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Woman charged with escape for alleged probation violation
WILKES-BARRE A Noxen woman facing another jail sentence on allegations she violated probation for a 2010 fatal crash was arraigned Tuesday on an escape charge.
DA not using police questioning of homicide suspect
WILKES-BARRE Any statements Jayshawn Johnson gave to detectives about a shooting that left two men dead and another man permanently injured outside a lounge on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre are
Police arrest pair for assaulting officers in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police arrested two people who they say were hallucinating, repeatedly banged their heads and spat at officers during a violent disturbance on East Grove Street.
Swoyersville man charged with straw purchase of firearms
PITTSTON Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce announced the arrest of Stephen Lamoreaux, 32, on allegations he lawfully purchased firearms but then used them to pay off a drug debt.
Wilkes-Barre moving company owner pleads guilty to failing to pay payroll taxes
SCRANTON U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced in a news release that Jason T. Cawley, 44, owner of J Cawley Moving, pleaded guilty to failing to collect and pay federal payroll taxes for a number
Jury convicts Exeter Township man, 77, with committing child sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE A Luzerne County jury deliberated for about one hour before finding an Exeter Township man guilty of sexually assaulting three girls for a number of years.
Skeletal remains found along Route 115 believed to be white male
PLAINS TWP. Skeletal human remains from what is believed to be a white male were discovered in a wooded area along Route 115 in the area of East Mountain Boulevard in Plains Township.
Dallas Township man charged with ransacking vehicles, stealing iPads from office
DALLAS TWP. A man township police say they charged with ransacking vehicles in his neighborhood was free on bail on allegations he swiped several Apple iPads and Apple pencils while cleaning an offi
Northampton County man pleads guilty to corrupting child in Shickshinny
WILKES-BARRE Once claiming charges filed against him were false, a man from Bath in Northampton County admitted to corrupting a 17-year-old girl in Shickshinny.
Larksville man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting child
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. ordered a Larksville man jailed pending a sentencing hearing after the man admitted to sexually assaulting a girl for years.
Pittston man pleads guilty to child sexual abuse materials
WILKES-BARRE A Pittston man admitted to possessing child sexual abuse materials that were inadvertently discovered on a computer.
Hazleton man pleads guilty to child sex charges from early 2000s
WILKES-BARRE A two decade old child sexual assault case is nearing an end as the suspect, who once was listed on the state police Most Wanted list, pleaded guilty to related offenses.
Father, son sentenced for beating man ‘left to die’
WILKES-BARRE A father and his son who teamed up to pummel a man by punching and stomping his head multiple times pleaded guilty Monday to felony assault charges and were sentenced to state prison.
Coroner identifies pedestrian killed in Plymouth crash
HANOVER TWP. The Luzerne County Coroner s Office identified James Mahon, 86, of Plymouth, as the person killed in a vehicle crash on West Main Street, Plymouth, on Saturday.
Homicide suspect’s lawyer says evidence should be barred
WILKES-BARRE An 86 page legal brief filed by the attorney for homicide suspect Anthony Dion Shaw suggests prosecutors failed to prove evidence, which was barred by Luzerne County President Judge Mic
Hazleton man charged with child sex offenses
HAZLE TWP. State police at Hazleton arrested a man from Hazleton on allegations he provided marijuana and alcohol to two teenage girls and engaged in sexual encounters with one of the girls.
State police: Son stabs mother for talking on phone
HAZLE TWP. State police at Hazleton arrested a man who admitted he snapped and blew up when he stabbed his mother twice for talking during a telephone call.
Ball sentenced for vehicular homicide in death of boy, 7
WILKES-BARRE A deceitful Robert Gerald Ball was sentenced Thursday to state prison for the vehicular homicide of 7-year-old Gabriel Bierly in what state police at Shickshinny say was a hit-and-run
Ashley man indicted on firearm offense
SCRANTON A man from Ashley was indicted by a federal grand jury on a firearm charge.
Avoca man stunned four times in DUI arrest
AVOCA A man from Avoca identified himself as a police officer following what borough police say was a drunken vehicle crash on state Route 315 early Tuesday morning.