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Wilkes-Barre pursuit ends in crash; Driver identified by inmate mail
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say was wanted on a state parole violation when he crashed a vehicle during a pursuit Friday night.
Former police officer charged with domestic violence
PITTSTON A former police sergeant in Duryea was arrested Sunday on domestic violence charges alleging he choked and knocked out his estranged wife.
Exeter man charged with injuring two in DUI related crash
EXETER TWP. State police at Wyoming allege Glenn William Davis, 27, was intoxicated when he crashed into a motorcycle sending two people to a hospital Thursday night.
Police: Moosic man gave false testimony about truck
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police charged a man from Moosic with perjury when he falsely testified before a magisterial district judge about getting rid of his truck.
Butler Township district judge cleared of harassment
WILKES-BARRE A district judge from Butler Township was cleared of a summary offense of harassment following a hearing at the Luzerne County Courthouse on Friday.
Police: Wyoming woman drunk when she crashed into a vehicle, killing elderly couple
JENKINS TWP. A woman from Wyoming had a blood alcohol level nearly four times above the legal limit when she crashed head-on into a vehicle killing an elderly couple on River Road in October 2019, a
Wilkes-Barre man arrested setting up ‘sex’ date with teen
KINGSTON Detectives with Kingston and Luzerne County district attorney s office arrested a man from Wilkes-Barre after he allegedly set up a sex date with a fictitious 15-year-old girl Thursday.
Attorney claims evidence of racial discrimination by WB Twp. Council
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for Mount Zion Baptist Church believes there is circumstantial evidence of racial discrimination behind Wilkes-Barre Township council s vote not to rezone land for a planned
Judge orders supermarket spit suspect to undergo competency evaluation
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township woman charged with coughing and spitting saliva on food items inside a supermarket will undergo a psychiatric competency evaluation.
Police: Fleeing suspect swam across river to avoid arrest
PLYMOUTH A man from Nanticoke attempted to elude capture by police in Plymouth by swimming across the Susquehanna River, according to court records.
State Police: Three men arrested for delivering methamphetamine
BEAR CREEK TWP. State police arrested three men on allegations they were transporting methamphetamine to a buyer in the Wilkes-Barre area on Wednesday.
Woman charged with trafficking marijuana
WILKES-BARRE A woman was arrested during a traffic stop when city police allegedly found packaged bags of suspected marijuana inside the vehicle.
Child sex conviction upheld against former volunteer firefighter
A state appellate court Wednesday upheld the sentence of Michael Sansone, 33, a former Nanticoke volunteer firefighter convicted by a Luzerne County jury of endangering and unlawfully touching a minor
Alleged lottery ticket thief caught attempting to break into cars at casino
PLAINS TWP. A man accused of stealing lottery tickets from a Wilkes-Barre Township business that led police to the discovery of a motel room filled with illegal drugs was arrested by Plains Township
Police: Intoxicated man urinated on WWII monument in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH Borough police arrested a man they allege urinated on a World War II monument on West Main Street.
Woman found dead in Larksville home believed to be wife of missing husband
LARKSVILLE A body discovered inside a garbage bag of a Larksville home last week is believed to be Patricia Walski, the wife of Richard Walski who state police said is wanted for questioning in the
WBPD: Man arrested after attempting to enter woman’s hotel room
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say identified himself as the Messiah after he allegedly attempted to force his way into a woman s hotel room Sunday night.
Police: Shots fired at home in Korn Krest section of Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP Police are investigating shots being fired at a home in the Korn Krest section of the Township early Saturday morning.
State police call Larksville death investigation a homicide; searching for man who resides at home
LARKSVILLE State police are searching for a man they say has not been seen for several days after a woman s body was found inside a residence on Schrader Street.
Fire damages Beer Bellies in Hanover Township
HANOVER TWP. A state police deputy fire marshal is investigating the cause of a fire that heavily damaged Beer Bellies on Dexter Street early Friday morning.