2 children hit
by car in Tamaqua
TAMAQUA —Tamaqua police reportedly are investigating an incident in which two children were struck by a vehicle late Wednesday morning.
According to the Citizens Fire Co. No. 1 Tamaqua Facebook page, first responders set up a landing zone at Tamaqua Middle School about 10:50 a.m. after two helicopters were requested by emergency medical services for the victims.
According to two people in the area of Railroad Street at the time, two girls were hit by a vehicle on the road about 10:40 a.m. near the Five Points intersection.
Tamaqua police haven’t released information on the incident.
Pottsville man
arrested for theft
A city man was jailed after being arrested by Pottsville police after officers were called about 10:10 a.m. Saturday to 430 Harrison St. for a theft report.
Police said a Pottsville man reported someone stole a pressure washer from his property and after reviewing security camera footage, he learned that about 9:15 p.m. Friday a white man wearing long pants, a tank top shirt and a bandana and sunglasses walked up his front steps, into a breezeway along the east side of his home and stole the Max 1700 psi pressure washer.
The man then fled the area east on Harrison Street, the resident reported.
On reviewing the security tapes, police said, they determined the man responsible was Michael J. Spirko, 43.
About 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said, they located Spirko in the 400 block of North Centre Street, took him into custody and a subsequent interviewed resulted in the stolen machine being recovered.
Spirko was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, on charges of theft, receiving stolen property, criminal trespass and loitering and prowling at night.
He was then committed to Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $10,000 straight cash bail, police said.
No injuries in
ambulance fire
ANNVILLE — A Pine Grove Area Community Ambulance vehicle was destroyed Tuesday after it caught fire while transporting a patient through Lebanon County.
The fire was discovered about 1 p.m. as the ambulance was being driven south on Interstate 81, between the Annville Exit and junction with Interstate 78.
The driver of the ambulance, an emergency medical technician in the back along with a woman they were taking to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center all escaped injury.
The driver was traveling south when smoke apparently began to appear inside the vehicle prompting him to pull off to the side of the road and exit the vehicle along with the attendant with both then removing the patient from the back.
Shortly after, the vehicle burst into flames and was destroyed.
2 escape injuries
in Dumpster crash
WICONISCO — The driver of a car escaped injury after his vehicle hit a Dumpster in this Dauphin County community recently.
State police at Lykens said Allen T. Hand, 16, of Wiconisco, was driving a 2008 Pontiac G6 and hit a Dumpster on the side of the road at 8:56 p.m. Monday on Center Street 180 feet east of Stone Street.
Neither Hand or his passenger, Ryan L. Hand, 21, were injured, police said. Both were wearing seatbelts.
The vehicle was towed from the scene. Allen Hand was cited for failure to obey traffic control devices.
Man hits fence,
flees from scene
WILLIAMSTOWN — A man escaped injury after driving too fast and hitting a fence with his vehicle and leaving the scene, state police at Lykens said.
The accident took place at 12:03 a.m. May 15 at Orange Street near Umholtz Street in Williams Township, Dauphin County, as Anthony E. Keppol, 35, of Williamstown, was driving a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 around a left curve, police said. He was going too fast and drove off the roadway and struck a fence with the right front of the truck, police said.
He fled the scene north on South Orange Street.
He was charged with driving a vehicle at a safe speed.
Police: Bicycle
found, turned in
ENGLEWOOD — A bicycle was turned into the Butler Township police after it was found in shrubs along a house.
A full size mountain bike, a description not provided, was turned into the department Tuesday after it was found in shrubs at a home in the Englewood section of Frackville.
Contact the Butler Township Police at 570-875-4131 if you have any information on the bicycle or to claim it.