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Clarks Summit Police want to inform residents that between Nov. 1 and April 1, parking on the street is prohibited between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. A $15 fine could occur if a violator is cited.

The following reports were submitted by the South Abington Twp. and Clarks Summit Police Departments.

* Caralee Dieghton, 53, of Lake Winola has been charged with a misdemeanor count of false reports to law enforcement. Dieghton called 911 on Oct. 12, and reported that someone grabbed her from behind at the Summit Square Plaza and stole her purse. Video surveillance equipment at Summit Square Plaza failed to show the incident and she later admitted to the false report.

* Kristen Rorick, 27, of Norristown is charged with a misdemeanor count of retail theft. Also charged in the same incident with summary counts was Courtney Port, 22, an inmate at Lackawanna County Jail and a 15-year-old juvenile. All three went to a business at Summit Square Plaza, stole numerous items and were later identified through video surveillance. The offenses took place on Oct. 14 at approximately 8:35 p.m.

* Jozette Francis Harris, 47, of Newton Township is charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol. Harris was stopped on Oct. 17 at approximately 4 p.m. after an off-duty state trooper called 911 and reported her erratic driving while traveling north on Route 6 and 11. Harris was stopped on Old Lackawanna Trail Road and the officer determined that she was under the influence of alcohol. A blood sample was drawn and a test was done, which showed a blood alcohol level of .272 percent.

* Alexander Phillip Accardi, 19, of an unknown address, is charged with a felony count of criminal trespass. Accardi was arrested on Nov. 2 at approximately 7:20 a.m. after police on general patrol spotted him standing along Earl Street. The officer knew Accardi and was familiar with an incident that occurred on Oct. 30 at approximately 11 p.m. when a resident called 911 and reported that Accardi was found in their home after entering in an unknown manner. Accardi fled that evening prior to police arrival. Accardi was arrested on July 24, 2009, for the same offense and was on probation for that crime. Accardi was arraigned before magistrate Gibbons and bail was set at $10,000. The probation department placed a detainer on him for the probation violation. Accardi is now incarcerated in the Lackawanna County Jail.

* Kyle Andrew Pollock, 18, of Dalton and a juvenile male are charged with underage drinking. Pollock and the juvenile were stopped on Nov. 1 at approximately 1:35 a.m. after the car they were in was observed traveling on South State Street with a flat tire. Once stopped, it was determined that they had consumed alcohol.

* Officers charged Todd J. Williams, 33, of Clarks Summit, with driving under the influence of alcohol. After stopping the vehicle Williams was driving on Oct. 28 for a speeding violation, officers discovered that he was intoxicated. His blood alcohol concentration was .110%.

* Officers charged Shane E. Quinn, 20, of S. Abington Township with driving under the influence of alcohol, accidents involving damage to unattended vehicle or property, minor prohibited from operating a vehicle with any alcohol in their system and underage drinking. While investigating an automobile accident on Sept. 27 at 6:35 a.m., officers discovered that Quinn, who was the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident, had consumed alcoholic beverages and was less than 21 years of age. Quinn’s blood alcohol concentration was .037 percent.