Tuesday, September 26, 2023

New Philadelphia Woman Faces Charges for Making Threats with Kitchen Knife

A woman from New Philadelphia spent the weekend in Schuylkill County Prison after she pulled a kitchen knife and threatened two women last week.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, Troopers investigated an incident that occurred on Friday, September 22nd, 2023, just before 9:00pm on Valley Street in New Philadelphia.

Troopers determined during the incident that Colette Rajkowski, 54, of New Philadelphia brandished a kitchen knife and threatened to kill a 30-year-old woman and her 52-year-old mother.

Troopers took Rajkowski into custody on terroristic threats and harassment charges.  She was arraigned by on-call Magisterial District Judge Andrew J. Serina and locked up in Schuylkill County Prison on 10% $5,000 cash bail.

Rajkowski posted bail on Monday, September 25th, 2023.

She is scheduled to appear before Judge Serina on October 3rd, 2023, for a preliminary hearing.