DUBOIS – Two people involved in burglaries in the Grampian area in September waived their rights to preliminary hearings on Saturday.
Shad L. Bloom, 18, Curwensville, and Melony J. Fryberger, 19, Curwensville, were before Magisterial District Judge Patrick N. Ford on Friday. Bloom is charged with burglary, criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, theft by unlawful taking and related charges. Fryberger is charged with criminal conspiracy to commit burglary and criminal mischief.
The affidavits of probable cause state that on Sept. 14, between 1 a.m and 2:30 a.m., Bloom, Fryberger and a 16-year-old juvenile took part in robbing Grampian One Stop and Grampian Hardware.
Court documents state that the three asked another individual how he got into the One Stop. After a conversation with him, the three proceeded to the One Stop. The juvenile latched a chain to the door of the building and then hooked it to his Jeep and Fryberger supposedly used his Jeep to rip the door open.
Bloom informed officers that he and the juvenile went into the store and looked for money. Finding none, they took multiple packs of cigarettes.
Fryberger related to police that she was unaware of the other two’s plan to rob One Stop until they were there. Fryberger told police that she told them it was a stupid idea and that she did not want to be there. She said that she did not hear them hook the chain up, and that she was told to go to another person’s house since she did not want to be there. Fryberger said that when she pulled forward, the door came off.
Bloom, however, told police that Fryberger knew about the One Stop plan.
The juvenile related to police that at the hardware store they parked out back and Bloom kicked in the basement door. He said that Bloom figured out how to get the register open and that once it was open they took the money that was inside. They left when an alarm went off.
Fryberger stated to police that after the One Stop incident they were on their way somewhere when she was told to park between the hardware store and an apartment building. She said they left and she saw Bloom kick the door open. She waited about twenty minutes before they came back out.
Earlier this week, Bloom was at Centralized Court before Magisterial District Judge Richard Ireland on two other burglary cases, one of which happened that same evening at Aletta’s Farm Market. That affidavit states that late Sept. 14 Bloom, Fryberger and a juvenile pulled into Aletta’s. Fryberger believed the other two simply had to relieve themselves. She said that she heard a window break and about five minutes later they returned with a box of Slim Jims.
The juvenile informed police that Bloom had broken the window.
Bloom told police that Fryberger knew what was going on.
“She was in the jeep. She knew. We told her,” said Bloom to police.
Bloom waived charges in that matter.
Both Bloom and Fryberger are free on unsecured bail.
