Retail Theft, Possessing Instruments of a Crime, Possession of a Controlled Substance Arrest, August 25, 2026, Target at 1589 Fruitville Pk (MT) – Elliott Richard Peters, M/45, of Lititz, PA, was charged with the above offenses following a response to a report of a shoplifter in custody. The witness observed Peters placing his own label on items and purchasing these items using the fraudulent labels. An officer made contact with Peters, who was in the loss prevention office. Peters was read the Miranda Warnings and then admitted that he made the barcodes using a label maker at his home. He admitted to using these fraudulent price tags and placing them on items displayed for sale. He admitted purchasing the items using the fraudulent tags to not pay full retail value of the items. The total difference between the items listed for sale and the amount they were purchased for, using the fraudulent labels, was $385.50. Peters had a black purse with him at the time of the incident. He consented to a search of the bag. Inside the bag was a controlled substance and 49 fraudulent barcode labels. 

A criminal complaint was filed on August 26, 2026.  Elliott Richard Peters was taken into custody and transported to Lancaster County Prison for arraignment. He was arraigned by Joshua R. Keller and was released on $10,000 unsecured bail.