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Williamsport man arrested after domestic dispute at casino hotel
PLAINS TWP. Township police say they arrested Cody Allen Schaffer, 30, of Williamsport, after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend inside a hotel room at Mohegan Sun Casino early Wednesday morning.
Police: Man assaulted during robbery in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police say they are investigating a robbery on Warren Street early Wednesday morning when a man was assaulted and knocked unconscious.
Two Swoyersville women sentenced on federal drug trafficking convictions
SCRANTON Two women from Swoyersville were recently sentenced in federal court in Scranton for their roles in a fentanyl trafficking ring that was busted in 2018.
Appeals court: Sexual offender prohibited from being alone with children
A state appellate court upheld the probation sentence imposed by a Luzerne County judge who prohibited a sexual offender residing in Duryea from having unsupervised contact with children in his family
State police: Casino patron blew nose mucus at security
PLAINS TWP. A man from Pringle is facing disorderly conduct and harassment charges after he allegedly blew nose fluid at security personnel inside the Mohegan Sun Casino earlier this month.
Police: Woman discharges firearm endangering nurse
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested Kaitlyn M. Cleary, 26, on charges she discharged a round from a firearm while walking towards a nurse in the area of East Hollenback and Madison streets early Tuesd
Police: Dogs pinned naked intruder
PITTSTON TWP. A family s pet dogs pinned a naked man who police say illegally entered a home claiming commander god sent him to kill, according to court records.
Plymouth police capture New Jersey homicide suspect
PLYMOUTH A man wanted for his role in the deadly shooting of a 17-year-old girl in Jersey City, N.J., earlier this month was captured when he was found hiding in an attic of a residence on East Shaw
Newport Township police charge man with violently shaking infant
NEWPORT TWP. Township police arrested Skyler Roy Coleman on allegations he violently shook a 2-month-old boy casing serous injuries to the infant s brain and cervical spine, including what a pediatr
Investigation in Canada leads to child pornography arrest of Wilkes-Barre Township man
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A man from Wilkes-Barre Township was arrested Monday on child pornography charges in an investigation that initiated in Ontario, Canada, according to court records.
UPDATE: Death investigation in Plains Township shows natural causes; One person in custody on drug charges
PLAINS TWP. A man was jailed without bail on misdemeanor drug possession charges while township police and Luzerne County detectives investigated what was initially described as a suspicious death a
Plymouth man charged with possessing items stolen from Plymouth Township residence
PLYMOUTH TWP. State police at Wyoming arrested a man from Plymouth when he was allegedly caught with items reported stolen from a residence on West Popular Street on Sunday.
Domestic dispute leads to arrest in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man from Hanover Township on charges he assaulted another man during a domestic incident inside a residence on Moyallen Street.
Police: Woman threatened to blow up police station
AVOCA Borough police arrested a woman they allege burglarized an occupied residence and threatened to blow up the police station on Thursday.
Police: Armed man chased another into WB store
WILKES-BARRE A man fled into a business and hid in a restroom while being chased by another man armed with a handgun on Thursday, city police said.
Secretary of Duryea church charged with stealing donations
DURYEA A secretary at Nativity of Our Lord Parish was arraigned Thursday on allegations she stole nearly $100,000 from parishioners donations.
Nescopeck man charged with possessing child pornography
NESCOPECK A man from Nescopeck admitted to downloading and viewing child pornography for nearly two decades when he was arrested at his First Street residence on Wednesday, according to court record
Federal grand jury indicts Swoyersville man on drug trafficking, firearm offenses
SCRANTON A federal grand jury in Scranton indicted a man from Swoyersville on drug trafficking offenses while in possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.
Police: Driver being pursued crashed into three parked vehicles
HAZLETON A man from Weatherly being watched by city police on suspicion of illegal drug activity allegedly crashed into several parked vehicles after he initiated a pursuit on Monday.