Drug possession
COAL TOWNSHIP - Police charged David Demarco, 25, of Mount Carmel, with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after the investigation into an incident at 1 a.m. June 20 in the McDonald's restaurant parking lot.
According to Coal Township Police Patrolman Matthew Hashuga, Demarco was in possession of a small amount of synthetic marijuana and a small metal pipe.
Stolen vehicle recovered
MILTON - State police in Milton said they recovered a blue Geo Tracker belonging to Kathy Derck, of Paxinos, in the Sun Ortho parking lot, Buffalo Township, around 10 p.m. June 18.
The vehicle had been taken from Coal Township by an unknown person. Anyone with information is asked to call police.
Harassment
COAL TOWNSHIP - Victoria Steckler, 47, of 2371 Stetler Drive, will be cited for harassment by Coal Township Police after she allegedly got involved in an altercation with an ex-boyfriend at 8:15 p.m. Monday.
Police report David Reed, 47, of North Rock Street, was walking his dog on Shamokin Area Middle/High School property with his girlfriend when the two were approached by Steckler, who was in her vehicle. Steckler allegedly tried to get the dog away from Reed, and slapped, harassed and cursed at him.
Teen cited in crash
BERRYSBURG - A Dalmatia teen was cited for a stop sign violation following a crash at the intersection of North Main Street and Route 225 at 3:22 p.m. Tuesday.
State police at Lykens report a 2001 Ford Focus driven by the teen was traveling east on North Second Street while a 2012 Freightliner Business Class M2 truck, driven by Brian A. Boyer, 48, of North Huntingdon, was traveling south on Route 225.
Police said the teen stopped the car at the stop sign, but continued into the intersection as Boyer passed through. The Focus struck the right rear tire of the Freightliner. After the impact, Boyer pulled to the berm of the road, while the teen left the scene, traveling north on Route 225. Witnesses reported the license plate to police.
No one was injured in the crash, and the citation was filed with Magisterial District Judge Rebecca Jo Margerum, of Elizabethville.
Two-vehicle crash
TREVORTON - A Sunbury woman was cited for traffic violations after a two-vehicle crash at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Sixth and Shamokin streets.
Zerbe Township Police Chief Robert John said he was approached by a 1997 GMC Yukon, driven by Ronald Schrader, 48, of 137 Dan's Way, Coal Township. Schrader said a person did a u-turn in front of his vehicle and struck his vehicle.
After both vehicles were stopped, the other driver, Lelo L. Shingara, 48, of 311 Shingara Lane, Sunbury, said another person was attempting to start the vehicle but couldn't do it. Shingara said she got behind the wheel and while other individuals were pushing it, she popped the clutch and got it started. She said she was in the process of turning around to go back up the street when she pulled out, sideswiping Schrader's vehicle.
Shingara was cited for failure to observe stop signs and yield signs and driving with a suspended license.
Scattering rubbish
COAL TOWNSHIP - Richard Martin, 39, of 140 S. Franklin St., Shamokin, and Frank Nahodil, 40, of 35 N. Franklin St., Shamokin, were cited by Coal Township Police for scattering rubbish after allegedly dumping a couch in an area known as "the Shuffleboard" between June 4 and 5.
Disorderly conduct
ZERBE TOWNSHIP - Police chief Robert John cited Norman E. Purcell, 70, of 6147 Route 225, Shamokin, for disorderly conduct after he allegedy got into verbal argument with Mitchel Raker, of Pleasant View Street, Zerbe Township, at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Raker told police Purcell yelled and cursed at Raker in public, accusing him of having the Zerbe Township Street Department cut brush away near Purcell's property.
Bikes found
LOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington said a property owner on East Ridge Road, Sunbury, reported he found two mountain bikes over an embankment at approximately 7 p.m. Sunday. Anyone with information can contact police at 570-286-5601.
Code violations
COAL TOWNSHIP - Code enforcement officer Chris Petrovich cited the following individuals for violating the township's ordinance on brush, grass and weeds:
- Miguel Gonzalez Jr., of 441 18th St., Brooklyn, N.Y., was cited June 19 for having high brush, grass and weeds in the rear yard and sidewalk of a property at 1704-1706 Mohawk St.
- Ray M. Hancock Jr., of 1047 W. Mulberry St., was cited June 24 for having high brush, grass and weeds in the rear and side yards of a property at 1045-1047 W. Mulberry St.