UPDATED: Orwigsburg Police Looking For Armed Home Invaders

Police are looking for 2 men that kicked in a door to a home on West Market Street in Orwigsburg around 1am Thursday morning.

The armed invaders then threatened the two people that lived inside the home.

The invaders took a purse, a safe, and a bottle of alcohol before leaving.  No one was reported hurt.

No information was given about the intruders.

If anyone has any information, please call the Orwigsburg police.

UPDATE FROM ORWIGSBURG POLICE:  The suspects have been described as at least 2 black males.  They believe this was a targeted event and the suspect(s) know the victims.  The investigation is still ongoing.

Coaldale Looking For Police Chief But Current Chief Doesn't Plan on Leaving

The Coaldale borough has published notices that they are looking for a new police chief.  The strange thing is, the current police chief has no plans for retiring.

At this point, only an ad has been posted that they are looking for someone for the position and sites that it's a personnel issue that they cannot discuss.

You can read more about it here
http://www.tnonline.com/2013/nov/13/wanted-new-police-chief

Deer Blamed in Deer Lake Crash

On Sunday around 6:30pm,  Kathleen Rogers, 62, of Ashland was driving north on Route 61 in Deer Lake when a deer came across the roadway.  Rogers swerved to avoid the animal and came in contact with a concrete barrier.  The area was also a one lane construction zone.

No injuries were reported but the vehicle had to be towed from the scene.

Schuylkill Haven Graduate First to Receive Penn State Wylonis Scholarship

John Austin Bayliff is a 2013 graduate of Schuylkill Haven High School and has been chosen to be the first recipient of the Wylonis Scholarship at Penn State Schuylkill.

You can read more about it here
http://www.sl.psu.edu/29867.htm

Tamaqua Police Looking For Gas Thieves

Tamaqua Police are looking for thiefs who stole gas out of one of Tamaqua Appliance Parts & Service's box trucks.

If you have any information on this, you are to call Tamaqua Police at (570) 668-6100.

County Woman Ordered To Stand Trial For Death of Boyfriend

A Luzerne County judge on Tuesday upheld criminal homicide and evidence tampering charges against 30-year-old Jessica Alinsky of Shenandoah.

Alinsky has been ordered to stand trial for the death of her boyfriend, Matthew Gailie from two years ago.

Prosecutors said Alinsky gave conflicting accounts and alleged that she disrupted the crime scene.

Former Schuylkill County Congressman Confirmed As Member of Liquor Control Board

Former Congressman Tim Holden, of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania has been unanimously confirmed by the State Senate to serve a four-year term as a member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). The vote was 48-0.

Governor Tom Corbett nominated Holden to the PLCB on June 14, 2013, to fill a vacancy created when Board Member Patrick J. "PJ" Stapleton's term expired.  The position had been vacant since Stapleton's last day, Oct. 5, 2012.

"Congressman Tim Holden has earned a great deal of respect during his distinguished career as a legislator in Congress," said PLCB Chairman Joseph E. Brion. "As a public servant, he has worked hard for the citizens of the commonwealth and I have no doubt that he will bring that same work ethic and enthusiasm to his role at the PLCB as well."

Holden was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for a decade, from Jan. 3, 2003 – Jan. 3, 2013.  He first represented the 6^th district based in Reading, Pennsylvania before redistricting dismantled that district.  He went on to get elected to the 17^th district based in Harrisburg.

Prior to his congressional career, Holden was a licensed real estate agent and an insurance broker.  He also served as sheriff of Schuylkill County and as Sergeant-at-Arms for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.  He graduated from BloomsburgUniversity.

By law, no more than two of the three board members may be of the same political party as the Governor.  Once he's sworn in, Holden, a Democrat, will be the minority member on the Board.

"I'm very much looking forward to working with Congressman Holden in his new role as a board member," said Robert S. Marcus, PLCB member.  "We're very fortunate to have his insight and expertise as we work to meet the goals set for this agency. I believe he will be a great addition to our team."

The PLCB regulates the commonwealth's beverage alcohol-industry; offers a comprehensive alcohol-education program to promote the responsible use of alcohol and operates more than 600 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores.  Taxes and store profits are returned to Pennsylvania's General Fund.

SOURCE:  Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

Power Restored In Rush Township

Yesterday morning around 11:45am almost 700 PPL customers were without power in Rush Township.

