Police Blotter 3-06-10

Published: March 6, 2010

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Public drunkenness

MOUNT CARMEL - Michael Matukaitis, 36, of South Oak Street, Mount Carmel, was cited by Patrolman Kevin Katch for public drunkenness relating to a Feb. 22 incident in the first block of South Oak Street.

Police reported Matukaitis was found lying on a sidewalk at 3:50 a.m. and was unable to move without assistance. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for medical treatment.

Two cited

MOUNT CARMEL - Patrolman Matt Dillman cited David Brian Barker, 25, of 29 E. Seventh St., Mount Carmel, for operating an all-terrain vehicle on streets or highways and driving under suspension relating to an incident that occurred at 7:20 p.m. Feb. 25 at Fifth and Oak streets.

Dennis Barker Sr., 54, of 29 E. Seventh St., Mount Carmel, owner of the ATV, also was cited for not having required liability insurance.

Drug charges

RANSHAW - Cynthia Ann Albertson, 19, and Eric Anthony Watkins, 20, both of 211 Third St., Ranshaw, have been charged by Trooper Thomas Leib of state police at Stonington with possession of drug paraphernalia relating to an incident that occurred at about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at their residence.

Police reported three smoking devices containing marijuana residue were found in their home.

Mother charged

COAL TOWNSHIP - Tammy L. Creveling, 40, of 1421 W. Arch St., Coal Township, has been charged by Deputy Chief Chris Williams with interfering with the custody of children, obstructing administration of the law and disorderly conduct relating to a disturbance Thursday afternoon at her residence.

At about 4:45 p.m., police reported Creveling began yelling and cursing Northumberland County Children and Youth Services personnel and telling her four children, ranging in age from 8 to 13, to run away after being advised that her children were going to be removed from her home.

Coal Township and Shamokin police were able to locate Creveling's four children, who were turned over to Children and Youth Services.

Creveling was arraigned on the charges at 8:45 p.m. Thursday by on-call Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones of Mount Carmel and committed to Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.

Forgery, drug offenses

MILTON - Chad David Varano, 24, of 344 Hemlock Lane, Elysburg, and Christopher Michael Fox, 24, of 406 W. Valley Ave., Elysburg, were charged by Trooper David Turnbow in connection with incidents that occurred between Oct. 9 and Oct. 19 at various locations.

Varano is charged with unlawfully acquiring Vicodin, forgery, possession of Vicodin and theft by unlawful taking. Fox is charged with unlawfully acquiring Vicodin, forgery and possession of Vicodin.

According to a criminal complaint filed at the office of Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III of Shamokin, Varano, who was interning at the office of physician assistant Russell Leshinski at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, stole medical prescriptions and supplied them to Fox to secure Vicodin. Police said the first use of the stolen prescriptions occurred Oct. 9 at Rite Aid Pharmacy in Shamokin, at which time Fox was able to acquire 30 tablets of Vicodin, which was split between both defendants. The second use of the stolen prescriptions occurred at Burch's Drug Store in Elysburg, where it was determined that the prescription was fraudulent.

Varano and Fox were arraigned at 3:15 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Thursday by Gembic. They were each released on $10,000 unsecured bail. At his arraignment, Varano waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was ordered by Gembic to appear for arraignment March 29 at Northumberland County Courthouse, Sunbury.

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