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Police: Nude man found hiding under garbage can
PITTSTON A Pittston City man was arrested on allegations he attacked his neighbor, removed his clothes and attempted to hide from police under a garbage can.
Son and mother charged with abusing child, 9
BEAR CREEK TWP. A man was charged with physically and sexually assaulting a girl while his mother is accused of covering up bruises on the child s face with makeup.
Plymouth man seeks to dismiss murder plot case
WILKES-BARRE An attorney for a Plymouth man accused of planning to kill an ex-girlfriend believes there is a lack of evidence to proceed to trial in an attempt to dismiss the case.
Pittston man charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
PITTSTON A Pittston man wanted to be treated as feces after being detained on allegations he downloaded and shared child sexual abuse materials for more than two years.
Judge issues warrant for ‘no-show’ Dallas man
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas issued a bench warrant for a Dallas man who failed to appear Thursday to be re-sentenced for violating probation related to supplying heroin laced wi
Logistics discussed ahead of Foster Township homicide trial
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County s conflict counsel s office was ordered by Judge David W. Lupas on Wednesday to assign an attorney to assist conflict attorney William J. Watt III in the defense of homic
Man charged with illegally using shopping cart among retail theft cases
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Banned for life from entering Walmart, a Wilkes-Barre man pushing a shopping cart exchanged a stolen small air conditioner for a bigger unit failing to pay for the item before leav
Two arrested after gunfire in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE Two men claiming they went to a South Meade Street residence to record music engaged in a gun battle with three unknown men Tuesday night.
Suspect in Edwardsville shooting arraigned on unrelated case
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police say no one was injured in a shooting at 41 E. Grove St. late Monday night, the same residence where a Wilkes-Barre man allegedly terrorized and assaulted an ex-girlfriend
Police: Man slashes woman in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man from Hanover Township on allegations he slashed a woman twice as they walked on South Franklin Street early Saturday morning.
Firearms missing from Luzerne Borough police evidence room
LUZERNE BORO. Luzerne County detectives are looking into the whereabouts of more than a dozen firearms reportedly seized by Luzerne Borough Police last year that were not found inside their evidence
Newport Township man pleads no contest to child pornography
WILKES-BARRE A Newport Township man is not contesting allegations he downloaded an image of a semi-nude girl.
West Pittston man sentenced for armed robbery
WILKES-BARRE A West Pittston man who admitted to robbing a convenience store with a knife was sentenced to up to eight years in state prison.
Nanticoke man gets nine years for methamphetamine and heroin trafficking
SCRANTON A former Nanticoke resident was sentenced to nine years in prison on June 1 for his role in a methamphetamine and heroin trafficking conspiracy.
Police: Woman sold methamphetamine in front of three children
PITTSTON City police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested a woman they allege sold methamphetamine while caring for three children from a residence that was later deemed unfit for habitat
Trial set for former band director on corruption offenses
WILKES-BARRE A former band director at Crestwood High School charged with inappropriately touching a student pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
Benton man seeks to withdraw guilty plea to felony drug trafficking charges
WILKES-BARRE A man from Benton, Columbia County, claimed he was pressured by his former defense attorney into pleading guilty to trafficking illegal drugs.
Deadly weapons enhancement lands man in jail
WILKES-BARRE A 23-year-old man could have been sentenced to house arrest and probation until prosecutors applied a tactic that landed him in jail for up to 18 months.
Nanticoke woman sentenced for delivering prescription drugs to SCI-Dallas officer
WILKES-BARRE Several times during the sentencing hearing for Nicole Hagenbach, the proceeding was stopped to refocus on her being punished for delivering prescription pills instead of the overdose d
New York City man charged in Pittston Township shooting
PITTSTON TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre have charged Christopher Nelson Carmona with attempting to kill a woman he allegedly shot twice outside a nail salon business Wednesday afternoon.