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WILKES-BARRE &ndash; City police reported the following:
&#8226; Julie Pais of Miner Street said Monday someone took cash from her vehicle at 57 Miner St.
&#8226; Police charged Ryan Wertman, 24, of Edwardsville, with theft of services after he allegedly tried to leave the Arena Bar and Grill, 380 Coal St., at 2:26 a.m. Monday without settling his tab.
&#8226; Police arrested Alyssa James, 24, of Kingston, on evidence of driving under the influence following a single-vehicle crash at 12:49 a.m. Monday. Police said James drove her vehicle into a utility pole at 195 N. Main St.
She was taken to a local medical facility for a blood-alcohol screening. Charges of driving under the influence are pending the results of that test, police said.
&#8226; Desiree Keller, 31, of Poplar Street, said someone slashed her vehicle&rsquo;s tires at 258 Poplar St. Sunday.
HAZLETON &ndash; State police said they arrested Jacob J. Davis, 26, of Hazleton, on robbery, criminal trespass, simple assault and harassment charges Saturday.
A woman identified by state police as Davis&rsquo; ex-girlfriend said she returned to her home on East Market Street in Banks Township, Carbon County, and found Davis inside. The woman said Davis tried to pull her purse from her arm and she fell to the floor.
A neighbor heard the woman call for help and intervened. Prior to leaving, Davis stole the woman&rsquo;s wallet, state police said.
Davis was later taken into custody in Hazleton and was arraigned before District Judge Edward Lewis, Jim Thorpe. 
He is being held at Carbon County Correctional Facility for lack of $25,000 bail.

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