According to PPL that power was restored around 1PM.

The power was out due to PPL repairing a pole/wire that was damaged from a fire last night near the intersection of Fairview Street and Marian Drive.

Schuylkill County To Raise Taxes

The Republican Herald is reporting that Schuylkill County will have it's first tax hike in over a decade.

The board of commissioners met Wednesday morning and approve a budget that raises taxes over $2 million.

Read more about it below
http://republicanherald.com/schuylkill-county-to-raise-taxes-by-2-mills-1.1585008

What's your thoughts on this?

Juveniles To Be Charged For Ringtown Vandalism

It's being reported that several juveniles are expected to be charged sometime this week for the vandalism at the Ringtown Elementary School.  Although the number of juveniles were not given, it's being said that they were not all from the Ringtown borough.

The juveniles spray painted the exterior walls of the former Ringtown Elementary School.

SKOOK SPOTLIGHT: New and Old Yuengling Logos

And Then There Was Five

Friday and Saturday evenings took our list of 9 Schuylkill County teams and shortened it down to 5.

It was inevitable that we would lose some teams because of them playing against each other but two losses of our biggest teams really hurt us.

Pottsville and Pine Grove really showed some promise in the playoffs, especially with Pine Grove going undefeated the entire regular season.  Although Pine Grove put up a good fight, they were unable to get that extra touchdown just to put them over Palisades.

Pottsville really struggled and Palisades was able to keep them to just a field goal the whole game.

Nativity and Tri-Valley are unfortunately the two on the losing end of playing against another Schuylkill County team.

To our winners, Mahanoy Area and North Schuylkill got their spark back when they finished off Nativity and North Penn.  They've been struggling the past couple weeks but this looked like the teams we started out the season with.

Marian is keeping up with their winning ways after starting out the season with 3 straight losses.

Williams Valley wasn't able to rest easy during their game against Pius X.  One touchdown could have changed the whole game.

Schuylkill Haven dominated Tri-Valley.  Tri-Valley being the smaller school just couldn't keep up with Haven.

This week we only have 3 games to watch since 4 Schuylkill County Teams play each other.

11/15/13 - 7pm

Marian @ Mahanoy Area - (Eastern Conference Class A Championship)
North Schuylkill @ Northwestern Lehigh
Schuylkill Haven @ Williams Valley

Mahanoy City/Schuylkill County Native Elected to Lead Conference of Catholic Bishops

We reported last week that the Mahanoy City Native, Joseph Kurtz, was in the running to be elected to lead the United State Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Morning Call is reported that he has won that election.

Kurtz is also a former Allentown Diocese Pastor.

Read more about it here
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-catholic-bishop-conference-kurtz-20131112,0,2148940.story

Car Rear ends School Bus In Pottsville Tuesday Morning

This morning at the intersection of East Norwegian Street and North George street, a man with a reported medical condition rear ended a school bus.  Although a number wasn't given, there were students on the bus, but none were injured.

Along with hitting the bus, the man driving the car hit numerous vehicles along Norwegian street.

Fire in Unoccupied Home in Middleport

Around 5pm Monday evening, authorities were called to 11 Kaska-Williams Street.  When they arrived they found flames coming from the second floor.

The fire was quickly put out and was the scene cleared around 6:30pm.

The house was currently unoccupied and there have no reports on what caused the blaze.

Ashland Corrects Water Problem - Boil Advisory Over

The Borough of Ashland posted the following on their Facebook page,

DRINKING WATER PROBLEM CORRECTED

Customers in affected areas of Ashland Borough (12th Street west to North 29th Street) serviced by the Ashland Area Water Authority were notified on November 8, 2013 of a problem with our drinking water and were advised to boil your water prior to drinking.

We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that lab results have confirmed that it is no longer necessary to boil your water.

. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Please share this information with other people who may drink this water.

SUV Crashes Into Home In East Norwegian Twp.

Around 8am Sunday morning, Timothy Reed, Pottsville, was driving his SUV on McCord Ave. when he lost his brakes and was unable to make a turn and crashed into a home at 26 Caroline Ave.

No one was hurt in the crash.  Two people rented the home and were not injured.  Reed's passenger in the SUV was also not injured.

Skook News Week In Review - Week Ending 11/9/13

 

Skook News Week in Review

 

The news of Schuylkill County for week ending 11/9/13

Obituaries 11/10/13

Helen V Miller, age 95, of the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, formerly of Hegins passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the village.

