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PSP chase ends with stolen car arrest
DINGMAN TWP., PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested after state police say she led them on a high-speed chase in a stolen car. On May 20 around 6:00 a.m. troopers said they were patrolling Interstate 84 in Pike County when they saw a car traveling at a high speed. State police say they […]
Police seek man who allegedly stole from Stroudsburg vape shop
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Stroud Area Regional Police are seeking a man who they say stole merchandise from a vape shop. According to police, the pictured suspect stole from Cloud King on Stroudsburg's Main Street around 9:24 p.m. Saturday. Police said the man committed the theft after asking a clerk...
Scranton man charged with DUI in wrong-way crash in NEPA
A Scranton man with no driver’s license and an open case of beer sent two people to the hospital early Sunday after crashing his car while driving the wrong way on Interstate 380 in Moscow, according to state police. According to reports, Johan Angel Garcia Barrera, 22, is charged with accidents involving death or injury while not licensed, DUI, recklessly endangering another person and related counts following a three-car crash around 4:30 a.m. at mile marker 21, according to a criminal complaint. In the minutes leading up to the crash, three people called 911 to report a wrong-way driver in a dark sedan on the interstate. Garcia Barrera remains in Lackawanna County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail with a preliminary hearing May 30 at 10:45 a.m.
Man arrested in connection with 8 burglaries in Slate Belt, DA says
A man is accused of committing eight burglaries in the Pen Argyl area late last year, according to officials. Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta said in a news release Tuesday that Shane Richard Lake, 31, of Pen Argyl was involved with eight burglaries between Nov. 28 and Dec. 6.
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