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HAZLE TWP. – A one-vehicle crash that occurred on southbound Interstate 81 at 8:52 a.m. Sunday left the driver uninjured, state police said.
State police said Gordon Rubendall, 41, of Norristown, was operating a 1981 Ford pickup towing a Prowler camper when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a guide rail on the right shoulder of the roadway at mile marker 140.
The camper sustained major impact damage from the guide rail, state police said.
Rubendall was not injured.
PLAINS TWP. – The State Police Gaming Enforcement Office at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is investigating the theft of a wallet at the casino at 1:40 p.m. Saturday.
The office said Sharon L. Scudder, 60, of Hackettstown, N.J., dropped her wallet containing $150 on the upper casino floor.
A patron at the casino asked Barbara A. Sperisa, 65, of Wilkes-Barre, if the wallet was hers. The office said Sperisa placed the wallet in her purse and proceeded to the lower floor of the casino.
The office said Sperisa made no attempt to return the wallet to the owner or security. Sperisa was located and the wallet was recovered, the office said.
The investigation continues.
WILKES-BARRE – Police have reported the following incidents:
• Robert T. Scoble, 27, was arrested on a warrant out of Plains Township for driving under the influence after city police stopped him for an alleged traffic violation on Union Street at 8:05 p.m. Saturday. He was released to Plains Township police.
• A complainant reported someone spray painted a vehicle on Chapel Street at 7:32 a.m. Sunday.
• A complainant reported someone smashed a window on a vehicle on Horton Street at 8:21 a.m. Sunday.
• A complainant reported someone smashed a window on a vehicle on South Welles Street at 11:45 a.m. Sunday.
• Maleek Aiken was charged with giving false identification to law enforcement after he allegedly supplied police with a false name after being stopped for a traffic violation at South River and East Northampton streets Sunday.
• Robert Lee Whie was charged with public drunkenness at 544 N. Main St. Saturday. He was taken into custody a held until sober, police said.
• Jillena Smith was arrested on evidence of drunken-driving after she was stopped for an alleged traffic violation at George and Trethaway avenues Saturday. She failed a series of field sobriety tests and was given a blood alcohol consumption tests, which resulted in a .198 percent level.
• No injuries occurred as the result of a three-car crash on North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard at 9:32 p.m. Saturday. A vehicle operated by Karla Chacko of Forty Fort stopped to turn into Chacko’s Bowling Center on the boulevard. A car operated by Mary Laubach of Berwick did not stop in time and hit a car operated by Blake Gagliard of Hazleton, whose car was pushed into Chacko’s vehicle.
• Myron Tyburnski was charged with criminal mischief after Michelle Bellis reported Tyburnski struck her vehicle with a brick on Maffett Street at 12:23 p.m. Saturday, police said.