Lewd conversation with minor

MILTON - State police said an unidentified person had a lewd and intrusive conversation via the KIK Messenger application with a 13-year-old in Delaware Township between 9:46 a.m. and noon on Dec. 11. The incident is still under investigation.

Chicken crosses road, causes crash

MILTON - A teenager escaped injuries after she crashed when swerving to avoid a chicken on Old Turnpike Road in Lewis Township at 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

State police in Milton said Aleah M. Scheif, 19, of Forest Hill, was traveling east on Old Turnpike Road when the chicken crossed the road. Scheif's 1996 Ford Contour left the roadway off the south berm and collided with an embankment. It overturned and began rolling east until coming to rest in the east bound lane.

Scheif was wearing her seatbelt and was uninjured. Police did not say if the chicken survived the crash.

Hit-and-run crash

COAL TOWNSHIP - Three vehicles were damaged in a hit-and-run crash at 2:26 a.m. Monday in the 1400 block of West Mulberry Street.

Township police said a Chevrolet SUV was traveling east on Mulberry Street and struck a parked 2012 Toyota sedan, owned by Benjamin J. Kozlowski, 47, of 1420 W. Mulberry St., causing heavy damage to the vehicle. The sedan was pushed into a 2006 Dodge van, owned by Benjamin A. Kozlowski, 82, also of 1420 W. Mulberry St. The SUV also struck the Dodge van, and the driver fled the scene on foot.

All three vehicles were towed from the scene. Police said the accident is under investigation.

Motorcycle accident

JACKSON TOWNSHIP - A Halifax man was flown to a hospital for treatment following a motorcycle crash at 4:15 p.m. Friday on Armstrong Valley Road near Mountain House Road in Jackson Township, Dauphin County.

State police at Lykens reports Robert Holmes, 74, of Halifax, was traveling on Armstrong Valley Road on a 2012 Honda Tri-Glide motorcycle when he drove into the path of oncoming traffic and struck a 2005 Chevrolet 4500 truck, driven by Michael A. Hoover, of Herndon.

Holmes was airlifted to Hershey Medical Center for treatment. Hoover was not injured in the wreck.

Two-car crash

COAL TOWNSHIP - No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at entrance of Walmart Supercenter, Route 61, at 4:56 p.m. Friday.

Township police said Michael Ludwig, 29, of 230 Doutyville Road, Shamokin, in a 1996 Chevrolet and was attempting to cross the intersection from the Plaza at Coal Township to Walmart when his vehicle was struck by a 2005 Chevrolet, driven by Brittany Bowers, 24, of 246 S. Peral St., Shamokin, who was attempting to turn left out of Walmart to travel north on Route 61.

The drivers were not injured, nor was a passenger in Ludwig's vehicle, Dean Kramer, 26, of Shamokin. Both vehicles were driven from the scene. Police cited Bowers for the crash.

Retail theft

SHAMOKIN - City police cited Mary T. Ruiz, 32, of 3 S. Shamokin St., for retail theft after she allegedly put several items into her purse while shopping at the Dollar General store on Independence Street at 6:05 p.m. Dec. 22.

Dog violation

SHAMOKIN - Denise Lucas, of 121 N. Rock St., was cited by city police Patrolman Raymond J. Siko for violating the city's dog ordinance by allowing her dogs to continually bark at 1:15 p.m. Oct. 28. Lucas was given a ticket for the offense originally, but it went unpaid, according to police.

Theft

COAL TOWNSHIP - Police are asking for information in locating the person responsible for stealing items valued at $1,900 from a township resident.

Coal Township Police Officer Chad Yoder said Anthony Nestico, 52, of Coal Township, reported an unknown person entered his property and stole a MS 660 Stihl Magnum chainsaw valued at $1,200 and approximately 50 to 100 feet of copper wire valued at $700 around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Anyone with information regarding the stolen items is asked to contact Coal Township police at 570-644-0333.

