Prison inmate from Cortland suspected of $1,000 shoplifting spree at Home Depot
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A Cortland man who has already been locked up for more than a year has been transferred to the Mahoning County Jail to face allegations that he shoplifted more than $1,000 worth of tools from the Home Depot in Austintown.
Austintown Police picked up 35-year-old Ryan Repko from the Trumbull Correctional Institution where he has been serving a year-and-a-half long sentence for tampering with evidence and illegal conveyance of drugs into a government facility.
According to Austintown Police, Repko was identified as one of two men who allegedly loaded power tools into a shopping cart at the Home Depot on November 17, 2021, placed the tools into a car and drove away.
A police officer recognized Repko from store security video.
Repko was booked into the Trumbull County Jail on December 13, 2021 before being transferred to state custody.
Repko is charged with grand theft.