Schuylkill County Police Log for 08/22/17
Two Facing Charges
On Monday, August 21, 2017 the Orwigsburg Police Department was called to investigate a suspicious occupied vehicle in the parking lot of the Boyer’s Food Market located at 329 S. Liberty Street.
On scene, the vehicle was located and contact was made with the occupants. During the course of attempting to identify the occupants, one male passenger provided a false name for a female passenger who appeared to be sleeping.
The female passenger then continued identifying herself with a false date of birth.
The investigation revealed the true identity of the female as Ashley Renninger, a 32 year old female from Cressona.
Renninger was found to have an active warrant out of the Schuylkill County Office of Adult Probation and Parole.
The male who attempted to conceal Renninger’s identity was identified as her boyfriend, David Dreher of Schuylkill Haven. Renninger was later apprehended and incarcerated on the warrant. Charges will be filed against Dreher for hindering apprehension.
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Man Taken into Custody on Active Warrant
On Thursday, August 17, 2017 the Orwigsburg Police Department received information that a male wanted by the Schuylkill County Office of Adult Probation may be traveling into the Borough to visit family.
That male, Matthew Nickerson, was subsequently stopped by police and taken into custody without incident.
Nickerson was transported to the Schuylkill County Prison and will face an additional charge of driving while his operating privileges are suspended or revoked.
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Diesel Fuel Tank Stolen from Construction Site
According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Hamburg, Unknown actor(s) walked onto the HRI Inc. construction site, located in the 8000 block of Route 183, Upper Tulpehocken Township, Berks County between 5:30pm on 8/1717 and 7:30am on 8/18/2017. The actor(s) then took possession of a red 500-gallon diesel fuel tank and fled the scene.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Trooper Michael A. BERMUDEZ, PSP-Hamburg at 610-562-6885.