Hit and run

COAL TOWNSHIP - Kevin J. Glover, 41, of 1026 E. Chestnut St., was charged by Coal Township police in relation to a hit-and-run crash at 2:50 p.m. Dec. 24 at the Plaza at Coal Township on Route 61.

Police said Glover fled after crashing a 2011 Ford Focus into the side of a 1996 Subaru Impreza driven by Jose Santiago, 54, of 1219 W. Mulberry St., Coal Township.

He was charged with failing to stop and give information and render aid at an accident scene, driving with an expired license and driving without insurance.

Tower trouble

SELINSGROVE - Four young men face felony charges after disrupting an aviation radar when they entered a Federal Aviation Administration navigation tower in Penn Township, Snyder County.

Kevin C. Herman, 19, of Winfield; Alex T. Moyer, 20, of Selinsgrove; Michael J. Ede, 20, of Winfield, and Brett H. Eyster, 20, of Selinsgrove, were all charged by Trooper Nathan Wenzel, state police at Selinsgrove, with felony counts of burglary, causing or risking catastrophe, criminal mischief and criminal trespass. They also face a summary count of underage drinking.

Police said the four entered the tower along Air Tower Road, southwest of Selinsgrove, about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, setting off an alarm.

Guilty plea

SHAMOKIN - Dennis Hynes Jr., 23, of Coal Township, pleaded guilty Tuesday to disorderly conduct. He was sentenced by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to one year probation and a $200 fine, plus $165 in court costs. The charge was filed Aug. 27 by Coal Township Patrolman Chad Yoder.

Retail theft

COAL TOWNSHIP - Karen M. Brandau, 51, of 1332 Poplar St., Kulpmont, is charged by Coal Township Patrolman Edward Purcell Jr. with retail theft. Brandau is accused of stealing $47.58 in merchandise Dec. 17 from Walmart Supercenter, Route 61.

Skips fingerprints

MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Township police said two men violated court orders by failing to appear for fingerprinting.

Tanner A. Hess, 19, of 229 W. Girard St., Mount Carmel, and Jeremy D. Evans, 28, of 113 Millville Road, Bloomsburg, are each charged by Patrolman Kelly Campbell with default in required appearance.

Hess was to appear between June 23 and July 22 stemming from an arrest on charges of public drunkenness and possession of drug paraphernalia. Evans was to appear between Aug. 19 and Sept. 23 stemming from an arrest on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and driving while operating privileges are suspended or revoked.

DUI

COAL TOWNSHIP - Richard Kodack, 57, of 110 Short St., Ranshaw, was charged by Patrolman Chris Lapotsky with driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving relating to a Dec. 20 accident on Tioga Street near Thomas Street.

Police said Kodack was driving east at 10 p.m. when his truck exited the right side of the road and struck a utility pole. The vehicle sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene. The pole was not damaged.

Kodack escaped injury.

Robbery

MOUNT CARMEL - A 17-year-old Shenandoah female was charged with robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, simple assault, criminal mischief, harassment and criminal conspiracy by borough police Patrolman Justin Stelma after an incident at 1 a.m. Dec. 8 in the 00 block of North Maple Street.

One-vehicle crash

UNION TOWNSHIP - A Sunbury man was not injured in a crash at 2:39 a.m. Saturday on the Susquehanna Trail near South Main Street.

State police at Selinsgrove say a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Willie M. Hay II, 21, of Sunbury, was traveling south on the Susquehanna Trail when he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to hit a house on the right side of Routes 11 and 15 south. The Crown Victoria was disabled in the crash.

Hay was not injured but police cited him for driving on roadways laned for traffic.

Juvenile drug charges

MOUNT CARMEL - Police Chief Todd Owens charged a 17-year-old Shamokin male with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia following an incident at 10 a.m. Nov. 13 in the 00 block of West Third Street.

Paraphernalia

MOUNT CARMEL - A 17-year-old Kulpmont male was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia by Chief Todd Owens following an incident in the 00 block of West Third Street at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 10.

