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Tunkhannock man wanted after pursuit, endangering child passenger

<p>HAZLETON &#8212; City police said they arrested Joshua Norbert Garced, 29, on illegal drugs and firearm possession after responding to a report of a woman who was unresponsive in a vehicle late Saturday night.</p><p>Police Chief Jerry Speziale said patrol officers responded to the area of Vine and Spruce streets at about 11 p.m. Saturday for an unresponsive woman in a vehicle. The investigation led officers to discover $13,161 cash in Ziplock bags, a small amount of methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana.</p><p>Speziale said Garced, the driver of the vehicle, was allegedly in possession of a firearm with an altered serial number.</p><p>Police served a search warrant at a garage on North Locust Street where two handguns, three rifles, an AK-47 assault rifle, an AR-15 assault rifle, ammunition and large amounts of packaging materials were allegedly discovered.</p><p>Police suspect the firearms were stolen.</p><p>Garced, of West Hazleton, was charged with possession of a firearm with an altered serial number, firearms not to be carried without a license, receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned Sunday and jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $100,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

West Hazleton man arrested after illegal drugs, firearms found