Hamburg woman
charged in assault
HAMBURG - A 41-year-old Hamburg woman is facing charges of assault and harassment after an incident at Riverboat Saloon on Old Route 22 in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, at 1:02 a.m. Sunday.
State police at Hamburg said Kimberly Ann Hoss will have to answer to the charges in Berks County district court.
Police said the woman became involved in a verbal argument with various patrons at the business and then struck Connie Gallagher, Bernville, and John Hartman, Hamburg, in the head with a closed fist.
Haven man
injured in crash
KUTZTOWN - A 19-year-old Schuylkill Haven man suffered severe injuries when the 1994 Honda Civic he was a passenger in crashed on Noble Street in Maxatawny Township, Berks County, at 2:05 a.m. Friday.
State police at Hamburg said Samantha Rodden, 18, of Boyertown, was driving south when she over-compensated for a slight turn, causing her car to go out of control and spin clockwise. The car went off the road and struck a utility pole with the left side, causing it to rotate counter clockwise before coming to a stop.
Rodden suffered minor injuries while one of her passengers, Jordan Kirkpatrick, 19, of Schuylkill Haven, suffered major injuries and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.
Two other passengers, Faith Steigerwald, 19, of Boyertown, and Patrick Cescon, 19, of Sinking Spring, escaped injury, police said.
Rodden will be cited for driving at an unsafe speed as a result of the crash, police said.
City man charged
for alleged attack
A 24-year-old male resident of 226 Pierce St., Pottsville, allegedly threw a claw hammer at a woman, smashed two televisions and swung a hammer and threw a motorcycle part at a 17-year-old, police said.
Pottsville police responded about 4:31 p.m. Friday because of a domestic dispute, police said.
They encountered a 37-year-old woman, and her 17-year-old son who told them of the incident, police said.
Keith Wykle had become upset during a verbal argument with the woman and allegedly threw a claw hammer and struck her in the back, resulting in noticeable swelling and lacerations, police said. He then picked up the hammer and used it to smash two TVs in the home, police said.
When the 17-year-old tried to stop him, the two wrestled and Wykle swung the hammer at the head of the juvenile. He then proceeded to throw a motorcycle part at the juvenile's head, police said.
He fled the scene but was arrested when found, police said.
Wykle was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker, Shenandoah, on two counts each of simple assault domestic violence and of recklessly endangering another person. He was remanded to Schuylkill County Prison in lieu of $20,000 cash bail.
Man charged for
alleged break-in
A 50-year old man was caught inside an apartment that was not his and detained and later arraigned on charges of burglary, criminal trespass and criminal mischief.
Pottsville police arrived at 339 E. Norwegian St., Apt. 2, at 7:19 a.m. Wednesday and found Bruce Zimmerman, 50, unknown address, had entered the apartment while its residents slept.
Jessy Long and Amanda Mosolino and their 1-year-old child live at the apartment, police said.
They did not know Zimmerman or invite him inside, police said.
Zimmerman was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, and sent to Schuylkill County Prison after failure to post 10 percent of $20,000 bail.