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Wilkes-Barre man charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A man from Wilkes-Barre admitted to using an instant messenger app on his cellular phone to download and share child sexual abuse materials.
Alleged tobacco thief charged with more ‘smash and grab’ burglaries
HANOVER TWP. A Philadelphia man already awaiting trial in several smash-and-grab cigarette thefts at several businesses was arraigned Wednesday for ransacking stores in Hanover Township and Plymouth
Catalytic converters stolen from five work vans
FORTY FORT Forty Fort police reported catalytic converters were stolen from five vehicles at two businesses Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Woman sentenced for helping inmate escape
WILKES-BARRE A woman from Columbia County who helped her boyfriend, Robert Vargo, flee the area after he escaped from a work detail while an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility was or
Pittston man charged in child sex sting
KINGSTON A man from Pittston in online chat logs stated he was taking a chance on meeting a 15-year-old boy he allegedly solicited to have sex.
Attorney expected to seek suppression of statements in Wilkes-Barre homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Despite an attorney s pledge to file a motion in an attempt to keep an unsolicited statement by his client from being told to a Luzerne County jury, President Judge Michael T. Vough sai
Kingston police charge man with online solicitation of minor
KINGSTON A Forty Fort man was arraigned Monday on allegations he solicited a minor for sex wanting to record the acts.
Luzerne man charged with raping woman held captive
LUZERNE A Luzerne Borough man accused last month on allegations he held a woman against her will for two weeks was arraigned Monday on rape related offenses.
Police: Man charged with threatening bar patrons with gun
WILKES-BARRE City police say they found a loaded 9mm handgun inside the vehicle of a Northampton County man accused of threatening four people with the weapon outside a North Main Street tavern earl
Clark permitted to withdraw guilty plea; homicide trial scheduled
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury trial for homicide suspect Milton Darius Clark was rescheduled after a judge allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea.
No charges to be filed in Thanksgiving Day blast
SUGAR NOTCH Hanover Township police on Friday confirmed an explosion heard across the Wyoming Valley on Thanksgiving morning happened in Sugar Notch, where borough police later said no charges would
Police: Man engaged in sexual relationship with relative
DUPONT A man with a history of fleeing law enforcement was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he eluded capture by Dupont police and had sexual relations with a relative.
Kingston police charge man with firing gun into neighbor’s house
KINGSTON Police in Kingston charged a man on allegations he discharged rounds from a 9mm that struck a neighbor s residence Tuesday.
Best present this holiday season: ‘unopened airbag’
HANOVER TWP. While Thanksgiving is the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season through New Year s, it is also a time when law enforcement officers encounter more impaired drivers on the roadways.
Freeland man sentenced for endangering infant
WILKES-BARRE A father from Freeland accused of endangering his two-month old son who was revived by Freeland police was sentenced in Luzerne County Court Tuesday.
Larksville man sentenced for sexually assaulting child
WILKES-BARRE A Larksville man did not contest a report by the state s Sexual Offender Assessment Board that he met the criteria as a violent sexual predator Tuesday.
Plymouth man sentenced on rape related convictions
WILKES-BARRE A Plymouth man convicted in a non-jury trial of sexually assaulting a woman who recanted the allegations was sentenced to up to 20 years in state prison Tuesday.
Woman charged with drug driving, side-swiped tractor trailer
RICE TWP. A woman from Syracuse, N.Y., thought she was traveling on the New York State Thruway after she initiated a several mile pursuit on Interstate 81 that began in Jenkins Township and ended in
Cost to replace yield sign in the hundreds
SUGAR NOTCH Replacing a knocked down yield sign at the entrance ramp to state Route 29 southbound cost $550, according to a project site activity report from the Department of Transportation.