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Harassment arrests reported

State police at Lehighton reported on the following arrests made for harassment.

On Sept. 16 about 7:10 a.m. Annette Purcell, 51, arrived at Box 1735, Kunkletown R.1, Polk Township, Monroe County, and allegedly punched Christina Purcell, 30, also of that address, in the leg and threw a cup of coffee on her. As a result Annette Purcell was charged, troopers said.On Sept. 18 about 4:39 p.m. at 550 Mountain Drive, Polk Township, Tammy Teresa Held, of Kunkletown, and Tracey Marie Trenery, of Albrightsville, had a verbal and physical altercation. As a result Trenery was charged, troopers said.Troopers said a 10-year-old Lehighton male was charged after he threatened a 12-year-old Lehighton male during a football game the two were involved in. The incident occurred in the area of 42 Sam Brooke Circle, East Penn Township on Sept. 18 about 4 p.m., troopers said.Two 17-year-old juveniles from Philadelphia got involved in a physical altercation at the Youth Service Agency Camp Adams, in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County, about 3 p.m. on Sept. 20. As a result one of the juveniles was charged.