WILKES-BARRE — Former Wilkes-Barre police officer Robert Collins was arrested today by State Police, alleging he abused his authority to force sexual encounters with additional victims. Court records say Collins, 53, is accused of forcing […]
WILKES-BARRE — City police say they arrested five out of 10 people listed on their ‘most wanted’ list. Police said Raymond Krushin, 51, Charles Norris, 33, Jonathan Laurency, 36, and Robert Kowaleski, 32, and William […]
WILKES-BARRE — A hearing is scheduled Thursday on a request by prosecutors for another district judge to preside over the preliminary hearing for a teenager charged in her alleged role in the brutal slaying of […]
WILKES-BARRE — Within hours after city police posted their “most wanted” on their Facebook page Tuesday, one of the 10 people listed was in custody. A shackled William Joel Rodriguez-Calderon, 28, asked two officers if […]
WILKES-BARRE — A handcuffed Hanover Township man kicked a Luzerne County sheriff deputy and attempted to escape during a traffic stop on Carlisle Street late Friday night, according to court records. State police, assisting in […]
WILKES-BARRE — A city police officer was injured while investigating a domestic dispute on Scott Street early Monday morning. Police responded to 805 Scott St. just after 12 a.m. when a door was slammed on […]
FAIRMOUNT TWP. — A 73-year-old Sweet Valley woman faces charges after she slashed her daughter with a machete Saturday night following an argument, state police say. Judith Kalinowski, of 57 Wandell Road, allegedly swore at […]
WILKES-BARRE — At least 22 people were taken into custody on Friday and Saturday during a joint task force sweep targeting suspected drug traffickers, city police said. A couple wanted on charges they eluded authorities […]
WILKES-BARRE — An Ashley man proclaimed partial innocence of abusing a girl in seeking to withdraw his guilty plea Friday. Instead, Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Vough denied the request by Amatul Almutakab Sharif, 55, […]
WILKES-BARRE — A Hazleton man convicted by a Luzerne County jury of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a girl was sentenced to state prison Friday. Luis Alejandro Genao, 37, formerly of Muir Avenue, refused to […]
WILKES-BARRE — Blaming alcohol for the reason why he sexually assaulted a woman, a remorseful Mark C. Danko told a Luzerne County judge Friday he would accept whatever sentence given to him. He received at […]
WILKES-BARRE — City police filed a child endangerment charge against a mother after prescription pills fell from her infant during a diaper change at a child care center earlier this month. Colleen R. Gembitski, 42, […]
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