Dog bite
COAL TOWNSHIP - Tammy Stuck, 44, of 1027 E. Race St., rear, was charged by Coal Township police for allowing her dog to run at large after it bit two people at around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Police said Stuck let her dog out to go to the bathroom and it bit Anthony Ortona, 57, of 202 Melrose St., Marion Heights, while he as putting fuel oil in a home to the rear of the residence. The dog bit Ortona on the hand, causing it to bleed, and he was taken to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital for treatment.
After Ortona was bitten, Robert Blusius, 55, of 408 S. Rock St., Shamokin, knocked on Stuck's door to learn what had happened. When Stuck opened the door, the dog came out and bit Blusius on the leg, resulting in scratch marks. Blusius said he would seek treatment at G-SACH.
The incidents will be further investigated by the state dog officer.
Crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - Trisha Rosini, 18, of 146 S. Second St., Shamokin, was uninjured after she lost control of her vehicle while negotiating a curve on the 1600 block of Maple Avenue, Coal Township, at 3:40 a.m. Sunday.
The 2004 Chevrolet she drove left the road and crashed into fencing at the corner of the playground and then struck a large tree, said Coal Township police.
The vehicle sustained heavy damaged and was towed from the scene. A section of fencing and poles were damaged at the playground. Rosini will be cited for careless driving, said police.
Disorderly conduct
COAL TOWNSHIP - Patrick Henz, 32, of 1333 W. Water St., Coal Township, was charged by Coal Township police with disorderly conduct for yelling obscenities and throwing items at and attempting to break into the home of Amy Carl, 30, of 867 W. Spruce St., at approximately 5 p.m. Feb. 23.
Crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - Joseph Llewelynn II, 46, of 1468 Pulaski Ave., was not injured in a crash that Coal Township police said occurred at around 12:30 a.m. Monday on Route 901.
Police said Llewellyn was driving a 1999 Chevrolet east on Route 901 when he lost control of the vehicle due to slush. His vehicle spun around and struck the fencing surrounding the pond causing damage to several feet of fence. The car sustained minor damage to the rear bumper and a flat tire.
A passenger, Daniel Ghouchani, 39, also of 1468 Pulaski Ave., was not injured.
Crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - Firmin H. Abdill V, of 421 E. Spruce St., Shamokin, was taken to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital by AREA Services after he lost control of his 2006 Chevrolet Malibu on Route 901 due to slush on the road at around 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Coal Township police said Abdill's car slid across the roadway and struck a guardrail. The vehicle sustained moderate damage and was towed from the scene.
Collision
COAL TOWNSHIP - Two drivers were not injured after their vehicles collided on Main Street in Ranshaw shortly before noon Sunday.
Coal Township police said Angela M. Quackenbush, of 210 Main St., Ranshaw, was traveling west on Main Street in her 2011 Nissan Rogue when she lost control of the vehicle on the snow-covered roadway. She slid across the roadway and struck a 2004 GMC panel truck driven by Jarad M. Zarkowski, of 432 Webster St., Ranshaw.
Quackenbush complained of pain in her right wrist but declined medical treatment. Zarkowski wasn't injured. The Quackenbush vehicle sustained severe damage and was towed from the scene. The Zarkowski vehicle sustained moderate damage.
Quackenbush will be cited for lacking vehicle insurance, said police.
Crash
FRACKVILLE - Jonathon F. Steckley, 30, of Mount Carmel, lost control while driving a 1997 Ford F-150 on snow-covered Interstate 81 in Frailey Township at around 2:45 p.m. Sunday.
State police said Steckley's vehicle struck a guard rail on the eastern berm and came to a final rest in the left lane facing a southern direction. He was not injured in the crash.
Steckley will be cited for failing to stay in his lane, state police said.
Multiple charges
MOUNT CARMEL - A 19-year-old borough man has been charged by Patrolman Matthew Dillman with multiple offenses involving two incidents in January.
Dustin Michael Rogers, whose last known address is South Locust Street, is charged with criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, criminal conspiracy to commit theft, criminal conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property and corruption of minors.
Rogers is accused of conspiring with a 13-year-old borough male and 14-year-old Mount Carmel boy to steal $5 from the residence of George Page, of 232 E. Fourth St., Jan. 13. Police said Rogers and the two juveniles used the money to purchase beef jerky, tea and Cheetos.
Police said the teens have been charged through juvenile petitions with theft-related offenses.
Rogers also was charged by Dillman with possessing 1.8 grams of Spice and drug paraphernalia Jan. 14 in the first block of South Locust Street.
Rogers was arraigned Thursday by Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones and committed to Snyder County Prison in lieu of $30,000 bail on all charges.