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Joe Nardone’s The Best of Doo-wop returns to Wilkes-Barre’s F.M. Kirby Center Nov. 21

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Drunk man arrested at the Intermodal Bus Center

<p>WEST HAZLETON &#8212; Police arrested Johan M. Lara-Mejia, 19, at 1:54 p.m. Wednesday after they were called to a reported home invasion involving handguns.</p><p>The victim of the home invasion escaped without injury and fled to a nearby store for safety until police arrived. Police found the back window of the residence smashed and the residence to be ransacked.</p><p>Lara-Mejia was charged with numerous felony and misdemeanor charges relating to the home invasion. The investigation is continuing and more arrests are expected.</p><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta></bylineMeta></div>

Man arrested after home invasion in West Hazleton