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Warrant issued for suspect in Wilkes-Barre hit and run
WILKES-BARRE City police learned the identity of a driver they say was involved in a hit and run crash followed by a pursuit on Sunday.
GNA school director waives preliminary hearing on secret recordings
WILKES-BARRE A school board member at Greater Nanticoke Area accused of secretly recording a woman who lived inside his Nanticoke residence waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Luzerne Count
State police searching for man on domestic assault charges
HANOVER TWP. State police at Wilkes-Barre say they are searching for Deshawn Lamont Boone, 29, who is wanted on charges he assaulted a woman last week.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with recording inside courtroom
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man is facing charges he used his cell phone to record inside a courtroom at Luzerne County Central Court earlier this month.
Hunlock Township man charged with child rape
LEHMAN TWP. Township police arrested a man on allegations he sexually assaulted two girls.
Sex offender sentenced for failing to register address
WILKES-BARRE A registered sex offender in Nanticoke convicted by a Luzerne County jury of failing to register his address was sentenced to state prison Wednesday.
‘You are a monster,’ woman tells ex who stabbed her
WILKES-BARRE Yuanita Folk waited more than two years to confront her ex-boyfriend, Delton Kirkland, who admitted to stabbing her in the chest inside a Pittston apartment on Butler Street.
Homicide suspect tells judge he doesn’t agree with defense lawyer
WILKES-BARRE Less than two months before his trial is scheduled to begin on charges he fatally beat his girlfriend in 2018, homicide suspect Dana Ganjeh told a Luzerne County judge Tuesday he doesn
Man sentenced in ‘cat and mouse’ fatal I-80 accident
WILKES-BARRE A truck driver from North Carolina, whose attorney argued he was involved in a cat and mouse game with another driver that resulted in a fatal crash, was sentenced in Luzerne County C
Man sentenced on corruption of minor charges
WILKES-BARRE The withdrawal by prosecutors of two first degree felony sex offenses negated a state prison sentence for a Wilkes-Barre man as mentioned Tuesday by Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklar
Man charged with burglarizing greenhouse in Wyoming, other crimes
WYOMING A man arrested for breaking into Kasarda s Greenhouse on Saturday and taking over 100 feet of copper piping is also facing charges alleging that he stole a PT Cruiser from a Wilkes-Barre rep
Danville man sentenced to state prison for online sex solicitation of minor
WILKES-BARRE A man from Danville charged with soliciting a minor for sex wore a yellow prison jumpsuit Tuesday, a stark contrast to the amusement park polo shirt he wore when busted by Kingston poli
Wilkes-Barre man accused of stealing clothes, threatening staff at Salvation Army with hammer
HANOVER TWP. A Wilkes-Barre man claimed to be Japanese when he was arrested after township police say he stole clothes and threatened staff at the Salvation Army store Sunday.
Wilkes-Barre man facing another car theft case
WEST PITTSTON Borough police charged a Wilkes-Barre man with stealing a vehicle last year, his third alleged offense within a year of driving a vehicle that was stolen.
Police: Argument led to man shooting out windows of minivan on Sambourne Street
WILKES-BARRE A man shot out the windows of a minivan on Sambourne Street Friday morning in retaliation for having his car window smashed, city police said.
Schuylkill County man died following Butler Township crash
BUTLER TWP. Township police said a man from Schuylkill County died following a crash on South Hunter Highway on Thursday.
Hanover Township police investigating stabbing at Hanover Village
HANOVER TWP. A 27-year-old man suffered lacerations to his arm, hand and torso during a fight in the 200 block of Hanover Village early Thursday morning, Police Chief Al Walker said.
Police: Mother charged after child found wandering hall of motel, another child sitting on marijuana
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police arrested a woman after allegedly finding her child wandering the halls of Motel 6 and a toddler sitting on marijuana that covered a bed.
Mountain Top man charged with DUI crash on Christmas Eve
FAIRVIEW TWP. A man from Dorrance Township had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit after he crashed nearly head-on with another vehicle that seriously injured a couple on Christmas Eve, acco
Man’s ear split open during fight
PLAINS TWP. Township police arrested a man they allege assaulted another man with a jack handle splitting his ear in half.