David Rinehardt, Harrisburg Robberies, Pennsylvania 2019

A brazen string of robberies at five businesses in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has culminated in a federal indictment for a 20-year-old North Carolina man.

David Rinehardt, of Statesville, North Carolina, was indicted on July 24, 2019, by a federal grand jury on robbery and firearms charges.

According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, the indictment alleges that on April 6, 2019, Rinehardt and his coconspirators robbed the following five businesses at gunpoint in Harrisburg:

Los Brothers Mini Mart - cash and cartons of cigarettes;

V and E Market - cash and cartons of cigarettes;

Sayford Market - cash and other property;

Al's Café – credit cards, cellphones, cash, and a tip jar; and

Beer King – over $1,500 cash.

The indictment also alleges that on April 8, 2019, Rinehardt and his coconspirators robbed a Rite Aid pharmacy in Harrisburg, brandishing firearms at the employees and fleeing the store with cash and quantities of oxycodone, acetaminophen, and oxymorphone hydrochloride.

The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Lower Paxton Police Department, and the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael A. Consiglio is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/north-carolina-man-indicted-spree-harrisburg-robberies