CRIME & SAFETY
Nearly $5,000 worth of gas stolen from truck stop in Carbon County, state police say
WHITE HAVEN, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police say almost $5,000 worth of gasoline was stolen from a truck stop in Carbon County last week. Troopers were sent to the Onvo Travel Plaza at Route 534 in White Haven, Carbon County on April 24 for the report of 1200 gallons of diesel fuel stolen, according to a news release from state police.
Boy, 3, remains in hospital after being hit by box truck in Palmerton
PALMERTON, Pa. - A three-year-old boy remains in the hospital after being hit by a box truck on April 25 in Palmerton, Carbon County, according to a GoFundMe page. Paramedics stabilized the boy before he was flown to the hospital, according to the GoFundMe page. The boy sustained injuries mostly...
Police help rescue ducklings from storm drain
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Carbon County police report an office helped rescue a mother duck and her ducklings from a storm drain. On Tuesday, Weatherly Police were called for a traffic problem in the area of Hudsondale Street due to several ducklings and the mother duck stranded in the roadway. Officer Michael Eyer responded […]
Trio Caught With Drugs In Monroe County Hotel Room, DA Says
Twenty-nine-year-old Brandon Cabrera of Effort, 32-year-old Christopher Ferraro of East Stroudsburg, and 28-year-old Dylan Smith of Stroudsburg all face drug an paraphernalia charges, said the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. According to prosecutors, Monroe County Probation and Parole Officers went to a hotel on Route 611 after receiving information that...
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 […]
Lehigh County raid nets explosives, guns, drugs and 1 arrest, authorities say
An investigation led to the execution of a search warrant Wednesday morning at an Upper Macungie home where authorities said they found weapons of mass destruction, multiple drugs and cash, as well as made an arrest. Agents with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Gun Control...
Hazleton man charged with fleeing, filing false report
HAZLETON CITY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton City Police Department announced Tuesday that a man was charged with fleeing and eluding police after leading officers on a chase with a dirt bike. According to police on Monday, April 29, at 7:59 p.m. officers saw a blue dirt bike driving on Locust Street and attempted […]
PSP: Over $4,000 worth of diesel fuel stolen
EAST SIDE BORO., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating after over $4,000 worth of diesel fuel was stolen from a gas station. According to PSP, on April 24 around 9:40 a.m., troopers were called to Onvo Travel Plaza in White Haven for a reported theft. Police say 1200 gallons of diesel fuel was […]
'Our reputation has endured': Pennsylvania State Police gather for 119th anniversary
HANOVER TWP., Pa. -- Pennsylvania State Police troopers past and present are pausing on this day to honor their fallen colleagues while also commemorating 119 years of service to the commonwealth. Ceremonies were held Thursday morning near Harrisburg and in Lehigh County. State troopers with Troop M in Hanover Township...
Police in Pa. town seek American flag-stealing thieves
Macungie police are searching for a trio they say stole American flags from neighborhood homes. The incident was reported around 2 a.m. Saturday along Lea Street in the Lehigh County community. Video surveillance footage shows a woman and two men holding several flags as they walk down the street. The group then begins laughing while running off toward another home, the footage shows.
PSP continues to search for alleged stabbing suspect
FREELAND BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced on Tuesday that troopers continue to search for an alleged stabbing victim. According to PSP Troop N-Hazleton, on September 17, 2021, troopers responded around 11:43 p.m. to a disturbance in the 300 block of Washington Street in Freeland, Luzerne County. Upon arrival, state police […]
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