PLEASE NOTE Newport Township Police Department Monthly Crime Reports are submitted by Chief Robert Impaglia and read to the public at the monthly township meeting held the first Monday of every month!


DECEMBER 2011

GLEN LYON

December 02 - Police arrested a Wilkes Barre man for a PFA violation after he sent his ex-girlfriend items in the mail. The male was court ordered not to have any contact with the victim.

December 05 - Police arrested 4 family members after a domestic dispute that turned physical. All parties were charged with harassment by physical contact.

December 09 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon woman after she took money off another Glen Lyon woman with an agreement to order her chocolate through Gertrude Hawk Candy Company. The woman kept the money and never put the order in.

December 13 -Police arrested a Glen Lyon man for a burglary on Chestnut Street. A 37" flat screen television was stolen. The TV was recovered and returned to the owner.

December 20 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon man for burglary on West Main Street. Stolen items were found at King Tuts Gold Repair Hut. A search warrant was acquired and more stolen items and crow bar were found in the home of the suspect.

WANAMIE

December 09 - Police arrested a Wilkes Barre man for DUI after he drove his truck into a home on Center Street. He fled the area on foot and later was apprehended by police in a wooded area off of Center Street.

SHEATOWN

December 23 - Police arrested a Kinston man after he got into a physical fight with his girlfriend and took her car without her consent. He was charged with unauthorized use of an automobile and harassment.

December 24 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon man for public drunkenness after he was observed laying in the middle of Robert Street, highly intoxicated.

December 29 - Police arrested an Alden Man and Hunlock Creek man for possession of methamphetamine and related paraphernalia.

ALDEN

December 11 - Police arrested a Wanamie woman at a house in Alden after she was found in possession of methamphetamine and related paraphernalia.

December 23 - Police arrested a Nanticoke woman for DUI after she crashed her vehicle near RK Furs.

RIDGE VIEW/LEE

No major incidents.


NOVEMBER 2011

GLEN LYON

November 01 - Police arrested a Swoyersville man on a mental health warrant. He was found near 7 Shaft Hill on the west side of Glen Lyon.

November 02 - Police received a report of a break in to a vacant house on Newport Street. Nothing appeared to be taken.

November 08 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon man on a PFA violation after it was reported by the victim.

November 09 - Newport Twp Police along with agents from the PA Attorney General's Office served a lawful search warrant on a home on East Enterprise Street where methamphetamine was being manufactured. Police seized items used to manufacture the drug and two arrests were made as a result. This was part of OPERATION EXPLOSIVE IMPACT.

November 09 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon juvenile for arson after he willingly set neighbors' garbage cans on fire.

Novemer 17 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon man for domestic violence after he punched his girlfriend in the face.

November 20 - Police arrested a Nanticoke woman for burglary after she broke into a home on West Main Street. She was found in possession of a small bank containing change. It was learned the female was a drug user and needed money to fuel her addiction.

November 27 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon man for filing a false report of his ATV being stolen.

WANAMIE

November 02 - Police arrested a Wanamie man for driving under the influence of methamphetamine and heroin after a motor vehicle accident on the West Kirmar Parkway. He was also found in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

November 21 - Police arrested a Nanticoke woman for DUI after she was observed driving in and out of the oncoming lane of travel.

November 24 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon man fleeing and eluding police after he engaged in a high speed chase through Sheatown, Wanamie and Glen Lyon. It was learned that the reason the man fled was because he was wanted by State Parole out of Dauphin County.

SHEATOWN

November 06 - Police arrested a Sheatown couple after a domestic disturbance turned physical.

November 11 - Police arrested a Dallas man for burglary after he broke into a home on Robert Street and attempted to break into a safe. The male was apprehended a short distance from the scene by Police. The male was found in possession of jewelry and $800 in cash.

ALDEN

November 20 - Police arrested an Alden woman for controlled substance DUI and possession of drugs.

RIDGE VIEW/LEE

November 20 - Police arrested a Glen Lyon man for DUI after a motor vehicle accident in Lee.

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