Shen man talked
down from roof
SHENANDOAH - A 26-year-old borough man was arrested by Shenandoah police and charged with recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct after he was found running around on rooftops in the area of Gilbert and Cherry streets just after midnight Sunday.
Police said Dennis Yezulinas, 405 W. Cherry St., will have to answer to the charges before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker, Shenandoah.
Police said officers were called to the area and found Yezulinas on the roof of 401 W. Cherry St., screaming about his father.
Yezulinas was hopping around the peak of the roof and when told to come down, refused to do so, prompting officers to call EMS and firefighters to the scene as a precaution.
Police said officers gained access to the roof and located Yezulinas who, after speaking about 45 minutes with Patrolman Travis Bowman, decided to come down.
Police said the man's actions disturbed numerous people in the area as crowds began to gather in the area of 401 West Cherry St. His decision to climb atop a roof, act in a disorderly manner, and refusal to come off the roof put the lives of officers in danger of serious bodily injury or death.
Yezulinas was later transported to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Hegins man victim
of road rage
HAMBURG - A Hegins man suffered a laceration after he lost control of his truck and hit a concrete barrier on Interstate 78 in Bethel Township, Berks County, on Thursday afternoon, according to state police at Hamburg.
Timothy A. Tietsworth, 43, was driving a 2008 Mitsubishi Fuso truck west in the area of mile marker 14.3 at 4:24 p.m. when a verbally-abusive motorist in a white Ford F series pick-up with a 10-foot trailer drove up along side him and threw an empty cup and hit the right side of the truck, police said.
Tietsworth's truck was pushed to the left and scraped the center concrete barrier. Its driver-side mirror hit a mile marker sign and sustained damage. When Tietsworth pulled over, the motorist who threw the cup fled the scene, police said.
Tietsworth suffered a minor glass lacertation. His passenger, Robert A. Belack, 51, of Gratz, was not injured, police said.
Police have obtained a registration number for the white Ford F series pick-up and the investigation is continuing, police said.
Police investigate
jewelry theft
NEW RINGGOLD - State police at Frackville are investigating a burglary that occurred on Red Dale Road in East Brunswick Township between 9 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Wednesday.
Police said someone forced their way into a home by kicking open the door of a garage on the north side of the building.
Once inside, the thief stole jewelry before fleeing the scene, police said adding that no on was home at the time of the crime.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 570-874-5300.
Copper pipes taken
in Girardville
GIRARDVILLE - A burglary that occurred at 249 W. Main St. between midnight Nov. 20 and midnight Wednesday is being investigated by state police at Frackville.
Police said someone went to the home owned Joseph Lewis Salotti, entered by kicking open a rear door and then went to the basement, where they cut several feet of copper tubing from the water heater and furnace.
The thief or thieves also stole a furnace pump before fleeing the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call troopers at 570-874-5300.
Man charged for
breaking window
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged a borough man with throwing a rock and breaking the driver-side window of a vehicle in North Manheim Township between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3 on Kate Avenue.
Thomas Cunningham threw a large rock and broke the window of a 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe owned by Cynthia Sinko, Pottsville, police said.
A charge of criminal mischief was filed in the office of Magisterial District Judge James R. Ferrier, Orwigsburg, police said.
Vandals damage
building, vehicle
TOWER CITY - State police at Schuylkill Haven are looking for the burglars who broke into a building in Porter Township and vandalized a parked car in mid November.
The incident occurred between 8 p.m. Nov. 17 and 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at 186 W. Grand Ave., Porter Township, a four-story building owned by Arthur Clark, 61, of Tower City, police said.
The intruders kicked in a panel on an exterior door, then forced open a padlocked door on the second floor, damaging the door and door trim. The screws on the locking device were also ripped out of the door, police said.
They also scratched a vehicle owned by Kimberly Merwine, 37, of Tower City, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 570-739-1330.
Police release
detail information
State police from the Schuylkill Haven and Frackville stations participated in an aggressive driving detail over the Thanksgiving Day holiday period.
Police reported making three DUI arrests, issuing 84 speeding citations, 24 seat belt citations, nine seat belt warnings and 260 other citations.
Police also investigated 12 crashes that resulted in seven injuries and no fatalities. One of the crashes was alcohol-related, police said.
Shen man faces
check charge
CRESSONA - A Shenandoah man was charged with bad checks by state police at Schuylkill Haven after an Aug. 3 incident at Ken's Tires Inc. in North Manheim Township.
Police said Ronald Halupa presented a check to the business for services but it was not accepted due to insufficient funds. Several attempts by the business to contact Halupa, including Certified Letters, were unsuccessful.
Charges against Halupa were filed with Magisterial District Judge James Ferrier, Orwigsburg.
Maryland man
faces charges
MAHANOY CITY - A Maryland truck driver is facing charges after he was taken into custody about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday for suspicion of driving while under the influence of a controlled substance.
State police at Frackville said they stopped a tractor-trailer driven by William T. Butler, Temple Hills, after a reported incident at Morea Road and Interstate 81 southbound Exit 131A.
Police said Butler was taken to Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street where he was evaluated by a trooper certified in drug recognition.
The man then consented to a blood test to determine if he had a controlled substance in his system.
Charges are pending the lab results and police said Martin was also driving the truck without a valid Commercial Drivers License.
NY man injured
in I-81 crash
FRACKVILLE - A 79-year-old New York state man suffered moderate injuries when the 2002 Ford Ranger he was driving crashed in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81, in the area of mile marker 123 in New Castle Township, about 7:20 a.m. Wednesday.
State police at Frackville said Gene P. Vrooman, Scotia, was driving south when he swerved to miss a deer, lost control and drove onto the east berm. The man's truck hit an embankment, rotated counter clockwise and the rolled onto its roof before coming to a stop on its wheels blocking the left lane.
Police said Vrooman was taken to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, by Frackville EMS for treatment of non-lifethreatening injuries.
The man will be cited for failing to drive on roadways laned for traffic, police said, adding that West Mahanoy Township firefighters assisted at the scene.