Tamaqua police make arrests
Tamaqua police reported on the following arrests made by officers.
A Tamaqua man has been charged with theft and receiving stolen property following an incident May 5.According to police, Jonathan A. Miller, 32, 127 Owl Creek Road, borrowed a vehicle, and when he returned it, the vehicle's owner discovered that jewelry was missing from a small white purse she'd left in the vehicle.The purse also contained jewelry which did not belong to her.The items stolen were a silver ring, silver necklace and a gold necklace with a diamond pendant. Police investigated and found that the items had been pawned in Lehighton. Police charged Miller with theft and receiving stolen property.A Tamaqua man was cited for loud music at 5 p.m. May 26, which was disrupting the peace outside and knocking pictures off the walls of neighboring houses. As a result police cited Thomas Katalenas, 25, of 225 Orwigsburg St. for disorderly conduct and unreasonable noise.A Tamaqua man was cited following an incident reported at 11:18 p.m. May 22. Police said the incident occurred on Greenwood Street. Martin Gasker, 55, of 251 Cedar St. was seen throwing bottles and kicking garbage cans.Driving a vehicle without a driver's license resulted in a number of charges for a Coaldale man on May 23.About 2:15 a.m. Larry Miller, 32, of 215 E. High St. was stopped for several traffic violations.According to the police report, when Miller was asked for his required documentation, he stated that he did not have a driver's license and only had a photo identification card. Miller exhibited several signs of intoxication. When asked about drinking, the driver admitted to having two beers at a local bar.He failed field sobriety tests.He was then transported to Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street, Pottsville, where he refused to submit to a blood test. He is facing driving under the influence and other counts.A Tamaqua woman has been charged with stealing Raymond Schlauch's credit/debit card and using it to make two cash withdrawals. Terri Kates, 35, of 230 Mauch Chunk St., has been charged with access device fraud and theft.Schlauch reported the incident on April 17. Through an investigation, police determined Kates used the card twice at the M&T bank's ATM in Tamaqua on April 16. Police viewed the surveillance video of the ATM and identified Kates.