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Police: Man threatened woman for drugs
Mildred, Pa. — A 31-year-old man was charged after he threatened to punch a woman if she didn't give him drug money, police say. Anthony Fletcher of Mildred is facing a harassment charge for threats made to a 41-year-old Mildred woman, said Trp. Troy Hansen of state police at Laporte. The incident happened along Route 487 in Cherry Township on April 22, reports say.
Judge denies request to change no contest plea in Harveys Lake stabbing
WILKES-BARRE — A Luzerne County judge denied a request by a Laflin woman who wanted to withdraw her no-contest plea on a felony assault charge stemming from a stabbing in Harveys Lake in 2020. Isabella Rosa Sobejano, 24, of Peachwood Drive, claimed she was pressured into signing the no-contest...
Driver wanted in hit-and-run investigation in Dallas Twp.
DALLAS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver is wanted after police say they were involved in a hit-and-run incident. The Dallas Township Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run near Valley Mart Citgo Gas Station on State Route 309 on May 12 around 12:20 p.m. Police say the car involved looks to be a 2005-2012 […]
Man allegedly steals $11K from cemetery association
JACKSON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man after allegedly stealing over $11,000 from Huntsville Cemetery Association. The Jackson Township Police Department has charged former President/Treasurer 82-year-old Robert Bullock from Dallas for allegedly stealing funds from the Huntsville Cemetery Association. According to the Jackson Township Police Department, on January 24 police […]
Dallas Township man faces charges over alleged threat against TL reporter
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. A Dallas Township man faces misdemeanor charges of terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct in connection with an alleged threat against a Times Leader reporter, according to criminal complaint issued Wednesday. The accused — 37-year-old John T. Premo — left a...
Convicted murderer Patrick Russin facing ethnic intimidation, assault charges
DALLAS TWP. — When Patrick Raymond Russin went to the Dallas Township Police Department to pick up personal items on April 11, he was advised of an arrest warrant from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Russin, 54, of North Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown, apparently lost...
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