Saint Clair woman
faces charges
MINERSVILLE - Minersville police filed charges against a Saint Clair woman after an incident about 12:45 p.m. Dec. 30 in the 100 block of Westwood Street.
Police said Nicole M. Lewis, 36, of 149 N. Mill St., was charged with two counts of harassment after she threatened a Minersville woman in a repeated course of conduct.
The charges against Lewis were filed with Magisterial District Judge David A. Plachko, Port Carbon, police said.
Minersville man
harasses woman
MINERSVILLE - A borough man was charged by Minersville police after an incident at 3:50 a.m. Dec. 28 in the 300 block of North Street.
Police said Thomas L. Unverdorben Jr., 32, of 457 Carbon St., was charged with two counts of harassment after calling a woman 32 times in one night and using obscene language.
Unverdorben will have to answer to the charges before Magisterial District Judge David A. Plachko, Port Carbon.
Ringtown man
injured in crash
SHEPPTON - One person suffered minor injuries in a crash that occurred at 1:25 p.m. Thursday on Route 924, just west of Mountain Drive in East Union Township.
State police at Frackville said Daniel Vangieson, 26, of Ringtown, was driving a 2003 Ford Focus south when he lost control.
The car slid across the oncoming lane, spun around 90 degrees and then went off the road and hit the guiderails adjacent to the north shoulder, police said.
After hitting the guiderails, police said, the vehicle spun an additional 180 degrees and struck the guiderail again before coming to a stop.
Police said Vangieson was not hurt, but his passenger - William Vangieson, 57, also of Ringtown - suffered a cut above his right eye.
Police said Daniel Vangieson will receive a citation as a result of the crash and that Sheppton-Oneida firefighters assisted at the scene.
Orwigsburg man
faces DUI charges
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - An Orwigsburg man faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol after driving his vehicle into a utility pole at 1:45 p.m. Thursday on Route 61, near the Days Inn, North Manheim Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Robert Darcanelo, 66, was driving a 2003 Toyota Corolla south on Route 61 and lost control of the vehicle, traveling onto the west berm and hitting a guide post for a PPL utility pole.
Police said the guide post was sheered off and fell on a 2008 Buick Lucerne parked in the area.
Police said Darcangelo completed a standardized field sobriety test and was then placed under arrest and transported to Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street for a blood test.
Charges will be filed with District Magisterial Justice James R. Ferrier, Orwigsburg.
Police investigate
Route 61 crash
Pottsville police investigated a crash that occurred at Mauch Chunk Street and Route 61 about 3 p.m. Thursday.
Police said Ernest Fegley, 88, of Pine Grove, was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox north on Route 61 in the left lane when he reached the intersection and turned into the path of a 2004 Ford F-150 truck being driven south on Route 61 by Wayne Horbal, 50, of Pottsville.
Police said neither driver required treatment for injuries and that Fegley will receive a citation for vehicles turning left.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene, police said.