Theft reported
PAXINOS - State police at Stonington are investigating a theft at the residence of Luther Baskin, 85, of Shamokin Township.
Police said someone opened Baskin's gun safe and removed $3,000 in cash and a ring.
Fleeing and eluding
SUNBURY - State police at Stonington reported they took Dane Earl Albertson Jr. into custody Tuesday evening after he allegedly fled when police attempted to initiate a traffic stop on Route 61 east of Oaklyn in Upper Augusta Township.
Police said Albertson, who was driving a Dodge Neon, continued to flee while turning on Race Street and continuing on North 11th Street. He was taken into custody by state police in the area near Sunbury Hospital.
Little Mahanoy crash
LITTLE MAHANOY TOWNSHIP - Two people sustained injuries in an accident that occurred Sept. 9 on Creek Road in Little Mahanoy Township.
They were identified as Korrine Anderson, 22, of Dornsife, driver of the vehicle, and Brandon L. Foulds, 20, of Dornsife, a passenger. A one-year-old male passenger was uninjured.
According to state police at Stonington, the crash occurred when the vehicle, negotiating a curve, left its lane and crossed into the oncoming lane of Creek Road. The vehicle then struck a tree.
Theft by deception
TREVORTON - State police at Stonington reported Sue Ellen Shroyer, 34, of Trevorton, is the victim of theft by deception.
Trooper Nathan R. Messner said the crime occurred when an unknown person posed as a loan agency for school loans and requested that Shroyer send a money gram. The incident occurred Sept. 1.
Rush Township crash
RUSH TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington investigated a two-vehicle crash at around 4 p.m. Sept. 3 on Route 54 in Rush Township near the intersection with Union Corners Road.
Trooper Nicholas Berger reported the accident occurred when a vehicle, operated by Nicole M. Hartman, 34, of Danville, stopped to turn into a driveway, and was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by Vince M. Solomon, 32, of Danville.
Not injured
LOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - The driver was not injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred Sept. 6 on East Ridge Road in Lower Augusta Township.
State police at Stonington reported the accident happened when a car driven by Travis L. Long, 27, of Sunbury, went off the road and struck a tree.
Theft from vehicle
LOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - Jason Allen Michael, 34, of Tower City, was identified by state police at Stonington as the victim of a theft from a motor vehicle.
The crime occurred along Route 147 at Selinsgrove Junction in Lower Augusta Township.
Trooper Daniel J. Wilk reported some damaged the driver's side window on Michael's vehicle and removed $200 in cash and two cell phones.
Criminal mischief
SUNBURY - State police at Stonington are investigating an incident of criminal mischief at the Sunbury Social Club in which someone damaged the engine and ignition of a pontoon boat docked there.
The boat owner was identified as Debra English, of Sunbury.
Firearm stolen
SHAMOKIN - A firearm belonging to Jason Donald Leiser was taken at 261 Didiums Lane.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at Stonington at 570-286-5601.
Theft reported
SUNBURY - A Stihl 441 chainsaw and a Craftsman hedge trimmer were removed from the property of Anthony Benedict, of 3019 State Route 61, Sunbury, in the early part of July.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at Sunbury,
False identification
SUNBURY - Jose Colon, 36, of Lebanon, has been charged by state police at Stonington with false identification to law enforcement.
According to state police, Colon, a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic violation Sept. 8 at Market and Fifth streets, Sunbury, provided a false name and date of birth.
Colon was transported to Snyder County Prison where he was held on a Lebanon County warrant.
Harassment
HERNDON - State police at Stonington charged Michael Anthony Lawrence Jr., 35, of Herndon, with harassment for an incident that occurred Sept. 8 in the borough.
According to state police, a verbal confrontation took place between Lawrence and a 33-year-old Herndon woman. State police allege Lawrence subjected the victim to unwanted physical contact.
Harassment
KULPMONT - Tina Hengst, of Shamokin, and Andrea Bishop, of Kulpmont, have been charged by state police at Stonington with harassment as a result of an incident that occurred Sept. 6 at 1339 Scott St.
According to state police, the two engaged in a verbal argument that turned into a physical assault on each other.
Guilty plea
SHAMOKIN - Calye Goldman, 26, of 107 Nottingham Drive, Elysburg, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a summary of false reports and was ordered by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to pay a $200 fine plus costs.
Goldman was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano with falsely reporting July 11 that her grandmother's vehicle was damaged by a hit-and-run driver. She provided verbal and written statements to police before allegedly confessing that she lent it to a friend who reportedly caused the damage.
Charges dismissed
SHAMOKIN - Charges of simple assault and harassment filed against Louis Baez, 24, of 69 S. Oak St., Coal Township, were dismissed Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III when his mother, Andrea Baez, refused to testify against him.
Baez was charged by Coal Township Patrolman Chad Yoder with pushing open a door that struck his mother in the head, causing a laceration above her right eye that required her to seek hospital treatment.
At Tuesday's preliminary hearing, Andrea Baez said, "I begged the officer and I'm begging the court that I 100 percent do not want to testify against my son and I do not want the charges to proceed. He is my caretaker and I want him home."