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First Posted: 3/13/2012 HAZLETON &amp;#8211; A Carbon County man was arraigned Sunday on charges he struck another man after forcing his way into a residence on West Third Street. 
Police said they charged Montrell Taylor, 24, of McAdoo, with two counts of terroristic threats, and one count each of criminal trespass, loitering and prowling at night, harassment and public drunkenness. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $10,000 bail. 
Police said a resident in the 500 block of West Third Street heard a loud noise at about 3 a.m. He opened a door and encountered Taylor, who forced his way inside and struck the resident several times in the head, police said. 
Police apprehended Taylor a short time later. 
A preliminary hearing is scheduled on March 21. 
WEST HAZLETON &amp;#8211; State police at Hazleton said they arrested Nestor Duran, 28, of Hazleton, on evidence of drunken driving when he was stopped for driving a vehicle without headlights at 2:12 a.m. Monday. Duran displayed signs of intoxication, state police said. 
WEST HAZLETON &amp;#8211; A large amount of copper was stolen during a burglary at Valmont Newmark Corp., Kiwanis Boulevard, sometime Sunday night into Monday morning, state police at Hazleton said. 
A chain saw was missing and several vending machines were damaged. 
KINGSTON &amp;#8211; Police are investigating a stabbing inside a residence on Pringle Street early Sunday morning. 
Police Chief Keith Keiper said two men were involved in an altercation just after 1 a.m. One of the men stabbed the other man in the neck and face, Keiper said. 
The victim, whose name was not released, was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. 
Police are searching for the suspect, Keiper said. 
WILKES-BARRE &amp;#8211; City police reported the following: 
&amp;#8226; Police said they cited Lisa Deleman, 43, of Preston Street, with public drunkenness after she was allegedly found intoxicated on Simpson Street at 2:21 p.m. Saturday. 
&amp;#8226; Police said they cited Joyal Christo, 37, of South Franklin Street, with public drunkenness after he went outside at 424 S. Franklin St. to speak with officers at 9:10 a.m. Monday. Police allege Christo had a strong odor of alcohol and glossy eyes. 
&amp;#8226; Jamel Major, of South Welles Street, reported Sunday he was assaulted by three white men in the rear of Kasper's, 112 Scott St., at 9:13 p.m. Major claimed one of the men stated he was a police officer and flashed some type of shield at him. 
Major said $250 was taken from him. The three men drove away in a black Ford sedan. 
&amp;#8226; Police said they arrested Donna Monahan, of Wilkes-Barre, on evidence of drunken driving after a hit-and-run crash in the area of 1275 N. Washington St. at about 1:42 a.m. Monday. 
Monahan, driving a Dodge Stratus, was stopped by Plains Township police on Adam Street. She allegedly drove away after hitting a parked Jeep. 
&amp;#8226; Lionel Valentin, no age or address provided, was cited with theft after he allegedly took a cellphone from a 22-year-old woman in a tavern on North Washington Street on Monday. 
&amp;#8226; Two people were charged with driving under the influence after a hit-and-run crash on Sunday. 
Police said they stopped the fleeing vehicle occupied by Abner Rodregres, 23, Eber Augusto, 22, and Miguel Roblero, 21, in the 200 block of South Main Street. 
Police said they arrested Rodregres and Augusto on evidence of drunken driving. Roblero was cited with public drunkenness. 
A detainer was placed on the three men by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, police said. 
WALKER TWP. &amp;#8211; Robert Richard Reed, of Butler Township, reported Monday to state police at Frackville in Schuylkill County that a trailer containing a black race car chassis was stolen during a burglary of a garage on Wildcat Road. The chassis included a transmission, axles and gauges. 
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call state police at Frackville at 874-5300. 
HANOVER TWP. &amp;#8211; State police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement reported statistics from February: complaints, 109; visits to licensed establishments, 239; age compliance checks, 12; number of licensed establishments that sold alcohol to minor, six; administrative citations, 22; warnings, 32; arrest for underage consumption, one; seized 15 liters of liquor and 1 gallon of beer.

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