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Police Blotter: Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013

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Criminal mischief

COAL TOWNSHIP - Robert Fisher, 22, of 1609 W. Chestnut St., told police someone smashed the rear window of his 2002 Ford truck while it was parked near his residence between 4:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 570-644-0333.

Assault

MOUNT CARMEL - Borough police charged Heather L. Breeland, 28, of 424 E. Columbia Ave., Atlas, and Tina M. Green, 45, of 423 N. Maple St., with simple assault and related offenses following an incident at the Silver Spur Bar, South Oak Street, at 6:36 p.m. Dec. 13.

According to court documents filed by Lt. Chris Buhay, Breeland and Green allegedly pushed Gloria Holmes, of Mount Carmel, from a bar stool onto the floor and assaulted her. Holmes suffered a rib injury that required medical treatment, police said.

Green and Breeland were charged with criminal conspiracy, harassment, disorderly conduct and two counts of simple assault. The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones of Mount Carmel, and preliminary hearings will be held Jan. 22.

Resisting arrest

MOUNT CARMEL - Police charged a borough man with resisting arrest and related offenses after an incident outside an Oak Street business at 5:33 p.m. Dec. 11.

According to court documents, Mount Carmel Borough Police Patrolman Shane Reamer said officers were called to Puffs Tobacco store, where workers told police Daniel K. Luke, 31, of 332 S. Hickory St., Mount Carmel, was yelling and charging at a store employee and smoking in the store.

Police tried to escort Luke from the store, and Luke resisted, causing police to force him to the ground. Once in custody, Luke allegedly pressed his body against the vehicle, causing scratches to the outside of the cruiser.

At the police station, Luke was treated for a diabetic emergency and was transported to a local hospital for evaluation. Following treatment, he was taken into custody on a probation violation.

Police charged Luke with resisting arrest, criminal mischief, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, harassment and public drunkenness. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones will be held Wednesday, Jan. 22.

Burglary

MONROE TOWNSHIP - Three individuals were charged by state police at Selinsgrove with burglary and other charges after a break-in at the Sunbury Generation LP power plant along Old Trail Road.

Police said Micah P. Bower-Keiser, 18, of Montoursville; Benjamin M. Grove, 18, of Cogan Station, and a 16-year-old juvenile broke into the power plant by climbing over a chain link fence and through a coal chute. One individual took a respirator valued at $100 and put it in his backpack before being confronted by a power plant employee.

Bower-Keiser and Grove were arraigned before on call Magisterial District Judge Leo Armbruster, of Lewisburg, and charged with burglary, criminal tresspass, theft, receiving stolen property and corruption of minors. The two were committed to Snyder County Prison on $15,000 bail.

The juvenile was released to the custody of his parents, and police said a juvenile petition will be filed on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Drug paraphernalia

MOUNT CARMEL - Kathleen E. Ruchko, 55, of 147 N. Chestnut St., Mount Carmel, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after four syringes were found inside her residence Dec. 12. The house was searched after a probation violation by Ruchko.

A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, will be held Jan. 22.

DUI

MOUNT CARMEL - Julie A. Darrup, 42, of 641 Pine St., Kulpmont, was charged with driving under the influence by Mount Carmel Borough Police Patrolman Shane Reamer following a traffic stop at Fourth and Beech streets Nov. 23.

According to court documents, Reamer said Darrup allegedly failed field sobriety tests, and chemical testing showed her blood alcohol level was .138 percent.

A preliminary hearing will be held Jan. 22 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel.

Drug charges

ATLAS - Heather A. Frank, 28, of 331 N. Vine St., Mount Carmel, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia by Mount Carmel Township Police patrolman Daniel Politza.

The charges stem from a March 27 incident at a West Saylor Street home, where Frank allegedly overdosed by swallowing a Fentanyl patch along with other medication.

A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 22 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel.

DUI

RIVERSIDE - Joshua M. Giffin, 27, of 1100 E. Wyomissing Blvd., Apt. 12-A, was charged with driving under the influence and careless driving by Riverside Borough Police following a traffic accident on Avenue G just south of Sabra Way at midnight Dec. 7.

According to court documents, Giffin was found to be under the influence after failing field sobriety tests.

The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, and a preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 22 before Jones.

Drug charges filed

ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman Kelly Campbell charged Nathan J. Reigle, 36, of 905 W. Willow St., Coal Township, with misbranding a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The charges stem from a June 6 incident when Reigle was found with a bag of crack cocaine and several different type of pills, including Lorazepram, Citalopram, Diazepam and Tramadol. The bottle in which the drugs were found was only labeled for Citalopram.

A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 22 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel.


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