News from Berwick
BERWICK POLICE DEPARTMENT LOG
BERWICK — Borough Police responded to these calls from June 12-18:
June 12
• 2:31 a.m. — 1900 block Spring Garden Avenue, suspicious van
• 3:55 a.m...
Teen to trial in Berwick heroin case
BERWICK —A teenager who allegedly played a minor role in a large-scale heroin den has now agreed to face the charges in county court.
The only person besides her attorney who showed up...
Vacant Berwick rental home burns
BERWICK — The cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant rental house along Spring Garden Avenue is under investigation.
The building at1524Spring Garden was fully involved in flames when...
Heroin-sting suspect now accused of making meth
BERWICK — Less than two weeks after Tanner D. Williamson was arrested in Scott Township during a heroin sting, he was arrested again in Berwick, this time on charges of making meth.
“I...
Cops: Mother ‘blacked out’
BERWICK — A Berwick woman and her two young girls escaped serious injury when the mother sideswiped a parked car and flipped her SUV near a busy intersection Wednesday morning.
Karen...
Berwick High School Honor Roll
BERWICK — Here are Berwick High School honor roll students for the fourth marking period:
Distinguished
• Ninth grade — Jacob Betz, Allison...
Berwick Police issue warrants
BERWICK — Berwick Police Department has issued warrants for the following individuals.
The name is followed by date of birth (if known), last known address and type of warrant.
...Berwick father charged with misconduct
BERWICK — A Berwick teenager is accused of fighting with a woman in front of their infant early April 22.
Anthony Allen Daubert, 19, of 708 N. Market St. was arguing...
Landlords target tenants
BERWICK — The following landlord-tenant complaints have been filed in the office of District Judge Richard Knecht.
• UMH Properties, 89 Valley Drive,...
Tenants are sued for rent
BERWICK — Landlord Fred C. Berlin has filed four complaints against Berwick tenants in the office of District Judge Richard Knecht.
Berlin, 6101 Park...
Berwick couple evacuated after crew hit gas line
BERWICK — A construction crew hit an unmarked gas line Tuesday, forcing the brief evacuation of a couple.
Workers for E.K. Services of the New Cumberland area were digging trenches for...
Berwick pool discount in clear
BERWICK — It’s official: Berwick residents will get a $1 discount on admission to the newly refurbished Ber-Vaughn pool.
Council members voted unanimously Monday night to give $10,000...
Berwick school will be on time, builder pledges
BERWICK — The new West Berwick Elementary school will be finished on time.
That was the pledge made Monday night by Mark Binkley of Fidevia Construction Management.
School board...
Judge: No arbitration in dad-son K-Fab fight
BERWICK — A father and son’s fight over the ownership of K-Fab won’t go through arbitration for now, a federal judge ruled.
That’s a setback for Martin F. “Marty” Koch, who wants an...
Physician to speak on uterine bleeding
BERWICK — Ayesha Usman, M.D., will present “Treatment Options for Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)” at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 23, at the Berwick YMCA, third floor, 231 W. Third...
Crash comes close to judge’s car
BERWICK — A pickup pulled out from a side street, was hit by an oncoming car, and spun into a street sign, barely missing a judge’s vehicle.
Brent Eldridge, 26, of...
Charity is being dumped on
BERWICK — The Salvation Army Post here is being used as a dumping ground for broken furniture, bald tires and other unusable “donations,” the post commander says.
Instead of helping the...
Grandmother says knife suspect ‘gentle’
BERWICK — The grandmother of a man accused of fleeing from police after threatening another man with a knife says he is a “gentle kid” who wants to start over.
But Caleb Gross’ plan to...
Avoid ‘summer slide’ at the library
BERWICK — For many elementary and secondary students, summer signifies ballgames, pools, family vacations, and that longed-for break from school work. But, a complete separation from activities...
Man to stand trial in alleged police chase
BERWICK — A man who allegedly led police on a wild chase back and forth across the Susquehanna was much calmer Wednesday when he quietly agreed to send the charges to county court.
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