Weapons of mass
destruction found
AUBURN - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged a South Manheim Township man on Tuesday with possession of weapons of mass destruction - an illegal shotgun and improvised explosive devices - according to a press release police issued Tuesday night.
Tony Ronbo Weiss, 26, who was also charged with possession of prohibited offensive weapons, was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, and placed in county prison in lieu of $50,000 straight bail, police said.
The incident occurred about 11 a.m. at Weiss's home at 1651 Summer Hill Road, when representatives of the Schuylkill County Sheriff's Department attempted to serve Weiss with an eviction notice, police said.
While serving the notice, police noticed Weiss was in possession of "an illegal shotgun," police said.
"A subsequent search of the accused yielded other objects on his person. The objects appeared to be some type of explosive devices," police said in the public police report.
All improvised explosive devices, a total of 11, were taken by the Pennsylvania State Police Bomb United and transported to the PA Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations for a controlled disposal, police said.
Arrest warrants
investigated
MINERSVILLE - Police are looking for the following people wanted for outstanding arrest warrants:
- Lee G. Asch, Minersville, parking violation
- Brent Ayres, no known address, code violation
- Allison Ayers, no known address, code violations
- Mark Anthony Antonelli, Forestville, driving an unregistered vehicle
- Michael Bevilacqua, Shen-andoah, insurance violation and permitting violation of title
- Janice Berzowski, Ashland, harassment
- Christopher Benjamin, Lost Creek, disorderly conduct
- Erik L. Berzowski, Minersville, driving under suspension and inspection violation
- Chad Charlesworth, Pottsville, code violations
- Wealthie F. Carl, Minersville, animal violations
- Randall J. Dillman Jr., Minersville, ordinance violations
- Amanda Dana, Minersville, disorderly conduct and barking and howling dogs
- Heath Austin Dougherty, Schuylkill Haven, parking violation
- Amy Dembinsky, Minersville, trespass, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct
- Autumn S. Donton, Branchdale, parking violation
- Paul A. Daubert Jr., Pine Grove, criminal mischief
- Alyssa Marie Essler, Minersville, disorderly conduct
- Melissa Fitting, Pottsville, insurance violation, accidents to attended vehicle and suspended registration
- Heidi Glenn, Auburn, parking violation
- Nicholas Hutnyan, Minersville, disorderly conduct
- Joseph Anthony Jiminez, Orwigsburg, driving under suspension
- Peter Jiminez, Orwigsburg, obedience to traffic control devices
- Alex Eduardo Jiminez, Pottsville, trespass
- Connie Marie Kovach, Pottsville, parking violation
- Lamar J. Krammes, Pottsville, unregistered vehicle and inspection violation
- Ian J. Lynch, Pottsville, disorderly conduct
- Jason Ray Lick, New Ringgold, parking violation
- Robert McShaw, Minersville, public drunkenness
- Daniel Viera-Molina, Minersville, inspection violation
- John Murphy, Minersville, public drunkenness
- Scott Lee Mace, Minersville, retail theft
- Brittany Ann Marks, Pottsville, disorderly conduct and harassment
- Justin Marx, Pottsville, bad checks
- Gregory J. Ney, Pottsville, traffic violation
- James Pucci, Pottsville, ordinance violation
- Brandon J. Pugliese, Schuylkill Haven, parking violation
- Elizabeth Perez, Delano, parking violation
- Matthew John Spiess, Shenandoah, obedience to traffic control devices
- Michael Sinko, Minersville, driving under suspension
- Devin Mike Shaak, Pine Grove, parking violation
- Kerry Spiess, Minersville, ordinance violation
- Ashley A. Snyder, Shamokin, parking violation
- Edwin Boakai Sherman, Pottsville, restrictions on alcoholic beverages
- Brian Staller, New Ringgold, parking violation
- Patrick Tobin, Minersville, unregistered vehicle and ordinance violations
- John Michael Tym, Shenandoah, obedience to traffic control signals, driving under suspension, registration and inspection violations
- Daniel C. Tobash, Minersville, parking violation
- Christopher Terway, Minersville, disorderly conduct and stop sign violation
- Christopher Trebbe, Shen-andoah, retail theft
- Amber Rosario Tonche, Minersville, rabies violation
- Rebecca Jo Vanbrocklin, Minersville, parking violation
- Cody Wiley, Pottsville, inspection violation
- Duane Zanini, Pottsville, ordinance violation
- Jacklyn M. Zelinsky, Pottsville, driving under suspension and accidents to unattended vehicles or property
- Melanie Marie Zimmerman, Shenandoah, DUI, criminal warrant
- Loren Zelonis, Minersville, parking violations
Anyone listed wishing to complete their obligations regarding warrants against them or anyone with information on the location of any of these wanted individuals can call Minersville police at either 570-544-2333 or 570-544-6212.
