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Pottsville man steals cellphone

State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks arrested Joshua Castro, 23, of Pottsville, for stealing a cellphone from a shopping cart at the Giant Food Store, North Manheim Township, at about 8 p.m. Aug. 20.

Police said he was charged with theft of mislaid or lost property and receiving stolen property.Police said the victim, a 24-year-old woman of Schuylkill Haven, left her cellphone in the cart while leaving the store, at which time Castro took it and left the store. After being identified, he admitted to taking the phone, police said.