Harassment

MOUNT CARMEL - Two individuals, Claire Lichty, 27, and Michael Laskowski Jr., 37, both of 310 S. Chestnut St., were cited for harassment by police Patrolman Michael Pitcavage after a domestic dispute at their residence at 3 p.m. Dec. 29.

Police said the two were cited for striking each other during the incident, but Laskowski was taken into custody and transported to Northumberland County Prison on a probation violation.

Two-car crash

LEWIS TOWNSHIP - Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 12:20 p.m. Friday on Old Turnpike Road (Route 45), near Four Bells Church Road, in Lewis Township.

State police at Milton report a 2004 Buick LeSabre, driven by William J. Pollack, 78, of Kulpmont, was stopped in the right lane of State Route 45 waiting for the vehicle in front of him to turn right into a private drive. Behind them, a 2007 Ford Explorer, driven by Chester A. Rowe, 77, of Milton, failed to stop and rear ended the LeSabre.

Pollack's vehicle spun counterclockwise across the roadway and came to rest on the south berm of the road. Rose's vehicle stopped on the north berm of the road.

Pollack and his passenger, Mary A. Pollack, 78, of Kulpmont, were injured in the crash, as was Rowe's passenger, Mary Geiswite, 71, of Milton. All three were transported to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, for treatment. Police cited Rowe for a careless driving violation.

No injuries

EXCELSIOR - Two Ashland residents escaped injury Saturday in a one-vehicle crash on Route 901 in Coal Township.

John Monterosso Jr., 60, was driving a 2001 Ford Escort east about 2:50 p.m. when he drove over a patch of ice while rounding a curve, causing him to lose control, according to Patrolman Jason Adams.

The vehicle exited the south berm, struck a tree and became stuck in a ditch.

Traveling with Monterosso was Tina Ennis, 58. The vehicle was towed.

Motel theft

VALLEY TOWNSHIP - State police at Milton report someone forcibly entered the former Days Inn motel on Sheraton Road, Valley Township, by prying open a back door sometime between Dec. 13 and Dec. 20. The thieves removed 13 32-inch flat screen televisions, four security cameras, 100 yards of commercial grade carpet and 75 feet of copper piping.

Anyone with information on the theft is asked to contact state police at Milton at 570-524-2662.

Vehicle burglary

COAL TOWNSHIP - Andre Jarrell, 31, of 1746 Tioga St., told Coal Township police that his wallet, the face plate of his vehicle's CD player and an Xbox controller were stolen from his vehicle between 11:30 p.m. Sunday and 5:30 a.m. Monday. The vehicle was parked in front of his home. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-644-0333.

Window broken

COAL TOWNSHIP - Glen Kreisher, 60, of 1201 E. Webster St., told Coal Township police a first-floor window at his home was broken between 10 p.m. Friday and 5:45 a.m. Saturday. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-644-0333.

Police car in wreck

COAL TOWNSHIP - No one was injured in an minor crash involving a Coal Township police vehicle at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Police said Officer Christopher Williams was traveling north up Woodlawn Avenue on the snow-covered road when his patrol car began to slide backward and struck another vehicle, operated by Michelle Blessing, 35, of 435 Center St., that was stopped on the road because of another accident.

Both vehicles sustained minor damage.

Vehicle struck twice

COAL TOWNSHIP - A local woman was not injured after her vehicle was struck twice in separate crashes at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on Woodlawn Avenue.

Autumn Breslin, of 1607 W. Independence St., told police she was traveling south on Woodlawn Avenue. A vehicle in front of her was traveling slowly because of the snow and ice-covered roadway. Breslin told police she then slid into the rear of this vehicle.

Another vehicle, also traveling south on Woodlawn Avenue, slid into her vehicle. Breslin and the driver from the first accident exchanged information and resolved the matter privately. The driver of the second vehicle, which struck Breslin's vehicle in the rear, left the scene without speaking to her.

Breslin was not injured in the crash and her vehicle sustained minor damage.

Two-vehicle crash

COAL TOWNSHIP - Two vehicles sustained light damage in a crash at 7:33 a.m. in the area of Water Street and Woodlawn Avenue Tuesday.

