Courts/Police
Police Blotter 05-21-12
Theft BRIAR CREEK - A Sunbury woman was arrested for allegedly taking $513.87 worth of merchandise from Giant Food Markets at 5 p.m. May 19, according to state police at Bloomsburg. Police reported that Christine Marie Snyder, 25, was observed by a store (read more)
Police Blotter 5/19/12
DUI SHAMOKIN - A 17-year-old Coal Township female was charged with two counts of driving under the influence/operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in her system, careless driving and failure to follow requirements of junior drivers following an (read more)
Police blotter 5/18/12
Teen named MILTON - Maxine Eschbach, 17, of Milton, was identified by Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley as the person killed Monday afternoon when a 2003 Ford coupe was struck by a train on Center Street. Kelley said Eschbach died as a result (read more)
Police blotter 5/17/12
Disorderly conduct COAL TOWNSHIP - Daniel Youngwith, 24, of 1405 W. Willow St., Coal Township, was charged by Coal Township police with disorderly conduct relating to an incident shortly after 8 p.m. Monday at the home of Walter Sanders, 1412 W. State St (read more)
Police blotter 5/16/12
Gun stolen COAL TOWNSHIP - A Coal Township man was committed to Northumberland County Prison after a gun was stolen from a vehicle Wednesday evening. Coal Township Police officer Joshua Wynn charged Marquese T. Seger, 19, of 921 W. Mulberry St., Coal Tow (read more)
Police Blotter 5-14-12
Access device fraud DALMATIA - David Drumheller, of Ferster Valley Road, Dalmatia, reported unauthorized purchases totaling $44.28 were made Wednesday and Thursday utilizing his debit bank account. The purchases were made in Roswell, Ga., state police at (read more)
Police blotter 5/12/12
Disorderly conduct MOUNT CARMEL - Michael Edward Benner, 48, of North Spruce Street, Mount Carmel, is facing disorderly conduct charges relating to an incident that occurred in the lobby area of the office of District Magistrate Judge Hugh A. Jones at 10 (read more)
Police Blotter 05-11-12
False report KULPMONT - Joseph John Witkowski, 25, of 640 Chestnut St., Apartment 4, Kulpmont, is accused of lying to police about being robbed Dec. 27, 2011, on 806 Chestnut St. in order to be given more prescription pills, according to Kulpmont Police (read more)
District Court 05-11-12
MOUNT CARMEL - The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones. Defendants who waived their cases or were held for court were ordered to appear for plea court at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, at which (read more)
District Court 05-10-12
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants who waive their cases or were held for court were ordered to appear July 2 for plea court in Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury, whe (read more)
Police Blotter 05-10-12
Driver cited SHAMOKIN - Cheryl A. Feese, 45, of 1109 N. Franklin St., Shamokin, was cited by Patrolman Jarrod Scandle for failing to yield the right-of-way to an oncoming vehicle in connection with an April 29 accident at Second and Water streets. One-ve (read more)
Police Blotter 05-09-12
Harassment COAL TOWNSHIP - A township man accused of striking a woman in the groin area with his knee plead guilty to summary harassment. The incident occurred after Edward Waters, 28, of 1224 Pulaski Ave., found out a woman, Stacy Kays, had traded in hi (read more)
Police Blotter 05-08-12
2-car crash BUTLER TOWNSHIP - Two people suffered minor injuries Sunday night in an accident on Main Street near Bungalow Street in this Schuylkill County township. State police at Frackville reported Gail G. Sowersby, 49, of Ashland, was driving a 2004 (read more)
Police Blotter 5-7-12
Retail theft ELIZABETHVILLE - Two Northumberland County men are accused of attempting to steal $1,097 worth of electronics from a Walmart in Washington Township, Dauphin County. According to state police at Lykens, David Roy Sulouff, 23, of Trevorton, wa (read more)
Police Blotter 05-05-12
Truck, house spray-painted RANSHAW - Joseph Stawinski, 116 Second St., Ranshaw, reported someone spray-painted his 2011 Chevrolet pickup truck and house between 7 p.m. April 25 and 8 a.m. April 26, causing considerable damage. Stawinski told police som (read more)
Police Blotter 05-04-12
Aggravated assault ELYSBURG - Seth M. Gillen, 32, of Dalmatia, was charged by Ralpho Township Sgt. Chris Kreisher with aggravated assault, simple assault, retail theft and harassment relating to a disturbance at about noon Wednesday at the Sheetz store. (read more)
Police blotter 5/3/12
Photo: N/A, License: N/A One-car crash UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - No one was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday on Cold Run Road, Upper Augusta Township. State police at Stonington report a 1997 Hyundai Elantra, driven by Joshua A. Barley, 25, of Shamokin, was t (read more)
Police blotter 5/1/12
Material stolen WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP - State police at Milton report that sometime between April 1 and 26, someone removed a large amount of railroad track material from the property of the National Railway Historical Society in White Deer Township. Polic (read more)
Police Blotter 4-30-12
Theft from two locations JACKSON TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington continue to investigate the theft of metal from two locations along Mandata Road, just off of Route 225 in Jackson Township., which occurred between noon April 13 and 9:16 a.m. April (read more)
Police Blotter 04-29-12
Items stolen REBUCK - Himmel's Church, Rebuck, reported to state police at Stonington that sometime between noon on April 20 and 2 p.m. Friday, someone came onto church property and removed a steel barbecue grate and a brass faucet attachment. Total valu (read more)