Two people were injured after they stopped to help a pregnant woman and a man who had been in an accident in Tremont Township on Sept. 21, state police at Jonestown said.
In the first accident, a vehicle driven by Yoseph Silver, 22, of Baltimore, Md., struck a guardrail twice on I-81, state police said.
Silver and Deborah Silver, 22, who was a passenger, suffered minor injuries. Devorah Silver is pregnant.
After this accident, a vehicle driven by Arlene Moll, 49, of Newmanstown, stopped to help the Silvers. While helping the Silvers, Kyle Moll, 25, of Newmanstown, was outside her vehicle.
A vehicle driven by Joseph Lukus, 25, of Clarks Summit, went around a curve, and Lukus became distracted by people attempting to warn traffic of the Silvers’ vehicle, which was in a lane on I-81, state police said.
State police said Lukus was unable to see the Silvers’ vehicle until he was upon it, and he attempted to avoid it, but he could not.
Lukus’ vehicle struck the Silvers’ vehicle, spun, struck Kyle Moll, struck Moll’s vehicle and the guardrail, and came to rest against the guardrail, state police said.
The Silvers were in Moll’s vehicle when it was struck, state police said.
Kyle Moll and two passengers in Moll’s vehicle were flown by LifeFlight to Hershey Medical Center and Lehigh Valley Hospital. Kyle Moll and Arlene Moll suffered severe injuries. Devorah Silver suffered minor to moderate injuries. Lukus and Yosef Silver suffered minor injuries, and they were taken by ambulance to the hospital.
I-81 southbound was closed for three hours.
Troopers: Woman takes bank card
A woman allegedly stole a bank card, a driver’s license and other personal cards from a purse at a location on Tuscarora Street in Palo Alto on Sept. 19, state police at Schuylkill Haven said.
Schuylkill County Adult Probation officers allegedly found the cards at the home of Bridget Steffie, 30, on South Second Street in Pottsville, state police said.
Steffie was placed in Schuylkill County prison on a probation violation.
The victims are Pam Kolva, 25, and Shane Cillo, 31.
Vehicles collide in Palmyra
Vehicles driven by Marissa Heckermann, 47, of Palmyra, and Sharon Medford, 45, of Palmyra, were in an accident on East Spruce Street at Macintosh Drive in Palmyra on Sept. 22, borough police said.
Man charged for incident
Troy Wile Jr., 25, of Cornwall, was charged with DUI for an incident on Route 419 at Alden Place in Cornwall recently, borough police said.
Wile’s blood alcohol content was 0.148 percent, police said.
Two suspects steal items from vehicle
Two suspects swiped two iPods, a Blackberry charger and a Bluetooth headset from a vehicle parked at a home on Riders Way in West Cornwall Township recently, Cornwall police said.
The victim is Kayla Rittle. The value of the stolen items is $790.
A resident reported seeing two people attempting to enter vehicles, and they were last seen running toward Route 419, police said.
Police: Boy, girl go on spray painting spree
A boy and a girl allegedly went on a spray painting spree in North Cornwall Township on Sept. 19, township police said.
A 16-year-old boy, of Cleona, and a 14-year-old girl, of Lebanon, allegedly spray painted speed limit signs, traffic control signs, other signs owned by North Cornwall Township, vehicles, mailboxes and their posts, light fixtures, and the Oak Hills sign and the rock beside it at Walnut and South 21st streets, police said. Total damage is $1,500.
The boy and girl are charged with criminal mischief.
Police: Man threatens to kill wife, her mother
A man allegedly threatened to kill his 31-year-old wife and her mother during an argument at a home on Racehorse Drive in Union Township, Lebanon County, on Sept. 20, state police at Jonestown said.
The suspect, Andrew Saylor, was arrested.
Three vehicles involved in accident
Vehicles driven by Randall Eckert, of Myerstown, Karen Ferguson, of Annville, and Peter Harris, of Lebanon, were in an accident on Main Street (Route 897) at Chestnut Street in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, on Sept. 21, township police said.
Schaefferstown Fire Police assisted.
Troopers: Man steals wallet from purse
A man allegedly stole a wallet from a purse while the victim was eating at Cracker Barrel on Industrial Drive in Tilden Township on Sept. 4, state police at Hamburg said.
Before the victim could cancel her credit card, the man allegedly purchased $1,000 worth of gift cards at the Wal-Mart in St. Clair, and then used the gift cards to make another purchase, state police said. He allegedly tried to make three other purchases, but was unsuccessful, state police said.
State police said the man was caught on surveillance at Wal-Mart.
The suspect is described as a thin black man, in his 20s, with short black hair, and wearing a dark shirt and dark pants, state police said.
The victim is a 64-year-old woman, of Crestview, Fla.
Troopers: Woman harasses man
Lisa Marko, 42, allegedly harassed Robert Marko, 41, at a location on Route 72 in Swatara Township on Sept. 21, state police at Jonestown said.
Man charged after traffic stop
Dallas Riehl, 19, of Jonestown, was charged with DUI and underage drinking after a traffic stop at Racehorse Drive and Jonestown Road in East Hanover Township on Sept. 20, state police at Jonestown said.
Troopers: Woman uses bad checks three times
A woman allegedly used bad checks on three separate occasions to pay for items worth more than $700 at Kreiser’s Fuel Service on Route 22 in Union Township, Lebanon County, on March 22 or March 23, state police at Jonestown said.
The suspect, Tina Humphrey, 21, of Pine Grove, was charged with bad checks and theft. She was arraigned and placed in Lebanon County prison, with bail set at $10,000.
Pine Grove police assisted.
Police: Man trespassed at a home
A man allegedly was found inside a home at Highland Glen in North Cornwall Township on Sept. 19, after he was told that he was not permitted on the property, township police said.
The suspect, Clifford Aponte, 21, of Lebanon, was charged with criminal trespass.
