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Greater Federation of Women’s Clubs-Harveys Lake selling quilt raffle tickets

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O. Henry Award-winning author Marisa Silver to give public reading at King’s College Nov. 9

<p>EXETER &#8212; According to court documents, Douglas Johnson had a specific set of instructions for bank tellers at the Wells Fargo on Wyoming Avenue.</p><p>On Oct. 21, 2014, Johnson, 53, allegedly gave the teller a note saying &#8220;place all the money on the counter, no dye packs, no trackers, no one gets hurt.&#8221;</p><p>That&#8217;s when the teller laughed, pressed the button for the bank&#8217;s silent alarm and caused Johnson to flee empty handed, according to a police affidavit.</p><p>On Wednesday, a year to the date of the robbery, Johnson appeared for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Carmody. Court documents show that one felony charge each of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery were waived to higher court.</p><p>According to the affidavit, Johnson was interviewed by Hazleton police in November in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility regarding a stolen vehicle investigation. During the interview, Johnson allegedly admitted to attempting to rob the bank in Exeter, as well as stealing a vehicle from a dealership on Mundy Street.</p><p>Police said that prior to the robbery, Johnson was riding in a stolen Ford Expedition with Marshall Dyer III, 47, of Edwardsville, when Dyer got a call from a friend &#8220;who needed some make some money&#8221;.</p><p>Police said Johnson and Dyer initially drove to a credit union, but found it was closed. That&#8217;s when the pair decided to attempt to rob the Wells Fargo branch.</p><p>Johnson is facing a slew of other charges at the magistrate district court level and in county court:</p><p>&#8226; Oct. 21, 2014: On the same day of the alleged bank robbery, Johnson allegedly conspired with Dyer and Cale Lohmann, 34, of Plains Township, to rob Plains Meat Market on Hudson Street. Dyer is facing criminal conspiracy charges in county court.</p><p>&#8226; Oct. 24, 2014: Johnson is charged by Wyoming police with stealing a Ford Escape from City Auto, a used car lot on Wyoming Avenue. Johnson took the Ford for a test drive and failed to return the vehicle.</p><p>&#8226; Oct. 25, 2014: Ashley police charged Johnson with stealing a purse from an elderly woman in the 100 block of North Main Street, and fled the scene in the stolen Ford Escape.</p><p>&#8226; Nov. 7, 2014: Hanover Township police attempted to stop Johnson driving a Dodge Nitro. Johnson initiated a pursuit into Wilkes-Barre crashing into a Hyundai Elantra and a Toyota Corolla at River and Market streets. Two people in the Hyundai and Toyota were injured in the crash.</p><p>Johnson is being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility pending another hearing at 10 a.m. Jan. 15.</p><style>
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Nanticoke man faces charges following 2014 robbery