TODAY'S NEWS: JULY 23, 2011

The Schuylkill Haven Dive Rescue and Recovery Team on Friday recovered the body of a Reading man from a lake in Berks County, according to state police at Reading. At 4:55 p.m. Friday, the team located the body of Samuel Burlacu, 23, in 18 feet of water in the area he was reported missing Thursday, police said. At 6:24 p.m. Thursday, police were dispatched to Blue Marsh, Penn Township, at Old Church Road and Route 183 for the report of a possible drowning victim. Upon arrival, they interviewed people at the scene who said they saw a young man who appeared to be in distress and drowing. Several people entered the water but weren't able to reach the victim before he submerged, police said. Police had no success finding the victim Thursday and called in the Schuylkill Haven dive team Thursday

A New Ringgold man posted bail after he was arrested for physically assaulting two women Thursday in East Brunswick Township, state police at Frackville said Friday. Bail for Theodore S. Sadorski, 47, was set at $5,000, after he was charged with two counts of making terroristic threats and harassment and one count of simple assault, police said. Police said Sadorski was involved in an altercation at 12:30 p.m. Thursday with Linda M. Lebel and a 17-year-old girl at 59 Goose Pond Road. Sadorski also loaded a pistol in front of the victims before he fled the scene, police said. Lebel suffered bruising and the juvenile suffered a black and blue mark above her eyebrow and a cut and bruise to her elbow, police said. Sadorski was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge James R. Ferrier, Orwigsburg, police said.

State police at Schuylkill Haven are investigating a burglary that occurred at 1:33 a.m. Wednesday at Uni-Mart Exxon, 1618 Route 61 South, North Manheim Township. Police said someone smashed the glass front entry door and stole several packets of synthetic marijuana from the store. Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at Schuylkill Haven at 593-2000.

An electric company was the victim of a burglary when someone stole about 500 feet of copper wiring from a trailer about 1:45 a.m. Thursday. State police at Schuylkill Haven said that a spool of cooper wiring was taken from BJ Baldwin Electric Inc., Deer Lake, after someone forced open a wooden trailer door. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact state police at Schuylkill Haven at 593-2000.

State police at Schuylkill Haven said a Kutztown truck driver escaped injury when the vehicle he was driving crashed at Route 61 and Rolling Mill Road, Route 895, in West Brunswick Township at 6:25 a.m. Friday. Troopers said Jerome Schweitzer was driving a truck-tractor hauling a set of double semi-trailers west on Route 895. He stopped at a red light at the intersection, intending to turn left onto Route 61 south. Schweitzer turned at a speed too fast for his vehicle, and the second trailer rolled over onto its right side, crushing a guiderail, troopers said, adding that the man drove for about 125 feet before coming to a stop. Schweitzer was not hurt and was able to drive the truck and one of the trailers away from the scene while the second trailer was placed on its wheels and towed away. Troopers said Schweitzer will be cited for driving at an unsafe speed and for overturned vehicles and that Deer Lake-West Brunswick Township firefighters assisted at the scene.