Schuylkill County Police Log for 01/14/2020
Man Locked Up for Protection from Abuse Violation
NEW CASTLE TOWNSHIP - According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville on Monday, January 13, 2020, around 4:00pm, troopers were dispatched to the 100 block of Broad Street for a PFA violation.
Police say, about 2 hours prior, Heath Dougherty, 32, of Saint Clair entered a home where he was to not have contact and confronted the victim.
Upon arrival, Dougherty was taken into custody for violation of the PFA where he was to have no contact with a female at the address.
Dougherty was arraigned by on-call Magisterial District Judge Ferrier and committed to Schuylkill County Prison unable to post bail
Woman Locked up for Burglarizing Home in New Philadelphia
NEW PHILADELPHIA - According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, on December 18th, 2019, around 10:00am, State Troopers from the Frackville and Schuylkill Haven barracks responded to burglary in progress on Alliance Street.
Upon arrival, troopers found Sarah Werner, 33, of Douglassville, insiden the residence where she did not belong.
Werner showed signs of being under the influence of a controlled substance and was subsequently arrested.
Werner was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Plachko on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, and possession of a controlled substance, and locked up in Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $50,000 straight cash bail.