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Suspected drunken driver collides with PSP cruiser
PENN LAKE PARK Two men from Duryea were hospitalized after a drunken driving crash involving a stationary state police cruiser on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Saturday.
Prosecutors take on new assignments
WILKES-BARRE A familiar face has returned to the Luzerne County Courthouse.
Nanticoke man sentenced 10 years for drug trafficking
SCRANTON A Nanticoke man who dealt more than one kilogram of heroin, equivalent to 40,000 individual doses, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on Friday.
Suspect in child sex assault investigation may have fled area
HANOVER TWP. Township police believe a man facing charges he sexually assaulted a child has fled the area.
Wilkes-Barre police seeking identity of fence caper
WILKES-BARRE City police Friday released pictures of an unknown man stealing fencing from a location in Wilkes-Barre.
Shickshinny man faces felony drug charges
PLAINS TWP. A man from Shickshinny was charged on felony drug trafficking offenses stemming from an investigation by township police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force.
Ex-fire chief waives hearing in tirade case
WILKES-BARRE Former Wilkes-Barre Township fire chief John Paul Yuknavich, charged more than a year ago for causing a disturbance at a service station, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Lu
Wilkes-Barre Township man subjected to lifetime registration on child sex offenses
WILKES-BARRE Every day Jeffrey A. Andrzejewski wakes up, he said he anguishes over the day he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl as she did her homework inside a Pittston apartment in October 201
Woman charged with stealing vehicle from casino
PLAINS TWP. A Wilkes-Barre woman allegedly used a pair of dropped keys to steal a vehicle from the Mohegan Sun Casino.
Man flips out on vending machine over candy bar purchase
DORRANCE TWP. A Canadian damaged a vending machine when he did not receive a candy bar he purchased, state police at Hazleton reported.
Caregiver, boyfriend charged with using patient’s bank cards
HANOVER TWP. A home health caregiver and her boyfriend were arraigned Tuesday on charges they unlawfully used bank and credit cards of a man diagnosed with cerebral palsy for personal purchases.
Suspect in Wilkes-Barre shooting surrenders on warrant
WILKES-BARRE A Wilkes-Barre man surrendered Tuesday on allegations by city police detectives he shot the man who stabbed him.
Man charged after child jumps from window
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a man after a child escaped his home by jumping out a second floor window and reported years of physical abuse.
Man arrested after pursuit with stolen vehicle
WILKES-BARRE City police said they arrested Alexander Romeo Rice, 37, of Wilkes-Barre, for his alleged role in driving a stolen vehicle Friday.
Woman finds unknown man sleeping on couch
WILKES-BARRE A woman told city police she discovered an unknown man sleeping on her couch inside her East Beatty Street residence Sunday.
Tunkhannock man arraigned for Wilkes-Barre shooting
WILKES-BARRE A man from Tunkhannock accused of discharging a round from a firearm during a scuffle outside a North Main Street tavern early Saturday morning has been arrested.
Kingston police arrest alleged cocaine trafficker
KINGSTON Police and the Luzerne County Drug Task Force say they arrested Alex Bonilla, 25, of Wilkes-Barre, on charges he was distributing quantities of cocaine in the area.
Edwardsville police identify suspect in shooting
EDWARDSVILLE Borough police obtained an arrest warrant charging Shamel M. Williams, 23, with shooting a woman and endangering at least two children in the Hilltop Apartment complex earlier this week
Police: Drug trafficker tossed firearm under vehicle
WILKES-BARRE A loaded firearm was found under a vehicle being seized by city police when a suspected drug trafficker was arrested Thursday.
Wilkes-Barre man charged with trespassing on railroad property
WHITE HAVEN Police with Reading and Northern Railroad filed trespassing charges against a Wilkes-Barre man who claims he only placed coins on tracks.