Hit, run
COAL TOWNSHIP - Alida Lukoskie, of 406 Schwartz Hill Road, Trevorton, reported that the passenger side of her 2008 Jeep Liberty was struck by a hit-and-run driver between 9:20 and 10:05 a.m. Monday in the parking lot of Annabelle's Restaurant. The quarter-panel, rear door and rear tire were damaged. Anyone with information is asked to call Coal Township police at 570-644-0333.
Criminal mischief
COAL TOWNSHIP - John Dorkoski, 58, of 1013 W. Pine St., was charged with criminal mischief after allegedly knocking over and then driving over a wooden door frame, owned by Kip Dorkoski, in the 900 block of Gowen Street, at 2:05 p.m. June 20.
Curfew violation
SHAMOKIN - A 16-year-old Berwick male and an 11-year-old Shamokin male were cited by Shamokin City Police Chief Darwin Tobias III for violating the city's curfew ordinance. The two youths were found in the area of Shamokin and Race Street at 2:13 a.m. Tuesday.
Guilty plea
SHAMOKIN - Shixela Rodriguez, 23, of 715 E. Dewart St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to summary citations for disorderly conduct and harassment during a preliminary hearing Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, of Shamokin.
Rodriguez was charged by City police Cpl. Bryan Primerano after an incident at 717 E. Dewart St. June 18 when she threatened to stab two tenants in a home next door in the presence of police.
Gembic sentenced Rodriguez to pay a total of $400 in fines and court costs. Misdemeanor charges of terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly conduct were withdrawn.
Unauthorized use of vehicle
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Police chief Brian Hollenbush charged Patrick Pitts, 18, of unauthorized use of a vehicle, criminal conspiracy, failure to give immediate notice of an accident to the police department, following the investigation into a June 4 crash on Snake Road.
According to court documents, Pitts was the passenger in a vehicle that another individual took on a joy ride, crashing it on Snake road at 7:10 a.m. June 4. The vehicle was registered to Mark Montgomery, of Gilberton, who was not able to provide a damage estimate at the time the charges were filed.
The case was filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 29.
DUI
RIVERSIDE - Richard L. Hendricks, 67, of 1 E. Sunbury Road, Danville, was charged with driving under the influence and related traffic offense after a traffic stop on Sunbury Road at 8:59 p.m. June 10.
Riverside Police Officer Timothy Kiefaber reported in court documents that Hendricks was stopped for a headlight out and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. After Hendricks said he suffered from leg and joint pain that made some of the field sobriety tests impossible, police tested his gaze, which he failed. A preliminary breath test showed his blood alcohol level to be .16 percent at the time of the test, but Hendricks refused to take a chemical blood test.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for July 29.
Retail theft
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Keifer M. Zsido, 23, of 400 Spruce St., Kulpmont, was charged with retail theft and public drunkenness by Mount Carmel Township Police Officer Kelly Campbell. According to court documents, Zsido allegedly took a paperback novel from the CVS Pharmacy, Locust Gap Highway, Mount Carmel, on Nov. 25, and was under the influence at the time of the theft.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel, with a preliminary hearing set for July 29.