CRIME & SAFETY
Driver allegedly flees scene after hitting woman at Sheetz
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being charged after police say he hit a woman, twice, while driving in the parking lot of Sheetz. According to the Scranton Police Department, on May 3 around 11:00 p.m., officers were called to Sheetz on Mount Pleasant Drive for a fight, and a woman down on […]
PD: Infant reported dead at Red Roof Inn Plains Twp.
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County District Attorney is investigating the death of an infant at the Red Roof Inn in Plains Township. Officers were called for a reported unresponsive infant around 7:52 a.m. Tuesday at the Red Roof Inn in Plains Township. An officer with the Plains Township Police Department stated […]
Former law enforcement professional charged with retail theft
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former officer, prison guard was charged after allegedly stealing three pairs of sneakers for Dick’s House of Sports. According to Scranton police on March 25, they were called to Dick’s House of Sports for reports of a retail theft. The criminal complaint states that 45-year-old Nicholas Ganz would […]
Moosic PD look for suspects in several thousand-dollar retail thefts
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Moosic Borough Police Department has asked the public for help in identifying two people believed to have stolen thousands of dollars worth of goods from Gerrity’s. According to police, the two people shown in the photos below are suspects in the theft. Officers say the two people entered the Gerrity’s […]
Jury finalized in Old Forge murder trial
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A murder trial is underway seven years after a businessman from Lackawanna County disappeared and was found dead last year. It’s the criminal trial for Justin Schuback of Old Forge. He is facing six charges including first, second, and third-degree murder for the death of Robert Baron Senior. The trial is […]
Man charged after allegedly threatening others with AK-47 in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Police Department (SPD) says a man is facing charges after allegedly threatening people with an AK-47 Saturday night in Scranton. On May 4, The SPD said in a release officers were called to the 1300 block of Oram Street for a report of a man threatening people with […]
Former Lackawanna County attorney sentenced for forgery, tampering
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A former attorney from Lackawanna County, disbarred amid allegations he lied to clients and forged signatures to hide his misdeeds, has been sentenced in Luzerne County after a plea. James Conaboy pleaded guilty last week in Luzerne County court to two counts of forgery and two...
Woman charged with stabbing man in back
JENKINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is being charged after police say she stabbed a man at a mobile home park in Jenkins Township. According to the Jenkins Township Police Department, officers were called to Quite Cove mobile home park around 6:00 a.m. for a report of a stabbing. Once police arrived on […]
Parents accused of leaving baby alone in car
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are being charged after police say they left a baby alone in a car parked at a ShopRite for nearly an hour. According to the Moosic Police Department, on May 2, officers were called to ShopRite on Birney Avenue for a baby left unattended in a car. Police […]
Man arrested for injuring state trooper at Wayne County Courthouse
HONESDALE, WAYNE CO. (WOLF) — A Lake Ariel man is behind bars after police say he injured a state trooper at the Wayne County Courthouse. According to the Wayne County District Attorney's Office, prior to a summary trial for careless and reckless driving on Monday, 32-year-old Shane Murphy, Jr. became "agitated, irate and belligerent" outside of the District Magistrate's office in the courthouse.
Home damaged, child taken to hospital after fire in Luzerne County
DALLAS, Pa. — Fire damaged a home in Luzerne County Tuesday afternoon. The fire started just before 1 p.m. on Norton Avenue in Dallas. Firefighters believe it started on the second floor. There is moderate damage inside. A mother and her son lived in the house. The son was...
Fire breaks out in Wilkes-Barre restaurant
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews were on the scene of a restaurant fire Sunday afternoon in Wilkes-Barre. Officials say the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department was called before 4:00 p.m. to The Golden Star Chinese Food Take Out restaurant on the 300 block of North River Street in Wilkes-Barre for a reported structure fire. Officials […]
Dangers and consequences of gang activity
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The dangers and consequences of gang activity was the topic of discussion of Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters and United States Attorney Jerry Karam on Monday. They hosted a program for students at Tunkhannock Area High School to highlight the issue. Peters says there is a multi-pronged approach to […]
Exeter Police fighting crime from above with new drone program
EXETER TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Exeter Township Police Department launched its drone program at the start of the year, and police say it's really paying off. "We've noticed that we've used them a lot just in the past few months and their capabilities, we're just starting to realize now," said Lt. Sean Fullerton, PIO for the Exeter Township Police Department.
NEPA Mixed Martial Arts studio reopens after fire
KINGSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — A local business that was destroyed and shut down by a fire in February is now reopening its doors at a new location. NEPA Mixed Martial Arts studio has set up shop on Eley St, in Kingston just 10 weeks after the fire. Kyle...
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