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UNDATED - A gun, money and drugs stolen in two separate robberies in Clinton County. A Beech Creek man reported to State Police that a .38 caliber revolver was stolen from his pick-up truck and a Loganton man said someone got inside his home and stole about $30 and prescription medications sometime last Thursday.
John Callahan (WGRC)

MIFFLINTOWN - A Juniata County man charged with sexual assault today. Troopers say 65-year old Ralph Laubach of Mifflintown is accused of   having sexual contact with a girl on numerous occassions at his home in Fermanagh Township from 2007 through 2009 from the time the girl was 10 until she was 12-years old. Laubach is jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.
John Callahan (WGRC)

MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS - Police believe a crash that killed a Richfield man in Snyder County happened six hours prior to the discovery of the crash. Police believe the crash happened around one a.m. Saturday on Route 35 west of its intersection with Route 104. Police say 51-year-old Michael Curry, went off the roadway his car hit a stump and rolled onto its roof. The crash wasn't discovered until around seven a.m. Curry, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

BELLEFONTE - The Centre County Coroner has identified 58-year-old David Fisher as the man killed Thursday when his pickup truck hit a tree on a dirt road in Rush Township. State police are trying to figure out why the crash happened. It happened between 9 and 9:40 p.m. about a mile south of state Route 504 on Hannah Furnace Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

ATLAS - An 80-year-old Atlas man remains in critical condition at Geisinger Medical Center after being hit by a car Friday while attempting to cross Route 61 at Mulberry Street in Atlas. The crash happened around eight a.m. Friday. Mount Carmel Township Police say Philip Steinbacher was attempting to cross from the east side of Route 61 to the west side when he stepped in front of a car driven by 22-year-old Jessica Steel of Mount Carmel. Steinbacher was flown to Geisinger.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

SHAMOKIN DAM - A crash in Snyder County early Sunday morning led to another wreck minutes later. The first crash happened around 3:30 a.m. on Route 11 about a quarter-mile north of Ted's Landing. Police say 24-year-old Wilhelm Klassen suffered moderate injuries when his tractor trailer left the highway and hit the rock face of an embankment and flipped onto its driver's side blocking both lanes of Route 11. Minutes later a car driven by 22-year-old Alexander Bush of Bartow, Florida hit the trailer of the overturned rig. Bush wasn't hurt. The crashes closed Route 11 for about ten hours as crews worked to clear the scene.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

BEAVERTOWN - A crash in Snyder County early Saturday morning sends a Mercersburg man to the hospital. The crash happened just after two a.m. on Route 522 in Beavertown. Police say 28-year-old Shane Metcalfe was taken to Geisinger Medical Center for moderate injuries. Police say Metcalf attempted to pass another vehicle when he went off the roadway, hit a ditch, went through a fence, and rolled several times in a field.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

LAURELTON - A New Columbia teen was taken to the hospital following a crash in Union County's west end. The crash happened Friday night just before eleven on Creek Road in Hartley Township. Police say 18-year-old Lindsay Hess suffered moderate injuries when an opossum ran out onto the roadway. Hess swerved to avoid hitting the animal and lost control of the vehicle striking an embankment. Her car became airborne and hit two small trees before landing on its passenger's side. Her passenger 18-year-old Katelynn Watson was not hurt. Both were wearing their seatbelts.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

SHENANDOAH - State Police patrolling the borough of Shenandoah spotted an abduction in progress early Sunday morning and now an illegal immigrant is behind bars. That happened just before one Sunday outside 33 Main Street. Police spotted 24-year-old Artemio Santis-Cruz grab a 14-year-old girl in a choke hold and drag her into a parking lot. The girl told police she did not know Santis-Cruz and that she was sexually assaulted by the man. Santis-Cruz is now jailed on $20-thousand dollars bail, facing assault and resisting arrest charges and deportation.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

NEWPORT - Police in Perry County are looking for the bandit that mugged a 59-year-old man early Thursday morning. That happened around 4:30 a.m. at a rest area along Route 322 in Howe Township. Police say the man from Woodland, Pennsylvania, was hit over the head with an unknown object. The bandit then took $50 dollars from the victim and fled the scene.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

NEWPORT - Police in Perry County are looking for a missing woman. They say 32-year-old Christa Mutzabaugh of Newport has been missing since August 15th after she left her home on foot and failed to return home. Police say she has multiple tattoos including a rabbit on her chest, a half butterfly on her back, the names Chase, Courtney, John and Savannah on her left arm and David 1978 and Chase 2004 on her right arm. Police say she is known to frequent the area of Second and Third Streets in Harrisburg. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call state police, Newport.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A New Philadelphia man is jailed and charged with theft and possessing a small amount of marijuana after breaking into several campers at a Schuylkill County campground. Police say 19-year-old Jeffery Leinheiser is charged with breaking into two recreational vehicles Sunday at Christmas Pines Campground in West Brunswick Township. When police interviewed Leinheiser they found him carrying a marijuana pipe along with a small amount of marijuana. Troopers say Leinheiser was on probation and violated his parole. He's now locked up in the Schuylkill County Prison.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

