A 53-year-old Shippensburg man is accused of stealing money from his terminally-ill mother, as well as smoking crack in the house, police say.

Dane Stuart Barber

Dane Stuart Barber, of the 500 block of Westover Road, is accused of taking $10,000 out of his mother's bank account to support his drug habit.

Barber is also accused of leaving his mother alone and neglecting her care.

Shippensburg police were called to the home at 12:51 a.m. July 31 for a welfare check, when they found Barber and several others smoking crack in the presence of his mother.

Barber was charged with reckless endangerment, possession of drugs with intent to distribute, theft of prescription medication, receiving stolen property, several counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

Police said charges to be added include neglect of a care of a dependent person, theft, access device fraud, possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud and forgery.