Published June 23. 2023 04:47PM
State police at Fern Ridge reported on the following incidents:
• A 66-year-old man from West Pittston told police someone forced their way into the cabin along South Sycamore Drive through a back door. Police said nothing appeared to be taken before the suspects fled the scene.
A doorknob valued at $25 was damaged in the break-in.
• A 21-year-old Stroudsburg man is facing charges of drug possession and driving under the influence of a controlled substance after a traffic stop.
Police stopped him for Motor Vehicle Code violations while he was driving a 2016 Honda Accord at 6:17 p.m. June 9 at the intersection of Manor Drive and Eureka Road in Hamilton Township.
Police said they detected a strong odor of a controlled substance, after which time the driver told them he uses drugs all the time. The man failed several field sobriety tests and was taken into custody.
• Police said Raynett Doman, 26, of Philadelphia, was charged on June 3 with criminal charges relating to the sale or transfer of a firearm.
Police said the charges relate to a previous incident where she entered Saber South, 2164 Route 209, Chestnuthill Township, and completed the application/record of sale paperwork. Police said she was subsequently denied the purchase after a check through the Pennsylvania Instant Check System.