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Duryea police investigating theft of two train horns
DURYEA Police are investigating the theft of two train horns from two engines parked on tracks near Petro Gas on York Avenue.
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NJ man pleads guilty to disorderly conduct for incident at Wilkes-Barre Township Walmart
Wilkes-Barre police charge 17-year-old with stabbing juvenile at park
WILKES-BARRE A 17-year-old Plymouth boy was jailed without bail Thursday on charges he stabbed a juvenile during a fight at a Wilkes-Barre playground earlier this year.
Man charged with lighting furniture on fire
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted for lighting furniture on fire and damaging a fence with his truck was recently captured.
Plymouth man charged with trespassing, stealing tools from water company
PLYMOUTH Borough police arrested Michael Kachmarsky, 35, on charges he stole tools and other equipment from a fenced-in storage shed for the Pennsylvania Water Company on Saturday.
Disorderly conduct citation dismissed against Tuzinski
FORTY FORT A district judge dismissed a disorderly conduct charge against borough Mayor Andy Tuzinski in connection with an incident at a Wyoming Valley West School Board meeting.
Wilkes-Barre police seek information after assault inside restaurant
WILKES-BARRE City police released surveillance pictures on their Facebook page hoping someone can identify the people after an assault of an employee at Hartman Jerk Center on South Main Street.
Appellate court upholds sentence for ‘no show’ defendant in grocery store slashing conviction
A Wilkes-Barre man who intentionally skipped his Luzerne County jury trial on charges he slashed another man with a utility knife attempted to use his non-appearance to appeal the conviction.
Harveys Lake man charged with smashing windows on two PA Fish & Boat trucks
HARVEYS LAKE State police charged a Harveys Lake man with smashing several windows on two Pennsylvania Fish and Boat vehicles at the public launch area Sunday.
Hazleton man charged in youth sex sting
KINGSTON A Hazleton man was picked up by municipal police after he engaged in sexually explicit conversation and attempted to solicit nude photographs from an undercover detective posing online as a
Tunkhannock man charged with possessing child pornography
WASHINGTON TWP. State police Bureau of Criminal Investigations charged a Wyoming County man with possessing child pornography.
Man gets federal prison time in Kingston sex enticement case
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to spend nearly 12 years behind bars after using the internet to entice a Kingston girl into sex, federal prosecutors said.
Stillwater man, 46, killed in Huntington Township crash
HUNTINGTON TWP. State police at Shickshinny said Kenneth E. Rathburn, 46-years-old, died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash Thursday.
Wilkes-Barre police seek assistance to identify alleged dog thief
WILKES-BARRE City police posted a picture on their Facebook page seeking the public s assistance to identify a man they say walked away with a dog.
Woman charged with fleeing police in stolen vehicle
SUGAR NOTCH A Ross Township woman accused by Wilkes-Barre police with stealing a 2014 Toyota Rav4 by force was charged by Sugar Notch police with initiating a pursuit in the stolen SUV.
Police: Man who threatened store employees shouted ‘I can’t breathe’ when arrested
WILKES-BARRE TWP. A man from New Jersey threatened employees inside Walmart Supercenter and later yelled he couldn t breathe when arrested by township police after a foot chase Tuesday night.
Edwardsville police searching for Wilkes-Barre man on firearm offenses
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police say they are searching for Alkarem Muhammad Ezell, 29, on firearm offenses stemming from a reported domestic disturbance earlier this month.
Police: Kingston man runs over girlfriend
PLAINS TWP. A Kingston man is facing charges after township police say he ran over his girlfriend with his Ford F250 pickup truck Monday.
Police: Three men stole $4,200 worth of electrical wire from Lowe’s
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Township police say three hard working men stole $4,200 worth of electrical wire from Lowe s Home Improvement in Arena Hub Plaza.
Cirko pleads guilty to bomb threat charge in supermarket spitting incident
WILKES-BARRE A Hanover Township woman accused of spitting and coughing on food items inside Gerrity s Supermarket during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony