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Wilkes-Barre man charged in second Facebook Marketplace robbery
PLAINS TWP. A Wilkes-Barre man was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he set up two men to buy a cellular phone only to rob them while brandishing a firearm earlier this year.
Sentence imposed in Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE One of two men who fled the scene after shots were fired last summer in Wilkes-Barre was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Wednesday.
Pittston man sentenced for child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE Being cooperative with law enforcement and suffering medical issues along with his wife benefited a Pittston man who admitted to possessing images of child sexual abuse materials.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for sexually assaulting woman
WILKES-BARRE BJ William Reaves had nothing to say to the woman he was convicted of sexually assaulting outside a South Main Street tavern in 2018.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A man charged with sharing and possessing child sexual abuse materials in 2014 and 2015 was sentenced to up to eight years in state prison.
Plymouth man charged with stealing SUV in Plains Township
PLAINS TWP. Plains Township police charged a man from Plymouth on allegations he stole a Cadillac Escalade that was recovered through the vehicle s navigational system on Interstate 81 on Tuesday.
Kingston man sentenced for stomping on defenseless man
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man blamed his intoxication several times but said his addiction to alcohol was not an excuse for beating a defenseless man to near death in April 2022.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for delivering deadly dose of fentanyl
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who admitted to delivering fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of a Hanover Township man was sentenced to up to 10 years in state prison Friday.
Former Exeter police sergeant sentenced in online sex sting
WILKES-BARRE Immediately admitting himself to therapy after he was confronted by the self-proclaimed Luzerne County Predator Catcher in an online sex sting, former Exeter Borough police sergeant Leo
Student charged with possessing machete, knife on school property
PLAINS TWP. A student at the Personal Academy of Learning coordinated by Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18 is facing charges after a school police officer allegedly found a machete, a knife and a syringe
Father facing more charges in house of filth case
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Six children taken into protective custody when Wilkes-Barre Township officials condemned their Metcalf Street apartment due to unsanitary conditions last month had feces and urine
Police: Intoxicated man stabbed another man five times
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested Sheldon Baboolal on allegations he stabbed another man five times inside a home on Brown Street early Friday morning.
Sugar Notch homicide trial to be held in late fall, early winter
WILKES-BARRE With few issues to be debated, the homicide trial of Erik Michael Watkins, charged with fatally beating his mother in December 2020, is expected to take place in late fall or winter.
Wilkes-Barre man convicted of delivering methamphetamine with child
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury on Wednesday convicted a Wilkes-Barre man of delivering methamphetamine while babysitting a 3-year-old girl in 2019.
Convicted drug peddler arrested after narcotics found in apartment with children
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man awaiting sentencing on felony drug trafficking charges was arrested when city police and state police, Troop P, Vice and Narcotics Unit allegedly found a large amount
State corrections officer charged with groping female employees
JACKSON TWP. A corrections officer training sergeant at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas is facing charges he molested two female correctional officers, including making threats to commi
Father charged with threatening school bus driver
PITTSTON An arrest warrant has been issued for a Pittston man accused of entering a school bus and threatening the driver earlier this month.
Split verdict in youth football melee
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre woman was acquitted on felony assault charges alleging she struck a man with her vehicle but found guilty of endangering the man and punching a woman during a brawl after
Two men charged with assaulting man outside Wilkes-Barre tavern
WILKES-BARRE Two men from Pike County are facing charges they attacked a man inside a North Main Street tavern and followed the victim where they continued the assault.