Lock Haven- Twins Christen Marie and Megan Jayne Probst waived their right to a preliminary hearing this morning and had all charges bound over to the next level of court.
Christen and Megan Probst, 31 of Lock Haven, were both charged by Lock Haven City Police with Retail Theft and Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Retail Theft for incidents that took place between August 1, 2020 and August 29, 2020 at Weis Markets in the City of Lock Haven. Christen was charged Retail Theft for a course of conduct of 14 incidents of theft and 13 incidents of Conspiracy to Commit Retail Theft with her sister Megan. Megan was charged with for a course of conduct of 13 instances of Retail Theft and Conspiracy to Commit Retail Theft with her sister and co-defendant. These thefts resulted in approximately $230.00 worth of stolen merchandise. The thefts occurred as the pair would use a self check out line then proceed to scan some items and not others. The amount of stolen merchandise involved in the course of conduct raised the grading to a Misdemeanor 1 offense for the Retail Theft and Conspiracy offenses.