Published July 13. 2026 02:45PM
Tamaqua police reported on the following incidents:
• Police said two borough men who were fighting broke a neighbor’s fence around 6:50 p.m. July 5.
As a result, Anthony Perez, 31, and Ayden Santiago, 19, were charged with disorderly conduct/engage in fighting.
According to police, Santiago spat on Perez’s car, and when Perez asked why he did so, Santiago took a fighting stance.
The two then fought and damaged a fence on the 200 block of Green Street.
The owner of the fence requested that it be repaired.
• Brian Smith, 63, of Tamaqua, was taken into custody by police around 8:45 a.m. July 2.
Police said Smith, who was walking on North Railroad Street, was wanted on a warrant from Rutherford police in New Jersey.