Muncy
CRIME & SAFETY
Inmate death reported at SCI Muncy
MUNCY, LYCOMING CO. (WOLF) — The death of a 25-year-old inmate who was lodged at the State Correctional Institution in Muncy is under investigation. According to Wendy Nicholas, superintendent of the State Correctional Institution at Muncy, inmate Ashley Hernandez was found unresponsive in her cell on April 10. Nicholas...
Argument leads to stabbing in vehicle in Lycoming County
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Williamsport police are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred on Sunday. Officials responded to a report of a stabbing victim. Upon arrival, a 21-year-old male was found and transported to the emergency room, treated, and released from the hospital. The victim was traveling with three other...
Shooting investigation underway in Lycoming County
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A shooting investigation is underway after police say shots were fired after a fight in Williamsport. On May 11 around 3:00 a.m., Williamsport Police officers say they were called to Bridge and Center Streets for a shots fired report. Once on the scene investigators said they found a gun, spent casings, […]
Alleged shoplifter caught on camera
Williamsport, Pa. — A 59-year-old man was arrested after he was caught shoplifting at a grocery store, police say. Bernard Keith Dennis was seen on surveillance video shopping at Wegmans, 201 William St., Williamsport, on April 14, said Officer Jamie DeSanto. He was wearing an all-white Sherwin Williams outfit and can reportedly be seen talking $33 worth of items out of the store's cafe exit doors without paying for them. ...
Lycoming County man facing charges for trafficking stolen body parts
LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — A Lycoming County man is facing charges after allegedly trafficking human remains. The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Angelo Pereyra, age 39, of Wichita, Kansas, and Andrew Ensanian, age 38, of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, were charged for interstate transport of stolen human body parts.
Convicted cocaine dealer given multi-year sentence Thursday
Williamsport, Pa. — A man convicted of selling cocaine twice in Williamsport will spend the next several years in prison after he was sentenced Thursday. Larry Creighton, 64, requested mercy from Judge Eric Linhardt prior to being sentenced on two felony counts of possession with intent and two more on criminal use of a communication facility. Linhardt did not grant Creighton, who has spent nearly 30 of the last 40 years incarcerated, any leniency. ...
Stabbing investigation in Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING CO. (WOLF) — The Williamsport Police Department is investigating a stabbing incident. On May 12 around 2:22 a.m., Williamsport police said they responded to the UPMC Susquehanna Emergency Room for a report of a stabbing victim. Officers learned that a 21-year-old male victim had been riding in...
Siren sounds at Williamsport school without cause
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING CO. (WOLF) — A siren went off at an elementary school in Williamsport for "an unknown reason," according to officials. According to the Williamsport Bureau of Fire, the siren at the Cochran Primary School sounded off late Thursday morning, despite there being no emergency. The power to...
Police investigate shots fired in Williamsport
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING CO. (WOLF) — The Williamsport Police Department is investigating after shots were fired in the city. On May 11 around 3 a.m., police responded to the area of Bridge and Center Streets for a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers said they confirmed the shots had...
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