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Monday, December 28, 2009

Brenda L. Kelly, 40, of Marysville, Pa., was cited by state police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks for failure to drive on roadways laned for traffic after a one-car mishap Saturday at 8:45 p.m. on Rt. 25 in Hegins Township.

Police said she was driving a 2003 Ford Taurus eastbound when she lost control of the vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and strike a utility pole. The vehicle then traveled northeast through the eastbound and westboud lanes of travel and came to rest facing northeast along the north berm.

The driver was uninnjured.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Dodge Ram hits Dodge Ram

A Broadheadsville man was slightly hurt in a car crash Wednesday on Little Gap Road in Lower Towamensing Township.

Carl W. Carlson, 44, was hurt when he tried to pass two vehicles as he was driving his Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck east at 8:45 a.m. A Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck driven by Corey A. Scheckler, 21, of Lehighton, was slowing to turn left into a driveway. Carlson entered the oncoming lane as Scheckler was making the left turn and also entered the oncoming lane. The front passenger side of Carlson's truck struck the front driver's side of Scheckler's truck.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Two hurt in Penn Forest crash

Two Philadelphia men were injured in a car crash on Route 534 in Penn Forest Township Tuesday.

Tetswro Murakami, 22, and Daichi Sakagami, 20, were passengers in a 2010 Ford Focus driven by Shinji Kageyama, 22, also of Philadelphia. Kageyama was driving west by the Monroe/Carbon County line when he lost control of the car as he rounded a left curve. The Focus hit a guardrail on the north side of the highway with the right front passenger side.

Murakami and Sakagami were taken by Lehighton Ambulance to Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, Lehighton.

Monday, December 28, 2009

No one is hurt in two-car mishap

No one was injured in a two-vehicle mishap Sunday at 11:38 p.m. at the intersection of Route 61 and Laurel Road in Deer Lake Borough.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Hit-and-run crash probed in Schuylkill

State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks are investigating a hit-and-run accident that was reported at 1:30 p.m. Friday along Township Route 392 in Poine Grove Township.

Police said an unknown vehicle traveling east on the road, Oak Grove Road, crossed over the westbound lane onto the shoulder of the road, where it struck a fence and continued for about 150 feet, knocking down the fence before traveling back into the eastbound lane.

The vehicle is described as a bluish-green-colored vehicle with a broken side mirroe on it. It is believed to be a Ford model.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Christmas Eve scuffle

A Pine Grove man faces a simple assault charge after a Christmas Eve altercation.

Matthew Walter Herring, 37, was arguing with Renee Mae Herring at 6:15 p.m. at 908 Long Run Road, Wayne Township, said state police at Schuylkill Haven. The argument escalated, with the victim being physically assaulted. She sustained minor injuries.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Unattended vehicle stolen in Monroe

State police at the Fern Ridge barracks are investigating the theft of a 2004 Dodge Durango vehicle that was stolen Wednesday at 2:30 a.m. when its owner left the vehicle running while he entered a store.

The victim is David C. Couonterman, 37, of Effort.

Police said he left the unlocked vehicle in the parking area of the Effort Uni-Mart Store, Rt. 115 and State Road, Chestnuthill Township.

The vehicle has a registration plate of TRAXXAS, a "Semper Fi" plate on the front bumper and a U.S. Marine Corps sticker centered on the rear window.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Two are facing robbery charges

Christopher R. Hans, 24, and Joseph J. Brennan II, 24, both of Ashland, have been charged by state police at the Frackville barracks with robbery, criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault and simple assault, as well as other charges, following an incident Wednesday at 12:20 p.m. at the R & R Quick Mart, Girardville.

They were arraigned and committed to the Schuylkill County Prison, Pottsville, in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Purse is taken from shopping cart

The theft of a purse from a shopping cart at the WalMart Store in Lower Macungie Township is being investigated by state police at the Fogelsville barracks.

The victim is Nicole Frick, 38, of Easton.

She told police someone took the purse at about 9:19 p.m. Monday while she was shopping at the store.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Weisenberg home is burglarized

State police at the Fogelsville barracks are investigating a burglary that was reported at 4:25 p.m. Monday in Weisenberg Township.

The victim is a 61-year-old female from White Plains, N.Y., whom police did not identify.

Police said someone forced open a locked window on the side of the residence, activating the burglar alarm, but the actor(s) removed unknown items before leaving the home via the front door.

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