Blotter
Police: Man jumped in ambulance, screamed profanities at paramedics
PITTSTON City police arrested a man they say jumped in the back of an ambulance and screamed profanities at emergency medical technicians treating a patient.
Hanover Township police investigating shooting at gasoline service station
HANOVER TWP. Township police are investigating a shooting involving at least two vehicles at a gasoline service station on South Main Street.
Police seeking identity of man accused of stealing lottery scratch-off tickets
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police released surveillance pictures of a man they say swiped approximately $270 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets from a business on Tuesday.
Police: Man, 18, sold pot from apartment with minor living inside
KINGSTON An 18-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he was selling marijuana from his Frederick Street apartment where a minor was residing.
Police: Nails, animal trap set for C&Y caseworkers
FAIRMOUNT TWP. Nails and an animal trap were on the walkway to a residence on Mossville Road where Luzerne County Children and Youth caseworkers attempted to remove a child for safety reasons last m
Police: Woman brandished knife at officers
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A mother was arrested when she allegedly brandished a knife while approaching several township police officers in the process of handcuffing her son Monday night.
State police: Man crashed motorcycle during pursuit
KINGSTON A man from the Dominican Republic was arrested after he crashed a motorcycle during a second pursuit with state police Monday night.
Police: Intoxicated man grabbed officer’s firearm
WILKES-BARRE An intoxicated man screaming at customers at a Turkey Hill store and refusing to leave allegedly grabbed at an officer s firearm Monday.
Edwardsville police arrest man on allegations he physically assaulted two children
EDWARDSVILLE A 30-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday on allegations he physically assaulted two toddlers for various reasons, including kicking one child for walking too slowly, according to court r
Police: Woman found with ‘dope’ down her pants during traffic stop
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A woman from Laurel Run detained by Wilkes-Barre Township police during a traffic stop concealed dope down her pants, according to charges filed.
Police: Drugs, cash found stashed in cereal box
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Two suspects were taken into custody after a narcotics trafficking investigation turned up heroin, paraphernalia, and cash hidden inside of a box of Frosted Flakes.
PSP releases picture of vehicle involved in construction worker’s hit-run death
WEST HAZLETON State police at Hazleton on Monday released a picture of the vehicle they say struck and killed a construction worker on Interstate 81 early Saturday morning.
Operational changes at Seven Tubs Recreation Area due to large crowds; one arrested over the weekend
PLAINS TWP. A man from Hanover Township was arrested Saturday on allegations he illegally operated an all-terrain vehicle at the Seven Tubs Recreation Area where the state Department of Conservation
WBPD investigating home invasion
WILKES-BARRE City police are investigating a home invasion on Irving Street where two men pushed their way inside the apartment stealing a woman s purse on Sunday.
State Police: Man reached for trooper’s firearm
CONYNGHAM TWP. State police arrested a man they allege reached for a trooper s firearm during a struggle on Saturday.
Police: Cocaine, methamphetamine and pills found inside Wilkes-Barre house
WILKES-BARRE City police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested a man after allegedly finding quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription pills and drug debt sheets inside a Spruce
State police: Sexual offender lied about name, address
EXETER State police arrested a man they allege failed to report his address as a registered sex offender.
Autopsy performed on man’s body found in river
HANOVER TWP. An autopsy on the body of a man found in the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre revealed the cause of death as drowning, according to the Luzerne County Coroner s Office.
Wilkes-Barre man busted after cocaine shipment delivered
WILKES-BARRE An international package containing cocaine and intercepted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bureau resulted in the arrest of a Wilkes-Barre man on Wednesday.
Nanticoke woman charged with burglaries in Dallas, Plymouth townships
A red and blue Skull tattoo led Dallas Township police to charge Sandra Lee Davis with ransacking a Kunkle Road residence stealing tools and other items earlier this week.