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Relief hearing continued in Sherman Hills homicide WILKES-BARRE — A convicted murderer is asking the courts for possible relief from his life sentence. Kenneth Malik Evans III, 26, was convicted in 2014 in connection with […]
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Short-lived freedom: Teen released in morning, arrested again that night
KINGSTON — An 18-year-old released from Luzerne County’s lockup Wednesday morning was arrested that night after police allege he used a lost bank card to buy doughnuts and other items at a gas station. Tyrese […]
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Victim dies from injuries suffered in Hanover Twp. hit-and-run crash
HANOVER TWP. — A 59-year-old Hanover Township man hospitalized since he was struck in a hit-and-run crash on Oxford Street last month has died. The Luzerne County Coroner’s Office said Peter Mangino died Wednesday at […]
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Suspect sought in Wilkes-Barre Township stabbing death
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A woman found dead inside an apartment on Nicholson Street died from multiple stab wounds, according to the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office. Coroner William Lisman identified the victim as 39-year-old Cindy Lou […]
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Police: Motorcyclist threatens driver, shows firearm
WILKES-BARRE — A 20-year-old man from Wilkes-Barre reported to city police Wednesday he was threatened by a man operating a motorcycle who displayed a firearm. The man claimed he was approached by an unknown male […]
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Infant abandoned at toy store
WILKES-BARRE — City police took custody of an infant child left at Toys R Us on Kidder Street on Wednesday. Police said a man entered the toy store with an infant child at about 8:30 […]
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Woman arrested in stabbing allegedly yelled: ‘I want you to die’
WILKES-BARRE — A woman is in custody after she allegedly stabbed a man multiple times Sunday night while yelling that she wanted him to die. Marissa Toloczko, 32, of Wilkes-Barre, faces charges of aggravated assault, […]
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Police: Rooming house raid turns up laced heroin, cash, weapons
WILKES-BARRE — The raid of a rooming house on North Main Street on Saturday was the result of area law enforcement agencies working together to address a recent influx of fentanyl- and carfentanil-laced heroin that […]
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Suspect arrested after pursuit from Hazleton into Schuylkill County
HAZLETON — A Hazleton man was arrested at about 6 a.m. on Saturday after he allegedly stole over $500 in goods from Giant Supermarket on South Locust Street. According to police, Joel Castillo-Pena, driving a […]
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Police investigating shots fired in Wilkes-Barre neighborhood
WILKES-BARRE — Police responded at about 2 p.m. on Saturday to a report of gun shots in the area of South Grant Street. Witnesses said and video confirmed that two males began shooting and bullets […]
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Man charged after allegedly admitting to raping 6-year-old boy
HAZLETON — A 19-year-old man has been charged with the rape of a 6-year-old boy in Hazleton in what Chief of Police Jerry Speziale calls a “heinous act.” Police say they were dispatched Saturday to […]
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Man arrested after alleged assault with a deadly weed wacker
WILKES-BARRE — A man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly assaulted a neighbor with a weed wacker. Police said officers responded to a report of an assault on Jones Street at 3:52 p.m. and spoke […]
