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More charges filed against Forrester-Westad
BUTLER TWP. Another police agency has filed charges against Joshua Forrester-Westad following his failed efforts to elude capture by authorities Wednesday.
Lehman Township man sentenced for inappropriately touching girl
WILKES-BARRE A Lehman Township man was sentenced Thursday for sexually molesting a girl while she slept.
Nanticoke man pleads guilty to unlawful contact with minor
WILKES-BARRE A Nanticoke man pleaded guilty in Luzerne County Court to unlawfully and corrupting a minor by sending her lewd pictures and text messages.
Court records: Suspect in chase jumped out hotel window, stole dump truck
PLAINS TWP. Before Joshua Christian Forrester-Westad was captured following an hours-long chase Wednesday, he was almost caught at a motel where he was staying.
Inmate pleads guilty to plotting to kill woman, two girls
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man described by a child he sexually assaulted as a demon pled guilty to plotting to kill a woman and two girls.
Nescopeck man sentenced for possessing child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE When Gabriel Gregory Vought pled guilty to 500 counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials in April, he was advised he could face up to 3,500 years in prison.
Nanticoke man arraigned for role in Kingston fatal shooting
KINGSTON A Nanticoke man was arraigned Thursday for his alleged role in a fatal shooting in Kingston last month.
Pittston Area sues insurance carrier over sex suit litigation
WILKES-BARRE Pittston Area has filed a civil lawsuit against its own insurance carrier related to litigation filed by students who were sexually corrupted by the school s former band director.
Area attorney reprimanded by state Disciplinary Board
Attorney Demetrius Fannick agreed to a public reprimand by the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court regarding a delay filing of an appeal on behalf of convicted murderer Jessica Alinsky.
Superintendent: Student caught entering high school with firearm
PLAINS TWP. Wilkes-Barre Area Superintendent Dr. Brian Costello said a student was found in possession of a firearm when entering the high school on Tuesday.
Galli trial postponed as prosecutors await response of ‘plea offer’
WILKES-BARRE A second plea deal has been offered to former Exeter police officer Leonard Galli charged with soliciting a minor for sex that were based on the efforts of the self-proclaimed Luzerne C
Wilkes-Barre man seeking to withdraw guilty plea in nephew’s death
WILKES-BARRE Once deemed too mentally ill to face trial on charges he fatally stabbed his nephew, Milton Clark is seeking to withdraw his guilty plea.
Husband, wife charged with riot following fight in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE A city man and his wife were arraigned Wednesday on arrest warrants alleging he assaulted another man who attempted to break up a fight involving juveniles.
Suspect in 2021 Edwardsville shooting arraigned
EDWARDSVILLE A man wanted for shooting a woman and endangering two children in the Hilltop Apartment complex in 2021 has been captured.
Man charged with shooting police officer waives preliminary hearing
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man accused in a shooting that injured a city police officer waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court on Tuesday.
Former band director seeks dismissal of child corruption case
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for former Crestwood High School band director Theron Roberts, who is accused with inappropriately touching a student, is seeking to have the case dismissed arguing the alle
Three cited at comedian’s show at arena
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police say they cited three intoxicated people for disrupting the Kevin Hart performance at Mohegan Sun Arena that involved one of the suspects punching an officer on Sund
Ashley police investigating hit-run crash
ASHLEY Two vehicles parked in the area of 15 N. Main St. were struck by what was described as black or dark blue older model pickup truck late Sunday night, borough police reported.
Inmate waives hearing on plot to kill two girls, woman
WILKES-BARRE For the 10-minute hearing Friday, Ferdinand Cuevas-Heredia kept his head down staring at the floor.
Tunkhannock man arraigned on felony drug trafficking charges
WILKES-BARRE A Tunkhannock man was arraigned Thursday on felony drug trafficking offenses after Wilkes-Barre police discovered a large amount of fentanyl, heroin and contraband in a hotel room.