Access device fraud
DALMATIA - David Drumheller, of Ferster Valley Road, Dalmatia, reported unauthorized purchases totaling $44.28 were made Wednesday and Thursday utilizing his debit bank account. The purchases were made in Roswell, Ga., state police at
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Police Blotter 5-14-12
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Police blotter 5/16/12
Gun stolen
COAL TOWNSHIP - A Coal Township man was committed to Northumberland County Prison after a gun was stolen from a vehicle Wednesday evening.
Coal Township Police officer Joshua Wynn charged Marquese T. Seger, 19, of 921 W. Mulberry St., Coal Tow
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Police blotter 5/17/12
Disorderly conduct
COAL TOWNSHIP - Daniel Youngwith, 24, of 1405 W. Willow St., Coal Township, was charged by Coal Township police with disorderly conduct relating to an incident shortly after 8 p.m. Monday at the home of Walter Sanders, 1412 W. State St
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Police blotter 5/18/12
Teen named
MILTON - Maxine Eschbach, 17, of Milton, was identified by Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley as the person killed Monday afternoon when a 2003 Ford coupe was struck by a train on Center Street.
Kelley said Eschbach died as a result
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Police Blotter 5/19/12
DUI
SHAMOKIN - A 17-year-old Coal Township female was charged with two counts of driving under the influence/operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in her system, careless driving and failure to follow requirements of junior drivers following an
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Police Blotter 05-21-12
Theft
BRIAR CREEK - A Sunbury woman was arrested for allegedly taking $513.87 worth of merchandise from Giant Food Markets at 5 p.m. May 19, according to state police at Bloomsburg.
Police reported that Christine Marie Snyder, 25, was observed by a store
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Police blotter 5/22/12
ATV stolen
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 1999 Yamaha Blaster was reported stolen late Sunday from a home in the Springfield section of the township.
Cathy Seedor, 35, of 1508 Wabash St., reported the all-terrain vehicle was stolen between 9 and 11:30 p.m.
The blue A
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Police blotter 5/23/12
Meds stolen
DALMATIA - James Reedy, 34, of George Street, told state police at Stonington that someone entered his car and stole prescription medicine while it was parked on George Street between 6 p.m. Sunday and 8:50 a.m. Monday in Lower Mahanoy Townsh
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Police blotter 5/24/12
Disorderly conduct
MOUNT CARMEL - Officer Matthew Dillman has cited Adam D. Gondol, 38, of 128 N. Chestnut St., Mount Carmel, for disorderly conduct for allegedly kicking out the windows of his vehicle parked outside his residence earlier this week.
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Police blotter 5/15/12
Stolen cross
ELYSBURG - Ralpho Township police are investigating the theft of a Celtic cross from Berger Trinity Peace Shop, 475 S. Market St.
The dark green cross with gold trim was removed from the front of the building Sunday or Monday, police said.
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Sobriety checkpoint
STONINGTON - Members of the Pennsylvania State Police Troop F will be conducting sobriety checkpoints during the next 30 days along state or local highways in Northumberland County.
The checkpoint is part of a statewide DUI checkpoint
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Police blotter 5/29/12
5 nabbed in fracas
SUNBURY - Two people were injured and five arrested following a disturbance at the Beck Apartments building, 40 S. 11th St., at 1:20 a.m. Monday.
Sunbury City Police were dispatched to the area for an incident involving 10 people and s
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Police Blotter 05-30-12
Two-vehicle crash
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash Monday night on Market Street (Route 4005) near Route 61.
State police at Stonington reported Nathan K. Piestrak, 23, of Danville, was driving a 1992 Jeep Commanche ea
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Police blotter 5/31/12
Tree in road
ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP - Joy Witmer, 62, of Sunbury, escaped injury Tuesday evening when her 2002 Ford Focus traveling south along Route 890 near Whitey's Road struck a tree lying on the road.
Witmer's car sustained extensive front-end damage
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Police blotter 6/1/12
Assault
TREVORTON - Zerbe Township police seek information on an assault that occurred Saturday in the mountain area known as "The Sands."
According to Chief Robert John, a 46-year-old Coal Township male, whom police did not identify, was sitting in his
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Police blotter 6/2/12
Driver cited
MONROE TOWNSHIP - A Mansfield woman who experienced minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident Thursday evening on Routes 11 and 15 at its intersection with Ninth Street in this Snyder County township will face traffic violation charges, accor
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Police Blotter 06-03-12
Crash update
HELFENSTEIN - Five teenagers injured Friday in a rollover crash on Helfenstein Mountain were all wearing seat belts, according to state police at Schuylkill Haven.
Trooper Michael J. Keating did not identify the five in a public information
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Police Blotter 06-04-12
Wrecks SUV
REBUCK - A Trevorton man remained in critical condition Sunday afternoon after crashing a SUV early Saturday in Washington Township.
