Police Log, 3/6/2024
NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a collection of police incidents reported by local law enforcement agencies in our region.
Criminal Mischief
ASHLAND – A Mahanoy City man is facing criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after Ashland Police say he shattered a woman’s vehicle window and fled on an ATV.
Shane Reinoehl, 37, of Mahanoy City, was charged Monday by Ashland Police Patrolman Daniel Weikel.
According to the criminal complaint filed in Magisterial District Judge Edward Tarantelli’s courtroom, the incident happened on July 23.
Police were called for a disturbance in the area of 13th and Walnut Street, where they were told that Reinoehl threw an object through the window of a woman’s Jeep as she was driving.
Damage was estimated to be $757.89.
Reinoehl was charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief and summary disorderly conduct.
A preliminary hearing is set for March 27.
Retail Theft
ASHLAND – An Ashland woman is facing a felony retail theft charge, accused of stealing over $100 in merchandise from Dollar General.
Sarah Hennessy, 35, of Ashland, was charged last Wednesday by Ashland Police Patrolman Brandon Gonzalez.
The incident happened on Dec. 26, according to court paperwork, when police were at Dollar General for a follow-up.
Employees at the store notified police that Hennessy had taken $114.50 worth of merchandise, including baby lotion and toys.
She has two prior retail theft convictions, police said. A third and subsequent retail theft offense is a felony.
Hennessy was arraigned last Thursday and released on $5,000 unsecured bail.
A preliminary hearing is set for March 27 before Magisterial District Judge Edward Tarantelli.
Retail Theft, Resisting Arrest
FRACKVILLE – An Ashland man is facing retail theft, resisting arrest, and public drunkenness charges for an incident Saturday at the Family Dollar here.
Daniel Grosser II, 28, of Ashland, was charged by Frackville Police Patrolman Brian Reno Monday.
According to court paperwork, police were called to the Family Dollar around 9:15pm Saturday for a reported disturbance.
Police were told by store staff that Grosser had been causing a disruption in the store. He was found outside the store, appearing “to be under the influence of methamphetamine,” Reno wrote.
Officers tried to speak to Grosser, but he was “making incoherent statements,” Reno wrote, and refused all verbal commands by police.
He also “took up a fighting stance” on multiple occasions and was irritable towards officers.
Police tried to take him into custody, and it took four officers to overcome his resistance.
Store staff told police that Grosser came into the store, grabbed a soda, chugged it, grabbed a second soda, and walked out while drinking it. Outside, he slammed it on the ground.
The two sodas were worth $4.98 and Grosser had a previous retail theft conviction.
Grosser was charged with misdemeanor retail theft, resisting arrest, and summary public drunkenness.
Assault, Harassment
McADOO – A McAdoo woman is facing charges after State Police say she bit her husband’s finger after a scuffle, sparked when he scattered her clothes seeking his wallet and wouldn’t clean them up.
Olga Henriquez Rosario, 35, of McAdoo, was charged by Trooper Caleb Oestrike with simple assault and harassment charges for the incident over the weekend.
Her husband, Jose Ortega, 33, was cited for harassment.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to their Blaine Street home around 11am Saturday for a reported domestic dispute.
Ortega told police the couple had been arguing about marital infidelity.
The argument took place in Henriquez’ bedroom, and Ortega began searching through her clothes, seeking his wallet.
He found the wallet and Henriquez asked him to put the clothes back that he had strewn about the room.
Ortega told police he didn’t, and Henriquez then bit him in the pinkie finger, causing him to bleed.
Henriquez echoed similar, saying that she told him to stop searching through her belongings because she didn’t have the wallet. She said that she was angered by his failure to clean up the clothes and Ortega then came at her and grabbed both of her arms before shoving her.
She admitted to biting Ortega in the scuffle, which caused him to release her.
Henriquez was charged with simple assault and harassment. She was arraigned and released on $10,000 unsecured bail.
A preliminary hearing is set for March 27.
Ortega was cited for harassment and has yet to enter a plea, according to online court records.
