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Appellate court denies appeal of state inmate who wanted television back
A television was the bargaining chip as the reason why a state inmate pled guilty to sucker punching a corrections officer inside the State Correctional Institution at Dallas.
Man to register as sex offender for recording up woman’s dress
WILKES-BARRE A Schuylkill County man who admitted to using his cellular phone to secretly record up a woman s dress was sentenced to probation Friday.
Shavertown man sentenced for fourth DUI conviction
WILKES-BARRE Attending counseling and a four month in-patient therapy program to remain sober for more than a year was not enough to keep a Shavertown man out of prison.
West Pittston man charged with discharging handgun, striking woman
WEST PITTSTON Wyoming Area Regional Police charged a man they allege randomly discharged a handgun out a bedroom window at two people who were slashing a tire on his truck, striking one person in th
Kingston Township police charge man with online sexual solicitation of minor
KINGSTON TWP. Police in Kingston Township arrested a man from Carbon County on allegations he solicited sex from a 14-year-old girl who was an undercover officer.
Attempted homicide charge added against Shickshinny man
DALLAS TWP. A preliminary hearing for a Shickshinny man accused of threatening an ex-girlfriend was continued Thursday when Dallas Township police added an attempted homicide charge.
Hunlock Township man arraigned for malnourished calves
SHICKSHINNY A man from Hunlock Township where humane officers from the SPCA of Luzerne County seized more than 30 malnourished cow calves and a goat last summer was arraigned on animal cruelty charg
WBPD searching for man on child solicitation offenses
WILKES-BARRE An arrest warrant was issued for James Blair, 42, of Mayfield, charging him with soliciting a minor for sex.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for receiving international package of cocaine
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man who admitted to trafficking cocaine shipped from overseas was sentenced in Luzerne County Court.
Alleged grand theft auto suspect hit with more pursuit related charges
WILKES-BARRE A man from Edwardsville faces his fifth offense of initiating a pursuit with law enforcement.
Police: Man attacked Plymouth firefighter, kicked officer
PLYMOUTH Borough police arrested a man they say strangled a firefighter and kicked an officer in the groin Wednesday.
Ashley man benefits from concurrent sentences for separate offenses
WILKES-BARRE Despite the separate criminal offenses happening two years apart, an Ashley man benefited by a sentence structured by a Luzerne County judge on Tuesday.
Kingston man charged with online solicitation of sex from minor
KINGSTON Police in Kingston charged a man they say solicited sex from a 14-year-old girl in online communications with a cooperating witness.
Hazleton man sentenced for laundering money and trafficking drugs
SCRANTON A man from Hazleton was sentenced to federal prison for money laundering and drug trafficking.
Man charged with threatening to kill neighbors
WEST PITTSTON Wyoming Area Regional Police arrested Joseph John Walsh, 49, on allegations he threatened tenants of his apartment building after finding cat feces outside his door Tuesday.
Police: Identity thief suspected in fraudulent cellular phone purchases
PLYMOUTH A man arrested by Plymouth police on allegations he used someone else s identity to buy an Apple iPhone may be connected to other fraudulent cellular phone purchases.
Man arrested after allegedly fighting with police officers
KINGSTON Soon after Stephen Richard Horvath purchased methamphetamine from a dealer, he began punching, kicking and attempting to bite police officers in an attempt to escape custody, according to c
Vehicle struck by locomotive in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne & Susquehanna Railway locomotive collided with a Range Rover sport utility vehicle just before 12 p.m. Tuesday, resulting in one woman being taken to the hospital.
Wilkes-Barre police charge man, 27, with raping girl
WILKES-BARRE City police detectives arrested Francis Shay Mapp on allegations he raped a 14-year-old girl Monday.
Alleged grand theft auto suspect arraigned
WILKES-BARRE A man from Edwardsville was arraigned Tuesday on charges connected to the pursuit of a stolen dump truck in October.