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Wednesday, July 21, 1993 Page: 2A QUICK WORDS: POLICE BLOTTER
WILKES-BARRE — A grease fire caused minor damage to an East South Street
apartment Tuesday night, said a Wilkes-Barre fire official.
The fire, which broke out shortly before 7 p.m., damaged the stove and the
adjoining wall at 37 E. South St. Firefighters had the blaze under control
within minutes, according to the official.
No one was reported injured in the fire.
Local man faces sex charge
WILKES-BARRE — A Wilkes-Barre man was charged with soliciting a prostitute
Friday, police said.
Joseph Wateski fled from police, who told him to stop during a sweep of
prostitution on South Main Street Friday. Police apprehended Wateski after an
investigation.
Car’s antenna is broken
WILKES-BARRE — Henry Rishkofski of Mountaintop reported that someone broke
the retractable antenna on his 1988 Pontiac while it was parked in the Stanton
Lanes parking lot Monday night.
Thief takes car
WILKES-BARRE — John W. Butz of West Nanticoke told police someone stole
his 1978 Chevrolet Impala from Sherman Hills Apartments on Monday afternoon.
The car was found later on Empire Street, police said.