Man cited twice
SHAMOKIN - Charles J. Probst, 47, of 124 E. Chestnut St., was cited twice for public drunkenness and once for disorderly conduct after a series of incidents starting at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday.
Chief Darwin Tobias reported Probst was first cited when he caused a disturbance at his residence and then fled the scene. He was later found lying asleep on a sidewalk at Market and Willow streets, concerning passers-by.
Criminal trespass
KULPMONT - Borough police charged Jonathan L. Morgante, 30, of 739 Ash St., Apt. C, for criminal trespass, loitering and prowling at night, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness after a July 30 incident in the 700 block of Spruce Street.
Kulpmont Police Patrolman Patrick McAndrew reported in court documents witnesses said Morgante allegedly tried to break into a vehicle and a nearby home. When confronted by police, Morgante was staring at a brick wall, saying he was trying to get his medication out of the wall.
Morgante was arraigned before on-call magistrate Michael Diehl, of Milton, and placed in prison on $10,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 26 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel.
Crash leads to charges
RIVERSIDE - A Philadelphia man faces DUI charges after an investigation into a July 8 crash at 202 Dewart St.
According to court documents, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Jared Mowen reported a box truck, driven by Sanh T. Tran, 35, of 1203 Tree St., Philadelphia, crashed into a wooden fence in a backyard. Tran told police he was attempting to make a left turn from Hazleton Street onto Chestnut Street, but crashed into the fence. Field sobriety tests given at the scene determined Tran was under the influence of a substance; he was taken into custody for chemical blood testing.
The tests showed that Tran was under the influence of a synthetic cannabinoid drug.
Tran was also charged with failing to stay in one lane, failing to drive a vehicle at a safe speed, careless driving and reckless driving.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel; a preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 9.
Disorderly conduct
SHAMOKIN - City police Chief Darwin Tobias III cited Joel A. Santiago, 18, of 401 N. Rock St., for disorderly conduct and criminal trespass for allegedly jumping a fence into a yard and hiding between residences, alarming neighbors, in the 400 block of East Spurzheim Street at 12:24 p.m. Tuesday.
DUI
KULPMONT - Brian G. Madden Jr., 31, of 255 W. Saylor St., Atlas, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on roadways laned for traffic, careless driving, reckless driving and failure to wear a seat belt after a traffic stop by Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael App at Route 61 and Second Street, Kulpmont, at 1 a.m. July 4.
Chemical blood testing showed Madden's blood alcohol level was .158 percent.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel; a preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 2.
Woman faces citations
SHAMOKIN - Linda J. Bojanac, 56, of 317 S. Coal St., was cited twice by Shamokin City Police for two separate incidents in the past week.
City Police Patrolman Nathan Rhoads cited Bojanac for harassment after she allegedly hit another individual in the head with a flower vase July 31 and left the scene before police arrived.
On Tuesday, Bojanac was cited for public drunkenness, disorderly conduct and violating the city's open container ordinance by Chief Darwin Tobias III after she allegedly walked in and out of traffic while drinking from a bottle of wine at Market and Arch streets at 5:14 p.m.
DUI
RIVERSIDE - Bruce A. Sheriff, 51, of 513 Avenue F, was charged with driving under the influence, careless driving and failure to use seat belts after an incident in front of 511 Avenue F at 11:40 a.m. July 4.
According to court documents filed by state police Trooper Nicholas Berger, Sheriff was found unresponsive in a vehicle and had been there for about an hour. Emergency personnel determined there was no medical emergency but believed Sheriff was under the influence.
Sheriff was taken to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, for chemical testing, which showed a number of prescription medications in his system.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, of Mount Carmel; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.
Scattering rubbish
EAST CAMERON TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington charged Nicholas F. Strohecker, 20, of 218 Strohecker Road, Herndon, with scattering rubbish after he allegedly dumped a pickup truck-load of trash over an embankment in East Cameron Township June 3.
When interviewed by police, Strohecker told police he did it to make room in his truck for the rest of his route while working for a trash collector. The charge was filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones July 30; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.