10-03-2025
Police log: Woman robbed of $53K
A 65-year-old Tremont woman was robbed of $52,840.87, state police at Schuylkill Haven said.
According to police, the woman reported on Feb. 7 that someone had swiped the money from her bank account.
An investigation is ongoing.
Juvenile charged with assault
A 16-year-old student at River Rock Academy in Cressona was charged with simple assault after he punched a fellow student, according to state police at Schuylkill Haven.
Police were called to the incident on Feb. 25. After investigating, the student was found to be in possession of suspected drugs, police said.
The student faces simple assault and Act 64-related offenses, and the case is pending court, police said.
More details about crash victim released
State police have released information about a previously reported crash that claimed the life of a 40-year-old Pine Grove man.
Police said that around 8:36 p.m. Thursday, Kyle E. Cleary was driving a 2010 Dodge Avenger west in the area of 219 Flat Hill Road in Washington Twp. when he struck a large tree lying across the roadway.
Cleary, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Woman injured in crash
A Frackville woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash Feb. 15 on Route 61 in North Manheim Twp.
According to state police at Schuylkill Haven, Megan Gregoire, 25, was driving a Hyundai Tucson just north of Seven Stars Road around 1 p.m. when her car began to slide due to the snow on the road.
Gregoire hit the brakes and her car subsequently lost control, spinning and crashing into the center barrier along Route 61 North, police said.
Gregoire was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill for suspected minor injuries, and her car was towed, police said.
