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Thursday, March 13, 2003 Page: 5A
WILKES-BARRE
Three arrested in
burglary of cop’s home
Three city teenagers were arrested Wednesday afternoon after a police
officer’s home was burglarized, police said.
The three boys, who were not identified because of their ages, will be
charged with breaking into the East Chestnut Street home of Wilkes-Barre
police officer Alan Gribble about 4 p.m., police said. Jewelry, an
undetermined amount of cash and compact discs were stolen.
Neighbors gave officers descriptions and the trio was spotted on North Main
Street a short time later, police said. Gribble responded to his home and a
number of officers responded to the Turkey Hill Minit Market at North Main and
Maple streets.
Employee Alice Smith said the three were buying drinks when police entered
about 4:30 p.m. and told her to go into the back room. They also ordered a
female customer to leave.
The teens were arrested without incident and were found with some items
from the home, police said. The three, who are in their mid-teens, were
released to their parents. Charges of burglary, theft and conspiracy will be
forwarded to juvenile court.
HAZLETON
Hazle Twp. man
arrested in stabbing
A Hazle Township man was arrested Wednesday after allegedly stabbing an
acquaintance four times in the back, Hazleton police said.
Robert Paisley, 42, of 65 Crystal Ridge Road, was charged with stabbing
Kenneth Pahler, 34, of 85 N. Wyoming St., Hazleton, after an argument, police
said. Hazleton police learned of the crime when Pahler walked into the police
station about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The stabbing occurred in an apartment at 243 W. Broad St., police said.
Pahler was treated by medics at the police station, then taken by ambulance to
Hazleton General Hospital. From there, he was flown by medical helicopter to
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was in serious condition in the
intensive care unit Wednesday night.
Paisley was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of
simple assault and reckless endangerment of another person, police said.
AVOCA
Police: Marijuana
found in man’s home
Police said a borough man was growing marijuana plants in a closet in his
basement.
Bernard Michael Molnar, 43, was arrested after police responded to reports
of a fight between Molnar and his girlfriend at his Chestnut Street home.
Police said the victim told them Molnar had a large amount of marijuana in
the basement. Molnar gave police permission to search the home and police went
into the basement where they saw a blue light shining from inside a closet.
Police said they found three large marijuana plants inside the closet. They
also found several small bags of marijuana, a large brown paper bag of
marijuana and a scale.
Molnar was charged with simple assault, harassment, terroristic threats,
reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and numerous drug charges.
RICE TWP.
Police identify man
killed in I-81 crash
State police have identified Charles Killian, 68, of Shickshinny, as the
man who died in a one-vehicle crash Tuesday night.
Killian was southbound at a high rate of speed on Interstate 81 near the
Nuangola exit in a 1997 Dodge Caravan when he struck several trees. The
minivan rolled and he was ejected, state police said.
Killian was not wearing a seat belt, state police said.
WILKES-BARRE
Woman slightly hurt
in 2-car collision
A Trucksville woman suffered minor injuries when her car struck another car
at the intersection of North Washington and East Union streets Tuesday
afternoon, police said.
Elizabeth Ann Chester, 61, was driving eastbound on East Union Street about
1:31 p.m. and had a green light when she entered the intersection, police
said. Laura Ann Brown, 25, of Forty Fort, was driving south on North
Washington Street and entered the intersection as the light turned red, police
said. The left front of Chester’s car struck the right front side of Brown’s
car, police said. Brown’s car was pushed into a parking lot. Chester was
treated for back and neck injury at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and
released.