Man charged
with copper theft
GIRARDVILLE - State police at Frackville arrested a borough man Monday for burgling and cutting copper pipes from a home, police said Wednesday.
Joseph Zendrosky, 35, was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, possession of instruments of crime, criminal mischief, defiant criminal trespass, criminal attempt at theft, loitering and prowling at night, police said.
Magisterial District Judge Christina Hale, Frackville, set percentage bail at 10 percent of $50,000. Unable to pay it, Zendrosky was incarcerated in county prison, police said.
The incident occurred at 3:50 a.m. Monday at 137 Preston Ave., Girardville, a vacant house listed for sale which is owned by Francis Weikel, Girardville, police said.
Police said they were contacted while the burglary was in progress. When they arrived to investigate, Zendrosky ran out the front door of the home and attempted to flee from police. He was apprehended on Preston Avenue, police said.
When Weikel arrived at the scene, he reported all copper pipes which maintain the water lines in the home were cut out of the basement ceiling. Physical evidence at the scene suggested Zendrosky was responsible for the damages and two pipe cutters were found in his pockets, police said.
Car crash results
in toppled tree
A Dauphin County woman drove off a road in Rush Township and knocked down a tree Tuesday afternoon, state police at Schuylkill Haven said Wednesday.
At 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Maria E. Diehl, 18, of Dauphin, was driving a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta when she lost control of her vehicle on a left curve on Goldmine Road a half mile west of the Schuylkill County line, police said.
The investigation into the crash is continuing, police said.
Man not injured
in car rollover
DELANO - A Wilkes-Barre man escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when he lost control of his vehicle on Interstate 81 in Delano Township, struck a ditch and his vehicle rolled, state police at Frackville said Wednesday.
At 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, Tory J. Shortz, 25, was driving a 2004 Ford Ranger north bound when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle struck a ditch in the median, rolled one time and came to rest on its passenger side. The vehicle was towed, police said.
Police investigate
prescription theft
State police at Schuylkill Haven are looking for a woman who picked up a prescription at Weis Market, Pottsville Park Plaza, Norwegian Township, which didn't belong to her, police said Wednesday.
The incident occurred between 5:45 and 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12. The prescription belonged to Michael Minrod, New Philadelphia. The woman signed for the prescription, which Minrod hadn't picked up, police said.
During the investigation, police discovered the woman removed an over-the-counter product from the shelf and fraudulently returned it to the store's customer service desk for store credit, and she received a gift card, police said.