Correction
The five cases listed under "District Court" on Page 2 of Thursday's edition said the defendants had waived their cases to county court. That has not yet happened. All five defendants are scheduled for...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014
Retail theftMONROE TOWNSHIP - State police in Selinsgrove continue to investigate a theft at the Best Buy electronics store at Monroe Marketplace Feb. 7.Police said a white male, described to be in his...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014
Man citedCOAL TOWNSHIP - Matthew Griffith, 32, of 1641 W. Lynn St., will be cited for public drunkenness after allegedly being found highly intoxicated Friday at Poplar and Water streets. Police had...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014
Retail theft COAL TOWNSHIP - Curt Phillips, 49, of 1312 W. Walnut St., was cited by township police Patrolman Edward Purcell for retail theft after police said he allegedly put on a pair of Avia...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014
Condition updateDANVILLE - Allison Haskell, 5, of Berwick, who was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning on Route 487 in Fishing Creek Township that claimed the lives of her two...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, Feb. 21, 2014
Vehicles collidePAXINOS - No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning along Snydertown Road in Shamokin Township.State police at Stonington said Nicholas S. Aurand, 26, of...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
Retail theftCOAL TOWNSHIP - Joshua Scandle, 34, of 225 S. Fourth St., Shamokin, was charged with retail theft and criminal trespass following a Nov. 23 incident at Walmart SuperCenter.According to...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
No licenseLOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - A Dalmatia man was cited for driving without a license when the vehicle he was driving slid off Route 147 and struck an ornamental tree in a private yard Friday...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
The following landlord/tenant claims and judgments were filed in magisterial district court:John Gembic III, ShamokinShamokin Housing Authority, Shamokin, awarded $244.60 Feb. 20 from Kayla James, of...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014
Email scamSHAMOKIN - Chief of Police Edward Griffiths warns residents to be aware of an email scam involving reports of a priest who formerly resided in the area visiting a foreign country seeking...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014
Money stolen MONROE TOWNSHIP - State police at Selinsgrove are investigating the theft of $500 taken from Walmart along Routes 11-15 between 11:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Monday. Charity Miller, 25, of...
View ArticleState Police tackle trio of drug problems
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania State Police revamped its drug law enforcement operations to tackle multi-faceted problems involving a heroin epidemic, illegal use of prescription drugs and proliferation of...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, Feb. 28, 2014
Drug chargesUPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - A Watsontown man faces drug charges after a traffic stop Feb. 8.State police at Stonington said Walter Burger Jr., 58, of Watsontown, was stopped for running a red...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Saturday, March 1, 2014
Flashing lightSHAMOKIN - Chief Edward Griffiths warned motorists to use caution when approaching the intersection of Second and Walnut streets where a malfunctioning traffic light is flashing red near...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Monday, March 3, 2014
Public drunkenness ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP - Daniel S. Borges, 25, of 234 Church St., Sunbury was cited by state police at Stonington with public drunkenness after being found walking in the area of...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Public drunkennessWEST BUFFALO TOWNSHIP - Melissa Lea Heimbach, 35, of Sunbury, was charged by state police at Milton with public drunkenness after she was found walking down the middle of Forest Hill...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Fight charges dueSHAMOKIN - Chief of Police Edward Griffiths reported Tuesday that six adults will be charged soon in connection with a fight at about 4:25 p.m. Saturday in the first block of South...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Thursday, March 6, 2014
PFA violation MOUNT CARMEL - Adam M. Hendricks, 34, of 223 East Ave., Mount Carmel, was charged by Cpl. David Donkochik with violating a protection from abuse order filed against him by his live-in...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, March 7, 2014
Weapons charge MOUNT CARMEL - A borough man was jailed on weapons charges after violating a protection from abuse order Feb. 28. Adam M. Hendricks 34, of 223 E. Avenue, was taken into custody for...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Saturday, March 8, 2014
Condition updateDANVILLE - Christopher Charowsky, 21, of 1500 Pulaski Ave., the driver of a car that crashed on Route 61 near Tharptown Feb. 28, remained in critical condition Friday at Geisinger...
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