Published April 10. 2015 04:41PM
Coaldale police have charged a second person in connection with a theft at 213 E. High St. on March 11.
On March 14 police were dispatched to the High Street home and spoke with a man who wanted to report a theft. He told the officer he had picked up a friend, Andrew Masscotte, around 9:30 p.m. on March 11 and agreed to provide him with a place to stay for a few days. He picked up Masscotte, and his girlfriend, at 216 Owl Creek Road in Tamaqua.The residents left the home and later discovered that someone had removed items from the house, including $135 in cash, 20 Lorazepam pills, 90 oxycontin tablets and several video games. They suspected Masscotte and his girlfriend, whose name they could not remember, only that it started with a "T." The man told the officer his only contact with Masscotte was through Facebook and the address where he picked him up days earlier.The officer was familiar with the Owl Creek address and knew one of the residents to be Taryn Depos, 29. The victim confirmed Depos was the girlfriend who spent time at his home. She was charged last week in connection with the crime.In the meantime officers continued looking for a current address for Masscotte, which has determined to be in MaryD. Police have filed charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property against him and requested a warrant be issued for his arrest.