http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=960&32=3991&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime Court news and police blotter from The Times Leader. en-us 2009 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Christopher J. Hughes 2009-11-21T05:00:00Z en-us 2009 http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70685472&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice_Blotter_11-21-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT f6fde08fb2fee636534ddbaa5126baea 2009-11-21T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70598502&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fcourt_briefs_11-20-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – Prosecutors in a case in which a Virginia man was recently convicted and sentenced for killing a Dallas Township man in 2007 filed court papers stating his reasons for appealing his life sentence have no merit. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT bb6ca1dfee29b3c03c7436b2e8531ac7 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70598442&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice_report_two_men_rob_woman_of_purse_Police_Blotter_11-20-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – City police are investigating a strong-armed robbery that occurred Thursday night. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 71344cebe881f373f80fb34cc4c44e16 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70442172&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FCrash_brings_arrest_of_suspected_fugitive_Police_Blotter_11-19-2009.html HAZLE TWP. – State police at Hazleton said they captured a fugitive from Maryland while investigating a vehicle crash on Airport Roadway on Tuesday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT cb2aa6374b02e434bd01d2bf3968a1c6 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70348987&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fcourt_briefs_11-18-2009.html NANTICOKE – A simple assault charge against Christine Xander, 45, of East Ridge Street, was dismissed during a preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT d1fa3efa0a81c0f6e69e3bb9e4f74c11 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70348972&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FCops__Ebervale_man_killed_in_car_crash_Police_Blotter_11-18-2009.html HAZLE TWP. – An Ebervale man was killed Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash off Route 940, said state police at Hazleton . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 25bbebfea3a655d1825cdf5c8318fb20 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70253982&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2F70253982.html KINGSTON – Police charged a Forty Fort woman on Sunday with committing an armed robbery at the Turkey Hill on Pierce Street last week. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 4dddd7a38dad73da6e2949a86484a991 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70253887&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice_Blotter_11-17-2009.html WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Central Culinary Enterprises Inc., doing business as Colarusso’s Pizza, 300 Wilkes-Barre Township Blvd., was recently cited with operating a licensed business without a valid health permit that expired on Dec. 8, state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement said. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT e63a2b4ba59563d19a5a6ce4a1c2177b 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70253822&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FCourt_briefs_11-17-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – After a week of testimony regarding whether a convicted murderer should be given a new trial, a Luzerne County senior judge said attorneys have several weeks to file additional court papers before a decision is made. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 22eaac607ca567536c3c55acd3ab1759 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70167007&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FInfo_sought_in_stalking_case_Police_Blotter_11-16-2009.html BENTON TWP. – State police at Bloomsburg are seeking information from the public in the investigation of a harassment/stalking incident. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 7a907238fd094f226e79c84fa165100e 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70132107&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice_Blotter_11-15-2009.html HANOVER TWP. – Township police reported the following incidents: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 4d559bcfed22ce7e0ba9a6c60e06d49f 2009-11-15T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70089722&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FMan_injured_after_Sans_Souci_crash_Police_Blotter_11-14-2009.html HANOVER TWP. – A man was transported to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash on the Sans Souci Parkway and Fellows Avenue on Thursday. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT ba63ebae8f2f9c18004e92c6996e274b 2009-11-14T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=70089737&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FCOURT_BRIEFS_11-14-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – Attorneys for a Tobyhanna man charged with the shooting death of 22-year-old Donald Spry last December have asked that their client be given another preliminary hearing. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 612b1c7fdbf63ae05b644005a2534e06 2009-11-14T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69941422&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FCOURT_BRIEFS_11-13-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – The trial of a man charged in the shooting death last spring of Aaron Witko near the Susquehanna River has been continued at the request of his attorneys. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT bbf52903c385c6550aa861bd4f2ad187 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69941427&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FWoman_stabbed_attacker__police_say_Police_Blotter_11-13-2009.html PLAINS TWP. – A woman stabbed a man after he forced his way into her residence and assaulted her early Thursday morning, according to arrest records. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT d5c2b93557a09e82b3c227322da079bf 2009-11-13T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69830297&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice_Blotter_11-12-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following incidents: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 1cf1c243e7bb5d85eece4981f3d5882e 2009-11-12T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69736347&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2Fcourt_Brief_11-11-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – A psychologist testified in the second day of a Post-Conviction Relief Act hearing for convicted murderer, Michael Bardo, who was sentenced to death in the 1992 molestation and killing of his 3-year-old niece. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT fc6ae1c16214b3298e8478e4a70eb696 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69736117&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice_Blotter_11-11-2009.html HANOVER TWP. – Township police are investigating a robbery which occurred in the Gerrity’s parking lot in Hanover Mall on Tuesday. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 549bc13ab10a9b39cb48082145766a97 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69632847&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FDallas_man_dies_from_crash_injuries_Police_Blotter_11-10-2009.html HARVEYS LAKE – Police said a 23-year-old man from Dallas died as a result of injuries from a vehicle accident on Lakeside Drive Monday morning. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT ad5b457086f37aba235b003fcebf4c4b 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69632837&32=3991&7=477072&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FCOURT_BRIEFS_11-10-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – A man charged with fatally stabbing a New York man inside a Plains Township club pleaded not guilty to criminal homicide charges Monday. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 5894829af5fdd7769f3fca9876f7ddf7 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z