Police report a Dodge automobile, driven by Sandra Catino, of 802 N. Sixth St., Shamokin, was traveling south on Woodlawn Avenue and slid on the snow and ice-covered roadway, striking a parked 2004 Toyota automobile registered to Paul Eby, of 517 Kulp Ave.

DUI charges

COAL TOWNSHIP - Andrew Popiel, 30, of 400 S. Shamokin St., Shamokin, was charged by Patrolman Edward Purcell with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of careless driving involving a Dec. 20 accident at the intersection of Route 901 and Lower Excelsior Road.

Police reported Popiel had a blood-alcohol content of .137 percent.

Retail theft

COAL TOWNSHIP - Patrolman Edward Purcell has charged Jaime D. Gledhill, 33, of 67 S. Oak St., Coal Township, and Timothy W. Piper, 42, of 427 N. Washington St., Shamokin, with retail theft and criminal conspiracy for allegedly stealing $246.99 in merchandise from Walmart Supercenter Dec. 24.

Retail theft

SHAMOKIN - Chief of Police Darwin Tobias III charged Brenda J. Snyder, 49, of 1123 W. Water St., Coal Township, with retail theft.

Police reported Snyder is accused of stealing body jewelry, a glass smoking pipe, Pink Floyd collection tin and other products valued at $218 from Dragonfly Novelties LLC, 527 N. Market St.

Aggravated assault

ELYSBURG - Christopher F. Fausnaught, 43, of 235 Roadarmel Lane, Paxinos, was charged with burglary, aggravated assault, criminal trespass, simple assault and criminal mischief following a fight at 102 Nottingham Drive at 8:05 p.m. Jan. 2.

Ralpho Township Police Officer Chris Dailey reported in court documents that when he was called to the home for a domestic incident, he was confronted by several people, one of them covered in blood and holding a wooden club. The victim, Lewis Weikel, told police he and a female were in the Nottingham Drive residence when Fausnaught came to the home and kicked the door open, entered the apartment and assaulted Weikel with his fists and a rolling pin.

Fausnaught was arraigned Jan. 3 and released on $10,000 bail. A preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, is scheduled for Wednesday.

Failure to show

ATLAS - David J. Swatski, 32, of 543 E. North St., Marion Heights, and Chloe C. Wydra, 36, of 299 Ralpho Road, Elysburg, were charged by Mount Carmel Township Police Officer Kelly Campbell with failure to make a required appearance after both were ordered to appear to be fingerprinted at the township's police station, as ordered by the court.

Both individuals were ordered to appear for separate preliminary hearings on the charges on Jan. 28.

Drug charges filed

MOUNT CARMEL - Borough police charged Judith M. McGinley, 51, of 129 W. Third St., with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and delivery of a controlled substance following a probation search at a residence on Maple Street on Dec. 3.

Police said they found syringes, a silver spoon and a tin foil smoking pipe. Police also found prescription medication in different branded bottles in McGinley's purse.

A preliminary hearing on the charges against McGinley is scheduled for Jan. 28.

False ID

MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Michael T. Dower, 19, of 14 S. 10th St., Ashland, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, public drunkenness, giving false identification to authorities and a pedestrian violation after he was found walking along Route 901 near Locust Summit at 11:57 a.m. Dec. 22, and allegedly in possession of a crack pipe and a baggie with a white residue in it.

The charges were filed by Mount Carmel Township Police Officer Kelly Campbell. Dower is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones, of Mount Carmel, on Jan. 28.

Two charged

SAGON - Michael D. Leaveck, 20, of 48 S. Locust St., Mount Carmel, and Dustin J. Murray, 19, of 505 E. Melrose St., Marion Heights, were charged with drug and alcohol offenses after a traffic stop at 11:34 p.m. Dec. 6 in the area of Sagon Road, Mount Carmel Township.

Mount Carmel Township Police Patrolman Matthew Filarski reported in court documents that while at a accident scene on Sagon Road, police observed a vehicle coming at them at a high rate of speed. When they stopped the vehicle, the driver, Murray, said he was having problems with the brakes.

