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Hazleton man arrested on drug trafficking, firearm offenses
HAZLETON City police say they arrested Marquis Alberto DeLeon, 24, after allegedly found firearms, heroin and marijuana inside a residence on East Green Street.
Inmate charged with attacking counselor at SCI-Dallas
JACKSON TWP. A state inmate serving a life sentence for a homicide in Philadelphia was charged with attacking a corrections counselor inside the State Correctional Institution at Dallas earlier this
Police: Wilkes-Barre man possessed handgun with altered serial number
MOUNT POCONO A man from Wilkes-Barre was found to be in possession of a handgun with an altered serial number during a traffic stop in Mount Pocono on Saturday, according to Pocono Mountain Regional
Police: Prisoner concealed heroin packets in body cavity
KINGSTON A man from White Haven taken into custody on a warrant was found concealing six heroin packets in his buttocks, according to court records.
Delaware County man busted in online sex sting in Nanticoke
NANTICOKE A man from Delaware County believing he was meeting a 13-year-old girl for sex requested to keep the girl s underwear, according to court records.
Police: Intoxicated man held child as a ‘shield’ during domestic disturbance
KINGSTON A 32-year-old man was arraigned Monday on charges he endangered a 1-year-old child during a domestic disturbance telling police officers he wanted to be killed.
Two killed in separate crashes
Two people died as a result of separate vehicle crashes in the area last week, state police reported.
Judge rules in favor of prosecutors, homicide victim’s toxicology report excluded from trial
WILKES-BARRE A toxicology report showing homicide victim Fred Boote had traces of methamphetamine and amphetamine in his system is excluded from the trial of Reynaldo Mercado, Luzerne County Preside
Kingston police arrest man after suspected drug deal
KINGSTON Perhaps Eric Conahan should stay out of Kingston.
Suspect in Plymouth shooting captured in Philadelphia
PLYMOUTH A man wanted on an attempted criminal homicide charge related to a shooting that severely injured another man in Plymouth last month was captured in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Hunlock Township man busted on drug trafficking charge
WEST PITTSTON Borough police arrested a man from Hunlock Township when they allegedly found illegal drugs packaged for sale during a traffic stop.
Contractor charged with failing to perform services after accepting payment
WEST PITTSTON Borough police charged a man from Shavertown alleging he accepted payment from an elderly couple for yard work and failing to perform the services.
Interstate 81 pursuit ends in West Pittston crash
WEST PITTSTON A Wilkes-Barre man crashed into a stop sign and intentionally struck a state police cruiser in West Pittston during a pursuit that began on Interstate 81 in Ashley late Wednesday night
Sexual offender fugitive, 80, captured by Plains Township police
PLAINS TWP. A registered sex offender in Pennsylvania who is wanted by authorities in North Carolina on felony sex offenses was captured by Plains Township police on Wednesday.
Man arraigned on charges he strangled dog to death
WILKES-BARRE A man who fled the area after SPCA humane officers filed charges accusing him of strangling a sick dog to death was arraigned Wednesday.
Jury convicts Wapwallopen man of neglecting horse
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury convicted a Wapwallopen man on felony animal cruelty charges by neglecting to feed a horse that nearly starved to death.
Fairview Township man arraigned on charges he stole Rice Township police cruiser
WRIGHT TWP. A handcuffed man who Fairview Township police alleged stole a police cruiser earlier this month was arraigned Wednesday.
Age of admitted killer, Reyes, prohibited during co-defendant’s homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough made several rulings Tuesday on what evidence may be presented during the homicide trial of Reynaldo Mercado, 33, accused in the stabbing
Wanted man collides with police cruiser, ending pursuit in Kingston
KINGSTON A Scranton man wanted for fleeing the scene of a vehicle crash earlier this month was captured after he initiated a pursuit with police on Monday.
Police: Naked man stabbed two people
HANOVER TWP. Township police charged a man they say stabbed two people before turning a knife on himself exposing his intestines.