Sledgehammer used in break-ins
JORDAN TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington are investigating two break-ins at homes in Jordan Township that occurred between Sept. 13 and 16.
Police report the first break-in occurred at the home of William Hartman, of Winding Hollow Road, who was not home at the time.
The robber is also believed to have broken into the home of Shallon Tomlinson, of Hebe Bypass Road, at 11:45 a.m. Sept. 15. Tomlinson was home and fled the residence until state police arrived.
In both cases, the suspect, a white male, approximately 60 years of age with dark hair wearing a gray, light colored striped shirt, blue paints and operating a silver sedan, attempted to enter the residence by smashing a door with a sledge hammer.
Anyone with information regarding suspicious activity is asked to contact police.
Scattering rubbish
SHAMOKIN TOWNSHIP - Joseph P. Malacavage, of Paxinos, reported to state police at Stonington that sometime between Aug. 25 and Sept. 14, someone dumped multiple loads of garbage at a property Malacavage owns on Olive Road at Snydertown Road, Shamokin Township.
Drunkenness
COAL TOWNSHIP - Frederick Hartman, 33, of 35 Sherman St., will be cited for public drunkenness for an incident in the area of Pulaski and Logan Streets on Wednesday.
Coal Township police said Hartman was allegedly staggering up the street pushing a bicycle and was almost struck by a motorist. Police said they located Hartman and said they determined he was under the influence of alcohol or another substance.
Guns, laptop stolen
LOWER MAHANOY TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington are investigating a break-in sometime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sept. 15 at a home on Mahantongo Creek Road, Dalmatia.
Police say someone used a blunt object to force their way into the home of Sharon and Robert Shetterly through a secured rear door. The burglar stole two firearms and a laptop.
Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at 570-286-5601.
City Hall hit-run
SHAMOKIN - City police are looking for information on a hit-and-run accident that occurred on Lincoln Street near City Hall at 12:54 a.m. Saturday.
The suspect's vehicle may be a dark in color sedan with damage to the front passenger side, which struck a parked Toyota pickup truck and caused extensive damage to the truck and a parking meter.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 570-648-5708.
Teens 'exploring'
UPPER PAXTON TOWNSHIP - Andrew Harman, 19, and Kayleen Weibley, 18, both of Halifax, were charged with criminal trespass by state police at Lykens.
Police said at 3:08 a.m. Sunday, the two entered an abandoned house owned by Russell Kolody, of Shamokin, on Klinger Road, Upper Paxton Township. When neighbors saw lights in the house, police were called. The two teens said they did not know who owned the house and said they were "exploring."
The pair were arraigned at the Dauphin County Judicial Center and released on $5,000 unsecured bail.
High grass
COAL TOWNSHIP - Kayla Shaffer, of 1829 Trevorton Road, Coal Township, was cited twice by township code enforcement officer Chris Petrovich on Tuesday for violations of the township's ordinance on high brush, grass or weeds, and for an accumulation of garbage on a side porch and yard.