Police reported open containers of alcohol were found inside the vehicle. The two were taken into custody and the vehicle was impounded. A search by police turned up more alcohol and marijuana inside it.

Both men were charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a small amount of marijuana, underage drinking and a violation of the open container law. Murray was also cited for careless driving. Preliminary hearings for Murray and Leaveck are scheduled for Jan. 28.

Prohibited weapon

MOUNT CARMEL - Chad C. Zerby, 19, of 137-139 S. Orange St., Apt. 1, was charged with a prohibited weapons offense and disorderly conduct after being found with a knife on his person outside his apartment building.

Inside his jacket, police also found three air-soft pistols and a homemade club made out of solid steel. Also in his possession were three other air-soft and BB guns, police said.

Zerby was arraigned Wednesday and released on $10,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones on Wednesday.

Endangerment

ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township Police charged Amber M. Miller, 25, of 323 W. Saylor St. with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of drug paraphernalia, public nuisances and disorderly conduct after a probation visit at her home Oct. 8 turned up deplorable conditions in the home and smoking devices and packages of synthetic marijuana. The property was later condemned by Mount Carmel Township Chief Brian Hollenbush.

Miller was arraigned Monday and released on $5,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

Corruption of minors

MARION HEIGHTS - Natasha Fetterman, 28, of 91 Center St., Aristes, was charged by Mount Carmel Township police with criminal conspiracy, corruption of minors, and selling or furnishing alcohol to underage drinkers.

Patrolman Matthew Filarski reported in court documents Fetterman and another individual provided alcohol to several individuals inside a home at 509 E. Clermont St., Marion Heights, Aug. 17.

She was arraigned Wednesday and released on $10,000 unsecured bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

Scattering rubbish

COAL TOWNSHIP - Police charged Robert Wetzel Jr. 23, of 202 Walnut St., Ashland, with scattering rubbish for dumping approximately 15 bags of household trash in October in a wooded area east of Coal Run on land owned by the Susquehanna Coal Company.

Missing teen

MILTON - State police in Milton are asking for help in locating a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since Friday.

Jessika Ann James, of 1215 Mansion Road, Milton, was last seen leaving her residence and getting into a vehicle at around 3:30 p.m. Friday, police said.

She is 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs approximately 200 pounds and has blue eyes and dark hair. She was wearing a black sweatshirt and jeans and has a lower left lip piercing.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact state police at 570-524-2662.

Public drunkenness

SHAMOKIN - John Valenskie, 37, of 325 E. Water St., Apt. 3, was cited for public drunkenness by Shamokin City Police Cpl. Jarrod Scandle after being found passed out on the floor of the Turkey Hill store on Lincoln Street at 2:27 a.m. Dec. 20.

DUI

COAL TOWNSHIP - Daniel E. Straub Jr., 25, of Shamokin, was charged by Patrolman Jason Adams with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving without insurance in connection with a Dec. 24 accident in the area of 20 N. Oak St.

Police reported Straub, who had a blood-alcohol content of .20 percent, was operating a 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee south at 5:49 a.m. when his SUV struck two parked vehicles.

Driver cited

COAL TOWNSHIP - Janice A. French, of 1432 W. Walnut St., Coal Township, was cited by Patrolman Chris Williams for driving without insurance relating to an accident Tuesday morning at Woodlawn Avenue and Water Street.

Police reported French was driving a 1993 Pontiac Grand Prix south on Woodlawn Avenue at 7:33 a.m. when her car slid on the snow and ice covered road into a 2003 Volkswagen operated by Autumn Breslin, of 1607 W. Independence St., Coal Township, who was stopped because of a previous accident involving her vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

Both vehicles sustained minor damage, police said.

Vehicle rolls into ditch

ELYSBURG - A 16-year-old Elysburg driver escaped serious injury in a crash Friday night when the vehicle he was driving went out of control on a snow-covered rural road and flipped onto its roof in a drainage ditch.

