Car hits mailboxes
UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - Heather Fisher, 31, of Ranshaw, escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when her 2006 Hyundai Elantra slid off the side of Route 61 and struck two mailboxes and a PPL pole near Carroll Road.
Trooper Todd Leiby of state police at Stonington reported Fisher was traveling south on Route 61 at 3:45 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a snow-covered curve, lost traction and slid off the highway.
Fisher, who was wearing a seat belt, will be cited for faulty tires.
Forgery
ATLAS - Jennifer L. Taylor, 27, of 400 E. Columbia Ave., Atlas, was charged with forgery, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and three counts of criminal conspiracy following an investigation into stolen checks in October.
Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman Kelly Campbell reported in court documents that Taylor was allegedly involved with the theft of two checks that were cashed in Ashland for a total of $735.50 and two other checks totaling $750 that were not cashed.
She was arraigned on the check theft charges and placed in prison on $15,000 bail.
Taylor was also arraigned on charges filed by Mount Carmel Borough of criminal conspiracy, burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and loitering and prowling at night. Police said Taylor, who listed 509 W. Centre St., Mahanoy City, as her address on the complaint, allegedly entered a home on West Second Streeet, Mount Carmel, and removed several items.
She was committed to prison on $50,000 bail on the burglary charges. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 28 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones of Mount Carmel.
Burglary
COAL TOWNSHIP - Jason J. McGinn, 35, of 1000 W. Mulberry St., Coal Township, was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property after the investigation into a theft at a West Water Street home Nov. 17.
Coal Township Police Chief William Carpenter reported in court documents that McGinn allegedly entered the home of Kane Knopp and stole a PlayStation 3 system and several games, items with a total value of $370.
McGinn was arraigned Wednesday on the charges before Jones and committed to prison on $5,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 28.
Tractor-trailer crash
RUSH TOWNSHIP - A Frackville woman was transported for treatment following a two-vehicle crash on Elysburg Road near Logan Run Road in Rush Township at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday.
State police at Stonington report a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500, driven by Leah M. Fannick, 24, of Frackville, was traveling west on Route 54 near Logan Run Road while a 2000 Kenworth tractor-trailer, driven by Leslie O. Brown, 42, of Turbotville, was exiting a nearby soy bean plant heading west on Route 54. Police said the tractor-trailer traveled approximately 150 feet west before it was struck in the rear end by Fannick's truck.
Fannick was transported to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, for treatment. Police reported she would be cited for driving a vehicle at an unsafe speed.
Assisting police at the scene were members of the Danville and Riverside Fire Companies and the Danville Ambulance.
Liquor law violation
COAL TOWNSHIP - The Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement cited the Maine Fire Engine and Hose Company, 1101 W. Independence St., Coal Township, for failing to maintain complete and truthful records covering its operation for a period of two years immediately preceding Nov. 5, 2014.
The citation was issued Thursday.
The charge will be brought before an administrative law judge who has the authority to impose penalties ranging from $50 to $1,000 for minor offenses and up to $5,000 for more serious offenses. The judge can also impose a license suspension or revocation of the license based on the severity of the charge.
Crash
ELIZABETHVILLE - Carlos A. Zrake, 23, of Dalmatia, escaped injury after crashing a 2013 Subaru along Route 209 Wednesday in Washington Township, Dauphin County.
State police at Lykens said Zrake was driving west near Mountain View Road, about 2 miles west of Elizabethville, about 1 p.m. when he crossed over the east lane, exited the roadway and crashed into an embankment and utility pole. He was wearing a seat belt, and the vehicle's side airbags deployed.
He was cited for driving too fast for conditions.