Disorderly conduct
SHAMOKIN - Annah Ortiz, 41, of 1447 Pulaski Ave., Coal Township, was cited by Patrolman Scott Weaver for disorderly conduct after she allegedly tipped over a Dumpster and took items from it behind the Salvation Army Thrift Store on East Independence Street at 11 a.m. Sunday.
DUI
COAL TOWNSHIP - Zachary John Tyson, 27, of 416 E. Cameron St., Shamokin, was charged by Coal Township police with two counts of driving under the influence in the McDonald's drive-thru shortly after midnight Nov. 13.
Patrolman David Sage said Tyson was discovered asleep at the wheel of his white Jeep while it was parked and running in the drive-thru lane at 12:32 a.m. Tyson smelled of alcohol when officers woke him, Sage said in the criminal complaint. He also failed field sobriety tests and a blood test revealed a .236 percent blood alcohol content.
The criminal complaint also contained a statement from Tyson that after he had a few beers with friends "he had driven to the McDonald's restaurant and came to the drive-thru so that he could order a pizza."
'Spice' charges
SHAMOKIN - Dawel R. Lantigua, 22, of 17 S. Rock St., was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after the drug "Spice" and rolling papers were found in his bedroom by county probation officers at 6:23 p.m. Friday. The charges were filed by Shamokin City Police Cpl. Bryan Primerano with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, of Shamokin.
Endangering children
SHAMOKIN - City police officer Nathan Rhodes charged Martin Golder, 35, of 38 S. 7th St., with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of drug paraphernalia following an incident at his residence Dec. 11.
Police said in court documents they were dispatched to the residence for an alleged heroin overdose and found Golder laying face down on the bathroom floor. Police also found a plastic bag with a hypodermic needle, a spoon and a small empty bag of heroin in it. Golder's 11-year-old son was home at the time the overdose happened.
The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic, of Shamokin.
Drug paraphernalia
SHAMOKIN - City Police Cpl. Bryan Primerano charged Christian Krych, 19, of 156 E. Independence St., Apt. 3B Shamokin, with possession of drug paraphernalia and an alcohol-related offense after an incident at his residence at 8:04 p.m. Dec. 12.
Police said in court documents Krych was found in his residence not feeling well after an alleged overdose of prescription medication. When police came to his aid, officers found a beer can adapted to a smoking device with the residue of burnt "Spice" on the smoking portion of the can. Krych told police someone must have broken into his apartment and placed the beer can/smoking device next to him.
Because Krych is underage, police charged him with underage possession of alcoholic or malted beverages. The charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic, of Shamokin.