Faulty heater fills
home with smoke
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - An accident with a portable heater filled an apartment with smoke Tuesday night, according to Jim Reed, the borough duty chief who was in charge of the scene.
It occurred at 8:20 p.m. at 32 S. John St., a three-story apartment building.
"Evidently, a piece of flex duct - a flex tube with insulation around it and a plastic coating around that to keep the insulation in place - fell down on a heater, and the plastic on it melted. Their smoke detectors went off and they evacuated. There was very light smoke damage," Reed said.
He didn't know who lived in the apartment.
The building is owned by Roy Nagle of Schuylkill Haven, according to the online Schuylkill Parcel Locator.
Police probe
city car thefts
Pottsville police are investigating multiple reports they received Sunday about thefts of vehicles parked in two specific areas of the city.
Police said residents in the 700 and 800 blocks of North Centre Street as well as residents in the 200 block of Nichols Street reported having their unlocked vehicles entered during the overnight hours sometime over the weekend.
Among the items reported stolen were small tools, a GPS device, jewelry and hunting essentials, police said.
Anyone with any information on these thefts is asked to call the Pottsville police at 570-622-1234.
Police also are reminding citizens to lock their vehicles at any time they are parked and/or unattended in order to protect their property and to help prevent future incidents.
Quakake man
cited at traffic stop
QUAKAKE - A Quakake man was charged by Rush Township police after a traffic stop about 2:30 p.m. Oct. 30 on East Main Street.
Police said John M. Vidzicki, 29, was charged with possession of synthetic marijuana and driving with a suspended license.
He will answer to the charges before Magisterial District Judge Stephen J. Bayer, Tamaqua, police said.
Police probe
store break-in
JONESTOWN - State police at Jonestown are investigating an attempted burglary that occured between 2 and 3 a.m. Tuesday at Krall's General Store, 27 W. Main St., in this Lebanon County community.
Police said someone broke a window in the back of the building but it is not believed that anyone entered the business.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 717-865-2194.
Man charged
for alleged assault
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A Schuylkill Haven man was jailed charged by state police at Schuylkill Haven in connection with an assault that occured about 4:30 p.m. Monday at 38 Keystoker Lane in North Manheim Township.
Police said Derek Kroh, 33, was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, on charges of terroristic threats, simple assault and harassment. He was then committed to Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $20,000 straight cash bail.
Police said Kroh became involved in a verbal argument with a 20-year-old Schuylkill Haven woman during which he punched her numerous times in the face and neck, threw her to the ground and began to choke her while yelling he was going to kill her.
The woman, police said, suffered cuts, bruising and swelling.
Medical condition
cause of crash
A Pottsville man driving east on West Market Street in the city Monday afternoon lost control, swerved and struck two buildings in the 300 block, police said in a news release Tuesday.
At 2:59 p.m. Monday, Bruce Culbert, 49, suffered a medical condition that caused him to lose control of his 1996 Ford Econoline van, police said. Culbert swerved to the right, drove up on the sidewalk and struck the former Phase II Restaurant and Trinity United Church of Christ.
Culbert was transported to Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street. His vehicle was towed, police said.