A West Hazleton man faces charges after police say he stole thousands of dollars in cigarettes and other merchandise from a burglarized Hazleton store last year.
State police at Frackville reported the following:
â¢Â A 41-year-old Barnesville man was threatened by another employee at a business on Summer Valley Road in East Brunswick Twp. on Nov. 24. The investigation is ongoing.
â¢Â A 23-year-old McAdoo woman told troopers a 49-year-old Drums man punched her in the back of the head and spit on her on East Grant Street in McAdoo on Nov. 27 at 12:08 a.m. The names were not released but the man faces a harassment charge.
â¢Â John J. Jeffries, 61, Barnesville, was eastbound on Route 54 (Barnesville Drive) in Ryan Twp. on Nov. 28 at 5:15 p.m. in a Toyota Rav4 when he crossed into the oncoming lane. Joel J. Rivera, 30, Summit Hill, pulled his westbound Honda Odyssey to the right should and slowed to avoid a crash but his left side mirror was hit.