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Police: Man trespassedat Warrior Run homeWARRIOR RUN &#8212; A Stroudsburg man was arrested Thursday when Hanover Township police alleged he forced his way inside a house on Orchard Street and threatened a person.Michael Andrew Casale, 31, was charged with two counts each of terroristic threats and harassment and one count each of criminal trespass and criminal mischief. He was released on $5,000 unsecured bail.Nanticoke tavern citedNANTICOKE &#8212; The state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement recently cited Lacey&#8217;s Bar &amp; Grill, 438-444 E. Main St., with furnishing alcoholic beverages to a minor, refusing to provide records to an enforcement bureau employee and allowing smoking where smoking is prohibited, authorities say.Father, son allegedlysold meth from homeBERWICK &#8212; Borough police arrested a father and his son on charges they were peddling methamphetamine from their residence, which is across the street from a church and a day care center.Brian McLellan, 49, and Christopher McLellan, 20, were arrested Thursday after an investigation allegedly showed they were selling meth from 137 Summerhill Ave.A search warrant was served at the house Thursday, and authorities said they found 28 grams of meth, 15 grams of heroin, 3 grams of marijuana, marijuana oil, a loaded AR-15 rifle, a surveillance system, digital scales, packaging materials and paraphernalia used to ingest narcotics.Brian McLellan was charged with three counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and one count of criminal conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance.Christopher McLellan was charged with one count each of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal conspiracy to deliver a controlled substance.Brian McLellan and Christopher McLellan were arraigned by District Judge Richard W. Knecht in Berwick on Thursday and jailed at the Columbia County Prison for lack of $100,000 and $25,000 bail, respectively.Woman soughtfor check theftsHANOVER TWP. &#8212; Arrest warrants have been issued for Lori Ann Deyo, 45, of Mountain Top, who is accused of stealing checks from a residence in Hanover Green on Nov. 2.Deyo is charged with three counts of unsworn falsification to authorities, two counts of theft and forgery, and one count of theft, receiving stolen property and criminal use of a communication facility.Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Deyo is asked to call Hanover Township police at 570-825-1254 or 911.<style>
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