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2 Luzerne County men sentenced on fentanyl trafficking charges
SCRANTON Two Luzerne County men were sentenced Friday before District Judge Robert D. Mariani on fentanyl trafficking charges.
Butler Township police officer charged with gasoline theft
BUTLER TWP. A township police officer was charged Friday with theft alleging he stole gasoline for personal use while on duty.
Luzerne County corrections officer sentenced for child endangerment
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County corrections officer Kenneth E. Carolus III, who was convicted of shoving a 6-year-old boy into a wall, is serving a two-month jail sentence at Lackawanna County Prison.
State police charge Salem Township man with child sex offenses
SALEM TWP. State police at Shickshinny arrested 53-year-old David L. Boyer on allegations he sexually assaulted children and forced them to engage in sex acts.
Wilkes-Barre constable charged with straw purchases of firearms
WILKES-BARRE A city constable was jailed for lack of $1 million bail after he was arraigned Thursday on multiple counts of straw purchasing of firearms for a convicted felon.
Documents: Police uncover plot to exonerate suspect in Comisky homicide
WILKES-BARRE A woman facing several drug trafficking cases was charged by city police detectives on allegations she attempted to persuade a suspect in the homicide of Judith C. Comisky to plead insa
Theft charges withdrawn against former store manager
WILKES-BARRE Edwardsville police withdrew 24 counts of theft against Christina Marie Yantorn, 36, during a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court on Wednesday.
NYC man arrested after punching officer in face
WILKES-BARRE A New York City man was arrested after he allegedly punched a Wilkes-Barre police officer in the face during a struggle in the Sherman Hills apartment complex early Wednesday morning.
State parolee handcuffed in courtroom, surprising judge
WILKES-BARRE Five seconds of freedom is all Daysean Malika Henderson had when he was handcuffed by state parole agents immediately after Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. sentenced him to
Pittston man charged with uploading nude pictures, sex videos of ex-girlfriend
WILKES-BARRE State police at Wilkes-Barre refiled charges against a Pittston man alleging he uploaded pictures and videos of an ex-girlfriend to pornographic websites.
Child sexual abuse materials allegedly recovered from Wilkes-Barre man’s devices
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man claimed he was curious as a reason he allegedly received and shared child sexual abuse materials, according to court records.
Family questions vehicular homicide sentence
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man could have faced three years in state prison for fleeing the scene after striking a 15-year-old boy who died but instead was sentenced Tuesday to one-to-two years at the
Nanticoke man’s sentencing continued due to ‘guaranteed’ house arrest
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough continued a sentencing hearing for a Nanticoke man who claimed his former defense attorney promised he would get house arrest for sharing
Hazleton man sentenced in online child sex sting
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man was sentenced in Luzerne County Court on Tuesday to soliciting sex from someone whom he believed to be a 15-year-old girl.
Hazleton man sentenced for vehicular homicide of 15-year-old boy
WILKES-BARRE A Hazleton man could have faced three years in state prison for fleeing the scene after striking a 15-year-old boy who died but instead was sentenced Tuesday to one-to-two years at the
Animal cruelty case dismissed when defendant found incompetent
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough dismissed animal cruelty charges against a Larksville man after two independent psychiatrists opined he is incompetent to face trial.
Police: Sister stabs brother during alcohol fueled argument
EXETER A bloody Cidney Hargrave yelled his sister stabbed him despite her denying she assaulted her brother with a knife, according to court records.
Rapper Boogie GZ jailed for alleged home invasion in Exeter
EXETER A Wilkes-Barre man serving a probationary sentence for a home invasion in January 2021 was arrested by Exeter police on similar charges.
Philadelphia man arraigned on drug sale allegations by Wilkes-Barre police
WILKES-BARRE A man from Philadelphia was jailed without bail Friday on allegations by Wilkes-Barre police he sold heroin and fled to avoid arrest.
Employee charged with stealing checks from library
WILKES-BARRE An employee at the Osterhout Free Library was charged by city police with stealing nearly $3,700 from the library earlier this month.