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Schuylkill County Teen Missing, Possibly In Danger, State Police Say (Updated)
UPDATE: The subject of this report has been located safely, per state police.
Troopers in Schuylkill County are asking for the public's help to locate a missing teen.
Maryanne Snyder, 17, of Frackville, was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, near South Nice Street, state police said.
She was wearing a black Reebok hoodie and a green dress, troopers said. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Frackville at 570-874-5300. If spotted, call 911.
Grandson Of NJ Author Dies In Schuylkill County Crash
Jerome "Jerry" Derenzo of Saddle River, New Jersey died in a car crash in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania early on Friday, Nov. 17, authorities say. He was 31.
Derenzo, the grandson of the late best-selling novelist Mary Higgins Clark, was headed west on Sunbury Road in Barry Township when he lost control of his truck before 1 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said.
Posted by Jerry Derenzo on Friday, January 31, 2020
His Chevrolet C/K 3500 hit an embankment after leaving the road and he was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.
Derenzo attended St. Joseph’s Re…
'Senseless': Hearts Break For West Penn Biz Owner Killed By Dump Truck
Authorities have named the man who was fatally struck by a dump truck in Schuylkill County on Wednesday, Aug. 2.
Mark T. Boyle, a 35-year-old West Penn Township resident, was hit on the 700 block of Penn Drive around 6 p.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio's Office.
He died from multiple blunt-force injuries and the manner of death was homicide, officials said.
According to WNEP and various other news outlets, Michael Albert, 60, of Scranton, was identified as the driver of the tri-axle truck. Albert was charged with third-degree murder, aggravated assault, homicide by vehi…
'Armed And Dangerous' Convict With Record In Six PA Counties Wanted, $4k Reward Offered: Police
A convict with a knife assaulted, choked, and threatened a person in Harrisburg, Dauphin County Crime Stoppers announced on Thursday, March 9.
Warren James Mayo, 59, attacked someone in the late hours of March 5 into the early hours of March 6, according to the release.
Additional details about the incident were not released.
Mayo has an extensive record of crimes in Dauphin, Cumberland, Berks, Schuylkill, Lebanon, and York counties. His first conviction for drug possession resulted in a year of probation in 1989 in Schuylkill County. Since then, he has been in and out of court…
Pottsville Sanitation Worker Killed By Falling Sign: Coroner
A sanitation worker in Schuylkill County died after being struck by a falling street sign, officials say.
Kerry A. Spiess, 36, of Pottsville, was working on a sanitation truck in the 100 block of North Progress Avenue early in the morning on Sept. 6 when his truck backed into a standing sign pole, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release.
Spiess stepped down off the back of the truck onto the sidewalk, when the sign fell and hit him on the head, officials added.
He died at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest on Friday, Dec. 2, just before 2 p.m., the Coroner's …
5 Arrested In Eastern PA Drug Bust: AG
A drug bust in Eastern Pennsylvania resulted in five arrests, including an alleged ring leader, authorities said.
Said Rivera, along with his alleged dealers Christopher Hall, Amanda Tice, Donalea Turolis, and Joseph Weikel, were accused of distributing and trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in Schuylkill County and the surrounding area, PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, April 19.
The ring apparently sold more than 1,000 fentanyl pills and one pound of methamphetamine per week in the region in a one-year period.
The following items were seized during multiple warran…
