A suspect battered another man and then offered to buy him a beer, state police said.
The suspect, Tyler Haas, 23, of Schuylkill Haven, grabbed Bret Reifsnyder, 23, of Orwigsburg, by the back of his jacket and shoved him against a concrete wall at the parking lot of Michael B’s Bar and Grill in West Brunswick Township on Jan. 15, state police at Schuylkill Haven said.
The suspect struck Reifsnyder three times until he fell down, and then kicked him before slamming his head on the ground, state police said.
After the assault, state police said Haas and Reifsnyder shook hands and Haas told the victim, “We settled it; I don’t have a problem with you anymore. We’re cool now!”
Haas faces simple assault and harassment charges, state police said.
Crews contain fuel spill
Crews quickly contained an accidental release of diesel fuel near the Quittapahilla Creek in Annville on Jan. 13, township police said.
Annville police, Lebanon County Hazmat and the Fish and Boat Commission responded to the call for the fuel spill that originated on North Railroad Street to the area of the creek, police said.
Van hits railing, steps & flees
A white work van hit the railing and steps of a front deck and fled the scene on Sixth Street in East Norwegian Township on Jan. 13, state police at Schuylkill Haven said.
The van, which had an orange ladder, was trying to make a U-turn, state police said.
The victim is Michael Buchinsky, of Port Carbon.
Anybody with information is asked to contact the state police at (570) 593-2000.
Slugs swipe gun from home
Goons grabbed a 9mm Taurus handgun from a residence on the 1200 block of Red Hill Road in Middle Paxton Township on Jan. 13, state police at Harrisburg said.
Knuckleheads steal jewelry
Thugs forced open the front door of a home and grabbed jewelry on Stoudt Road in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, on Jan. 13, state police at Harrisburg said.
The victim is Teisha Eismann, state police said.
Jerks smash window, take $$$
Creeps smashed a mini-van window and grabbed $8 on Jeff Lane in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County, between Jan. 12 and 13, state police at Harrisburg said.
The victim is Mary Lathrop, state police said.
3 vehicles crack up on Rt. 283
Vehicles driven by Marsha Bair, 55, of Middletown, Daniel Seibert, 18, of Middletown, and Robert Markley, 54, of Elizabethtown, were involved in an accident on Route 283 in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County, on Jan. 13, state police at Harrisburg said.
Nobody was injured.
Police: Man took items from home
A 21-year-old man is accused of removing items from a home for almost two months on Towpath Road in North Annville Township, state police at Jonestown said.
Joshua Bennett was staying at the residence, and the amount of items taken constitutes a felony in the third degree, state police said.
The victim is Barbara Bennett, 44, state police said.
Anybody with information on Joshua Bennett’s whereabouts is asked to contact the state police at (717) 865-2194.
Police: Man punched woman
A 55-year-old Harrisburg man punched a woman and threw her down during an incident on Jonestown Road in West Hanover Township, Dauphin County, on Jan. 15, state police at Harrisburg said.
Kenneth Hinkle was charged with simple assault and harassment, state police said.
The victim is Gina Schulthiss, 45, state police said.
Vehicles collide in West Brunswick
Vehicles driven by Henry Reber, 48, of Schuylkill Haven, and Matthew Laubenstine, 22, of Orwigsburg, were involved in an accident on Route 61 in West Brunswick Township on Jan. 13, state police at Schuylkill Haven said.
Both drivers had minor injuries.
Graffiti goons attack building
Slugs spray-painted the rear of the Alpha Commercial Building on West Main Street in Palmyra on Jan. 14, borough police said.
Man taken to hosp after accident
Vehicles driven by Deeann Remlinger, 57, of Lebanon, and Malcolm Donnelly, 47, of Millersburg, were involved in an accident on the 900 block of East Main Street in Palmyra on Jan. 14, borough police said.
Donnelly was taken to Hershey Medical Center, state police said.
Police: Boys entered vehicle
Two Palmyra area boys, aged 14 and 15, entered a vehicle on on the 100 block of South Locust Street in Palmyra recently, borough police said.
The boys face criminal conspiracy charges, police said.
The victim is Frank Capitani, 73, of Hershey, police said.
Thugs take GPS from vehicle
Goons grabbed a black Garmin GPS from a vehicle on East Main Street in Palmyra on Jan. 13, borough police said.
The victim is Randy Ness, 33, of Palmyra, police said.
