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11/26/07

DM BURNED SHENADOAH STORE TO BE DEMOLISHED

THE FIRE RAVAGED BERKS THRIFT STORE ON MAIN STREET IN SHENADOAH WILL HAVE TO BE DEMOLISHED ACCORDING TO FIRE CHIEF RICHARD MENSICK BUT THE NIGHTCLUB THUNDER ROAD WHICH WAS ALSO GUTTED DUE TO THE FRIDAY NIGHT FIRE MIGHT REOPEN SOMEDAY.MEANWHILE FIRE OFFICALS ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTAGATE THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE.WHEN ASKED ABOUT IT SUNDAY MENSICK WOULDN’T SAY IF IT WAS SUSPICIOUS.ALTHOUGH A STATE POLICE FIRE MARSHALL FROM READING WAS ON SCENE SATURDAY HOT SPOTS PREVENTEDHIM FROM VENTURING INSIDE.JOHN BURNS FIRE MARSHALL OUT OF THE FRACKVILLE BARRACKS IS EXPECTED TO VISIT THE SCENE TODAY.THE 100 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM THE TIME THE FIRE STARTED TILL IT WAS REOPENED 8AM SUNDAY.

11/26/07 TWO CAR COLLISION IN NORWEGIAN TOWNSHIP

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TWO MOTORIST WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION FRIDAY NIGHT IN NORWEGIAN TOWNSHIP.ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE AT SCH HAVEN 33 YEAR OLD BRANDI JO OLVER WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM ROUTE 901 WEST ONTO ROUTE 209.ANOTHER VEHICLE OPERATED BY 80 YEAR OLD JEAN REDDINGTON WAS TRAVELLING EAST ON ROUTE 901 IN THE RIGHT LANE.REDDINGTONS VEHICLE STRUCK THE SIDE OF OLIVERS VEHICLE CAUSING BOTH VEHICLES TO TRAVEL OVER A TRAFFIC ISLAND.OLIVERS VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON ROUTE 209 IN THE TURNING LANE WHILE REDDINGTONS VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON THE TRAFFIC ISLAND.REDDINGTON WAS TRANSPORTED TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL.OLIVER WILL HAVE A SUMMARY TRAFFIC VIOLATION FILED AGAINST HER. BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE.

11/26/07 TWO CHARGED IN BLACK FRIDAY THEFT

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TWO PEOPLE WERE CHARGED WITH RETAIL THEFT FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT FRIDAY MORNING .ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE AT SCH HAVEN SECURITY PERSONEL AT BOSCOVS DEPARTMENT STORE SPOTTED 18 YEAR OLD MEGAN BUHL OF MAHANOY CITY AS SHE REMOVED TAGS FROM MERCHENDISE AND PUT THEM IN HER HANDBAG.23 YEAROLD JOSHUA GREEN FROM NEW RINGOLD WAS ACTING AS A LOOK OUT AND DIRECTING THE ACTIONS OF BUHL.UPON LEAVING THE STORE SECURITY PERSONEL DETAINED BUHL AS GREEN LEFT THE AREA.THE ITEMS TAKEN IN THE INCIDENT TOTALED 492 DOLLARS.CHARGES AGAINST BOTH BUHL AND GREEN WERE FILED IN DISTRICT COURT

11/26/07

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ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE AT SCH HAVEN A TREMONT MAN WAS CHARGED WITH A HOST OF CHARGES FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT THURSDAY MORNING.46 YEAR OLD FREDERICK COLBERT WAS DRINKING ALCOHOL WITH 41 YEAR OLD AMY HOLLAND AND 40 YEAR OLD ALBERT DEAN BOTH OF PINE GROVE. ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS COLBERT BEGAN TO ARGUE WITH HOOLAND AND DEAN.DURING THE COURSE OF THE ARGUMENT COLBERT RETRIEVED A LOADED SHOTGUN FROM A BEDROOM.COLBERT THREATENED BOTH HOLLAND AND DEAN WITH THE LOADED SHOTGUN.A STRUGGLE ENSUED BETWEEN COLBERT AND DEAN.DURING THE STRUGGLE TWO ROUNDS WERE DISCHARGED BUT NO ONE WAS STRUCK.COLBERT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND CHARGED WITH SIMPLE ASSAULT.TERRORRISTIC THREATS,RECKLESSLY ENDANGERING ANOTHER PERSON,DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM INTO AN OPEN STRUCTURE AND HARASSMENT.COLBERT WAS ARRAIGINED BEFORE DISTRICT JUDGE JAMES REILLY IT BAIL SET AT 30,000 AT 10 PERCENT BUT WAS UNABLE TO POST BAIL AND WAS INCARCERATED AT THE SCH COUNTY PRISON IN LIEU OF BAIL.

11/26/07 SHENADOAH MAN CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

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A SHENADOAH MAN WILL BE CHARGED WITH DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND OTHER TRAFFIC OFFENSES FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT SUNDAY MORNING.ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE AT FRACKVILLE 35 YEAR OLD TYRONE CREWS WAS TRAVELING ON ROUTE 4030 AROUND 12:30 AM WHEN HIS VEHICLE SWERVED FOUR TIMES BEFORE STOPPING IN THE WEST BOUND LANE.OFFICERS DETECTED A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL ON CREWS BREATH AND ASKED HIM TO PERFORM FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS.CREWS REFUSED STATING HE WAS TO NERVOUS TO DO SO.POLICE THEN TRANSPORTED CREWS TO THE POTTSVILLE HOSPITAL WHERE HE VOLUNTARILY SUBMITTED TO A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT TEST.