Crime & Courts

November 25, 2009

Police Blotter

NANTICOKE – Police reported the following:

• Robert Gogola, 42, of Garfield Street, was charged with simple assault and harassment after he allegedly assaulted Edward Randy Eckrote in a South Prospect Street residence on Friday, police said.

• Police said Christine Xander, 45, of East Ridge Street, was charged with theft and deceptive business practices for allegedly accepting money for five laptop computers that she did not deliver.

According to the criminal complaint:

Mark Cieciorka of Throop told police he purchased five laptop computers on eBay from Xander in August.

Cieciorka said he mailed two money orders to Xander for the computers.

Xander sent an email to Cieciorka on Sept. 3 stating she received the money orders and mailed three of the five computers to him.

Cieciorka said he did not receive the computers and Xander told him they were lost in the mail.

Police said Xander failed to reimburse Cieciorka for the computers.

WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following:

• Remington Martin and Frank Hammersly, both of Madison Street, reported around 3:15 p.m. Monday that a man forced his way into their residence and stole money.

• Lillian Goldstein of Kingston reported around 3:40 p.m. Monday that her wallet was stolen while she was at work at Wilkes University.

• Mary Rittenhouse reported around 8:30 a.m. Monday at her Priestly Street residence that Elizabeth Edwards of 504 Hanover Village in Hanover Township called her and yelled repeatedly. Edwards was cited with harassment, police said.

• Jennifer Lesko of Port St. Lucie, Fla., reported around 9:10 a.m. on Monday that copper piping had been removed from 399 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

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