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Allegedly steals vehicles during funeral viewing

MOSCOW, Pa. (AP) Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania man briefly stole two of his brother's vehicles on the day of their grandmother's funeral home viewing.

Kenneth Lyle, 20, of Kunkletown, faces a preliminary hearing July 31 on charges of theft and unauthorized use of a vehicle.The (Scranton) Times-Tribune reports Friday that Lyle stole his brother's car while the family was at the viewing Wednesday morning in Spring Brook Township, Lackawanna County.A short time later, Lyle allegedly went to a residence and drove his brother's pickup truck away.State police say Lyle eventually surrendered to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police, where he knows a detective.Lyle later told police he is bipolar, wasn't taking his medication, and was distraught over his grandmother's death because his father had also died recently.