 

She was born on Saturday, November 9, 1918, in Hegins, a daughter of the late Harry M  and Dora E Fisher Herb.

 

She was a inspector for former Amy Sportswear, Valley View,

 

She was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins.

 

She was also a life member of the ILGWU and a member of the Hegins Fire Company Auxiliary.

 

Helen enjoyed quilting, reading, cooking, and spending time with her family.

 

Her husband Franklin J Miller, Sr., passed away in 1979.  She was also preceded in death by two brothers Leroy Herb and Glenn Herb.

 

She is survived by a daughter Sandra M Shubert and her husband Dr Ronald of Elizabethtown; a son Dr Franklin J Miller, Jr and his wife Bonnie of Salt Lake City, UT; five grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; a sister Mary Spatz of Wyomissing; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

 

A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

 

Memorial contributions can be made to Friedens Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 375,  Hegins, PA 17938.

 

Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements. 

 

Condolences can be left for the family atwww.buffingtonreed.com. 

Sunday's Weather Forecast

The cold weather continues for the foreseeable future.

Temperatures will hang steady and then turn even colder once Tuesday rolls around.

The cold ushered in on Tuesday could also feature rounds of snow showers and snow squalls which could slick up the ground. More details as we get closer. No concerns about any major snowstorm, however.

Labor Groups Protest In Pottsville Saturday Morning

Union Groups this morning protested in Pottsville against Dick Yuenglings support of the Right to Work act.  

One of the reasons businesses favor right-to-work laws is because it makes unions more difficult to organize.

The protesters started at the Yuengling Brewery and ended at the Schuylkill County Courthouse, closing streets along the way.

An estimated 100 people or so were there for the protest.

One of the speakers stressed that these, the union workers, are the hands that do the labor. There were representatives from just about every union in Pennsylvania - among them the teamsters, iron workers, operating engineers, nurses, teachers, united mine workers and many more - all united in their message as they marched in solidarity for good jobs, strong families, and strong communities.

Minersville Police Looking For Your Help In Finding Vandals.

The Minersville police are asking for help in identify 3 individuals who were seen vandalizing cars and smashing pumpkins in New Minersville on Sunday night between 1am and 5am.  They said it happened on the streets of Saint Francis, Pine Hill, Oak, Pottsville, and Lydle.

All that has been reported was that the suspects were all wearing hoodies.

In total the suspects slashed tires at 26 vehicles and on some cars slashed multiple tires.

Anyone with information is to call Minersville police at (570) 544-2333.

Schuylkill County High School Football Scores - Week #1 of the Playoffs

High School Football Scores For the First Week of Playoffs

Huge upsets!!!

November 8th, 2013 - 7pm
Nativity BVM 0 Mahanoy Area 42
North Penn-Blossburg 6 North Schuylkill 28
Marian Catholic 20 Muncy 6
Pius X 13 Williams Valley 18

Schuylkill Haven 42  Tri-Valley 0
Palisades 10 Pine Grove 6

November 9th, 7PM

Pottsville 3 Southern Lehigh 27

Mother of Daughters' Killed In Crash Acquitted On Charges

The mother of two young girls who were killed in a car crash on Palm Sunday was acquitted of the charges against her today.

Victoria Place,  was leaving a church service when she was struck by a vehicle driven by an 18 year old from Schuylkill Haven, while pulling outo Route 61.  Place was charged with improperly entering a highway.

Tamaqua Church Broken Into and Vandalized

The Primitive Methodist Church in Tamaqua was vandalized this past week and it has forced the church to cancel services for this weekend.

The thieves also stole some copper piping from the church as well that could take weeks to repair.  Damages may cost up to $10,000.  They also ripped through the church trashing it, officials believe looking for money.

If you have any information about the break in or vandalism, you are to call Tamaqua police at 570-668-5000.

Minersville Woman Arrested For Meth Lab

Minersville police arrested Judith Essler, 47, 311 Laurel St., last evening on charges of illegal dumping of methamphetamine waster, manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of liquefied ammonia gas, possession of drug paraphernalia, and operating a methamphetamine lab.

She was committed to Schuylkill County Prison on $25,000 straight bail.

Police said that inside the home they found a functioning and active mobile meth lab.

