Mark Cooper, age 59, of Lodi, NJ, is charged with Theft by Deception and four additional charges regarding a paving incident that occurred in November 2025.  The defendant, who misrepresented himself to be an employee of a company, offered to provide asphalt services at a given price but provided a service less than what was agreed upon.  In the process, he deposited a detrimental substance in a Mount Joy Borough alley and left without cleaning it up.  Additionally, the defendant never obtained a license to solicit which is a Borough ordinance violation.