ALLIANCE, Ohio — Two people from Pennsylvania were arrested Wednesday evening at a Marc’s store in the 2400 block of West State Street in Alliance as police say they were under investigation for an alleged “coupon scam” in which they’re accused of stealing more than $1,600 worth of Ensure.
In a Facebook post from the Alliance Police Department, 27-year-old Soud Kanan and 25-year-old Asmaa Kanan of Sharon, Pennsylvania, were both taken into custody around 7:20 p.m.
The alleged Ensure theft happened at a Meijer and Marc’s earlier this month on June 11, according to Alliance police.
“During their arrest they were found to possess hundreds more packs of Ensure in the back of a Penske truck,” according to Alliance police. “The products are believed to have been obtained illegally from the Boardman and Salem Marc’s – investigation pending.”
Both have been charged with engaging in a continuous course of conduct to commit theft by deception, which police say is a felony offense.
Alliance police also thanked the anonymous tipster who provided information on the suspects’ whereabouts.