Published November 12. 2026 02:15PM
State police at the Hazleton barracks reported the following incidents:
• Police are investigating a criminal mischief incident they were called to on Tamaqua Street, Banks Township.
The victim, a 58-year-old Hazleton man, told police that between Oct. 15 and 29 someone damaged a plastic molded pond, several solar lights and a wooden banister on his property.
The damage was estimated at $200, police said.
• A 53-year-old Beaver Meadows man was charged with public drunkenness after police were called to a store in the 500 block of Main Street, White Haven, at 3:25 p.m. Nov. 9.
Police said the man fell in the store and sustained a head injury. He was transported to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton, for treatment.
Police said a 2016 Toyota was involved in the incident.