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PLAINS TWP. — A Hazleton man was jailed without bail early Tuesday morning when a district judge deemed him a danger to society following his fourth arrest since Dec. 12.
Kingston police and state police went to a residence on Penn Street in Kingston looking for Shandell Moore, 40, after he was allegedly identified as the man who robbed a Turkey Hill store early Tuesday morning.
Moore was found hiding under a crib and was stunned by a Taser when he refused to show his hands, police said.
Police said Moore had a crack pipe in his mouth when he was arrested.
His arrests, according to the criminal complaints:
• Dec. 12, 2:17 a.m: Wilkes-Barre police allege Moore entered the Turkey Hill store on Carey Avenue and reached into the register grabbing cash telling the clerk, “I need this,” before fleeing in a vehicle. Police spotted the vehicle in the area of Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and East Northampton Street where Moore failed to stop and initiated a pursuit that ended when he abandoned the car on Old East End Boulevard.
• Dec. 21, 12:05 a.m: Kingston police responded to a residence on Penn Street for a domestic disturbance. Moore’s girlfriend claimed they were at the Wyoming Valley Mall and got into an argument. When they returned home, she asked him to leave and Moore refused. Moore allegedly bit the woman on her finger causing an injury. Police allege crack cocaine was found in Moore’s pocket.
• Dec. 28, 4:32 p.m: Wilkes-Barre police allege Moore stole a purse from an elderly woman as she was walking to her apartment at 308 N. Empire Court.
• Dec. 31, 2:57 a.m: Plains Township police responded to the Turkey Hill store on South Main Street for a report of a robbery. A witness told police a man entered the store and purchased a wine flavored cigar with change. He reached over and grabbed cash when the clerk opened the register, saying, “Stay calm, sweetie,” and “Don’t make this a bigger deal than it needs to be.” Kingston police identified the robber as Moore.
Moore was arraigned Tuesday by District Judge Joseph D. Spagnuolo Jr. in Plains Township on charges of robbery and theft for the alleged incident at Turkey Hill, and on charges of robbery and defiant trespass for the alleged purse snatching on North Empire Court. He was jailed without bail.
Moore also faces charges of simple assault, harassment and possession of a controlled substance by Kingston police, and charges robbery, fleeing police, reckless driving and failure to stop for a red traffic signal for the incident on Dec.12.