Police probe theft of bike
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A theft that occurred at 1180 Moyer's Station Road in Wayne Township sometime Oct. 12 or 13 is being investigated by state police at Schuylkill Haven.
Police said Craig D. Lehman reported someone entered his yard and stole a blue Briggs and Stratton mini bike that was for sale.
The vehicle had a headlight, black clutch cover and a red brake lever, police said, and anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-593-2000.
Hamburg man accused in Berks
HAMBURG - State police at Hamburg are investigating a harassment incident that occurred Sunday on Hill Drive in Tilden Township, Berks County.
Police said Aaron Holderman, 18, of Hamburg, pushed a 12-year-old Hamburg boy to he ground, picked him up and threw him into hay bale.
The investigation into the incident is continuing, and police did not say if any charges will be filed.
Harassment charges filed
LYKENS - Two people were charged with harassment by state police at Lykens after an incident at 801 Market St. in Dauphin County about 12:20 a.m. Saturday.
Police said they were notified about the incident later in the day by a third party and spoke to Jerry Messner, 54, of Lykens, and his sister, Faye E. Dietrich, 52, also of Lykens, who both admitted being in a physical altercation earlier in the morning.
Charges against the two will be filed with Magisterial District Judge Rebecca Margerum, Elizabethville, police said.
Ringtown man not hurt in crash
PINE GROVE - A 37-year-old Ringtown man escaped injury when the 2005 Peterbilt he was driving crashed on Bethel Road, Route 501, just east of Nut Grove Road in Pine Grove Township, at 4:20 a.m. Saturday, police said.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Kennya Jackson was driving north downhill when his tractor-trailer jackknifed while he was making a left turn on the wet roadway. The truck went off the left side of the road and struck an embankment, police said. The truck continued back across both lanes before going off the right side of the road and hitting a guide rail before coming to a stop, police said.
Police said Jackson will receive a citation as a result of the crash.
Woman's purse reported taken
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a theft from a vehicle in the parking lot at Renninger's Farmers Market about 11:45 a.m. Sunday.
Police said Amanda L. Serrato, Ashland, reported she was at the auction and after leaving her vehicle looked back and saw the passenger's side door open. The woman said she ran back to her vehicle and saw a black Dodge Durango "take off" from alongside it.
At the car, police said Serrato found someone stole her purse that contained her wallet, numerous cards, two packs of cigarettes and about $10.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-593-2000.
Scrap steel taken from school
ASHLAND - State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a burglary that occurred between Sept. 29 and Saturday at the Barry Elementary School, 1091 Deep Creek Road, Barry Township.
Police said someone entered the building by possibly prying open a rear door and removed various amounts of scrap steel and copper pipe. The suspect also smashed three sinks, two urinals and a water fountain that were all made of porcelain, police said.
The items, with an approximate value between $1,000 to $2,000, belong to Morgan Yarnell, 27, of Ashland, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-593-2000.
Police investigate runaway case
ELIZABETHVILLE - State police at Lykens are investigating a juvenile running away from a home that occurred at 9:44 p.m. Oct. 17 on West Main Street in this Dauphin County borough.
No other information was provided by police.
Man charged in accident
ASHLAND - A Tower City man faces charges after fleeing the scene of a crash at 4 a.m. Saturday on Sunbury Road near Airport Road in Barry Township, police said.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said a hit-and-run crash occurred when a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by Anthony S. Drumheller, 34, was traveling west on Route 901. Police said Drumheller swerved to miss a deer crossing the road and lost control of the vehicle.
The vehicle traveled across the roadway and struck the guide rail on the eastbound shoulder of Route 901, police said. After initial impact, it spun counterclockwise and struck the guide rail with its passenger side traveled backward along the guide rail about 150 feet, where it came to rest.
The vehicle sustained significant damage and was towed from the scene, police said, and Drumheller fled the scene without contacting police and it was unknown if he was injured.
He faces various charges, including failing to drive on roadways laned for traffic, police said.