Disorderly conduct
RANSHAW - Charges of disorderly conduct and public drunkenness were filed by Patrolman Dave Sage against Thomas J. Feudale, 49, of 545 Sixth St., rear, Ranshaw, involving an incident shortly before 8 p.m. Friday at Sixth and Main streets.
Police reported Feudale was walking in and out of traffic with a staggered gait while carrying a beer can when the Shamokin Rotary Club Santa sleigh was stopped in the area greeting children and other area residents.
Police said Feudale remained in the area and his actions caused concern, prompting police to take him into custody without incident. He was transported to a detention cell at Coal Township Police Station before being taken to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury. He was later arraigned on the charges and posted bail.
Theft from vehicle
COAL TOWNSHIP - Michael Kovack, 61, of Coal Township, told police someone ransacked his vehicle and removed gift cards for Boscov's and Lowe's.
Police said the theft occurred between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday near Kovack's residence.
T-bone accident
KULPMONT - No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle, T-bone crash Monday morning at the intersection of Eighth and Chestnut streets.
Chief of Police Michael Pitcavage reported Kenneth S. Ross, 51, of 733 Pine St., Kulpmont, was stopped for a stop sign on Eighth Street at 11:42 a.m. when he attempted to slowly pull out his 2001 Ford Ranger to make a right turn onto Chestnut Street. At that point, Pitcavage said a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven west on Chestnut Street by David Aaron Avellino, 26, of 134 Arizona Drive, Den-Mar Gardens, collided with Ross' truck despite attempts by Avellino to slow down and avoid a crash.
Ross' truck sustained severe damage to its driver's side and was towed from the scene by Dave's Auto Body of Shady Acres. Avellino's vehicle sustained minor front-end damage and was able to be driven from the scene.
Pitcavage said Ross will be cited for an inspection violation.
Assisting at the accident were Kulpmont firefighters and fire police.
The scene was cleared at 12:15 p.m.
Endangers children
MOUNT CARMEL - Patrolman Matthew Dillman has charged Randy Wade Dimpfl, 44, of 38 N. Maple St., Apt. 5, Mount Carmel, with endangering the welfare of children and possession of drug paraphernalia involving an Aug. 31 incident at his apartment.
According to a criminal complaint filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, Dimpfl possessed a syringe in his bathroom where two small children would have access to it.
Dimpfl is currently an inmate at SCI-Coal Township.
False identification
KULPMONT - Diondre Zaire Watts, 25, of 1025 Chestnut St., Kulpmont, was charged by Patrolman David Tomtishen with providing police with false identification involving an Oct. 25 incident.
Police reported Watts gave Tomtishen a false name and date of birth when confronted after walking out of a wooded area into a parking lot behind Holy Angels Church on Scott Street.
Fugitive arrested
MOUNT CARMEL - Wilburn Harden Denman, 46, of 50 N. Maple St., Apt. 301, Mount Carmel, was arrested Wednesday by Patrolman William Adamski for being a fugitive from justice.
Police said Denman, who was wanted by authorities in Austin, Texas, for unauthorized use of a vehicle, was taken into custody following a domestic dispute at 8:40 p.m. at his apartment.
Denman was incarcerated at Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, after failing to post $50,000 bail at his arraignment Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones.
Simple assault
ATLAS - Jason David White, 21, of 306 E. Columbia Ave., Atlas, was charged by Mount Carmel Township Patrolman Matthew Filarski with two counts each of simple assault and disorderly conduct and one count of harassment.
Police reported White is accused of assaulting his girlfriend, Crystal L. Vankirk, on Dec. 6 at White's residence.
White remains in Northumberland County Prison, Sunbury, after failing to post $25,000 bail at his arraignment Wednesday.