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Salem Township man charged with restraining woman
SALEM TWP. Township police arrested a man they allegedly observed grabbing a woman and holding her on the ground after he forced her to report a rape on Tuesday.
Police: Handcuffed man damaged prisoner transport vehicle
WILKES-BARRE A man from Plains Township arrested on allegations he assaulted a woman on Carey Avenue damaged the interior of a prisoner transport vehicle on Sunday, according to court records.
Victims in Wilkes-Barre fatal shooting identified
WILKES-BARRE Detectives with city police and Luzerne County have obtained an arrest warrant charging a man with fatally shooting two men and injuring another outside a lounge on South Main Street in
Victims of Wilkes-Barre fatal shooting identified
WILKES-BARRE City police and Luzerne County detectives continue to investigate the shooting that claimed the lives of two men on South Main Street over the weekend.
DA Salavantis: Snow dispute behind double murder-suicide
PLAINS TWP. A husband and wife fatally shot by their neighbor who then took his own life Monday had prior disputes, according to Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis.
Hunlock Township woman sentenced for peddling methamphetamine
SCRANTON A woman from Hunlock Township was sentenced last week to federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine trafficking ring.
Three men arrested in separate Wilkes-Barre drug sweeps
WILKES-BARRE Four men were arrested in separate drug sweeps in the city Thursday resulting in the seizure of four firearms, nearly 3,600 packets of heroin and fentanyl, 132 MDMA pills and four cellu
Convicted murderer, 16, appeals 40-year prison sentence
WILKES-BARRE Convicted murderer Louisa Reyes will likely wait a year or so at the State Correctional Institution at Muncy in Lycoming County before the state Superior Court rules on her appeal.
Nanticoke man surrenders on warrant, charged with defecating inside Public Square business
UPDATE Jan. 29, 2021
Police: Man searching for ‘weed’ climbs fire escape
PITTSTON City police arrested a man they say climbed a fire escape to a residence searching for weed twice this week.
Former youth sports coach charged with child sex offenses
A former youth football and baseball coach was arraigned on charges he sexually assaulted two girls at locations in Edwardsville and Ashley.
Larksville man charged with domestic assault, child endangerment
PRINGLE Kingston police arrested a Larksville man after he allegedly went on a drunken rage by strangling a woman and shoving her while holding onto their 1-year-old infant late Monday night.
$60-$65k stolen during Hazle Township burglary
HAZLE TWP. State police at Hazleton released information Monday about a residential burglary earlier this month in Hazle Township in which a safe containing $60,000 to $65,000 was stolen.
Officer injured during fight inside WBPD headquarters
WILKES-BARRE A city officer was hospitalized over the weekend for injuries sustained in a fight with an inmate on Saturday.
Two reports of gunfire in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE Shell casings were recovered from two city neighborhoods after reports of gunfire, city police said.
Prosecutors plan to use homicide suspect’s ‘flight’ as self-guilt evidence
WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County prosecutors plan to use Tremaine Jamison s flight to show evidence of self-guilt during his upcoming criminal homicide trial.
Trial scheduled for son accused in father’s death
WILKES-BARRE A son charged with killing his father whose body has not been found is scheduled to face a Luzerne County jury in May.
Hanover Township man charged second time with stalking
HANOVER TWP. A man from Hanover Township used lyrics from a Black Sabbath song and made references to federal elected officials to stalk and harass three owners of a construction business where he w