State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks are investigating a criminal mischief incident that was reported to them at 2 p.m., Dec. 31, in Port Carbon.

The victim, Howard C. Schwartz Jr., 45, of Port Carbon, said someone scratched the hood and passenger's side front fender of his 2001 Chevrolet Tracker while it was in the parking lot of an apartment complex located at 119 North St.