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DUI checkpoint set in Luzerne County
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed in Luzerne County this weekend. Pennsylvania State Police Troop N stated “Operation Nighthawk: will be held on the weekend of May 17-19. Police say one or more checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed on roadways in Hazleton that are experiencing high […]
Man wanted for alleged DUI in Luzerne County
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man who they say is wanted on DUI charges. The Hazleton City Police say they are looking for Juan Arias-Valerio who is wanted after a traffic stop on June 11. Arias-Valerio is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Anyone with information is asked […]
PSP: Man fraudulently purchased $34,000 of meat
HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating an incident where a man allegedly defrauded a company $34,000 worth of meat. On January 13 troopers were called to Hazle Meats in Hazle Township for reports of a possible theft by deception. Through further investigation, police said an unknown man who identified himself as […]
St. Clair Township teen missing since May 9 found, charges filed
A teen from Columbiana County who has been missing since last week has been found Thursday afternoon. St. Clair Township Police Chief Brian McKenzie confirmed with 21 News that 15-year-old Ericka Heaton, who was last seen on May 9, 2024 was found in Beaver County, Pennsylvania Thursday. Chief McKenzie tells...
Federal indictment alleges Luzerne County man threatened to decapitate President Biden
A Luzerne County man faces a federal indictment accusing him of threatening President Joe Biden, as well as the mayors of Kingston and Wilkes-Barre. According to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 37-year-old Jordan Gee of Nanticoke posted several threatening videos on the internet, primarily aimed at Biden, just before the president’s visit to Scranton on April 16.
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...
Wilkes-Barre man gets prison for dealing meth
A Wilkes-Barre man has been sentenced to serve up to 10 years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Emile Occean, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy Mannion for distributing meth in Luzerne County between March 31, 2022, and April 12, 2022.
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...
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,...
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 […]
Fake deputy sheriff allegedly scams man out of $2,500
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man believing he was talking to an officer was scammed out of $2,5000 for a fake outstanding warrant bill, police stated. According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police, a 26-year-old man from Wilkes-Barre reported he got a phone call from a person claiming to be employed by the Luzerne County […]
Dad of homicide suspect charged with witness taunting
LEHIGHTON BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say the father of a man accused of committing a homicide while wearing a ghost face mask has been arrested for taunting a witness with the mask. According to the Lehighton Borough Police, on May 14 officers were called to the 200 block of Carbon Street for a woman […]
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: ...
Taking the oath in Lackawanna County to protect and serve
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police departments across the country are facing hiring shortages, some have even loosened policies to help fill the ranks. But those who took the oath at a graduation ceremony Tuesday say they’re ready to protect and serve. 28/22 News Reporter Emily Allegrucci had a look into Hazleton class 261 of […]
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...
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...
Car dealer in Columbia County facing dozens of charges
BERWICK, Pa. — A car dealer in Columbia County has been charged with theft. George Garrison, 61, of Berwick, was charged last month after a state police investigation. Garrison is a salesman and owner of Penn Motors. According to court paperwork, a customer had reported he bought a $32,000...
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