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Police: Victim of shooting uncooperative
WILKES-BARRE City police on Tuesday say a man who suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen was uncooperative.
Police: State constable coached friend to hide evidence of assault, marijuana grow operation
KINGSTON TWP. A man facing a Luzerne County trial next month on rape related charges was arraigned on allegations he conspired with a state constable to hide evidence of a marijuana growing operatio
Police: Drug canine found crack cocaine in PVC pipe
HANOVER TWP. A man free on unsecured bail involving a drug trafficking case in 2019 found himself jailed without bail Monday when drug agents allegedly found crack cocaine at his residence.
Man wanted for stabbing ex-girlfriend in Plains Township captured in Maryland
A Hanover Township man wanted by Plains Township police on allegations he stabbed an ex-girlfriend was captured during a traffic stop in Maryland.
Berwick police arrest man, 19, on firearm offenses
BERWICK A 19-year-old man from Bloomsburg was in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun with an altered serial number after police investigated gunfire early Sunday morning, according to Berwick Police
Scranton man to face attempted homicide charges in Luzerne County Court
WILKES-BARRE A Scranton man accused of firing multiple rounds at a McLean Street residence striking a pregnant woman earlier this year will face an attempted criminal homicide charge and other offen
Man charged with assaulting woman, attempting to disarm officer of Taser
WILKES-BARRE A man being arrested on allegations he assaulted a woman allegedly attempted to disarm officers during a struggle Wednesday night.
Pittston officer arraigned on tire slashing charge
A suspended Pittston City police officer was arraigned Thursday on charges he allegedly slashed several tires on at least five vehicles in August.
Drug agents arrest man for dealing heroin/fentanyl from Kingston apartment
KINGSTON A strong smell of marijuana came from a mail slot opened by Darrell Steve Armstrong when he answered knocks at his door by state and local drug agents on Wednesday, according to court recor
Affidavit sheds light on Wilkes-Barre homicide case
WILKES-BARRE One of the two women injured in a shooting that killed a New Jersey man early Monday morning in the city identified Dazon Turner as the gunman before she underwent emergency surgery, ar
Officer fell through porch railing during struggle
WILKES-BARRE A city police officer fell through a porch railing during a struggle with a man armed with a knife on Sturdevant Street on Tuesday.
Jenkins Township man charged with stalking ex-girlfriend
PITTSTON A man from Jenkins Township was arraigned Wednesday on charges he stalked an ex-girlfriend and broke a window at her Pittston residence in September.
Alleged gunman in Wilkes-Barre homicide turns himself in
WILKES-BARRE One of the two women injured in a shooting that killed a New Jersey man early Monday morning in the city identified Dazon Turner as the gunman before she underwent emergency surgery, ar
Cunningham enters guilty plea in Monka homicide moments before jury selected
WILKES-BARRE TWP. It was the trial that wasn t meant to be; only minutes before a jury was to be selected in the case against him, Devin Malik Cunningham pleaded guilty in the April 2019 murder of J
Wilkes-Barre Police release names of victims, suspect in homicide
WILKES-BARRE Police have released more information, including the names of the victims and the suspect, in regard to the shooting that took place on North Street and Darling Street early Monday morn
Five men facing federal charges of fentanyl trafficking resulting in death
SCRANTON Three brothers and two other men busted earlier this year in a large scale illegal drug trafficking ring were charged by federal authorities with fentanyl peddling that resulted in a death,
Autopsy reveals man died from multiple gunshot wounds
WILKES-BARRE An autopsy on the body of a man found deceased after gunfire near the Luzerne County Courthouse early Monday morning revealed the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds, according to t
Police: Three people caught with tools overnight trespassing at scrapyard
LARKSVILLE Borough police arrested three people they say were trespassing at Tabit s Scrapyard with tools early Monday morning.
Police: Kingston man sought sex from cop posing as teen
KINGSTON Police arrested a man on Monday after he allegedly tried to solicit sex from a detective posing as a 15-year-old boy on social media.
Methamphetamine valued at $12,000 seized during search in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. Township police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested Frederick George Pascoe, 46, alleging he was peddling methamphetamine and marijuana from his Hazle Avenue residence.