Public drunkenness
THARPTOWN - Patrolman Chris Lapotsky has charged Andre A. Stone, 33, of 912 N. Shamokin St., Shamokin, with public drunkenness involving an incident at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Police said Stone was found walking along Route 61 near the upper entrance to Tharptown while under the influence of alcohol.
Harassment
COAL TOWNSHIP - Pedro Carrasquillo, 51, of 1649 Tioga St., Coal Township, was charged by township police with harassment for a disturbance that occurred between 3:10 and 3:41 a.m. Saturday.
Police reported Carrasquillo went onto the front porch of the home of Autumn Engleheardt and Maria Hill at 1647 Tioga St., pounded on the front door and continually yelled.
Police were dispatched to the area and warned Carrasquillo not to return to the home. Police said Carrasquillo returned to the home, pounded on the door and began yelling again, shouting obscenities and threatening Engleheardt and Hill.
Shamokin woman injured
WEST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP - Coleen Lowry, 33, of Shamokin, was among two people injured Sunday morning in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 61 and Summer Valley Road (Route 895) in this Schuylkill County township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven reported Lowry was a passenger in a 2001 Nissan Altima operated by Michael Kripas, 37, of Reading. Lowry and Kripas were transported to West Reading Hospital after suffering injuries in the 11 a.m. crash.
Police said Kripas was driving north in the left lane of Route 61 due to construction at 11 a.m. when he failed to observe a 2004 Toyota Sienna operated by Michael Scandiffio, 62, of Neponsit, N.Y., who was stopped behind traffic for a steady red light. Police said the front end of Kripas' car struck the back end of the Sienna.
Both vehicles were towed by A&K Towing and northbound traffic on Route 61 was backed up for several miles until the scene was cleared.
Police said charges are pending against Kripas.
Scandiffio and his two passengers, Denise Scandiffio, 58, and Sophia Janezic, 93, both of Neponsit, N.Y., escaped injury.
Simple assault
COAL TOWNSHIP - William Lee Taylor, 27, of 128 Iron St., Coal Township, was charged by Patrolman Edward Purcell with simple assault and harassment relating to a domestic disturbance Friday afternoon.
Police reported Taylor is accused of throwing a soda bottle that struck his live-in girlfriend, Jennifer Broscious, in the face, causing her to suffer a swollen lip at about 3 p.m. He also allegedly pushed Broscious off the front of their residence, causing her to fall on her back and strike her head on the ground.
Broscious was knocked unconscious temporarily and was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel.
Taylor was arraigned at 7 p.m. Friday by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III and committed to prison in lieu of $5,000 cash bail.