Simple assault
SHAMOKIN - Sylvia Tinley, 21, of 224 E. Sunbury St., Apt. 2, Shamokin, was charged by Patrolman Jarrod Scandle with simple assault and harassment for allegedly striking her live-in boyfriend, Olson Walker, 36, in the back and shoulder several times with a curtain rod at their apartment at approximately 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Walker suffered bruises in the assault, police said.
Tinley was previously cited by Cpl. Darwin Tobias III for harassment for striking Walker with a curtain rod early Monday morning at their apartment.
Tinley was arraigned on the new charges at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III and released on $2,500 bail.
Computer theft
COAL TOWNSHIP - Shane Michael Wallace, 31, of 1339 Scott St., Kulpmont, was charged by Patrolman Jason Adams with theft and receiving stolen property.
According to a criminal complaint, Wallace is accused of stealing a computer valued at $298 from Wal-Mart Supercenter along Route 61 at approximately 12:15 p.m. July 12.
Scam reported
COAL TOWNSHIP - Police here are investigating an email scam that was reported Monday night.
Police said emails were sent to Internet customers under such titles as "Mystery Shopper" or "Secret Shopper."
A company that goes by various names requests customers to purchase select items at specific stores and keep receipts. In the meantime, police said the company sends the shoppers a money order or check and requests the shopper cash it and send the company an amount of money in a money order along with the receipts. The company allows the shopper to keep a set amount of money from the initial money order or check.
The checks and addresses used for the company aren't legitimate, police said. The checks are made to an official financial institution, but are fraudulent and are not issued from that institution.
Disorderly conduct
SHAMOKIN - Shane R. Picarella, 22, of Shamokin, was charged by Cpl. Bryan Primerano with two counts of disorderly conduct relating to a disturbance at approximately 5 a.m. July 25 outside 25 E. Church St.
Police reported Picarella made unreasonable noise and threatened people.
Criminal mischief
MOUNT CARMEL - Harold Wolford, 18, of 718 E. Race St., Shamokin, was arraigned Tuesday by on-call Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III on charges of criminal mischief and disorderly conduct relating to a disturbance at approximately 3:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 400 block of West Third Street.
Police reported Wolford punched three holes in the wall at the residence of his mother, Katherine Orfield, of 44 W. Third St., Mount Carmel, and then used an aluminum baseball bat to cause considerable damage to Orfield's mini van parked outside her home.
The charges were filed by Mount Carmel Patrolman Kevin Katch.
Wolford was committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury in lieu of $10,000 cash bail.