Ralpho Township police said the teen, Dustin Chaundy, was taken to an area hospital by his parents for minor injuries following the 11:59 p.m. crash.

Police said the vehicle was traveling south on Jepko Road, which parallels Knoebel's Three-Ponds Golf Course between Route 487 and Happy Valley Road, during a heavy snow squall. The vehicle went into a skid on a lefthand curve and rolled as it hit the ditch on the right side of the road.

Responding with police were Elysburg firefighters and ambulance personnel.

Retail theft

COAL TOWNSHIP - Glenn Heim Jr., 37, of 29 N. Second St., Shamokin, was charged by Patrolman Chad Yoder with retail theft for allegedly stealing $465.02 in merchandise from Walmart Supercenter at about 6 p.m. Dec. 23.

Police said Heim was stopped by store security personnel upon leaving the business with the merchandise in his shopping cart.

Domestic disturbance

SHAMOKIN - Patrick J. Brady Jr., 45, of 34 N. Third St., Shamokin, was arraigned by video Friday on charges of simple assault, harassment and resisting arrest involving a domestic disturbance.

Police said the assault occurred shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

According to a criminal complaint filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, Brady is accused of attempting to push his live-in girlfriend, Courtney Depoe, down a set of steps at their home, hitting her in the face and grabbing her face and head in an attempt to twist her neck, causing redness, pain and abrasions.

Police, who found a rifle in the home, said Brady assaulted Depoe in the presence of her 2-year-old son.

Police deployed a Taser when Brady resisted arrest. Taser probes struck Brady in the center of the chest, but they did not stop him from aggressively coming toward police and refusing to obey multiple commands. Police had to use substantial force to take Brady into custody.

Brady was initially committed by Gembic to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury, but was later released after posting $7,500 cash bail.

Simple assault

SHAMOKIN - Patrolman William Zalinski has charged Ryan Allen Wagner, 36, of 325 S. Shamokin St., Shamokin, with simple assault and harassment relating to a disturbance at 9:30 p.m. Sunday at his residence.

Police said Wagner is accused of choking his live-in girlfriend, Amber Pawelczyk, and throwing her to the ground, causing neck abrasions and an injury to her right elbow.

Prior to the assault, Pawelczyk told police Wagner pulled a toddler she was babysitting from her arms.

Wagner was arraigned at 10:30 a.m. Monday by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III and released on $5,000 unsecured bail.

Guilty plea

SHAMOKIN - Christian Krych, 19, of 156 E. Independence St., Apt. 3B, Shamokin, pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for one year.

An additional charge of underage drinking was withdrawn.

Krych was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Bryan Primerano in connection with a Dec. 12 incident at his residence.

Disorderly conduct

SHAMOKIN - Thomas J. Feudale, 49, of 545 Sixth St., rear apartment, Coal township, pleaded guilty Tuesday to disorderly conduct and was ordered by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for one year.

An additional charge of public drunkenness was withdrawn.

Feudale was charged by Coal Township Patrolman David Sage in connection with a Dec. 12 incident at Sixth and Main Streets, Ranshaw.

Harassment

LYKENS - State police in Lykens filed harassment charges against Ronald G. Gray, 59, of Halifax, after a Jan. 12 incident in Middle Paxton Township.

Police said an unidentified 32-year-old from Elizabethville stopped along Route 225 around 5 p.m. to remove a deer from the roadway. Gray pulled his vehicle over in front of the victim and yelled that he wanted the deer, police said. Gray then got in the victim's face and stood over the victim's shoulder in an attempt to be intimidating, police said. He also bumped the victim with his right arm and shoulder, police said.

Retail theft

COAL TOWNSHIP - Shawna Houser, 21, of 328 S. Diamond St., Shamokin, was charged by Patrolman Chris Lapotsky with retail theft and trespassing involving a 5 p.m. Dec. 19 incident at Walmart Supercenter in which she allegedly stole $149.01 in merchandise.

