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Stories conflict in Ashley road rage gunfire incident
ASHLEY Two men allegedly involved in a road rage incident involving a gunshot gave conflicting statements to borough police, according to court records.
Woman charged after man found with slash wounds
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested a woman after following blood spatter in a hallway to her apartment where they found a man suffering slash wounds to his body Saturday.
Police: Intoxicated man disrupts customers, urinates on holding cell floor
WILKES-BARRE An intoxicated man disrupting customers inside a downtown tavern urinated on a holding cell floor, according to court records.
Hanover Township man sentenced to federal prison in drug case
SCRANTON A man from Hanover Township was sentenced Monday to federal prison on drug trafficking offenses.
Two arrested after WBPD allegedly find child in deplorable apartment with heroin
WILKES-BARRE City police investigating a domestic disturbance at Sherman Hills arrested two people after allegedly finding a 6-year-old child inside an apartment filled with heroin and fentanyl Satu
Plymouth Township man, charged with kidnapping mother, on state parole
NEWPORT TWP. A man charged with holding his mother hostage and threatening to kill anyone who intervened has a long criminal history in Luzerne County.
Scranton man ‘playing with rocks’ smashes windows at post office
WILKES-BARRE A man from Scranton had an excuse as to why he allegedly smashed windows at the U.S. Post Office and a business on South Main Street Thursday night.
Man suffers gunshot wound during burglary of storage unit
WILKES-BARRE TWP. Two men were arrested by township police after investigating drug trafficking and burglaries at the U-Haul self-storage facility on Heinz Drive.
Stabbing suspect known as ‘Geetz’ found hiding in closet under clothes
WILKES-BARRE City police searching for a suspect charged with stabbing a man was found hiding in a closet under a pile of clothes at the Sherman Hills apartment complex.
Former band director convicted of child sex offenses challenging Megan’s Law hearing
WILKES-BARRE Former Pittston Area band director Brendan J. Carter, convicted on multiple sex offenses involving children, was in court Thursday to hear he has been classified as a violent sexual pre
Hanover Township police seek drivers who fled after crash
HANOVER TWP. Township police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that fled the scene after a crash on Route 29 near Exit 3 late Wednesday night.
Police charge man with trespassing on campus of King’s College
WILKES-BARRE City police said they charged Thomas A. Howard, 50, with criminal trespass, criminal mischief and public drunkenness when he was found on the campus of King s College late Tuesday night
Federal grand jury indicts two Luzerne County men for fentanyl trafficking
SCRANTON Two men from Kingston busted by local authorities last month for peddling a large amount of fentanyl have been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Bruce D. B
Wilkes-Barre man returned from Florida to face criminal homicide charges
A man from Wilkes-Barre captured by U.S. Marshals in Florida for a shooting that killed two men and injured a third was returned to Luzerne County Tuesday.
Nanticoke police charge nurse with assaulting patient at nursing home
NANTICOKE City police charged a nurse at Birchwood Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center with striking an elderly patient with a phone and pouring soda on her clothes.
WBPD searching for gun after man’s arrest
WILKES-BARRE City police issued a public alert on their Facebook page Tuesday indicating they are searching for a firearm after a man s arrest.
Suspect wanted on domestic assault offenses captured by Wilkes-Barre police
WILKES-BARRE A man wanted on allegations he assaulted an ex-girlfriend and stole her vehicle in Nanticoke was captured by city police Sunday.
Mountain Top woman charged with straw purchases of firearms
NANTICOKE A woman from Fairview Township was arraigned Thursday on charges she purchased seven firearms for two men.
Avoca police captures Scranton man wanted in New Jersey
AVOCA Borough police say they arrested Richard Russo, 51, of Scranton, who is wanted by authorities in New Jersey.