Alleged drug peddler found hiding under blankets
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say was selling crack cocaine from his residence on New Market Street since December.
WBPD arrest woman for stabbing at motel
WILKES-BARRE City police charged a woman on a felony assault charge alleging she stabbed another woman at a motel earlier this month.
West Pittston robbery suspect arrested by U.S. Marshals
WEST PITTSTON A man wanted on an arrest warrant charging him with robbing a convenient store in November was captured late Thursday.
WBPD adds assault charges against man
WILKES-BARRE City police on Thursday charged John Lewis Derhammer with assaulting two women and threatening one of them with a knife before he initiated a pursuit that ended in a crash.
Trial scheduled for suspect charged in Hanover Township fatal shooting
WILKES-BARRE Nearly four years since Devone Brown was fatally shot in Hanover Township, prosecutors are scheduled to present their case to a jury against the alleged gunman in May.
Bail set for former Exeter officer Galli
WILKES-BARRE New details have emerged about where former Exeter police officer Leonard Galli was in the months after he allegedly was caught setting up a sex date with a teenage boy in Plains Townsh
Man erupts into rage when denied liquor, assaults police officers
KINGSTON TWP. Township police arrested a man they say assaulted several police officers investigating a domestic dispute spurred by a woman denying him vodka early Tuesday morning.
Husband kills wife in rage of jealousy
PLYMOUTH A Plymouth man surrendered to borough police, admitting he killed his wife with a fireplace poker in a rage of jealousy over the weekend, according to court records.
Court records: Hallucinating man sees lizards, accused girlfriend of sleeping with federal agents
WILKES-BARRE A witness to a physical domestic assault between a boyfriend and girlfriend told police the man was hallucinating and claimed to have seen lizards, according to court records.
Police: Intoxicated Ashley man denied entry to casino, flagged down passing vehicles
PLAINS TWP. An intoxicated man from Ashley was denied entry at Mohegan Sun Casino and was later found standing in the middle of East Main Street waving his arms at passing motorists early Monday mor
Body removed from Susquehanna River
WILKES-BARRE City police say they are investigating the death of a man whose body was removed from the Susquehanna River near River Commons on Sunday.
Police: Intoxicated man discharged firearm in Pittston
PITTSTON A man serving a probation sentence on child endangerment convictions was arrested after city police allege he discharged four rounds from a firearm and terrorized his girlfriend early Sunda
Man demanding coffee pot initiated pursuit that ended in crash
WILKES-BARRE A man demanding a coffee pot terrorized two women before initiating a pursuit that ended in a crash and his capture by a city police canine in Newport Township Saturday night, according
Look Back: Newport Township forced to close school buildings in 1960
Located across from the Glen Lyon National Bank building on East Main Street in Newport Township stood the Roosevelt Elementary School.
Former Exeter cop, council candidate charged in online sex sting
PLAINS TWP. Former Exeter police officer Leonard Galli was jailed without bail Friday on charges he solicited a 15-year-old boy for sex.
Man arrested after allegedly kicking Kingston Township police officer at domestic disturbance
KINGSTON TWP. Township police gave Christopher M. Lockavich several chances to leave when he returned to the scene of a domestic disturbance where he took a swing at an officer early Friday morning,
Ashley man charged with felony assault in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. Township police say Bernard Wengzen, 50, of Ashley, was arraigned Thursday on charges stemming from a stabbing at a residence on West Division Street in May.
Larksville man charged with online teen sex solicitation
WILKES-BARRE A Larksville man was arraigned Thursday on charges he r, allegations that first surfaced on the Luzerne County Predator Catcher Facebook page last summer.
Hazleton man charged with kicking officer
HAZLETON A man from Hazleton stopped by city police for vehicle violations struggled twice with officers, including kicking one officer three or four times in the chest, according to court records.
Wilkes-Barre man arraigned on marijuana possession charge
WILKES-BARRE A man from Wilkes-Barre was arraigned Wednesday on misdemeanor drug charges stemming from a traffic stop last year.