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PSP: Wellsboro woman kidnapped and released
TIOGA COUNTY, PA (WENY) -- A 56-year-old man faces a slew of charges after police say he kidnapped and assaulted a 75-year-old woman from Wellsboro, Pennsylvania. Charles Bower of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania faces a slew of charges, including burglary, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, unlawful restraint, multiple assault charges and more.
Man accused of rape charged in second incident
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being charged after being accused of raping one woman and attempting to rape another, according to police. Hazleton City Police say on May 24, 2023 officers were called for a reported rape in the 700 block of Roosevelt Street. The victim claimed the suspect followed her into […]
Four charged with alleged retail theft at Walmart
HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report that four people were arrested after being accused of retail thefts at a Walmart in Luzerne County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, troopers responded to Walmart in Hazle Township for separate retail theft incidents throughout May. On May 1 around 4:00 p.m., troopers say they were […]
Nature Day for first graders in Columbia County
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — Students from Columbia County spent their day learning outside the classroom on Thursday. Elementary school students spent the day splashing around Roaring Creek near Catawissa for Nature Day. It's an event for first-grade students in the Southern Columbia Area School District to connect with nature and learn about conservation.
Cheating fears lead to beating
Briar Creek Township, Pa. — A Berwick woman is facing charges after she beat another woman she believed was having an affair with her boyfriend, police say. Jennifer Ann Ungureit, 31, stood outside the alleged victim's home on Water Dam Road on March 26 at 5:15 p.m., according to Officer Dustin Sabol of the Briar Creek Township police. Ungureit was there to confront the woman over the alleged infidelity, and...
Fraud investigation underway at Columbia County car dealership
BERWICK, COLUMBIA CO. (WOLF) — A vehicle fraud investigation is underway at a car dealership in Columbia County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on May 10, troopers began investigating Bear Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Berwick. Troopers say an individual alleged that they never received a vehicle title from...
DUI checkpoint set in Pennsylvania
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania for Memorial Day weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed […]
Assault, threat charges dismissed against Stillwater man
WILKES-BARRE — Assault charges were dismissed against Michael Shales, 48, who was accused of threatening a woman with a rifle in Huntington Township earlier this year. State police at Shickshinny charged Shales after a woman, 47, claimed he threatened to kill her with a rifle on Bonnieville Road on Jan. 28, according to a news release.
Ceremony held to honor fallen police officers in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A ceremony honored fallen police officers on Friday morning in Luzerne County. The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department hosted a memorial service Friday morning in front of police headquarters along North Washington Street. For National Police Week, the department honors all officers, past and present, who died...
Three charged with alleged attack on driver
Berwick, Pa. — Three people are facing riot charges after police say they randomly shot at a driver who was passing by their house. Paul Franklin Bartlow, 26, was the alleged shooter the night of March 28, but he was one of three men who were arrested for the attack on a stranger just before 11 p.m. on Jessup Street, according to police. Here’s what court papers say happened: ...
Used car salesman allegedly bails on sheriff's sale
Berwick, Pa. — A used car salesman arrested for allegedly scamming customers out of thousands of dollars skipped out on a sheriff’s sale too, police say. Jeremy Paul Talanca, 47, former Berwick police officer and officer-in-charge in Girardville, is facing numerous charges after state police audited his used car business in Berwick, Keystone Auto Exchange, following customer complaints earlier this year. Other customers filed civil suits against Talanca, with the...
PD: Drug house shut down, cocaine and guns seized
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say they have shut down a drug house in Luzerne County resulting in an arrest, crack cocaine and guns seized. Pittston City Police Department reports in May an investigation was done into the distribution of crack cocaine from a home in the 200 block of Parsonage Street. A search […]
Nanticoke man charged with threatening to murder President Joe Biden before Scranton visit
LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — A Luzerne County man has been charged with threatening to murder President Joe Biden before the president's Scranton visit back in April. Jordan Gee, 37, of Nanticoke, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of threats against the President and interstate communications with a threat, according to the United States Attorney's Office.
Two firefighters rescued in Luzerne County
Two firefighters had to be rescued Thursday from the roof of a burning building. The fire broke out at the office of District Magistrate Jim Haggerty's office on Russell Street in Edwardsville around 10am Thursday morning. The two firefighters were treated for dehydration and exhaustion at a hospital and then released. A State Police Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of yesterday's fire in Luzerne County.
Luzerne County man arrested after firing shot into a vehicle
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Wyoming Area Regional Police were called to the 1200 block of Exeter Avenue in Exeter Borough just after 11pm on Wednesday, May 8, for a report that a man had fired a gun into a vehicle. When officers arrived, they located a vehicle that had...
Northwest students visit Camp Read A Lot
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Three little girls sat in a row, lifting full cups of water over their heads and passing them on to the next child, oh-so-carefully trying not to spill. A few feet away, a trio of boys also sat in a row,...
Berwick man arrested for allegedly harboring fugitive
Berwick, Pa. — A man is facing charges after he hid a woman in his apartment who was running from police, according to charges. Officer Joshua Lowery was on patrol on March 21 at 3:30 p.m. when he spotted Ashley Lopez walking on the sidewalk on Orange Street in Berwick. Lowery knew Lopez had an active arrest warrant out of the Columbia County’s Sheriff’s Office and he turned his patrol car around to stop her. ...
Sentence upheld on appeal for mother convicted of smothering son with pillow
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas lawfully permitted prosecutors to reinstate a strangulation charge when a woman decided not to honor a plea agreement and requested a non-jury trial on allegations she smothered her son with a pillow. Sharon Wallace, 41,...
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