending a summons.