Jason L. Shearer, 24, is being treated for injuries at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, according to a nurs
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Police Blotter 5-5-12
Ralpho crash
RALPHO TOWNSHIP - Police here are investigating a one-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Route 61 and Overlook Boulevard that resulted in minor injuries to an 18-year-old Mount Carmel man.
Ralpho Township police reporte
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Police Blotter 6-6-12
Accident details
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington have released details of a four-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Route 61 between Stonington and Meadowview.
Police reported Katie T. Thompson, 21, of Coal Township, was driving a 1995 Ford Explorer XLT south on Route 61 at 3:43 p.m. when she attempted to turn left into a driveway to turn around, but pulled into the path of a 1991 Peterbilt Conventional 375 truck operated by Dean E. Rinehart, 56, of Selinsgrove, who was traveling north on Route 61.
After hitting the tri-axle truck, the sport utility vehicle spun counter clockwise across both lanes of the highway and hit a 2008 Toyota Prius parked along the west berm. The Prius was pushed backward into a 2005 Toyota 4-runner.
Thompson suffered a moderate injury and was transported by Americus Ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Thompson was listed Tuesday in fair condition, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Reinhart suffered a minor injury.
Thompson was cited for a turning violation.
Flight to avoid apprehension
SHAMOKIN - Kevin Douglas Henry, 38, of Philadelphia, has been charged by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano with flight to avoid apprehension, false identification to law enforcement authorities and possession of drug paraphernalia relating to a Dec. 14, 2009, incident at 412 N. Rock St., Apt. C.
Police said Henry, who was wanted by Philadelphia police on a bench warrant for possessing a firearm without a license, fled from Shamokin police in early 2010 after providing them with a false name. He was taken into custody in Philadelphia after a traffic stop Saturday. Henry was picked up Monday by Primerano and Shamokin Police Chief Edward Griffiths at a police precinct in Philadelphia before being transported to Northumberland County.
Henry was arraigned Tuesday morning by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones of Mount Carmel and committed on the charges filed by Primerano to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury in lieu of $75,000 bail.
Drug paraphernalia
MOUNT CARMEL - Kylee E. Wargo, 23, of 600 W. Girard St., Atlas, was charged by Patrolman Matthew Dillman with possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police reported Wargo possessed a syringe and two ripped portions of heroin bags at the Avenue and Maple Street on May 30.
Forgery
KULPMONT - Shauna L. Nahodil, 32, of 410 N. Rock St., Shamokin, was charged by Chief of Police Richard Wilson III with forgery, identity theft, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and theft by unlawful taking relating to a June 17, 2011, incident at Susquehanna Bank on Chestnut Street.
According to a criminal complaint filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, Nahodil is accused of writing checks payable to her mother, Sandra Nahodil, from the defendant's closed account, Police said Nahodil signed her mother's name on the checks and cashed them at local banks. One of the checks was cashed in the amount of $130 at Susquehanna Bank.
Theft charges
MOUNT CARMEL - Brandie Reichenbach, 19, of 819 W. Sixth St., Mount Carmel, was charged by Patrolman William Adamski with criminal conspiracy to commit theft, two counts of receiving stolen property and theft by unlawful taking.
Reichenbach is charged in connection with the theft of a vehicle owned by Raphael Adinolfi, of 110 N. Maple St., Mount Carmel, and a license plate from a car registered to Ronald Clark, of 215 E. Second St., Mount Carmel.
Police said the vehicle was stolen from the first block of North Orange Street between May 5 and May 6.
Tyler Michael Wondoloski, 19, of 802 W. Fifth St., Mount Carmel; Courtney Elizabeth Swavely, 18, of 819 W. Sixth St., Mount Carmel; a 15-year-old borough male; a 13-year-old Mount Carmel boy, and a 14-year-old borough male were previously charged by police with the same offenses.
DUI, drug offenses
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Michael J. Dewald, 18, of 333 N. Oak St., Mount Carmel, was charged by Patrolman Daniel Politza with driving under the influence of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving without a license and a turning violation relating to an April 21 traffic stop on Route 61 near FNB Bank in Atlas.
Charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia also were filed by Politza against Jacob Robert Guss, 19, of 307 N. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, in connection with the same incident.
DUI
MOUNT CARMEL - Cpl. Christopher Buhay has charged Michael S. Bernatowicz, 57, of 233 S. Beech St., Mount Carmel, with driving under the influence of alcohol, hit and run and careless driving in connection with a May 24 accident near his home.
Police said Bernatowicz registered a .29 percent on a preliminary breath test, but refused to submit to a blood test.
Shotgun stolen
LEWIS TOWNSHIP - State police at Milton are investigating the theft of a 20-gauge H&R Topper shotgun and go-kart owned by Paul Martin, 41, of 1345 Canada Drive, Lewis Township, on Sunday or Monday.
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