Crime

WB man accused in coin, vehicle thefts WILKES-BARRE — A man charged with stealing coins from a washing machine and stealing a vehicle earlier this year was arraigned Thursday in Luzerne County Central Court. Police […]

RICE TWP. — A Mountain Top man was jailed on charges he initiated a pursuit with township police who say he was under the influence of marijuana while riding a bicycle late Wednesday night. The […]

HANOVER TWP. — Two people were transported to an area hospital after a vehicle crashed into a residence at Stoney Ridge Apartments on Thursday. The vehicle rolled down an embankment and stairs into 611 Stoney […]

EDWARDSVILLE — A suspect in a beating that left a man hospitalized with serious head injuries last month was captured Tuesday when he was found hiding under a mattress, court records say. Borough police went […]

WILKES-BARRE — Evidence seized from the New Jersey apartment of homicide suspect Anthony Shaw was taken without a search warrant and should be excluded at his trial in Luzerne County, his attorney believes. Shaw’s attorney, […]

PITTSTON — A father endangered his two children by residing at a residence filled with trash and cat feces earlier this year, according to court records. Joshua Stein, 35, of Tompkins Street, Pittston, was arraigned […]

WILKES-BARRE — Two women and two children were not injured when an unknown man discharged several rounds from a handgun at their vehicle early Wednesday morning. Police said the vehicle had several bullet holes. Two […]

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A passenger didn’t approve of township police stopping a vehicle she was riding in for a broken brake light. Danielle Charelle Raymond, 31, got mouthy, telling officers, “You pulled us over for […]

WILKES-BARRE — City firefighters battled a stubborn blaze Tuesday morning on South Meade Street that forced the evacuation of neighboring houses, including one home with four children and four adults. Firefighters responded to 39 S. […]

WILKES-BARRE — A Nanticoke man was scheduled to be sentenced Monday on charges he had a sexual relationship with a minor and conspired to steal items from a Turkey Hill store. Only one sentence was […]

KINGSTON TWP. — A Larksville man accused of consuming a “pint of vodka” before driving a pickup truck into Frances Slocum Lake that resulted in the death of a 53-year-old passenger waived his right to […]

WILKES-BARRE — A Hanover Township man facing 16 retail theft-related cases is to be evaluated for a special sentence within the state Department of Corrections. John Jerome Ricko, 33, last known address as Lee Park […]