ATTENTION ASHLAND RESIDENTS: WATER BOIL ADVISORY

The Ashland Borough has issued a water boil advisory until further notice.

Parts of County Receives Nice Coating of Snow This Morning

Picture From Schuylkill County Police Activity
Frackville, PA

If you woke up early this morning, you probably got to see some of the heaviest snow we've seen so far this season.

While the snow didn't cause any school delays or hazardous travel, it was quite an unwelcome site to some.

The snow stuck to cars, trees, and grassy areas just to give us an early glimpse of winter.

The snow ending shortly after 6am.

Vandals Graffiti Former Elementary School

Authorities this morning found the former Ringtown Elementary School vandalized.

Graffiti was spray painted around the perimeter of the building.  Police are investigating leads but if you have any information regarding this, please call police.

Area Mall Santa Arrival Dates

Listing of Santa Arrivals at Schuylkill County Malls

Schuylkill Mall
Saturday November 9th, 11AM

Fairlane Village Mall
Saturday, November 16th, Puppet Show at 11am and Santa arrives at the end of the show.

-------------------------------------
Outside the Area

Susquehanna Valley Mall
Saturday, November 23rd

Mahanoy City Candidate For Mayor Asking For Recount

The Mahanoy City election for mayor drew some attention when news came out that Dennis Wiessner had a conviction on his record from over 40 years.  The election that took place has drawn a little more attention that the incumbent Nancy Petristsch only won by 3 votes!!

Weissner is not giving up the fight just yet.  He has no asked for a recount.  He told WNEP

“Anything mechanical can go wrong so hey, maybe we had too many write-ins, maybe not enough write-ins. I would like to see for sure what the results were.”

Union Protesters Set To Protest Yuengling This Weekend

Dick Yuengling Jr.'s support of right-to-work laws seems to have put him in some hot water with labor groups.

They are set to protest in front of the Pottsville brewery this Saturday.

According to the Morning Call, the Lehigh Valley Labor Council President has stated

"We find it incredibly ironic and insulting that Dick Yuengling, who became a billionaire largely because of the working class that has supported his family business for generations, now turns his back on us to side with those who are doing everything they can to do away with fair salaries, employment conditions and treatment"

One of the reasons businesses favor right-to-work laws is because it makes unions more difficult to organize.

You can read more about this at
http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-yuengling-protest-20131106,0,3144683.story

3 Men Arrested For Allegedly Abducting 2 Pottsville Girls

Pottsville Police arrested 3 men from New York for allegedly forcing 2 Pottsville girls into their car and abducting them.

The three men, Mohammed Khan, Nestor Hernandez, and Victor Declet were pulled over in a vehicle with a Virginaia license plate where they found the 2 girls in the vehicle with them, along with cocaine and marijuana.

The girls then told police that the men forced them into the car.

All three men are currently in Schuylkill County Prison.

Early Black Friday Deals Have Begun!

Can you believe it's that time already?!?!?!

Amazon started their Pre-Black Friday sales this week. Calling it "Countdown to Black Friday Deals Week", you can already get some great deals on electronics and other items.

 You can find them at

Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Friday/b/ref=cbf2013_bunk_Invicta?ie=UTF8&node=384082011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-B1&pf_rd_r=131VKSR3W18GEGNFRA8J&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1650725102&pf_rd_i=507846

Schuylkill County High School Football Power Rankings - Week #10

Schuylkill County High School Football Power Rankings - Week #10

Last Power Rankings of the regular season, who finished strong?

Governor Corbett Officially Kicks Off His ReElection Tour

In Pittsburgh, PA this morning, Governor Tom Corbett officially launched his reelection campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania.

67 Votes Was The Difference in The Race For County District Attorney

Around 11:30pm, the race for the Schuylkill County District Attorney's seat came to close by just the smallest of margins.

The final unofficial results were

Christine Holman - 15,258
Karen Byrnes-Noon - 15,191.

Earlier in the night when 75% of the county's precincts reported in, Noon appeared to have one the ticket, but at 11:30 the final numbers came in and showed Holman won by a mere 67 votes.

When asked by the Pottsville Republican if Noon plans to ask for a recount, she told the paper that she would not put her family through that.

Police Looking For Thief Who Stole From Firehouse

The state police in Frackville are looking for any information regarding a theft that happened at the Gilberton Continental Fire House over the weekend.

