SUNDAY, September 21, 2008
One man charged in a vehicle pursuit by police
ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP – A 45 year old Sunbury man faces numerous charges after he tried to flee police Saturday evening in Northumberland and Snyder Counties. State police at Stonington say they received a call after the suspect was spotted trying to steal gasoline from a 400-gallon storage tank at R-H Stahl and Sons farm along Route 890 in Rockefeller Township, Northumberland County.
Police say John Stahl called police and then tried to approach the suspect who was sitting in his minivan. At that point the man nearly struck the victim as he accelerated in reverse, struck a barrel and fled the scene. A Sunbury police officer spotted the vehicle driving in a careless manner in the area of the Veterans Bridge. Police say the driver refused to stop, fled through Shamokin Dam, and into Northumberland and then back into the city of Sunbury where he almost struck a patrol car operated by officer Jamie Quinn. Police were eventually able to box in the mini van and end the pursuit.
Investigators have not yet released the name of the suspect who will be charged with numerous counts including DUI, reckless endangerment, fleeing and eluding police and numerous traffic violations. He was locked up in Snyder County on a previous parole detainer. Police from Sunbury, Shamokin Dam, Point Township and Northumberland assisted State Police. No injuries occurred and no vehicles were damaged during that pursuit that began at 5:30 p.m. Saturday evening. (Terry Diener)
Crash injuries one person in Snyder County
BEAVER TOWNSHIP – A one vehicle accident sent one woman to the hospital Saturday afternoon in Beaver Township Snyder County. State Police at Selinsgrove say 73-year-old Jackie Dunbar of Beavertown was headed west on Quarry road around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon when she fell asleep at the wheel.
Officers say Dunbar’s van ran off the road and struck a tree. She was taken to Evangelical Community Hospital, where a supervisor said she had no record that Dunbar was admitted to the Hospital. Police say Dunbar is being charged with careless driving. (Terry Diener)
Three vehicles involved and no one injured in Snyder County Accident
SPRING TOWNSHIP – Two drivers escaped injury in an accident involving their vehicles and a parked vehicle Friday evening in Spring Township, Snyder County. State police say a truck operated by 36 year old Todd Gesselman of Beaver Springs, collided with the rear of a vehicle driven by 19 year old Amanda Litzinger of McClure. State police say Litzinger was stopped to make a left turn from Route 522 when she was struck from behind. Her vehicle was forced off the road, into a parking lot, where it impacted a parked pickup. Police say Gesselman was cited for following too closely after that Snyder County accident. (Terry Diener)
Disappearing ghost under investigation in Northumberland County
LEWIS TOWNSHIP – A ghost has disappeared in one part of Northumberland County. This is an eight foot tall inflatable ghost, which police say was stolen from the victim’s yard along the Susquehanna Trail. The theft from that Lewis Township Residence occurred sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. (Terry Diener)
Latest Pennsylvania news, sports, business and entertainment:
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - An eight-alarm fire has severely damaged a historic mansion in central Pennsylvania. Investigators believe faulty electrical wiring may have caused the blaze at the 138-year-old Valentine House in Bellefonte. The fire started shortly after 1 a.m. Friday and seriously damaged the second and third floors. Nine people who lived in apartments in the home escaped; no serious injuries were reported. Fire officials say a sprinkler system had recently been installed in the building, but it hadn't been activated yet.
COCHRANTON, Pa. (AP) - Western Pennsylvania coroners and forensic specialists are trying to determine the origins of decades-old skeletal remains found in an abandoned stairwell. Crawford County Coroner Pat McHenry says the remains were found Tuesday by Dave Simmons, who was renovating a bathroom in his grandparents home in northwestern Pennsylvania. McHenry says Simmons moved a loose board and found the bones in what appears to be a stairwell no one even knew existed. McHenry says the skeletons appear to be those of a 20-year-old man and a teenage girl who many have died more than 45 years ago. Forensic specialist Dennis Dirkmaat of Mercyhurst College in Erie believes the full skeleton belongs to the male and the partial skull is that of the woman.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Here are the winning numbers selected Saturday in the Pennsylvania State Lottery:
SATURDAY NIGHT
Daily Number
2-2-8
(two, two, eight)
Big 4
7-0-3-5
(seven, zero, three, five)
Quinto
0-2-7-5-6
(zero, two, seven, five, six)
Powerball
The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are:
6-28-30-40-47
Powerball: 24
(six, twenty-eight, thirty, forty, forty-seven; Powerball
twenty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $156.7 million.
Power Play: 5
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SATURDAY MIDDAY
Daily Number
5-3-1
(five, three, one)
Big 4
1-4-5-0
(one, four, five, zero)
Quinto
8-6-8-0-0
(eight, six, eight, zero, zero)
Treasure Hunt
2-18-19-20-26
(two, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-six)
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One player matched all five winning numbers drawn in Saturday's "Pennsylvania Cash 5" game and will collect a jackpot worth $394,235. Lottery officials said 99 players matched four numbers and won $310 each; 3,819 players matched three numbers and won $13.50 each; and 50,064 players matched two numbers and won $1 each.
The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the "Pennsylvania Cash 5" game were:
21-23-30-33-40.
(twenty-one, twenty-three, thirty, thirty-three, forty)
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