Assault
COAL TOWNSHIP - Stephen Hornberger, 27, of 1435 Hemlock St., Coal Township, has been charged by Patrolman Jason Adams with simple assault and harassment relating to a domestic disturbance Saturday morning.
Police reported Hornberger pulled the hair of his live-in girlfriend, Aimee Snyder, and struck her in the face, causing lacerations. Police said the disturbance occurred at 10:47 a.m. at their residence.
On Tuesday morning, Hornberger plead guilty to a summary offense of harassment in the case and was ordered by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to pay a $200 fine plus costs.
Simple assault
COAL TOWNSHIP - Jose A. Caban, 29, of 1207 Chemung St., Coal Township, was arraigned at 5:35 p.m. Sunday by on-call Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III on charges of simple assault and harassment.
According to a criminal complaint filed by Terry Ketchem, Caban allegedly threw a telephone at his live-in girlfriend, Michelle Banegas, striking her in the back of the head, shortly before noon Sunday at their residence. Police said Banegas suffered a head laceration and required three staples to close the wound at Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital.
Caban was committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury in lieu of $10,000 cash bail.
Eyeglasses found
COAL TOWNSHIP - A pair of eyeglasses was found on Cliff Street near the Timothy Diorio Memorial and turned into Coal Township Police Station at 9:23 a.m. Monday. The owner can claim the glasses by contacting Coal Township police at 644-0333.
Bad check
NATALIE - Christine Lee Trego, 37, of 446 E. Columbia Ave., Atlas, has been charged by Mount Carmel Township Police Chief Brian Hollenbush with theft by deception and issuing a bad check relating to a Nov. 8 incident.
Police reported Trego issued a bad check in the amount of $355 to Aaron's Oil Company in Natalie.
Assault
MOUNT CARMEL - Tracey Lee Derr, 42, of 421 Derr Road, Sunbury, was charged by Patrolman Kevin Katch with criminal trespass, simple assault and disorderly conduct involving a disturbance at 8:15 p.m. Saturday at 211 E. Avenue.
According to a criminal complaint filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, Derr allegedly pushed his way into the residence and punched Donn Nahodil in the face and kicked him several times.
Retail theft
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Thomas J. Welliver, 33, of 9 S. Locust St., Mount Carmel, was charged by Patrolman Brian Carnuccio with retail theft for allegedly stealing three cans of Red Bull energy drink July 25 from Boyer's Food Market.
DUI offenses
MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Patrolman Brian Carnuccio has charged Adam Edward Paul, 32, of 321 N. Locust St., Mount Carmel, with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and operating an all-terrain vehicle on a street or highway.
The charges relate to a July 8 accident involving two ATVs on Route 54 near Turkey Hill Minit Market at Strong.
Police said Paul had a blood-alcohol content of .123 percent.
Three injured
HALIFAX TOWNSHIP - A Millersburg woman was flown by Life Lion helicopter to Penn State Hershey Medical Center after being seriously injured in an accident Monday night on Peters Mountain Road involving a motorcycle and Jeep Grand Cherokee that also resulted in two other people being hospitalized.
State police at Lykens reported Brittany Kane, 27, who was a passenger on a black 1978 Honda Goldwing motorcycle driven by Richard Kane, 33, of Millersburg, was flown to the medical center, where she was listed Tuesday in critical condition. Richard Kane was transported by Medic 6 to the same hospital, where he underwent emergency room treatment before being released.
Police said Brittany Kane was wearing a helmet, but Richard Kane was not.
According to police, Cristy Lucia, 34, of Halifax, was driving a blue 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee south on Peters Mountain Road (Route 225) near Powells Valley Road at 9 p.m. when she turned left directly into the path of the motorcycle, which had left Sheetz and was traveling north in the same area. Police said the motorcycle was lodged into the front passenger side, bumper/fender area of the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Lucia suffered minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to Harrisburg Hospital.
Retail theft
MONROE TOWNSHIP - Michael Deveny, 20, of Sunbury, was cited by state police at Selinsgrove for retail theft for allegedly stealing a DVD valued at $9.96 from Wal-Mart along North Susquehanna Trail at 5:45 p.m. Sunday.
DUI crash
SELINSGROVE - Allen Lawrence Davidson, 28, of Creek Mountain Road, Selinsgrove, will be charged by state police at Selinsgrove with driving under the influence of alcohol and related offenses in connection with a July 18 accident on Sassafras Street near Susquehanna University.
Police said Davidson had a blood-alcohol content of .268 percent.
Police said Davidson drove his green 1998 Jeep Wrangler off Sassafras Street at 2:50 a.m. down an embankment onto Susquehanna University property before striking a concrete cigarette ashtray and coming to rest against the O'Conner House, causing minor damage to the building.
The Jeep Wrangler sustained disabling damage to the front bumper and grill area and was towed from the scene.
Davidson and his passenger, Sierra Anne Adams, 24, of Sunbury, escaped injury.