Charge dismissed
MOUNT CARMEL - A summary offense of theft of services filed by Cpl. Christopher Buhay against Abdul Ghaf Faiz, 63, of 8 S. Oak St., Mount Carmel, was dismissed Thursday morning by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones.
Faiz was charged with dumping household garbage in public trash cans outside his apartment at about 8 a.m. Aug. 31.
Disturbance
COAL TOWNSHIP - Joel Truesell, 42, of 1618 Holly St., Coal Township, faces charges for allegedly entering the home of an elderly township resident and causing a disturbance Monday night.
Police said Truesell went into the home of Joseph Wasilewski, 75, of 522 N. First St., without permission at 9:40 p.m. and was cursing the man while inside his home.
Truesell, who police said was intoxicated at the time of the incident, is charged by Patrolman Chris Lapotsky with summary counts of public drunkenness and trespassing.
Expired registration
SHAMOKIN - Two city residents were cited with ordinance violations in separate incidents for allegedly having vehicles with expired registration parked on city streets.
Agnes Yowell, 51, of 306 N. Vine St., was issued two citations for having a vehicle parked Sept. 26 and Sept. 27 on Strawberry Street.
Anthony Wetzel, 23, of 130 E. Dewart St., was cited for a vehicle parked near his home Sept. 26.
Citations were filed by Patrolman Scott Weaver.
Keys found
COAL TOWNSHIP - A set of keys were found on West Arch Street near the former Catawese bus garage, across from Kelley's Funeral Home, one of which is a blue Penn State key.
Anyone who lost the keys is asked to contact Coal Township Police Department at 644-0333.
Gas theft
TREVORTON - Zerbe Township Police are investigating the theft of gasoline and a gas can from a West Market Street residence between Oct. 12 and Sunday.
Police said $50 worth of gasoline were taken from the yard of Tara Kluge, 64, of 1000 W. Market St. - a 5-gallon can marked "auto only" and the gasoline from two smaller gas cans.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 797-4637.
ID theft
SUNBURY - State police said Nathan S. Shingara, 24, of Sunbury, had his personal information stolen and used to make unauthorized purchases on PayPal totaling $1,416.87 about 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Coins stolen
MOUNT CARMEL - Police say a borough teen admitted stealing coins from his mother last month.
Brandon T. Chapman, 18, of 119 S. Walnut St., signed a statement admitting he stole a mug containing multiple types of coins from inside a gun cabinet Sept. 19.
His mother, Angela, told police she was gone approximately 45 minutes from her home that day, and when she returned she observed the cabinet was damaged and the mug missing.
Angela Chapman said the value of the coins was approximately $1,000, while her son estimated the value at approximately $10, according to police.
Brandon Chapman was arraigned Thursday on charges of theft and receiving stolen property filed by Mount Carmel Patrolman Jason Drumheller. He was remanded to Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, in lieu of $5,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.
DUI
ELYSBURG - Erratic driving was the cause of a traffic stop Sept. 9 on South Market Street (Route 54), leading to drunk driving charges against a Danville man.
Nathan K. Piestrak, 23, of 307 Jerseytown Road, was driving a Ford Mustang at 1:40 a.m. and squealed its tires after turning west from a traffic light on Route 487, Patrolman Chris Dailey, Ralpho Township Police, said in a criminal complaint.
A traffic stop was initiated after Piestrak was observed traveling 60 mph in a 35-mph zone, police say, adding that Piestrak smelled of alcohol and showed physical signs of intoxication.
Blood testing found his blood-alcohol content to be 0.092 percent, exceeding the legal limit of 0.08 percent, police say.
Piestrak is charged with two counts of driving under the influence and one count of careless driving.
Possession
ELYSBURG - A Ralpho Township man was jailed earlier this month for allegedly possessing 22 grams of cocaine, police say.
Charles T. Picarella Jr., of 869 W. Valley Ave., Apt. 2, Elysburg, was also found in illegal possession of seven prescription pills, Clonezpam and Alprazolam, and suspected drug paraphernalia including 44 clear plastic vials commonly used to package cocaine, police allege.
The drugs and paraphernalia were reportedly found by a parole agent Oct. 4 inside Picarella's vehicle parked at his property.
He is charged by Patrolman Chris Grow, Ralpho Township Police, with five counts of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of misbranding a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was arraigned Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh A. Jones, Mount Carmel, and remanded to Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, in lieu of $150,000 bail.
Drugs
ELYSBURG - Bradley N. Anecki faces drug charges following a probation visit to his home at 438 N. Market St. in July.
Patrolman Chris Dailey, Ralpho Township Police, says 12.1 grams of suspected marijuana, a glass smoking pipe, a scale, a partially smoked marijuana cigarette and rolling papers were found by law enforcement inside his home and garage July 12.
The marijuana was found portioned in four plastic baggies, police say.
Anecki, 56, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.