(USED) Police log, May 21, 2021
May 21—Man charged with harassment
TAMAQUA — Tamaqua police have filed charges against a borough man after an incident around 9:30 a.m. April 28.
Police said Francis Lamar Eisenberg, 33, of 114 Cherry St., was charged with tampering or fabricating physical evidence and harassment.
Police said officers were called to 322 Orwigsburg St. and learned that Eisenberg was at the home, knocking on the door, moving security cameras and yelling at a woman living there.
Police said Eisenberg's actions were in violation of a protection from abuse order issued by a Schuylkill County judge on Aug. 31, forbidding him to have contact with the woman.
Woman charged with trespassing
TAMAQUA — A borough woman was charged by Tamaqua police after an incident at 29 Mauch Chunk St. around 9:45 a.m. May 3.
Police said Amanda L. Sarver, 34, of 421 W. Broad St., was charged with defiant trespass after she entered a home that was condemned by the borough and posted against entry.
Police said Sarver used a chair to climb through the front window and was seen standing near a window inside the building by officers.
Police arrest man after incident
TAMAQUA — A Barnesville man was arrested by Tamaqua police after an incident at Pine and Mauch Chunk streets around 7:40 p.m. April 30.
Police said Fasil Foday-Rucker, 22, of 15 S. 15th Ave., was charged with arrest prior to requisition.
Police said they stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation and smelled marijuana odor coming from inside. It was also determined, police said, that Foday-Rucker had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the discovery of a small amount of marijuana inside a cigarette container in the center console, police said.
Man cited for careless driving
LENHARTSVILLE — A Pine Grove man suffered minor injuries when the 2016 Subaru Crosstrek he was driving crashed on Interstate 78, at mile marker 33.6, in Windsor Township, Berks County, around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday.
State police at Hamburg said Jason Herman, 38, was driving east when he fell asleep, went off the road and struck a guide rail.
Herman was taken to a hospital by Hamburg EMS Virginville. Firefighters assisted, police said.
Police added that, as a result of the crash, the man was cited for careless driving.
Man charged in harassment case
RINGTOWN — A Ringtown man was charged with harassment by state police at Frackville after an incident at 116 Farmers Road in Union Township around 7:10 p.m. Sunday.
Police said Timothy Carden, 44, shoved Charles Benincasa, 37, of Kingston, during an argument over a rental agreement.
The charge against Carden will be filed in district court.
Police investigate Route 443 crash
NEW RINGGOLD — State police at Frackville investigated a crash that occured on Route 443, just west of Pine Creek Road, in East Brunswick Township, around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Police said a 17-year-old Orwigsburg boy was driving a 1999 Toyota Camry east when he went off the road and struck a tree head-on. After hitting the tree, police said, the car spun counterclockwise and came to an uncontrolled stop, facing northwest in the eastbound lane.
The teen was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest by helicopter for injuries he received, police said, adding that the boy will be cited for not driving on roadways laned for traffic.
