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Swoyersville police arrest man on assault charges
SWOYERSVILLE A fight resulting in a stabbing was recorded by a dash camera Sunday morning.
Police: Woman pistol-whipped during argument about missing cellular phone
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a woman on allegations she pistol-whipped her roommate during an argument about a missing cellular phone early Saturday morning.
Kingston man sentenced for exposing self to three boys
WILKES-BARRE A Kingston man who admitted he encouraged three boys to engage in sex acts at a playground was sentenced this week to state prison.
Scranton man charged in connection with pursuit, crash on Lee Park Avenue
HANOVER TWP. A Scranton man was arrested on allegations he initiated a pursuit that ended in a crash on Lee Park Avenue early Wednesday morning.
Plains Township man sentenced for peddling crack cocaine
WILKES-BARRE A man from Plains Township charged after Wilkes-Barre Township police and agents with the Luzerne County Drug Task Force found cookie size chunks of crack cocaine inside a motel room wa
Northampton County man sentenced for corrupting teen girl in Shickshinny
WILKES-BARRE A man from Northampton County was sentenced in Luzerne County Court for corrupting a 17-year-old girl in Shickshinny.
Police: Intoxicated woman spat at Wilkes-Barre officer
WILKES-BARRE An intoxicated woman in custody for threatening a city police officer on Public Square allegedly spat on the face of another officer Wednesday night.
Evidence revived in Shaw’s homicide case
WILKES-BARRE Evidence including knives and a hand written letter seized without a search warrant has been revived, a decision by Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough that strengthens the
Crack cocaine illegally found in search of suspect, appellate court rules
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Tuesday upheld a Luzerne County judge s ruling that nixed crack cocaine from being used as evidence in the felony drug trafficking case against a Frackville man.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with causing false alarm on Barney Street
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man was charged with reporting a false alarm when he called 911 claiming he was going to kill his wife, resulting in a heavy police response to his residence on Barney St
Newport Township man charged with setting forest fires
NEWPORT TWP. Township police charged a volunteer firefighter with setting three fires that turned into wildfires earlier this year.
Misdemeanor assault charge dismissed against Nanticoke City councilman
WILKES-BARRE A preliminary hearing scheduled Wednesday for a Nanticoke City councilman was cancelled after domestic abuse charges were dismissed last month.
Wilkes-Barre man sentenced for sexually assaulting three girls
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of sexually assaulting three girls said he was looking forward to receiving rehabilitative counseling in state prison.
Pittston man sentenced for sexually assaulting two girls
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man sentenced earlier this year to 24 years in federal prison on child pornography charges won t face any additional time for sexually assaulting two girls.
Name released in Dallas Township murder/suicide
The Luzerne County Coroner s Office on Tuesday identified Craigh Salazar, 38, as the father who took his own life after killing his 4-year-old son last week in Dallas Township.
Attorney says slashing was ‘cat fight’ with acrylic nails
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for a Wilkes-Barre woman convicted by a Luzerne County jury of slashing another woman leaving permanent facial scars tried to lessen the offense describing it as a cat figh
Musician sentenced for sexually assaulting women since 1990s
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Susan Luckenbill described the horrific sexual assaults committed by David John Williams, including sharing a victim with another man and reco
Forty Fort police seek man in theft of lobsters
FORTY FORT Borough police are seeking assistance to identify a man wanted for questioning related to the theft of lobsters from Schiff s Market.
Larksville man snarled in online child sex sting sentenced
WILKES-BARRE A Larksville man snarled by self-proclaimed Luzerne County Predator Catcher Musa Harris in an online child sex solicitation sting was sentenced to state prison Tuesday.
Kingston Township man charged with stealing jewelry from Harveys Lake home
HARVEYS LAKE Borough police arrested a man on allegations he stole in excess of $50,000 worth of jewelry and watches from a Lakeside Drive home.