Disorderly conduct
KULPMONT - Three Kulpmont adults and one juvenile were charged for disorderly conduct relating to a fight that occurred at approximately 6 p.m. July 25, according to Kulpmont Police Department.
Patrolman Michael Pitcavage reported that Ralph Little, 44, Randy Elliot, 22, Nicholas Elliot, 18, and a 15-year-old male were allegedly fighting in the 1200 block of Maple Street near the West End Fire Company.
Disorderly conduct
KULPMONT - Two Elysburg residents were charged for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness relating to a disturbance outside the Jan Sobieski Club at 12:30 a.m. July 28, according to Kulpmont Police Department.
Patrolman Michael Pitcavage reported that Melanie J. Guinther, 31, and Brandon T. Wehry, 27, were reportedly pushing one another and yelling obscenities in front of several witnesses.
No injuries
VALLEY TOWNSHIP - A Danville driver escaped injury when he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and struck a utility pole at 11:05 a.m. July 27, according to stte police at Milton.
Trooper Garrett Marvich reported that Elijah M. Jones, 19, was traveling east on Liberty Valley Road (Route 642) near its intersection with Tyler Road in a 1991 Lincoln Towncar toward Danville when he drove off the right shoulder of the roadway and drove through a drainage ditch.
Jones steered the car back to the left, but overcorrected and rotated counter-clockwise 180 degrees, continued across both lanes of traffic and struck a utility pole with the passenger side, police said.
The car had to be towed from the scene, police said.
Jones, who was wearing his seatbelt, will be cited with a traffic violation, police said.
3 injured
CENTER TOWNSHIP - Three people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 1:37 a.m. Aug. 3 on Troxelville Road (Route 4018) east of Thurman Drive, according to state police at Selinsgrove.
Trooper Rodney Shoeman reporter that Brittany N. Kalcich, 22, of Sunbury, was traveling west on Troxelville Road in a 1994 Ford Thunderbird while Robert D. Keister III, 20, of Penns Creek, was travelling east in a 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette when Kalcich crossed the center line and struck Kiester head on.
Both drivers were transported to Geisinger Medical Center by Life Flight with major injuries, while Kalcich's passenger, Dylon R. Riden, 19, of Beavertown, was transported to the Danville hospital via Reliance Hose Company Ambulance, police said.
Riden was listed in serious condition by a nursing supervisor Friday morning.
It is unknown whether the occupants were wearing their seatbelts, police said.
Reliance Hose and state police were also assisted at the scene by Mifflinburg Hose, Penns Creek Fire and EMT.
Burglary
MOUNT CARMEL - Michael T. Johnson, 21, of 226 W. Independence St., Apt. A, Shamokin, was charged by Patrolman David Donkochik with criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary, criminal trespass and loitering and prowling at night involving a May 28 burglary at the residence of Bernice Griffiths, 313 S. Vine St.
Two other defendants were previously charged in connection with the burglary.
Johnson was arraigned on the charges Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones and committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury in lieu of $20,000 bail.
Multiple charges
MOUNT CARMEL - Tyler J. Arias, 20, of Berwick, was charged by Patrolman Matthew Dillman with criminal attempt to commit burglary, criminal attempt to commit criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief, public drunkenness and underage drinking relating to a July 21 disturbance at Puff's Tobacco Store, 149 S. Oak St.
Arias was arraigned Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones and committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury in lieu of $20,000 bail.
Theft charges
MOUNT CARMEL - Patrolman William Adamski has charged Nicholas J. Dusendschine, 19, of 716 Spruce St., Kulpmont, with criminal conspiracy to commit theft and receiving stolen property.
Police said Dusendschine was charged in connection with the May 29 theft of cast iron fittings and other construction equipment owned by G&M Crawford from an equipment yard in the borough recreation complex.
Dusendschine was arraigned Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones and released on $10,000 bail.
Theft offenses
RALPHO TOWNSHIP - Patrolman Chris Dailey has filed three criminal complaints against Brandi N. Benjamin, 22, of 119 W. Montgomery St., Shamokin, in connection with incidents that occurred at Sheetz and Knoebels Amusement Resort.
Benjamin is charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property for allegedly stealing a purse containing a wallet, $30 in cash, a digital camera, a cell phone, a Visa debit/credit card and a Capitol One credit card belonging to Melissa Napier Salamon, of Coopersburg. The purse was stolen at about 3:30 p.m. May 12 near the Phoenix rollercoaster at Knoebels.
She also is charged with theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and two counts of access device fraud for allegedly stealing a Vera Bradley purse owned by Alison Stoltzfus, of Middleburg. Police said the purse contained a Vera Bradley wallet, a cell phone, house/car keys, and checkbook, a PSECU debit/credit card, a Master Card credit/debit card and a driver's license. Police said the theft occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. May 12 at the Olde Smokey train ride at Knoebels.
Police said Benjamin used one of the credit cards 15 times to make purchases totaling $978.25. She also attempted to use a credit card 13 times at various locations in an unsuccessful attempt to make purchases totaling $3,137.78.
Benjamin is charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and access device fraud for allegedly stealing a purse owned by Amy Kondertavage, of Coaldale, from Knoebels on May 28 and using the victim's Master Card to purchase $45.02 in gas at 8:30 p.m. May 28 at Sheetz at the intersection of Routes 487 and 54 in Elysburg.
Benjamin was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones and committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury in lieu of $30,000 bail on all charges.
Burglary
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington reported Matthew Alan Chambers, 30, of 624 N. Third St., Sunbury, will be charged with burglary-related offenses involving the theft of copper pipe Friday morning from the basement of an unoccupied modular home on Dogwood Lane owned by Barry Michael Buriak, 67, of Shamokin Township.
Police reported Chambers was caught by troopers in the basement after Buriak spotted a suspicious vehicle on his property. Police said Chambers damaged the basement door and made entry to the home. Copper pipe and wire that Chambers had cut out of the home's electric and plumbing systems were found in the bed of his pickup truck, police reported. Chambers also had loaded some other scrap metal from the property onto his truck.
Police said Chambers, who was found to be on probation, was committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury for a probation violation.