Van hits pole
STRONG - John Thomas, 64, of 152 Second St., Strong, escaped injury Wednesday when a van he was driving on East Street crashed into and knocked over a utility pole.
Mount Carmel Police Chief Brian Hollenbush said Thomas was driving a Chevrolet Venture south on Route 61 at about 4 p.m. when he lost his brakes while turning onto East Street and lost control. The pole, wires and a street light fell onto East Street.
The van was demolished and towed by Dave's Auto Body. Employees from PPL responded to remove the pole. No power outages were reported.
Also responding were Kulpmont Police Chief Michael Pitcavage, firefighters from Strong, AREA Services Ambulance and Mount Carmel fire police. The scene was cleared at about 4:45 p.m.
Trevorton crash
TREVORTON - No one was injured in a crash involving two parked vehicles and an alleged speeding vehicle at 4:06 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 129 W. Shamokin St.
Zerbe Township Police Chief Robert John reported that Jared R. P. Stover, 26, of 3614 Upper Road, Shamokin, was traveling west on Shamokin Street in a 2009 Kia Spectra at a high rate of speed when, in pulling into a parking space at the address, he failed to stop in time and struck a parked 1988 Ford F-150 truck, owned by James E. Shingara, of 329 E. Shamokin St.
The truck was pushed into a parked 2008 Chevrolet Malibu, owned by Jessica Ann Woodward, of 131 W. Shamokin St. Damage to the two parked vehicles was minimal, while Stover's vehicle had moderate damage.
Police cited Stover for careless driving and driving without insurance.
Rowdy at G-SACH
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 15-year-old Shamokin male was cited for disorderly conduct after reportedly becoming unruly at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital at 8:16 p.m. Friday.
Township police say the youth, who was in the hospital's emergency room as a patient, became violent toward hospital staff and emergency personnel. The youth made threats and was combative, police said.
After treatment, he was released to the custody of his parents. The citation was filed with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, of Shamokin.
Garage burglary
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington report sometime between Aug. 1 and 21, someone broke into a garage on Poplar Road and removed various vehicle parts owned by Warren Brubaker, of Sunbury, and Glen A. Haupt, of Paxinos.
Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at 570-286-5601.
Drug incident
MOUNT CARMEL - A borough man was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, harassment and public drunkenness following the investigation into a domestic assault at 322 N. Oak St. at 8:55 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20.
Lt. Chris Buhay reported police were called to the residence by Christine McIntyre, who stated her boyfriend, David V. Brzostowski, 56, of 322 N. Oak St., struck her in the face and left the residence.
Brzostowski was found in the area drinking and a preliminary breath test allegedly showed his alcohol level to be .24 percent. When searched, police found a clear glass smoking pipe in his pocket, used to ingest narcotics.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 23.
Loose tire hits car
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - No one was injured in a two-car crash on Route 61 in Shamokin Township at 9:30 a.m. Monday.
State police at Stonington report a 2001 Chevrolet Tracker, driven by Courtney M. Wadeck, 19, of Northumberland, was traveling south on Route 61 when her left front tire came off her vehicle and rolled into the northbound lane, striking a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by Betty A., Minium, 37, of Plymouth.
Neither driver, nor Minium's passenger, Angel M. Minium, 33, of Shamokin, were injured.
DUI crash
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - Michael A. Delorso, 51, of 1404 W. Pine St., Coal Township, was charged with driving under the influence, driving on roadways laned for traffic, failure to drive a vehicle at a safe speed and careless driving after the investigation into a one-vehicle crash July 25 on Route 61 near Reading Turnpike Road.
State police said Delorso said he had been drinking, and as he was approaching a curve, a truck ran him off the road, where his vehicle struck a stone wall. Later, Delorso described it as a car, but there was no evidence at the scene of another vehicle, police said.
Trooper Nicholas Berger gave Delorso a breath test which showed him to be over the legal limit. Chemical blood testing showed his levels to be at .16 percent at the time, according to police.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, of Shamokin, with a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 6.
Syrup theft
KULPMONT - Jessica Lynn McCollum, 34, of 651 Chestnut St., was charged with retail theft by Kulpmont Police Chief Michael Pitcavage after allegedly stealing a container of syrup at the Sunoco store on Chestnut Street at 1:47 p.m. Aug. 19. The value of the item was $5.75.
Disorderly conduct
KULPMONT - Courtney N. Lynn, 25, of 91 Broad St., Ashland, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct following an Aug. 10 incident at 11th and Chestnut streets.
Kulpmont Police Chief Michael Pitcavage reported in court documents that police received a call about a couple in Town Park possibly high on drugs and a caller saying the female pulled a large knife out of a bag.
When confronted by police, Lynn told officers that she put the knife back in her bag. They then found two yellow straws with a white residue inside them and a clear plastic bag used to package drugs. Lynn told police the bag belonged to someone else who went elsewhere to use the bathroom.
Witnesses told authorities that Lynn was the only person with the bag.
Charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, with a preliminary hearing set for Sept. 23.
DUI charges filed
COAL TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington charged Michael J. Katinsky, 430 W. Fig St., Mount Carmel, with driving under the influence of alcohol and a number of traffic violations after a traffic stop in the area of Route 61 near Walmart on Aug. 12.
Police stopped Katinsky for driving through a flashing red light and then stopping 100 feet before a steady red light on Route 61. Chemical blood testing showed his alcohol level to be .123 percent at the time of the stop, police said.
Charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, of Shamokin, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for Sept. 29.
Riders cited
COAL TOWNSHIP - Michael Rumberger, 19, of Trevorton, Bailey Stank, 20, of Coal Township, and Bradlee Shipe, 18, of Coal Township, were cited for trespassing by township police on Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area property.
Police said Rumberger, on an ATV, and Stank and Shipe, on dirt bikes, rode past several no trespassing signs in the Third Patch of Bear Valley Road at 11:35 a.m. Saturday.
Coal Township police and AOAA officials remind the public that those caught on AOAA property without permission will be cited for trespassing.