Homeless woman faces charges following incident at city store

When she refused to leave the Turkey Hill at 700 Washington Blvd. on July 2, Karen Marie Ashton was forcibly removed from the property by city police, it was alleged in an affidavit. Police also said she allegedly put up resistance to their efforts to handcuff her. In addition to being charged with resisting arrest as well as defiant trespassing and possession of drug paraphernalia, the 41-year-old homeless woman was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting for taking a $2 soda from the convenience store, it was stated in a court document. Initially she was sent a summons, but ended up being arraigned last week before District Judge Aaron Biichle and jailed in lieu of $5,000 bail.

Recovery of stolen handgun results in felony charge against city man

Anthony Garnett Williams Jr., 28, of 735 Center St., has been charged by state police with felony receiving stolen property after authorities last month recovered a stolen handgun that they allege Williams kept hidden in a shoebox in an apartment at 1600 Sycamore Road in Loyalsock Township. The apartment’s female tenant had told law enforcement of the whereabouts of the gun, according to an affidavit. “Williams had been living with the woman at her apartment since last summer,” but she had recently filed a protective from abuse order against him. When officers arrived at the apartment on Dec. 10 to serve Williams the order, no one was home, the court document stated. Authorities then notified the tenant, who responded and gave her consent for law enforcement to search the apartment, the court document stated. The gun was found exactly where the woman said it would be. The gun was one of six firearms stolen in a 2019 burglary at an auction hall in Muncy Township, police said. Following his recent arraignment before Biichle, Williams was released on $25,000 bail.

Habitual shoplifter arrested for the fourth time

Kadijjah L, Sabur, 42, of 1527 Memorial Ave., has been arrested on charges of felony shoplifting and receiving stolen property for allegedly stealing $106 worth of merchandise from the Weis Market at 1916 Lycoming Creek Road in Old Lycoming Township on Nov. 12, according to Lycoming Regional police. This was her fourth shoplifting offense, police said. Following her recent arraignment before District Judge William Solomon, Sabur was released on $15,000 bail.