Police say the crook swiped two large bean soup pots and several steel stands.  The theft happened between Friday and Tuesday.

If you have any information regarding this, you are to call the State Police at Frackville at (570) 794-2045.

Schuylkill County Election Results

 

List of tonight's county winners

 

Sheriff       Precincts Reported 125 of 125 (100.00%)
Candidate	Party	Votes
Joseph G. Groody	DEMOCRATIC	20,770
Patrick M. Reynolds	REPUBLICAN	8,383
Write-in		736

 

District Attorney       Precincts Reported 125 of 125 (100.00%)
Candidate	Party	Votes
Christine A. Holman	REPUBLICAN	15,258
Karen Byrnes-Noon	DEMOCRATIC	15,191
Write-in		35

 

District Magistrate 21-3-04       Precincts Reported 23 of 23 (100.00%)
Candidate	Party	Votes
David J. Rossi	REPUBLICAN	2,841
Laine Mack	DEMOCRATIC	1,655
Allen T. Wolff	INDEPENDENT	1,186
Write-in		1

 

Other Notable Races

Mahanoy City Mayor       Precincts Reported 4 of 4 (100.00%)
Candidate	Party	Votes
Nancy A. Petritsch	DEMOCRATIC	475
Dennis Wiessner	REPUBLICAN	472
Write-in		10

 

Pottsville City Mayor       Precincts Reported 11 of 11 (100.00%)
Candidate	Party	Votes
James T. Muldowney	DEMOCRATIC	1,758
Scott R. Thomas	REPUBLICAN	1,363
Write-in		22

 

You can find the rest of the borough races at

http://www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/info/Offices/Election/Election/Results/Info.csp

Mahanoy City Native and Former Allentown Diocese Priest Favored For National Leadership Post

The Morning Call from Allentown posted a great story about Joseph Kurtz, a native of Mahanoy City, who is a favored candidate for the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

You can check it out at the link below
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/allentown/mc-catholic-bishops-president-kurtz-20131104,0,2401743.story?track=rss

Minersville Man Allegedly Sexually Assaults 14 Year Old Girl

Minersville Police have charged Sean Anthony, 35, of 300 Lewis St. with statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, and corruption of a minor.

According to reports, a 14 year old girl's mother contacted police on October 18th and stated that Anthony had sexual intercourse with her daughter.

The district attorney's office conducted and investigation interviewing Anthony and the 14 year old girl.  All statements were given and Anthony said the girl's statements were accurate.

Reynolds Will Serve Office If Elected

In an interview with WNEP, the Republican Candidate for Schuylkill County Sheriff, Patrick Reynolds, says he will still serve if he is elected.

Check out the rest of the interview at the link below.

http://wnep.com/2013/11/04/embattled-candidate-says-he-will-serve-if-elected/

Woman Escapes 209 Crash With Minor Injuries

Around 11:45am, Sunday,  Debra Moyer, 46, of Orwigsburg collided with Ronald Bornmann, 76, Reading at the intersection of Route 209 and Wood Street, in Cumbola.

Moyer escaped the accident with minor injuries while Bornmann was uninjured.

Schuylkill County High School Football Games For the First Week of Playoffs

Scheduled High School Football Games For the First Week of Playoffs

The field has been narrowed down but there is still a lot of football to play!

Orwigsburg Man Who Pointed Gun At Trooper To Be Arraigned Today

Edward C. Hill, 54, Orwigsburg is scheduled to be arraigned today for charges of criminal attempt to comitt criminal homicide, aggravated assault on police, terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, harassment, and aggravated assault of a deadly weapon.

He is expected to plead not guilty.

Hill started a search off Route 895 on August 29th,  when he and Edward Welty got into an argument causing state troopers to be dispatched to their location in West Brunswick Twp.

When troopers arrived, Hill reportedly pointed a rifle at a responding trooper, then fled toward New Ringgold.

He was taken into custody a few hours later.

SKOOK SPOTLIGHT: Frackville, PA

Frackville was settled in 1861 and incorporated in 1876, when the villages of Frackville and Mountain City merged to form the borough of Frackville. The name "Mountain City", however, is still a common nickname for the borough. A past diner and beer distributor were both named after it. Early in the twentieth century, anthracite coal mining was the chief industry of the region, although Frackville remained a predominantly residential community. The Mahanoy Plane, which operated from 1862 to 1931 on Broad Mountain just to the north of the borough, was able to hoist 50,000 tons of coal daily. There is a small patch-town owning the name "Mahanoy Plane" at the northern foot of Frackville's Broad Mountain. Industrial relics and infrastructure remain in the thick forest north of the borough's youth baseball complex but historical preservation or restoration has yet to take place.

