Man charged with theft
HAMBURG - State police at Hamburg are investigating thefts from vehicles that occurred at the Pleasant Hills Trailer Court in Tilden Township, Berks County, between 10:20 p.m. July 9 and 1:40 a.m. July 10.
Police said Matthew Jones, 19, of Hamburg, was seen entering unlocked vehicles and taking various items.
He was stopped, questioned and taken into custody and found with a small amount of marijuana in his possession.
Police said the vehicles entered were owned by Sherry Boyer, Kenneth Lasko, Charles Ackerman and Beth Boyer, all of Hamburg.
Jones was charged with theft from a motor vehicle and possession of marijuana and taken to Berks County Central Processing.
Police ask that anyone who may have had items stolen from their vehicles during the above listed times in the Pleasant Hills Trailer Court to call 610-562-6885.
Haven woman charged with theft
CRESSONA - State police at Schuylkill Haven investigated a theft that occurred at CVS, 212 Pottsville St., about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Police said Emma Carl, 18, of Schuylkill Haven, concealed numerous items valued at $106.82 in her bag and tried to leave without paying for them.
The woman was detained by store personnel until police arrived, police said.
Carl will now have to answer to a charge of retail theft before Magisterial District Judge James R. Ferrier, Orwigsburg.
Police investigate Kohl's theft
State police at Schuykill Haven are investigating a theft by deception that occurred at 8:30 p.m. Monday at Kohl's, 7110 Fairlane Village mall, Norwegian Township.
Police said the incident occurred as a suspect entered the store, picked up a bag of Godiva chocolate valued at $3.95 from a rack near the registers and proceed to pay with a $50 bill.
When the suspect received his change from the cashier, he put his hands under the counter where he exchanged two $1 bills for the two $20 bills he received from the cashier, police said.
The suspect told the cashier that she gave him two $1 bills instead of two $20 bills for his change and the cashier exchanged the $1 bills for $20 bills, police said.
The suspect fled the scene, police said. The investigation is ongoing.
Police probe break room theft
FRACKVILLE - The theft of money from a purse that occurred outside the Schuylkill Mall in New Castle Township between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. June 30 is being investigated by state police at Frackville.
Police said Felicia E. Catizone, Girardville, reported someone removed $250 from her purse that was in the break room used by employees of McDonald's restaurant.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-874-5300.
Pair charged for assault, harassment
TAMAQUA - Two men were charged following a fight June 15 at North Greenwood and Mauch Chunk streets.
Tamaqua police said they were dispatched to the area and found Anthony Houser, 22, of Tamaqua, lying on the ground between two vehicles.
According to police, Houser had a strong smell of alcoholic coming from him and had cuts and bruises on his body.
He was highly intoxicated and vomiting as officers were trying to interview him, police said.
Further investigation determined that Houser had gotten into a fight with Gregg Muffley, 28, of McAdoo, police said.
After police spoke with witnesses, Houser was charged with simple assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, police said.
Muffley was charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, police said.
Charged were filed through the office of Magisterial District Judge Stephen J. Bayer, Tamaqua.
Two charged with assault
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - Scott M. Bowers, 31, and Nadine M. Mason, 29, both of Schuylkill Haven, were charged with simple assault following an incident at 1:35 p.m. Thursday at 319 S. Front Street in Wayne Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said the incident occurred as Bowers and Mason were engaged in a verbal argument that became physical when Bowers pushed Mason, causing her to fall to the ground.
Mason then struck Bowers multiple times with a cooking pot, causing Bowers to suffer an open laceration on his forehead, police said.
This investigation is ongoing, police said.