Shoplifting suspect tackled in woods after fleeing Lowe’s in Muhlenberg Township

Shoplifting suspect tackled in woods after fleeing Lowe’s in Muhlenberg Township

A Reading man with multiple shoplifting convictions was arrested after Muhlenberg Township police said he struggled with a policeman following a foot chase into a wooded area of Hyde Park. Gabriel Diaz-Soto, 38, of the 300 block of Moss Street was committed to Berks County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail following arraignment Monday night before District Judge Ann L. Young in Reading Central Court. He was charged with a felony grade of retail theft…