Police Briefs
Canton crash reported
Canton police said that they were called to a two-car motor vehicle crash at approximately 7:44 a.m. May 20 in front of Canton High School.
According to a news release, police arrived to find both vehicles had been removed from the point of impact. The driver of one of the vehicles was Gerald Spencer, 90, of Canton. Police said he was driving his 2010 red Jeep north on Little Street, came to the stop sign, and pulled out onto East Main Street and into the path of a 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by James Horton of Canton, which was traveling west on East Main Street.
Police said damage to Horton's truck was on the driver's side and there was front-end damage to Spencer's vehicle. According to police, Horton and his passengers were not injured, and Spencer refused treatment by Western Alliance, but was talked into going to the hospital to be checked out, as he was having trouble breathing. Police said he went by private vehicle. Canton police were assisted at the scene by Western Alliance and Canton Fire Department. Both vehicles were driven from the scene, police said.
Theft charges for Nichols woman
Athens Township Police have charged Jennifer Faye Norton, 30, of Nichols, with retail theft and receiving stolen property after Norton attempted to steal $145.31 of merchandise from the Sayre Walmart, Athens police said.
According to police, Walmart's asset protection associate saw two women she suspected of taking items without paying for the items.
The associate told police one of the women, later identified as Norton, took a cart full of merchandise to the self checkout and scanned a few items in the cart and used a UPC bar code valued at .50 cents in her hand to scan the other, police said.
A video showed Norton scanning the items then using the UPC code in lieu of the actual item's code as well as Norton placing unscanned items in her bag, police said.
Police said the .50 cent UPC code was used 12 times and 23 items were placed in Norton's bag and never paid for.
The unpaid items totaled $145.31, police said.
Police said Norton previously pleaded guilty to a summary retail theft charge in 2005.
Norton has been issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on June 30 for her preliminary hearing.
Athens woman facing drug paraphernalia charges
Alexandra Kaitlyn Anderson, 19, of Athens, was charged with two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia by Athens Township Police after a May 16 incident, according to Athens police.
Police responded to a call regarding a drug overdose where they spoke with a witness who said she saw Anderson unresponsive in her vehicle, police said.
Anderson was taken into a Greater Valley EMS ambulance and police found four wax papers with "SHINE" and a diamond printed on them in plain view in Anderson's purse, police said.
Police later made contact with Anderson at Robert Packer Hospital where she told police she injected heroin with a hypodermic needle in her leg, police said.
Police seized the needle, which was in Anderson's jacket.
Anderson has been issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on June 30 for her preliminary hearing.
Sayre woman charged with terroristic threats
Sayre Borough Police charged Rosemary Scholes, 47, of Sayre, with terroristic threats with intent to terrorize another, harassment, and disorderly conduct after Scholes threatened her brother on May 17 at his residence, Sayre police said.
Police said Scholes was attempting to get property back from her brother that he was keeping as evidence in a civil case against Scholes.
When her brother told Scholes to leave, she began threatening him, saying she would "blow up his vehicles and destroy his home," according to the criminal complaint filed against Scholes.
Her brother threatened to call police and Scholes told her brother she "would have his legs broken," police said.
Her brother also told police Scholes had numerous individuals with her for an intimidation factor and that every time Scholes made a threat, they would make cheering noises in support of her threats, police said.
Scholes' brother told police he was in fear of his life and feared Scholes may damage his property, police said.
Scholes has been issued a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on June 30 for her preliminary hearing.
Athens man charged with trespassing, public drunkenness
James Thomas Wells Sr., 45, of Athens, was charged with criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct, and public drunkenness by Athens Township Police on May 20, according to Athens police.
Police said they received a report of a man who entered a residence, causing a female to flee the residence.
Police said the woman, who owns the residence, told police she was inside when a man opened her back door and entered the residence.
She asked the man what he wanted and he mumbled a response then walked toward her, police said.
She grabbed her phone, ran outside, and called 911, police said.
Police found Wells under the influence sitting at her kitchen table and took him into custody, police said.
Wells was remanded to the Bradford County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
Wells will appear before Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on June 2 for his preliminary hearing.
Towanda man spends money after receiving funds in error
David Samuel Parker Jr., 21, of Towanda has been charged with theft relating to a March 11 incident that occurred at the Craftmaster Federal Credit Union in Wysox Township.
Police said an IRS tax refund was mistakenly sent to Parker's account in the amount of $1,366 on March 3, and on March 11 Parker withdrew $1,350 from his account.
Craftmaster realized the mistake on March 16 and contacted Parker to repay the money, police said. Parker then told Craftmaster that he was unable to repay the money because he had spent it, police said.
Parker has been sent a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Fred Wheaton on June 23 at 1 p.m. for a preliminary hearing.
DUI charges
The following people have recently been charged with driving while under the influence in Bradford County:
Crystal Lynn Tracy, 28, of Wyalusing, by state police, on April 25, on State Route 706 in Wyalusing Township.
Tracy has also been charged with failing to stay in her lane, careless driving and driving without a seatbelt.
A blood test revealed that on the day of her arrest Tracy had a blood alcohol content of .187 percent.
Tracy has been sent a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Fred Wheaton on June 5 at 10:30 a.m. for a preliminary hearing.
Mitchel Edward McPhillips, 21, of Barton, N.Y., by state police, on April 29, on State Route 187 in Rome Township.
McPhillips has also been charged with failing to stay in his lane and careless driving.
A blood test revealed that on the day of his arrest McPhillips had a blood alcohol content of .174 percent.
McPhillips has been sent a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Fred Wheaton on June 5 at 10:30 a.m. for a preliminary hearing.
Nathan James Murray, 39, of Wyalusing, by state police, on April 26, on State Route 6 in Wyalusing Township.
Murray has also been charged with failing to stay in his lane and careless driving.
A blood test revealed that on the day of his arrest Murray had a blood alcohol content of .175 percent.
Murray has been sent a summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Fred Wheaton on June 5 at 10:30 a.m. for a preliminary hearing.