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Wide-Reaching Theft Ring Dismantled: 5 PA Stories You Need To Read

Also: Man wanted by the U.S. Marshall Fugitive Task Force was captured, Wawa giving away free hoagies, wildfire smoke returns to the state.

Good evening, Pennsylvania Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from the Keystone State:

1. Wawa is celebrating Annual Hoagie Day by giving away 15,000 free turkey hoagies Wednesday. (Read more on Patch.)

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2. Nearly 200 people were arrested, 27 guns taken, and about $1.5 million in drugs were seized in a drug crackdown operation in Philadelphia recently. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A fugitive wanted by the U.S. Marshall Fugitive Task Force was taken into custody on Monday following a foot pursuit in Doylestown Borough that brought out a large police presence.(Read more on Patch.)

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4. If you thought the Canada wildfire smoke problems had vanished from Western Pennsylvania, think again. The Allegheny County Health Department is warning that the county likely will have elevated concentrations of fine particulate matter, known scientifically as PM2.5, on Wednesday and Thursday. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A multi-million-dollar catalytic converter ring that operated throughout the Delaware Valley has been dismantled after a year-long investigation, authorities said. (Read more on Patch.)

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