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Warrants issued in garbage receipt theft scheme
WILKES-BARRE Arrest warrants were issued for two people in a sophisticated retail theft scheme that involves diving in garbage cans and dumpsters for store receipts.
Man charged with having sexual relations with teen girl he met online
WHITE HAVEN Luzerne County detectives arrested a man from the Philadelphia area on allegations he had sexual relations with a teenage girl he met on a social media site.
Father to face charges in death of infant son
PLAINS TWP. A Plains Township man accused of violently shaking his 2-month-old son who died will face third-degree and involuntary manslaughter charges in Luzerne County Court.
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against homicide suspect
WILKES-BARRE The son of a woman who Wilkes-Barre police say was fatally shot has filed a six-count, wrongful death civil lawsuit against the suspect seeking in excess of $10 million.
Police: Retail theft suspect accelerated car toward officer
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A township police officer was nearly struck by an alleged impaired driver who sped away after being confronted with stealing merchandise from a cosmetics store on Saturday.
Wilkes-Barre man’s sentence for sexually assaulting three girls upheld on appeal
A Wilkes-Barre man was not entitled to a volume discount when he was sentenced to decades in state prison after being convicted by a Luzerne County jury of sexually assaulting three girls, the Penns
Popular Wilkes-Barre pizzeria and deli damaged by fire Friday morning
WILKES-BARRE A popular pizzeria and deli in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre was severely damaged by an early morning fire Friday.
Plymouth man sentenced for assaulting police officer
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man who assaulted a Kingston Township police officer was sentenced to prison in Luzerne County Court.
Plymouth man sentenced for corrupting minor
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth Borough man was sentenced to six years probation with the first year on house arrest on a child corruption charge.
Suspect linked to fatal shooting sentenced for peddling crack cocaine
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man was sentenced to serve up to 24 months in state prison for selling crack cocaine for cash.
911 dispatcher, firefighter sentenced for online soliciting sex from minor
WILKES-BARRE A man from Harrisburg arrested when he arrived at a location in Ashley Borough intending to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Thursday.
Hanover Township man sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township man sentenced Thursday for possessing 150 images of children engaged in sex acts could be released from prison in four months.
Two men admit guilt to soliciting minors for sex
WILKES-BARRE Two men charged by Kingston police with soliciting minors for sex pled guilty to related offenses in Luzerne County Court.
Man sentenced 4-11 years in domestic violence case
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne Borough man who punched his girlfriend and threatened to kill the woman and her children was sentenced to up to 11 years in state prison.
Justice for Nova: Last suspect waives animal cruelty charges
WILKES-BARRE The last of two suspects accused in abandoning a Pit Bull named Nova waived her right to a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court on Tuesday.
Two charged with sling-shooting marijuana into LCCF yard
WILKES-BARRE Tennis balls, hollowed-out rocks and eyeglasses have been used to smuggle narcotics into the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
Chief public defender replaced in defending Nanticoke man on fatal drug driving charges
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man charged in the drug driving death of James Mahon in Plymouth last year was appointed a new defense attorney Tuesday due to a breakdown in the attorney-client relationshi
Police: Man shot at Sherman Hills
WILKES-BARRE City police say they are investigating a shooting at Sherman Hills where one person sustained a gunshot wound Saturday.
Pittston man pleads guilty to burglary, attempted rape of elderly woman
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man who was treated for mental illness after his arrest in 2019 when he burglarized an Exeter residence and attempted to rape an elderly woman pled guilty to related offenses
Nanticoke man charged with raping teenage girl
CONYNGHAM TWP. State police at Shickshinny arrested a Nanticoke man on allegations he violently raped a teenage girl he punched and suffocated with a pillow.