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Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
‘This hiccup doesn't stop us at all:' Clearfield store moving forward after robbery
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – A small store is moving forward after a recent robbery, and they say they can only do so thanks to community support. Susquehanna Small Batch is a small goods store in Clearfield County. In fact, it is so small that there are no full-time employees – everything is paid using the honors system. Since opening around Thanksgiving, Melony Verelli, one of the owners, says they have not had any issues with that until now. Around 7 a.m. Feb. 19, the store's cameras showed a man entering the store and stealing baked goods, gelato and bread. A theft like that could spell doom for a small business, so Small Batch took to Facebook asking the community if anyone could identify the burglar. Huntingdon County camp adding new dining hall ahead of 2025 season 'Within half an hour, we had figured out who it was,' Verelli said. The store confirmed in another post to Facebook that the state police are now looking into the incident. Verelli says they are not letting this incident scare them, and they hope this sends a message to any future would-be criminals. 'We hope that this will be a good example for people who might want to do this in the future, like they see how quickly we identified that there was an issue and the community helped us quickly identify who it was, and it was taken care of that quickly,' Verelli said. As for the future of the store, they do plan on keeping the honors system, not wanting 'one incident to ruin it for everybody.' They also want to eventually add the option to buy hot food, and they are not going to let this robbery slow their growth. 'This hiccup doesn't stop us at all. It doesn't outweigh the good,' Verelli said. For the latest on Susquehanna Small Batch, visit their Facebook page. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Yahoo
WATCH: Man caught on camera stealing baked goods, shop asking for help
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A local shop in the Shawville area Wednesday morning shared on their social media account that their store had been robbed and are hoping to find the person responsible. Susquehanna Small Batch, located along Shawville Croft Highway, is kitchen that's open 24 hours a day offering canning, baking, and preserving products through and honor system. 'We are sad to post this, but this morning, we experienced our first Robbery,' the store's post read. According to the Facebook post, the suspect came to the shop Tuesday morning around 4 a.m. with two other men and then returned Wednesday morning around 7 a.m. PD: Hollidaysburg man charged after stealing Pokémon cards from store Security videos and still images posted to the shops Facebook page showed a man enter the store and saying 'hello' multiple times to seemingly check if someone was inside the shop. The suspect was seen briefly leaving the store before coming back inside, looking around and putting his hood up before taking an unknown number of items. The shop's page said the man stole cookies, fudge, breads, gelato and wax melts. They asked anyone who recognizes the person in the videos and images to send them a private message. Woodland state police are investigating the incident. Clearfield County District Attorney Ryan Sayers also urged anyone who recognizes the person to contact troopers at (814) 857-3800. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
