WEST PITTSTON -- An accused thief in Luzerne County told police he needed money to pay his cable bill.
West Pittston police say surveillance video shows John Murphy going into a home on Susquehanna Avenue and stealing $400 from a wallet Tuesday afternoon.
When police asked the man from West Pittston if he had a drug problem, he told them he owed his cable company $800.
Murphy faces theft and other charges here in Luzerne County.