Disorderly conduct

SELINSGROVE - State police charged an unidentified 16-year-old with disorderly conduct for intentionally jumping on a merchandise prop at Walmart Supercenter, Monroe Township, causing merchandise to be scattered on the floor shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday.

Crash

SELINSGROVE - A Herndon teenager was involved in two consecutive accidents Monday morning.

State police said Edward L. Easton Jr., 18, of Herndon, was stopped along Route 15 near County Line Road after he crashed against a guide rail shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, when Chelsea A. Oberlin, 26, of Middleburg, lost control of her vehicle and struck the rear end of his car.

Neither driver was injured and both vehicles sustained minor damage. Oberlin was cited for failing to obey safe speeds. Police did not say if Easton was cited for the original crash.

Retail theft

SELINSGROVE - State police cited an unidentified male from Sunbury with retail theft after he removed numerous items from Walmart Supercenter, Monroe Township, and then left without paying around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Driver cited in crash

COAL TOWNSHIP - Raymond P. Glessner, 48, of 817 Market St., Ashland, was cited for careless driving following a two-car accident at 11:36 a.m. Tuesday at Route 61 and State Route 8001.

Coal Township Police report Glesser was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Impala on State Route 8001 toward Route 61 north and was stopped behind a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer, driven by Suzanne Leffler, 50, of 194 Roadarmel Lane, Paxinos, which was stopped for a red light.

After looking to the left to see of any traffic was traveling on Route 61, Glessner failed to look if the Leffler vehicle had moved. He hit Leffler's vehicle, which was still stopped.

Both vehicles sustained minor damage and neither driver, nor Glesser's passenger, a 14-year-old female, was injured.

DUI

COAL TOWNSHIP - Shane Williams, 19, of 1111 N. Pearl St., Shamokin, was charged with three counts of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance after Coal Township Police suspected he was under the influence during a vehicle stop at a sobriety checkpoint on Route 61 near the former Sam Bressi Motors Sept. 20. Police said Williams had a blood alcohol level of .116 percent.

Littering

COAL TOWNSHIP - William J. McLaughlin Jr., 44, of 1103 E. Race St., Coal Township, was cited by township police for scattering rubbish.

Officers said McLaughlin allegedly took household rubbish to the Big Mountain area and deposited it off the main road. McLaughlin agreed to remove the rubbish.

The citation was filed with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic, of Shamokin.

Criminal trespass

SNYDERTOWN - State police at Stonington cited four juveniles for criminal trespass at a property at the intersection of Furman Road and Fox Road at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Scattering rubbish

COAL TOWNSHIP - Kenneth Pilkus Jr., 24, of 519 E. Kase St., Shamokin, was charged by Coal Township Police with scattering rubbish for allegedly dumping and burning household trash in a wooded area near Bunker Hill ballfield on property owned by Susquehanna Coal Company.

Criminal mischief

MOUNT CARMEL - A 16-year-old male from Ashland was charged by Lt. Christopher Buhay with criminal mischief for causing damage to an entrance door at Compass Academy, 30 W. Third St., at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 18.

Police said the juvenile kicked the door, causing the glass to shatter.

Disorderly conduct

MOUNT CARMEL - Lt. Christopher Buhay cited Jocelyn N. Wywadis, 25, of 351 S. Market St., Mount Carmel, and Colin Wasilewski, 21, of 809 Oneida St., Shamokin, for disorderly conduct involving a fight in the area of Seventh and Oak streets at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 7.

Police said Wasilewski also was cited for driving with a suspended license.

Harassment

MOUNT CARMEL - Danielle Freitag, 27, of 18 S. Locust St., Mount Carmel, was cited by Patrolman William Adamski for harassment and disorderly conduct relating to a disturbance at 9 a.m. Jan. 6 at her residence.

Retail theft

MOUNT CARMEL - Ronald A. Willis, 26, of 67 Springside St., Locust Gap, was cited by Patrolman William Adamski for retail theft for stealing merchandise from the State Liquor Store, 136 S. Oak St., at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 17.

