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Police: Parents allowed 1-year-old to get high on marijuana
Lewisburg, Pa. — Police say a couple in Lewisburg knew their one-year-old infant had ingested marijuana and got high several times. Police were alerted to the alleged incidents on April 16 after Union County Children and Youth Services received a report that the infant had allegedly ingested marijuana. Officer Joshua Dreisbach of Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department talked with a family member who had received a video from the father, Jeffrey Wade Hall, 54, of the infant being under the influence of marijuana, according to...
Crash on Route 15 in Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Lanes are reopened after a crash in Lycoming County on Thursday evening. Route 15, southbound between US 220 South at the Route 220 west interchange, has been cleared after a crash that occurred around 6:15 p.m. During the closure, a detour using Route 220 southbound, Reach...
Details emerge regarding April 16 shooting in Milton
Milton, Pa. — Two men struggling over a gun led to a shooting last week on Broadway Street in Milton, according to police. Victhian Jovier Pitre-Rodriguez, 21, of Sunbury, was arrested on Friday on an attempted homicide charge immediately after he was discharged from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Police believe Pitre-Rodriguez and another man at the scene, Nathaniel Rivera, got into an altercation in the hallway of an apartment...
State parolee caught with drugs, gun
Williamsport, Pa. — Cocaine and methamphetamine were discovered by police serving a search warrant at a Williamsport home. Jaziah Quatese Strickland, 33, of Williamsport lived at the home near the 900 block of Park Avenue, according to a complaint. A woman who was not charged allegedly shared the home with Strickland. In addition to the cocaine and methamphetamine, Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit detectives allgedly found packaging material, marijuana, and...
Car crashes into school bus, investigation underway
WATSONTOWN, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. (WOLF) — A crash involving a school bus in Northumberland County is under investigation. According to the Watsontown Police Department, Tuesday afternoon, officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus at the intersection of 6th St. and Main St. in Watsontown. Police say...
Forgery, ID theft charges refiled against accused shooter in Pa. double homicide
WILLIAMSPORT — Forgery and identity theft charges against the accused shooter in a Williamsport double homicide have been refiled after police learned his son had not given permission for his father to use his Social Security number. A district judge on April 1 dismissed the original charges against Troy...
Man accused of assaulting former Jersey Shore coach takes deal
Williamsport, Pa. — A Milton man accused of assaulting a high school basketball coach took a plea deal Thursday morning. Brian Hunter, 42, of West Milton pled guilty to disorderly conduct in front of Judge Denise Dieter at the Lycoming County Courthouse. At one point, Hunter told Dieter, “I am not guilty.” Dieter then asked Hunter if he wanted to withdraw his guilty plea and explained to him that they...
Philadelphia murder suspect caught in Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A man wanted for murder in Philadelphia was captured in Lycoming County. Calvin Solomon, 34, was wanted on homicide, abuse of a corpse, and other charges in relation to a homicide in Philadelphia back in June of 2022. U.S. Marshals say he was taken into custody...
Man allegedly causes stand-off, refuses to leave house
JERSEY SHORE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being charged after police say he refused to leave his mother’s house and threatened to use a weapon leading to a stand-off. On Wednesday around 11:45 a.m. offices were called to the 300 block Glover Street in Jersey Shore for a disturbance involving a mother and […]
Home & Backyard's Spring Fever: Railside Furnishings
MIFFLINBURG, Pa. — This is a paid segment sponsored by Railside Furnishings. Railside Furnishings are very proud of their reputation for crafting custom high quality real wood cabinets and furniture. The folks at Railside Furnishings showed Home and Backyard some of the unlimited options of their custom cabinetry. They...
Fine resolves charges from melee at a Pa. boys high school basketball game
WILLIAMSPORT — A $150 fine has resolved the charges against a spectator accused of assaulting a coach during a boys basketball game in Lycoming County earlier this year. Bryan Hunter, 43, of West Milton, pleaded guilty to a summary disorderly conduct charge Thursday and District Judge Denise L. Dieter fined him $150.
Great Race to make stop in Lewisburg this June
Lewisburg, Pa. — The Great Race car competition is making a stop in downtown Lewisburg this June. Participants of the competitive controlled-speed endurance road rally will be parking on Market Street on Wednesday, June 26 at 12 p.m. The Great Race is a road rally on public highways featuring antique, vintage, and collector cars. According to the event website, the rally is designed to test the endurance of each team...
Williams pleads guilty to simple assault, false imprisonment
Williamsport, Pa. — A man pled guilty to simple assault and false imprisonment Monday morning in Lycoming County. Anthony Garnett Williams, 26, of Williamsport signed an open plea on Monday morning. The deal means Williams acknowledges that an assault took place, but that he has not made a deal with the prosecution for sentencing. Williams was originally charged with strangulation, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment, and simple assault. Williams signed an...
Man delivers cocaine to informant in Williamsport
Williamsport, Pa. — A man agreed to sell cocaine to an informant over the phone as detectives listened in February of this year. Rodney Alan Wilson, 42, of Williamsport met the informant near the 700 block of Memorial Avenue, detectives with the Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit said. Wilson allegedly exchanged cocaine for $225 in prerecorded cash. Wilson is being charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and criminal use of a communication facility. He is being held on $65,000 monetary bail. Dating back to 2015, this is Wilson’s sixth arrest for drugs, according to court records. Docket sheet
Man jailed for vicious assault that landed victim in hospital
Beavertown, Pa. — A Beavertown man is in jail after he allegedly assaulted and seriously injured another man. The assault occurred shortly after 3:15 p.m. April 18 at Conewago Snyder on Route 522 in Beaver Township. Trp. Jacob Kozma said Anthony R. Savage, 31, got into a fight with a 45-year-man at the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. The male victim was taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville for treatment of serious injuries, police said. Savage was charged with felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, and summary harassment through the office of District Judge Bo Trawitz. Savage remains in Snyder in lieu of $10,000 bail as he awaits a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 15. Docket Sheet
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