Man injured in motorcycle crash in Canton Twp.
A man was transported by emergency medical helicopter to Robert Packer Hospital after he was injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday evening on state Route 154 in Canton Township, the Canton fire chief said.
"He had some face and head trauma, but it was probably not life-threatening," said Canton Fire Chief J. Scott May.
The man, who is from Michigan, was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, which occurred in the area of Pine Swamp Road, he said.
"It looks like he lost control on a corner, and went off the road," May said.
May said he did not know the name of the man.
The fire chief said he thought the accident occurred around 8 p.m.
No information was available from the state police on Sunday about the accident.
Bicyclist stuck by car in Athens Township
A 9-year-old boy from Dushore was struck by a car Saturday evening as he was bicycling in Athens Township, according to the Athens Township police.
The accident occurred at approximately 8:32 p.m. as a car was traveling east on McDuffey Street, police said.
The boy came out of Sammy Lane and bicycled "right in front of the car," said Officer John Fedorchak of the Athens Township police.
The car struck the bicyclist, he said.
The boy was transported by ambulance to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre and then transferred to an emergency medical helicopter, which flew him to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, police said.
The boy "is now home and doing well," Fedorchak said on Sunday afternoon.
No citations or charges will be filed against the driver of the car, Fedorchak said.
The boy was in Athens Township to visit his mother, who lives on McDuffey Street, he said.
Fedorchak said he did not have with him the names of the boy or the driver of the car.
Theft reported at Memorial Hospital
An 89-year-old woman reported that someone recently stole $200 in cash from her wallet at Memorial Hospital in Towanda, according to police.
The woman said she left her wallet on a seat in a waiting room while she was in a restroom, according to the state police.
The victim reported that when she returned to her seat, she noticed the money was missing, police said.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, state police said.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact the state police at Towanda at (570) 265-2186.
Ring stolen in Wysox Twp.
State police said they are continuing to investigate an incident in which someone stole a ring from an 82-year-old woman's residence on state Route 187 in Wysox Township.
The ring was stolen from her makeup/jewelry drawer in a bathroom, police said.
The theft occurred sometime between Sept. 1 and April 30, state police said.
The victim looked around her residence for about two months in an attempt to locate the ring before contacting the police, according to the state police at Towanda.