SHICKSHINNY — A tractor trailer driver was injured when he lost control of his rig on Route 11 at Furnace Street here Monday morning, shearing off utility poles and scattering its load of metal recyclables as it flipped on its side.

The 7 a.m. crash cut power and phone service, closed the highway for hours and gave residents a fright.

Francene Tearpock-Martini was drinking the day's first cup of coffee in her home at 56 S. Main St. when she heard “bang, bang,” saw smoke and realized her lights and phone had gone out.

BLOOMSBURG — Two workers were electrocuted at Bloomsburg’s water plant Monday morning when the boom of a crane truck came into contact with a power line. 

Both men — ages 19 and 63 — were conscious and alert after being shocked by electricity, but were transported to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville with serious injuries, according to Bloomsburg Police.

SCOTT TWP. — A Rite Aid manager stole $1,030 and cigarettes from the business over the weekend, court papers say.

But the theft was discovered and Brian Sabolewski, 34, of 91 Valley Drive, Berwick, is without a job and facing charges.

Sabolewski said he took the money from a safe at the pharmacy on Route 11 “out of desperation” to pay rent and buy food for his household, arrest papers say.

“Stupid mistake,” he said when arraigned on burglary and theft charges Tuesday afternoon before District Judge Russell Lawton.