On April 8, 2026 at approximately 1434 hours, the Pocono Township Police Department responded to the Pocono Premium Outlets after vigilant employees observed a suspect of an ongoing theft spree and reported it. Officers responded and located Valenteno J. Barahona Zambrano (18) and Anthony Marcia (24) both of Ecuador and made contact. Upon making contact it was discovered that the two conspired together to steal $938.00 worth of items from three different stores on this date.

Further investigation found that on April 5, 2026, Barahona Zambrano stole $140.00 worth of items from a store and pushed an employee out of the way during the act.

Barahona Zambrano has been charged with both thefts, possession of small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and harassment. He was placed into Monroe County Correctional Facility.