BERWICK - In Columbia county burglars smashed in a window and glass door at the Berwick Sunoco early Saturday. Berwick Police are continuing their investigation into the break-in which happened around one a.m. Police say someone threw a rock or brick through a window, and left lottery tickets and other items scattered on the floor. Police believe more than one person was involved.
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WILLIAMSPORT - While employed as a paralegal for a Williamsport attorney, 36-year-old Deborah McKissick allegedly stole more than $25,000 from two clients, using the money to pay her credit card bills. Williamsport police say after tricking retiree Silvya Greenabaum into signing a paper that gave the paralegal power of attorney, McKissick wiped out Greenabaum's IRA account at the Susquehanna Bank, withdrawing nearly $9,500 during the month of June. McKissick also illegally received and cashed a $10,000 life insurance annuity that Greenabaum was to receive following her husband's recent death. McKissick, also allegedly ripped off another $10,000 from Scott James, who went to the law firm in March, seeking the attorney's help with bankruptcy. McKissick was arrested at her home Friday and arraigned before District Judge Allen Page on felony charges of theft, forgery, and related counts and jailed on $175,000 bail.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

POTTSVILLE - Attorneys for the Schuylkill County Commissioners and Controller Melinda Kantner will meet with county Judge Charles Miller this Friday, September 3rd, for a pre-hearing conference on a writ of mandamus complaint filed against Kantner earlier last week. The mandamus was filed Monday because, according to the commissioners, Kantner refused and continues to refuse to complete two state-mandated county financial reports. Those reports, as well as an audit of county books, were due July 1. The Republican Herald reports, Kantner has blamed the county's external auditor, Pottsville accountant Sam Deegan, for the delay, while Deegan and many county officials have blamed Kantner. The mandamus - a civil lawsuit which could go to trial if the two sides cannot resolve differences - would force Kantner to complete the reports within 30 days and would also order her to fully cooperate with Deegan and give him whatever financial documents he needs within 30 days. Meanwhile, county officials have set Sept. 30 as the new target date to have both reports and the audit completed. Commissioners say every day the reports are late, the county's bond rating, reputation with outside vendors and potential loans are at risk.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

WILLIAMSPORT - Susquehanna Health will use a $2.5 million grant to help pay for its Energy Service Center expected to save heating and cooling costs for the health system. The state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funding will go a long way toward supporting Project 2012, the health system's capital improvements and modernization plan. Susquehanna Health President and CEO Steven Johnson told the Sun Gazette Friday, he credited state Senator Eugene Yaw, with helping secure the funding. The $25 million Energy Service Center, which includes new boilers, heating and cooling systems, and a cogeneration capacity, for running the Williamsport Regional Medical Center campus. All told, the system will reduce operating costs by about $1 million per year. To finalize the release of the funding, the Lycoming County commissioners will be needed to approve the grant application, she noted.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

WINFIELD - Wanting to do something good and share the love of God, that was the motive behind a little girl's endeavor Friday and Saturday August 27th and 28th at her rural Winfield home. The weather cooperated, and the fact that her family and neighbors had community yard sales, drew folks to her home. Six-year-old Haley Berge along with the help of her mommy and a little neighbor boy sold lemonade and cookies at their yard sale and all the proceeds were going to the Janet Weis Children's Hospital in Danville. Haley says her lemonade and chocolate chips cookies were yummy, as she sold the treats from a lemonade stand built by her "Pop." (Grandfather) Haley's mother, Jeanette Berge says, Haley came up with the idea of a lemonade stand and giving the proceeds to sick kids on her own. Jeanette says she supported Haley's idea as they were discussing doing good things for other people and sharing God's love through those good deeds. Haley's mom talked with her about the Children's Miracle Network Marathon put on each year to support the Janet Weis Children's Hospital, so Jeanette suggested that Haley put up a stand at their yard sale. Haley says she was excited to help raise money to help the sick kids get medicine. The turnout was great, and the generosity of folks was greater as Haley raised over $107 through her efforts. Jeanette says they both set a goal of $100 dollars for the Janet Weis Hospital and Haley was happy that they met that goal and more.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)

HARRISBURG - A Pennsylvania agency says it's considering enforcement action after 41 of 74 companies drilling for Marcellus shale natural gas missed a deadline to report their wells' production. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Friday that it will contact the companies that missed the Aug. 15 deadline and pursue whatever enforcement action it deems necessary. Nine of the 41 companies submitted reports after the deadline. DEP Secretary John Hanger says he's troubled by the level of noncompliance. A new state law forces gas companies to report production totals every six months. Those reports, and a list of the companies that didn't report, are being posted on the agency's website.
Jim Diehl (WGRC)