Letter to the Editor: Cash windfall for Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Department should go toward training

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<p>UNION TWP. &#8212; Three men are facing charges after they allegedly robbed a residence while holding a couple at gunpoint.</p><p>Police agencies from several jurisdictions, along with the U.S. Marshals Service, arrested George Mikelaitis, 35, Bradley Avery, 26, and Jeremy Hunsinger, 33, at approximately 4 p.m. Tuesday. Police said the three men were found on Irving Place in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>Police said that at approximately 2 p.m. Monday, two of the men entered a residence on Sorber Road allegedly armed with handguns. Once inside, the men allegedly proceeded to remove several items from inside the residence.</p><p>Before leaving, the men also allegedly restrained two residents, a 73-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman. The residents were able to free themselves and call for help.</p><p>The police report did not specify which of the men allegedly was inside the residence.</p><p>State police from Shickshinny and Wyoming assisted with the investigation, along with police from Wilkes-Barre and Larksville. Pennsylvania State Police criminal investigation and patrol units from Shickshinny, Wyoming and Tunkhannock stations also assisted, as well as the agency&#8217;s Forensic Services Unit.</p><p>Mikelaitis, Avery and Hunsinger each face numerous charges, including burglary, robbery, unlawful restraint, simple assault, reckless endangerment and terroristic threats.</p><p>Court documents indicate that Mikelaitis was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Zola on Tuesday, and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge John Hasay at 9 a.m. on March 2.</p><p>Avery and Hunsinger are both still awaiting preliminary arraignments.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Travis Kellar</p><p>tkellar@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Three men apprehended after alleged armed home invasion in Union Twp.