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Man arrested after allegedly stabbing neighbor during parking dispute
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested Victor Maisonet-Serpa, 32, on allegations he stabbed a neighbor during a parking dispute on New Alexander Street on Tuesday.
Pittston man charged with raping child
PITTSTON City police and Luzerne County detectives arrested a man on allegations he repeatedly raped a child.
Police: Convicted drug smuggler caught with stolen firearm, illegal drugs
WILKES-BARRE Police in Wilkes-Barre and Kingston along with the Luzerne County Drug Task Force arrested Modesto Moreno, 31, after allegedly finding a large amount of heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine
Woman charged with intentionally striking boyfriend with vehicle
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a woman on charges she intentionally struck her boyfriend with a vehicle after a disturbance inside a Hutson Street residence Tuesday morning.
Weatherly man, 73, killed in Hazle Township crash
HAZLE TWP. State police at Hazleton reported Michael H. Reis, 73, of Weatherly, died in a single vehicle crash at East Diamond Avenue and Stockton Mountain Road Monday night.
Police: Wilkes-Barre man endangered toddler while riding dirt bike
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man they allege endangered a child while operating a dirt bike with a toddler sitting on its handlebars Friday.
Scranton man charged with vandalizing car in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police arrested a man from Scranton after he allegedly smashed windows on a vehicle and flattened tires Sunday.
Police: NY man arrested after disturbance at Plains Township hotel
PLAINS TWP. Township police say they arrested Tyrone Nelson, 38, of Queens Village, N.Y., after investigating a disturbance at the Extended Stay hotel Saturday.
Arrest papers: Chips in sink resulted in violent domestic disturbance
WEST PITTSTON A husband was jailed Friday morning on charges he choked his wife and held her head under water in a bathtub during a domestic disturbance that began about chips in a sink, according t
Man charged with performing sex act with young girl
WILKES-BARRE An inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility was arraigned Thursday on charges he forced a young girl to perform a lewd act on him about eight years ago.
Wilkes-Barre man injured in groin when igniting fireworks
MOUNT POCONO A man from Wilkes-Barre was injured when he launched a rocket from his groin on July 4, according to a report from Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department.
Appellate court rules in favor of convicted murderer about questionable birth date
Convicted murderer Todd Rae Tarselli, serving a life sentence for the 1992 killing of a 17-year-old boy during a robbery at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Hazleton, may be eligible for parole.
More child sex offenses filed against Pittston Township man
PITTSTON Child sex offenses continue to add up against a Pittston Township man accused Wednesday of sexually assaulting a seventh victim.
Corrections officer, inmate charged with killing inmate at SCI Dallas
KINGSTON TWP. A corrections officer at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas encouraged an inmate to fight another inmate who died after being stabbed by a shank during the altercation, accor
Police: Naked man damaged gas meter at bus terminal
WILKES-BARRE A naked man damaging a gas meter at the Intermodal Bus Terminal was hosed by city firefighters early Wednesday morning.
Kingston sex offender arrested on charges he lured child into apartment
KINGSTON Police arrested a man they allege lured a 14-year-old boy into his apartment under a ruse of helping to carry groceries on Sunday.
Pittston man jailed without bail, accused of banging on woman’s door
PITTSTON A man from Pittston was jailed without bail after city police arrested him on allegations he banged on a woman s door early Wednesday morning.
Subway employee robbed while taking out garbage
HAZLE TWP. An employee at Subway on Airport Road was robbed while taking out garbage last week, state police at Hazleton said.
Coroner identifies woman who died in Wilkes-Barre fire
WILKES-BARRE The Luzerne County Coroner s Office on Tuesday identified Karen Turkington, 52, who died after city firefighters responded to a fire inside an apartment building on West River Street Su