Fleeing
HAZLETON – A man is facing fleeing and eluding charges after Hazleton Police say he fled a traffic stop Friday.
Police said they tried to pull over a Jeep in the area of the Galaxy Bar and Grill on South Church Street around 2:15am.
The vehicle failed to yield to police, continuing down South Church Street before turning onto the Chamber of Commerce Beltway before pulling over.
The driver, Yandry Cruz Almonte, was taken into custody without incident and charged with fleeing and eluding among other traffic offenses.
Theft
CUMBOLA – State Police at Frackville are investigating the theft of a license plate in this Blythe Township village.
Troopers said they were called to a home on Water Street around noon Sunday for the report.
They said a plate, Pennsylvania LYP-4432, was taken from a Jeep.
The investigation is ongoing.
Harassment
SHENANDOAH – State Police at Frackville responded to a report of cyber-harassment over the weekend.
Troopers said they were called around 2:30pm Saturday for a report of harassment via social media.
It happened at a home on Mount Vernon Street.
No further details were released by troopers.
Harassment
SHEPPTON – A Sheppton woman was cited by state troopers after they say she punched someone in the face.
Troopers said they were called to a home on Center Street in the village around 8pm last Thursday for a reported domestic.
They said Destiny Morey, 27, of Sheppton, punched a 29-year-old man in the face.
A harassment citation was filed against Morey.
Vehicle Accident
TAYLORVILLE – No injuries were reported after a two-vehicle crash on Route 901 near this Barry Township village in February.
State Police at Schuylkill Haven said this week that the crash happened around 3:30am Feb. 13.
Mitchell Ackerman, 24, of Danville, was headed south on Route 901 in a 2023 Ford E350 when troopers said he lost control of the van on a snow-covered roadway.
The van travelled into the oncoming lane, where it struck a 2012 Dodge Charger. The driver of the Charger was not identified.
No injuries were reported, but Ackerman was cited for the crash, troopers said.
Burglary
DORNSIFE – A Shamokin man is facing felony burglary charges after State Police at Stonington said they were called by a man with medical issues who happened to be okay, inside a cabin he wasn’t supposed to be in.
Troopers released information on the incident Saturday, though it happened on Feb. 13.
They were called around 5:41am that day by a male stranded on “the mountain” with medical issues.
Michael Snyder, 55, of Shamokin, was found on the Dornsife mountain west of Trevorton. Troopers said he was not in distress and had gained unauthorized access to a cabin.
He was charged with felony burglary and criminal trespass and released on $10,000 unsecured bail.
His charges were held for Northumberland County Court Tuesday.
Liquor Law Violation
MOUNT CARMEL – A bar here was accused by Liquor Control Enforcement of allowing gambling on its premises multiple times in 2023, authorities said Monday.
Hard Coal Cafe II, 347 East Water Street, is accused of possessing or operating gambling devices, or permitting gambling, lotteries, poolselling, and/or bookmaking, according to a media release.
Liquor Control Enforcement said those instances occurred on Feb. 3, 10, March 2, 13, 25, April 10, May 4, July 6, August 1, 28, and Oct. 23 and 27.
The charges will be brought before an administrative law judge, who can levy fines or a suspension and revocation of a liquor license, and can mandate training.
Hit-And-Run
SHAMOKIN DAM – A Mount Carmel teen is facing a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge in this Snyder County borough for his role in a vehicle accident.
State Police at Selinsgrove said Benjamin Hornberger, 18, of Mount Carmel, was driving a 2005 Jeep Liberty when he turned left onto North Susquehanna Avenue from a gas station, crossed the southbound lanes and turning onto the northbound lanes.
In the process, he struck a 2018 Freightliner Cascadia, driven by John Joseph, 50, of Oshawa, Ontario.
The tractor trailer stopped, while Hornberger fled to Fabridam Park, troopers said.
Both vehicles were drivable and no one was injured.
Hornberger is facing a misdemeanor hit-and-run charge along with summary traffic offenses.
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