Police Blotter: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015
Dangerous dog registration MOUNT CARMEL - Northumberland County Dog Warden Mark Rusinko filed misdemeanor charges of failing to register a dangerous dog and failing to pay the $500 registration fee...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015
DUICOAL TOWNSHIP - Christopher Kern, 34, of 1435 Pulaski Ave., Coal Township, was charged by Patrolman Edward Purcell with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, Feb. 20, 2015
Knife at schoolCOAL TOWNSHIP - Charges were filed against a 16-year-old male student at Shamokin Area Middle/High School after he brought a knife onto school property Feb. 12.Township police said the...
View ArticleNine sentenced in Northumberland County Court
SUNBURY - Nine defendants, including six charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, were sentenced Monday in Northumberland County Court.- Lisa Velazquez, 28, of...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
Disorderly conductKULPMONT - Five individuals were cited for disorderly conduct following a disturbance in the 700 block of Scott Street at 11:57 p.m. Wednesday.Ashley McElhone, 20, Marc Tisdale, 28,...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
False reports MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - A couple involved in a Jan. 30 two-vehicle accident at the "S" turn on Route 901 near Locust Gap have been charged by Patrolman Matthew Filarski with lying about...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015
HarassmentMOUNT CARMEL - Sean M. Percy Jr., 18, of 104 N. Beech St., Mount Carmel, was cited by Patrolman Jason Drumheller for harassment for allegedly having inappropriate physical contact with a...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, Feb. 27, 2015
Syringes foundSHAMOKIN - A pile of more than 25 syringes were found outside the front entrance of The News-Item, 707 N. Rock St., at 1:11 a.m. Thursday, according to police.Cpl. Bryan Primerano said a...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015
HarassmentSTONINGTON - A 16 year-old Shamokin male is charged with harassment. State police at Stonington said the teen grabbed a 48-year-old woman by the arm inside an East Cameron Township residence...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Dog biteCOAL 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...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Thursday, March 5, 2015
Hit and runCOAL TOWNSHIP - Bradley E. Keister, 39, of 239 W. Pine St., Shamokin, was charged by Coal Township police for a hit-and-run crash Feb. 21 at Route 61 and Feeney Street.Patrolman David Sage...
View ArticleThree plead guilty in separate hearings
SHAMOKIN - Three defendants pleaded guilty Tuesday during separate preliminary hearings before Magisterial District Judge John E. Gembic III, while all charges were withdrawn against a fourth...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, March 6, 2015
Drivers identifiedSHAMOKIN - The school bus driver and car operator involved in an accident Tuesday morning near the intersection of Lincoln and Market streets have been identified by police.Chief of...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Saturday, March 7, 2015
DUI chargesMOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Jason John O'Hara, 41, of 426 W. Mulberry St., Shamokin, has been charged by township Chief of Police Brian Hollenbush with driving under the influence of a...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Sunday, March 8, 2015
Pickup rollsDORNSIFE - Kyle Z. Davis, 24, of Dornsife, escaped injury in a rollover crash shortly after midnight Tuesday in Washington Township.State police at Stonington said Davis was driving a 2000...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Monday, March 9, 2015
SUV rolls SNYDERTOWN - A Sunbury woman suffered a moderate injury in a rollover crash Sunday along Snydertown Road. According to state police at Stonington, Kristen M. Kratzer, 24, was driving a 2006...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Drunk drivingCOAL TOWNSHIP - Two motorists were charged last month with two counts each of driving under the influence stemming from a field sobriety checkpoint along Route 61 Sept. 20.Kimberly Finlan,...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Code violationsSHAMOKIN - Four owners of blighted properties will be cited by Cpl. Bryan Primerano for violating the city code.Richard K. Miller, 41, of 395 Old Route 15, Port Trevorton, was cited for...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Thursday, March 12, 2015
Fuel thefts TREVORTON - Zerbe Township police are investigating thefts of diesel fuel and home heating oil in Trevorton last week. Diesel fuel was siphoned from two vehicles parked along Mahanoy...
View ArticlePolice Blotter: Friday, March 13, 2015
Burglar soughtSHAMOKIN - An investigation continues into an attempted break-in at a home on the first block of East Commerce Street at 2:35 a.m. Thursday.City police chief Darwin Tobias III said...
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