3-car crash
RALPHO TOWNSHIP - No serious injuries were reported in a three-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Route 54 east of Reading Turnpike Road.
Ralpho Township police reported Michael L. Sejuit, of Mount Carmel, was driving a 2004 Chevy Blazer east at 4:45 p.m. when the vehicle entered the westbound lane and collided with a white 2008 Honda Accord operated by Gary E. Edsell, of Elysburg.
After striking the Accord, the Blazer continued east and collided with a 2013 Ford Focus driven by Joseph A. Drost II, of Marion Heights. The impact caused the Focus to exit the highway and descend a slight embankment. The Blazer left the road and traveled through a field off the westbound shoulder and rolled over several times before coming to rest on its four tires.
Police said Sejuit was injured, but refused medical treatment at the scene. Drost suffered a minor injury, but also refused treatment at the scene. Gary Edsell and his passenger, Eileen M. Edsell, were not injured.
Assisting at the scene were ambulance personnel from Elysburg and Ralpho fire departments and fire police.
Criminal mischief
UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington reported someone damaged a camper owned by Sara Ellers, 39, of Mont Clare, between Sunday and Wednesday while it was in a parking lot next to storage units at 1503 Snydertown Road.
Cameron Bridge crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - Three people were hospitalized Thursday night following a two-vehicle crash on Route 61 at the traffic signal at the Cameron Bridge.
Patrolman Matthew Henrich, who investigated the 8:15 p.m. accident, reported Ally Gottschall, 7, a passenger in a 2004 Chevy Cavalier operated by Rebecca Dietrich, 27, of Mount Carmel, was transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital. Gottschall underwent emergency room treatment before being released.
Taylor Bressi, 20, of Shamokin, who was a passenger in a 1998 Ford Mustang driven by Mark Eckert, 23, of Trevorton, also was injured and taken by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Linda Dietrich, 55, of Atlas, who was a passenger in Rebecca Dietrich's car, also was taken by ambulance to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital after suffering a head injury. She underwent emergency room treatment and was released.
Eckert, Rebecca Dietrich and two other passengers in her car, Gabrielle Dietrich, 32, of Atlas, and a 3-year-old boy, escaped injury.
Police said Dietrich was driving south toward Shamokin when her auto collided with a 1998 Ford Mustang operated by Eckert, who was making a left turn to travel toward Trevorton.
Dietrich's vehicle sustained extensive front-end damage and was towed from the scene by Anthracite Towing. Eckert's car sustained minor damage.
Police said Eckert will be cited for making an improper left turn.
Assisting Henrich and AREA Services personnel at the scene were Cpl. Joshua Wynn and Patrolman Chad Yoder, Shamokin police, Coal Township firefighters and fire police.
Retail thefts
COAL TOWNSHIP - Patrolman Matthew Hashuga has charged three people with retail theft involving incidents at Walmart Supercenter on Route 61.
Jimmie Driggers, 24, of Shamokin, was charged with allegedly stealing $26.97 in merchandise April 19.
Sueellen Yost, 33, of Trevorton, was charged with allegedly removing $64.87 worth of merchandise May 1.
Sarah L. McGinley, 27, of Mount Carmel, was charged with allegedly stealing $93.41 in merchandise May 10.
Disorderly conduct
RUSH TOWNSHIP - Wallace Seltzer, 29, of Danville, was cited by state police at Stonington for disorderly conduct involving an incident at 7;20 a.m. Thursday at 33 Hummer Road.
Police said Seltzer was involved in a verbal altercation with his wife before jumping onto a moving vehicle and punching the windshield.
Campers burglarized
UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington are investigating burglaries at campers at Nikomahs Campground adjacent to the Susquehanna River off Route 4004.
Between Sunday and Thursday, police said a total of $7,208 in various items were stolen from campers owned by Joshua Zeigler, of Shamokin, Michael Higgins, of Sunbury, Ryan Seroskie, of Coal Township, and Christopher Snyder, of Mount Carmel.
The stolen items included fishing rods, a tackle box, fishing lures, a generator, two gas cans, a chain saw, hitch and torsion bars, wood splitting maul, seven cases of beer, wine coolers, crafts, crock pot, extension cords, walkie talkie, two head lamps, phone charger, griddle, two baseball hats, battery charger, cell battery, CD player, amplifier, Honda generator and 20-pound propane tank.