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Police: Intoxicated man attempts to disarm officer
EDWARDSVILLE An intoxicated man allegedly attempted to disarm a borough police officer during a fight on Main Street Sunday night.
Police seek suspect who allegedly used counterfeit cash at Dollar Tree
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Police are asking for information regarding a man who they say scammed the Dollar Tree store last month in Blackman Plaza on Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard.
No-show contractor sentenced to probation
WILKES-BARRE A contractor who billed himself as the Gutter King specializing in rain gutters and downspouts but ran amok when he failed to perform services after being paid was sentenced in Luzerne
Judge questions why prosecutors withdrew rape charges
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County judge accepted a plea agreement involving Austin James Garrity, who admitted to causing an injury to his son, but not before questioning why prosecutors withdrew felony
Police: Freeland man attempts to sell stolen jewelry
FAIRVIEW TWP. A man from Freeland was charged with attempting to sell stolen jewelry at a jewelry store where the owner had recognized the jewels.
Police: Man cited for leaving dog outside in cold
KINGSTON Police said they cited Jonathan Buselli, 35, after allegedly finding a Jack Russell Terrier outside in cold temperatures for a length of time early Friday morning.
Heroin, meth found inside Nanticoke apartment
NANTICOKE A convicted drug dealer and a woman were arraigned Friday after city police allegedly found a large amount of heroin, methamphetamine, packaging materials and a shotgun inside their apartm
‘Wanted persons’ captured by authorities
Five people wanted by authorities were apprehended by local police this week.Wilkes-Barre police and U.S. Marshals arrested Janssen Kenner, 27, at his residence on Loomis Street, Wilkes-Barre, just be
Two face more burglary, theft charges
NEWPORT TWP. Two people arrested in January after an alleged burglary of an occupied house in Nanticoke were charged Thursday with stealing multiple tools and construction materials from a home in N
Judge to decide if teacher will face child corruption charge
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough will decide if a Luzerne Intermediate Unit teacher will face a child corruption charge alleging she told a female student to send nude pi
Philadelphia man pleads ‘not guilty’ to killing WB woman
WILKES-BARRE A shackled Zien Nathaniel Council turned and smiled at his mother and grandmother when they entered the courtroom at the Luzerne County Courthouse on Thursday.
Edwardsville man stabbed girlfriend as she drove with kids in car, police say
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West Wyoming man charged in investment scam
KINGSTON A man from West Wyoming is accused of swindling nearly $5,000 in an investment scheme involving concert ticket sales.
Reckless driving charges filed involving stolen Misericordia van
WILKES-BARRE A man from Rice Township was charged Tuesday with initiating a pursuit with city police while driving a stolen van owned by Misericordia University last week.
Two men arrested in fentanyl delivery ring
KINGSTON Two men were arrested Tuesday on drug trafficking offenses linked to a large scale fentanyl distribution ring busted earlier this month, authorities reported.
Inmate sentenced for smuggling meth into county prison
WILKES-BARRE One of four female inmates at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility charged last year with trading and using methamphetamine inside the facility was sentenced Monday.
Sugarloaf Township man sentenced on child pornography, marijuana charges
WILKES-BARRE A hang-up call to Luzerne County 911 in 2016 that resulted in the discovery of a marijuana growing operation and child pornography landed the homeowner in state prison on Monday.
Man admits letting stepmother severly punish sons
WILKES-BARRE A father who admitted he allowed his three sons to be abused by their stepmother sobbed in Luzerne County Court on Monday saying he wanted to be their dad again.
Bar patron sentenced for leaving kids, loaded handgun in car
WILKES-BARRE A man from Schuylkill County who admitted to leaving four children inside a vehicle with a loaded handgun while patronizing a tavern in Hazleton was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on
Bank robber has ‘heart of gold,’ mother says
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man who admitted to his role in robbing the M&T Bank branch on Sans Souci Parkway in Hanover Township was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Monday.