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Hazleton woman sentenced for hiding gun used in fatal shooting
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton woman who admitted to hiding a firearm used in a fatal shooting and providing false testimony at a court proceeding won t face any jail time.
Police: Driver flees after crashing truck
PLAINS TWP. Township police said the driver of a Dodge Ram pickup truck fled after crashing into a utility pole and a tree on Maffett Street on Sunday.
WBPD seek man after girl reports attempted abduction
WILKES-BARRE City police are searching for a man after a teenage girl reported he attempted to get her into his vehicle on Friday.
Wright Township police seek man suspected of using stolen bank card
WRIGHT TWP. Township police are seeking the identity of a man they say used a bank card stolen from a vehicle.
Police charge man with stealing Misericordia van, robbing store
DALLAS TWP. Township police on Friday formally charged a man from Mountain Top with stealing a van owned by Misericordia University and robbing a cellphone store in Kingston Township.
Teen homicide suspect had ‘unstable’ upbringing
WILKES-BARRE Teen homicide suspect Louisa Reyes has had an unstable life by being forced to move with her mother at least six times and being bullied in different schools, a psychologist said Frid
State police investigating death of infant in Foster Township
FOSTER TWP. Suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia were found inside a Foster Township home on Hemlock Street where an infant died earlier this month, according to court records filed at the Luz
Wilkes-Barre man arraigned in child’s death
WILKES-BARRE Kashawn Butler expressed surprise when he was informed by District Judge Rick Cronauer that he was being charged with an open count of criminal homicide.
Mother charged with endangering children in house unfit to live
WILKES-BARRE An investigation into the death of a 6-month old girl found dead inside a Glen Lyon residence resulted in child endangerment charges being filed against the mother alleging she allowed
Police find assault suspect in dumpster
KINGSTON A man hid in a dumpster during a foot chase with police in an attempt to elude capture after he allegedly assaulted a woman Tuesday night, according to court records.
Man pleads guilty to burglarizing Planned Parenthood
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man could pay nearly $5,000 in restitution after he admitted to burglarizing the Planned Parenthood clinic on North Main Street last year.
Man charged with throwing cinder block through windshield
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they say threw a cinder block through the windshield of a vehicle driven by his aunt early Wednesday morning.
Misericordia U. van stolen from lot recovered in Wilkes-Barre; suspect arrested in Kingston
DALLAS TWP. Authorities believe they arrested a man who stole a van owned by Misericordia University and led police on a pursuit in Wilkes-Barre where the vehicle was recovered Tuesday night.
Police: Man arrested, handgun with altered serial number found
HAZLETON A man from Hazleton was arrested Tuesday after city police and agents with the Luzerne County Drug Task Force allegedly found marijuana and a handgun with an altered serial number.
Larksville man charged with aiming gun, elbowing officer
LARKSVILLE A borough police officer was injured during a struggle with a man who allegedly crashed his vehicle and aimed a handgun at several people on Pace Street over the weekend.
Police: Wanted parolee fires round into house wanting to get caught
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted by state parole agents told city police he intentionally fired a round into an occupied house to get caught, according to court records.
Hanover Township police seek man wanted on felony assault charge
HANOVER TWP. Township police are seeking a man wanted on felony assault charges following an incident on Friday.
Three charged in burglary spree in Nanticoke, Newport Township
NANTICOKE Dozens of charges were filed Friday against a trio who state and local police allege are responsible for a string of burglaries in the Nanticoke area in recent months.
Wilkes-Barre man charged in child’s death
WILKES-BARRE A day after Kashawn Butler was released on parole from state prison, city police charged him with causing severe injuries that resulted in the death of his son last year.
Coroner identifies pedestrian killed in Hunlock Township
HUNLOCK TWP. A Plains Township man died as a result of being struck by a vehicle on state Route 11 Thursday night.