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Kingston noise callleads to man&#8217;s arrestKINGSTON &#8212; Police investigating a noise complaint at an apartment building on North Sprague Avenue arrested Mario Miranda, 36, on charges he provided a false name Sunday.According to a criminal complaint:Police responded to a call for loud noise at a second-floor apartment at 329 N. Sprague Ave. just before 10 p.m.As an officer climbed the stairs to reach the door, about 20 feet from the ground, three men who appeared intoxicated emerged from the door claiming they were watching football.Miranda claimed he did not have an identification card and told the officer his name was Xavier. But a second officer recognized Miranda from a previous incident.Miranda stuttered and was not able to spell Xavier.He struggled with officers when he was handcuffed.Miranda was arraigned Monday by District Judge Joseph Spagnuolo in Luzerne County Central Court on charges of resisting arrest, false identification to law enforcement and disorderly conduct. He was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $15,000 bail.Luzerne man accusedin Family Dollar theftsPRINGLE &#8212; Police arrested George Michael Givens, 26, on charges he stole four Bic butane lighters and a can of deodorant from Family Dollar on Union Street in Pringle.Givens allegedly concealed the items under a shirt and left the store without paying Sunday. He sat in a vehicle in the parking lot where he was confronted by an employee, according to a criminal complaint.Givens ran from the scene and was arrested when police spotted him near his residence on Vaughn Street in Luzerne.Givens was arraigned Monday by District Judge Joseph Spagnuolo Jr. in Luzerne County Central Court on a felony count of retail theft. He was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $5,000 bail.Inmate allegedly spitat corrections officersNEWPORT TWP. &#8212; An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Retreat was arraigned Monday on charges he spit at two corrections officers in August.State police allege Derrick Gibson, 50, covered his cell camera and door Aug. 20. When Gibson would not come to the cell door, corrections officers twice dispensed pepper spray into his cell.Gibson became agitated and spit while he was being stripped-searched and decontaminated, according to court records.Records say Gibson was sentenced in Philadelphia County in 2010 to 10 to 20 years after he did not contest firearm charges.Gibson was arraigned by District Judge Joseph Spagnuolo Jr. in Luzerne County Central Court on charges of aggravated harassment by prisoner and harassment. Bail was set at $15,000.Laptop takenat OfficeMaxWILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A store manager at OfficeMax, Wyoming Valley Mall, reported to township police Sunday that an unknown man stole a 14-inch laptop computer.Purse stolenat WalmartWILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A woman reported to township police Saturday that her purse was stolen while she was inside Walmart at the Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace. The purse contained the woman&#8217;s identification card, Social Security card, credit cards and an iPhone7.License plate swipedWILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A manager at Ken Pollock Nissan, Mundy Street, reported to township police Friday that a license plate was stolen from a 2018 Nissan Rogue. The license plate is Pennsylvania registration KVB-5188.Cash stolen from purseWILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A woman reported to township police Friday cash was stolen from her purse while she was inside Walmart Supercenter, Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace.ID thief used infoto buy new iPhonesWILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A woman reported to township police that an unknown person used her personal information to open an account and purchase two iPhone X models at Verizon Wireless, Schecter Drive, on Sept. 30.Computer stolenat McDonald&#8217;sWILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; A man reported to township police Friday that his laptop was stolen from a table inside McDonald&#8217;s. The laptop is a MacBook with a black Swiss Gear bag and charger.Three juvenilescited with theftWILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; Township police cited a 17-year-old boy from Wilkes-Barre, a 17-year-old girl from Ashley, and a 17-year-old girl from Plains Township with retail theft after they allegedly stole merchandise at Target on Sunday.<style>
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