Kessler Posts Strange Video Towards County Elected Officials

Skook News came across a new video from Mark Kessler that he posted on October 27, 2013.

In the video called "Chief Kessler & Disgarded politicians "PARAPHERNALIA"", Kessler went on to call other candidates "scumbags" and "sh**bag politicians".  In the video he says he has message for them, and goes on to what looks he like to pour a bottle of water on the pamphlets of  Karen Byrnes-Noon and her family and Joe Groody and his family.  You make can make your judgement on what he is doing this video.

Skook News Week In Review

 

Skook News Week In Review

 

A busy week filled with fires, police activity, and even some  changes to the upcoming election.

Reynolds Suspends Campaign

 

The Republican candidate for Schuylkill County Sheriff has announced that he is suspending his campaign.  Reynolds was charged Wednesday with various charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at a man who was repossessing his mother-in law's car.

Schuylkill County High School Football Scores - Week #10

Schuylkill County High School Football - Week #10

Our scores for Week #10 are in!

Blue Mountain 30 Schuylkill Haven 38
Shenadoah Valley 12 Mahanoy Area 36
Marian 10 Tamaqua 24
Minersville 8 Panther Valley 36
North Schuylkill 40 Elco 21
Juniata 6 Pine Grove 26
Twin Valley 7 Pottsville 27
Tri-Valley 14 Line Mountain 7
Williams Valley 40 East Juniata 19

County Sheriff Candidate Arrested

The Republican candidate for Schuylkill County Sheriff, Partrick Reynolds, 46, Branchdale was arrested Wednesday afternoon when the candidate's mother-in-law's car was to be repossessed.

Police say that as Bradley Blumenschein was repossessing Reynold's mother-in-law's 2007 Ford Edge from his driveway, when Reynold's appeared and pointed a handgun at Blumenshein around 12:30pm Wednesday.

Richard & Associates Inc. was the company repossessing the vehicle from Dorothy Miller.

Reynold's was charged with terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, and unsworn falsification to authorities.

Schuylkill County High School Football - Week #10

Schuylkill County High School Football - Week #10

Final week of the regular season and we have some great games lined up.  Who do you think will win tonight?

ALERT: Safety Pin Found In Candy in Schuylkill Haven

Schuylkill Haven's Facebook page reported this morning that police are investigating a report that someone found a safety pin in a lime-flavored Tootsie Roll in their candy that they received during Trick or Treating last night.

Overnight Police Chase

An overnight police chase raced through the borough's of Frackville and Shenandoah around 3am.

It was reported as a green Pontiac Grand Am with no hub caps.

Police had chased the vehicle through both boroughs and even collided with the  car after it slammed on the brakes causing a trooper to hit the back of the suspects vehicle.

It was reported that the chase was called off after it became too dangerous.

No details were given how the chase started.

We will have more on this as information becomes available.

Body Found In Shenandoah Park Ruled Suicide

On Tuesday evening, the body of Andrew Kelly, 47, was found in Girard Park, Shenandoah around 5pm.

Berks County Man Attempts To Flee Police in Pine Grove Twp., Injures 2

Around 12:15pm Wednesday, police spotted a SUV with another vehicle's license plate on it on Berger Road in Pine Grove Twp. 

The driver, Jason A. Brown, Bernville, drove through a stop sign and crashed into a vehicle driven by Paul Zuk of Pottsville, when police attempted to pull him over.

Zuk and his passenger were both injured in the collision.

Police also found drugs on him.  He was arrested at the scene and charged with driving without a proper license, reckless endangerment, possession of a controlled substance, receiving stolen property, and fleeing police.

Brown was sent to Schuylkill County Prison on $50,000 bail.

Police Looking For Victims of Barnesville Contractor

Last week an arrest warrant was issued for Barnesville contractor, John Kachmar.  Police are saying that ripped off at least four home owners for a total of $17,000.

The police think there may be more victims and are asking if you know where Kachmar is or you believe you may also be a victim to to call them at (570) 462-1991.