CRIME & SAFETY
Luzerne County DA speaks on body found in Pittston Township
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We are learning more about the police investigation into the discovery of a body in Luzerne County, the body of a man was found behind a car dealership. 28/22 News Reporter Jason LiVecchi was on the scene as detectives searched for evidence. “At about approximately 2:30 this afternoon, the […]
No answers from autopsy in Luzerne County death
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — The death of a woman whose body was found in a wooded area of Luzerne County remains a mystery. After an autopsy, the Luzerne County coroner says the cause and manner of death of Debra Fox are undetermined. Fox's remains were found on March 26 in...
Search for wanted man in Luzerne County
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Luzerne County say they are searching for a man wanted for alleged forgery violations. According to the Hazleton City Police Department, Jose Mejia-Mejia has an active felony arrest warrant for multiple forgery violations and DUI charges. Mejia-Mejia is wanted from a traffic stop incident in Dember 2021 where […]
Death investigation in Luzerne County
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, PA — Officers put up yards of police tape along Keystone Avenue in Pittston Township after investigators were called to the Ken Pollock Volvo Dealership along Route 315 when the body of an employee was found behind a storage trailer. Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce says...
Man accused of harassment at Odyssey Fitness
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a man after he allegedly harassed a gym member at Odyssey Fitness. According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police, officers were called to Coal Street at Odyssey Fitness for a report of an assault. Officers spoke with the victim who said he was inside the locker room when […]
Kingston man sentenced for shooting ex-wife’s husband in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — A Kingston man who shot his ex-wife’s husband inside a bakery on South Main Street was sentenced to up to two years in prison Tuesday. Julio Aristy, 28, was sentenced by Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. to one-to-two years at the county correctional facility on a felony aggravated assault charge. Aristy pled guilty to the charge March 11.
DUI checkpoint set in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton police announced DUI checkpoints are set Thursday in the Electric City. According to the Scranton Police Department, on Thursday, May 2 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., a DUI enforcement is placed in the area of the Green Rdige section. Officers would like to remind drivers, “bussed driving is […]
Luzerne County accountant pleads guilty to fraud, admits $1.5 million embezzlement
SCRANTON, Pa. — A Luzerne County accountant admitted Tuesday in federal court he embezzled more than $1.5 million from his employer in the span of a few months, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said. Lawrence Malachefski, 39, suffers from a gambling addiction, but...
Police release details of deadly Scranton shooting
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We now know more about what police say led to a man killing his brother in South Scranton. 24-year-old Carlos Rivera is being charged with first-degree and four counts of third-degree murder after the shooting death of his brother, 35-year-old Walter Reyes. According to police, the brothers were drinking with […]
Philly Dealer With Berks County Ties Had More Than $8 Million In Fentanyl: DA
Ramon Alberto Jimenez-Merejildo was arrested on Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter on Tuesday, April 30, according to prosecutors. Authorities said Jimenez-Merejildo was selling fentanyl in Philadelphia and also "transporting large amounts" to Berks for distribution. Police made several controlled buys from Jimenez-Merejildo during the two-month investigation, the DA's Office said. During...
Bail revoked for man in felony animal cruelty case
WILKES-BARRE — Terik Wiggins showed up in Luzerne County Court on Wednesday, a day after he failed to appear at his sentencing hearing on an animal cruelty offense for abandoning a malnourished pit bull puppy in a Pittston alley in 2021. Wiggins, 31, of Wilkes-Barre, had his $50,000 unsecured...
Mother granted immediate parole for concealing child
WILKES-BARRE — A mother told a Luzerne County judge Tuesday she “overreacted” when she took her daughter, 6, from the parking lot of SkyZone in violation of a court-order in November. Courtney Morgan Simoncavage, 25, of Plymouth, was charged by Pittston Township police with taking her biological...
Motorcyclist accused of giving middle finger to police during chase
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A motorcyclist with a fake license plate that said “will run” was arrested after giving police the middle finger during a chase, investigators stated. According to the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, on April 19 around 10:30 a.m., officers patrolling North Wilkes-Barre Boulevard saw a motorcyclist with a fake license plate that […]
Teen arrested for firing gun into Luzerne County building
Police in Luzerne County arrested a 17-year-old and accused him of firing a gun into an apartment building earlier this year in Edwardsville. The bullet did not strike anyone but did hit a couch where a family was sitting. The teenager, who is charged as an adult, was identified by borough police this week as Jovan Goodwin, of Hanover Township. No one was hurt in the January 24 incident. The police charged Goodwin with offenses included aggravated assault, illegally carrying a firearm and several counts of recklessly endangering another person. A judge set his bail at $100,000 and scheduled a preliminary hearing for May 14.
Luzerne County police assist North Carolina agency in online investigation
KINGSTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Luzerne County confirm they helped catch a man for allegedly attempting to rape a child and other charges in North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Invictus Task Force, on April 29 multiple agencies conducted a joint investigation into the solicitation of a child by computer. According […]
Guns, cash stolen from Wilkes-Barre home
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating a burglary where guns and cash were stolen from a Wilkes-Barre home. According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police, on Wednesday around 3:00 a.m. officers were called to Moyallen Street for a reported burglary. Once arriving on the scene, police said between 11:30 p.m. Tuesday and 1:45 a.m. […]
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