KULPMONT – A former Mount Carmel Township police officer has been fined for an incident involving a fire cracker – and failing to obey police. After a trial, 30-year-old Dave Stamets of Kulpmont was found guilty of multiple traffic offenses.
Northumberland County District Attorney Ann Targonski says Stamets was involved in a late night incident September 1 in which a firecracker was thrown from a vehicle. According to police, Stamets reportedly failed to pull over for police, and they say he was driving an unregistered vehicle. They also say he failed to stop at a stop sign while traveling through Marion Heights.
Troopers say Stamets then drove his vehicle into a wooded area—which was inaccessible to police in their patrol units. State Police in Milton filed charges against Stamets. He was found guilty and fined $330.50. (Codi Jade)