[Robert Mehmeti] was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Stephen J. Bayer, Tamaqua, and lodged at State Correctional Institute/Mahanoy.

The man's girlfriend, Deanna R Leibowitz, 22, of Coaldale, is facing a charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution after she repeatedly lied to police about Mehmeti's identity, police said.

QUAKAKE - A 41-year-old Quakake man was arrested by Rush Township police and charged in connection with the theft of a generator from Quakake Fire Company last year.