Harassment

MOUNT CARMEL - Nathan Olah, 25, of 406 E. Sixth St., Mount Carmel, was cited by Lt. Christopher Buhay for harassment involving a Jan. 7 disturbance at his residence in which he's accused of kicking Sarah Britton, 19, of Shamokin, causing an injury.

Driver cited

UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - Michael Mensch, 23, of Danville, was cited by Trooper Todd Leiby of state police at Stonington for failing to drive in a single lane relating to a one-car accident Saturday night on Snydertown Road.

Police reported Mensch was driving a 1993 Subaru Impreza east at 7:30 p.m. when he approached a 90-degree bend in the road at an unsafe speed and crashed head-on into a rock embankment off the north side of the road before coming to rest.

Mensch and his passenger, Tyler Davis, 24, of Danville, escaped injury.

Drug charge

COAL TOWNSHIP - Prenden Heintzelman, 27, of Northumberland, was charged by Patrolman Matthew Hashuga with possession of drug paraphernalia involving an incident at Walmart Supercenter at about 11 p.m. Saturday.

Police said Heintzelman was found unresponsive inside a rest room and had to be treated by emergency medical personnel. Heintzelman was later found to be in possession of small packets containing heroin residue. A syringe and spoon also were found in a trash bin in the rest room, police said.

Retail thefts

COAL TOWNSHIP - Patrolman Matthew Hashuga has cited Kathy Rosetta, 50, of Mount Carmel; Nikki Leininger, 29, of Tremont, and John May, 36, of Shamokin, for retail theft involving separate incidents at Walmart Supercenter.

Rosetta is accused of stealing $94.61 in merchandise Dec. 3.

Leininger and May are charged with stealing merchandise valued at $26.91 and $143.63, respectively, Dec. 7.

Theft of services

SHAMOKIN - Debra Campbell, 56, of 121 W. Montgomery St., Shamokin, was cited by Patrolman Scott Weaver for theft of services relating to a Dec. 16 incident in the 600 block of Packer Street.

Police said Campbell allowed her garbage to be dumped into a Dumpster owned by Angel Martinez, of 249 S. Vine St., Shamokin.

Condition improves

DANVILLE - The condition of Brittany Shoffler, 24, of Coal Township, who was injured in a rollover crash near Aristes Jan. 8, has been upgraded from critical to serious at Geisinger Medical Center.

Shoffler was ejected from her 2008 BMW 328XI after losing control on a patch of ice on Aristes-Ringtown Road, east of Route 42.

Drug items found

UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington reported drug paraphernalia was found by emergency medical personnel in Shikellamy State Park at 6:15 p.m. Saturday after they responded to treat an unresponsive male.

SHAMOKIN - Three defendants pleaded guilty to charges Tuesday and were ordered by Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III to pay fines and costs.

- Justin Simmons, 29, of 29 N. Shamokin St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of disorderly conduct and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs. Additional charges of possession of Spice and public drunkenness were withdrawn.

Simmons was charged by Shamokin Cpl. Jarrod Scandle with attempting to enter a home at 32 N. Shamokin St. while intoxicated, which annoyed and alarmed the occupants. Police said the disturbance occurred at about 2 a.m. Nov. 22.

- Michael D. Benjamin Jr., 20, of 217 Main St., Shenandoah, pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia and was ordered to pay a $300 fine plus costs and placed on supervised probation for one year. An additional charge of possession of bath salts and a small amount of marijuana was withdrawn.

Benjamin was charged by Coal Township Detective Jeff Brennan in connection with an incident in the parking lot at McDonald's on Route 61.

- Ryan A. Wagner, 36, of 325 S. Shamokin St., Shamokin, pleaded guilty to a summary offense of harassment and was ordered to pay a $250 fine plus costs. An additional charge of simple assault was withdrawn.

Wagner was charged by Shamokin Patrolman William Zalinski with choking his live-in girlfriend, Amber Pawelczyk, and throwing her to the ground, causing her to suffer abrasions on her neck and an open cut on her right elbow.

Police said the disturbance occurred Jan. 11 at 325 S. Shamokin St.