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State police at Fern Ridge

State police at Fern Ridge reported on the following incidents:

• Police were called to a criminal mischief incident that was reported to have occurred at 4:47 p.m. May 26.

A 41-year-old man from Brooklyn, New York, told police windows in his home were smashed in a rock-throwing incident.

The damage are estimated to be around $2,000, police said.

• Police said a 29-gallon propane tank was stolen from a property at 708 Timberline Trail, Chestnuthill Township.

The theft was reported at 8:33 a.m. Aug. 29 by Heller’s Gas, Effort.

Police said a company employee discovered the tank missing upon going there to pick it up. The tank is valued at $158, police said.

• Police are investigating the theft of a delivered FedEx package at a home on Shafer’s Drive, Chestnuthill Township.

A 44-year-old man from Brodheadsville reported the package was stolen between 1:44 and 6 p.m. Sept. 6 from his front porch.

• Police said they were summoned to a terroristic threat incident at 10 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Pleasant Valley Middle School, Chestnuthill Township.

They said a suspect made threats to another student via text message that if he shoots up the school he was going to shoot the student first.

• Joseph Kaso, 36, of Pocono Summit, was cited for harassment after an incident at 11:01 p.m. Oct. 4 at 1635 David Road, Chestnuthill Township.

The victim in the case is Charles Booterbaugh, 59, of Blakeslee, police said.

Police said Kaso was also charged with violating a Protection From Abuse court order.

• Two girls from Saylorsburg, ages 14 and 15, were cited for harassment by physical contact after police were called to a fight between the two.

It occurred at 9:16 p.m. Oct. 3 at 1709 Route 209, Chestnuthill Township.

• Joshua Desriviere, 33, of Effort, is facing a Dog Law citation after an incident at 8:05 a.m. Oct. 1 on Long View Drive, Chestnuthill Township.

Police said one of two dogs owned by him was off-leash and on the property of a 57-year-old woman from Albrightsville, who was bitten by the dog.

• Cheryl Farrell, 40, of Effort, was cited for harassment by physical contact after a domestic incident at 9:42 p.m. Oct. 19 on Route 209 in Chestnuthill Township.

A 40-year-old woman from Effort told police Farrell struck her multiple times in the face, causing minor injuries to her nose.

• Roberto Santiago, 24, of Albrightsville, is facing drug possession charges after police made a traffic stop at 9:11 p.m. Sept. 26.

He was stopped in a 2008 Mazda for traffic violations in the 600 block of Route 903, Penn Forest Township, after which time police said they found him to be in possession of suspected marijuana and related paraphernalia.

• Jesse Urdahl, 33, of Ronkonkoma, New York, is facing drug possession charges after police made a traffic stop at 10:01 p.m. Oct. 4.

He was stopped in a 2013 Honda Civic at 2862 Interstate 80 westbound in Tobyhanna Township, after which time police said they found him to be in possession of a small amount of suspected marijuana.

• A 57-year-old man from Effort is the victim of a theft/crime by deception incident police were called to at a property on Lindsey Lane, Chestnuthill Township.

He told police someone forged two of his personal checks, resulting in the theft of $1,400 from him.