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Police seek suspect accused of punching, biting New Ringgold store clerk
8+ hour, 33+ min ago (107+ words) NEW RINGGOLD, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of assaulting a clerk at a New Ringgold convenience store earlier this month. Troopers from the Frackville station said the assault occurred…...
$5,000 reward offered in unsolved 1997 Wayne County arson homicide
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (185+ words) DAMASCUS TWP., WAYNE CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that helps solve the nearly three-decade-old homicide of a Wayne County woman found dead following a house fire. The investigation dates to the early morning hours…...
Isla Paraiso nightclub permanently shut down after 28 police calls, Lackawanna DA says
3+ day, 16+ min ago (206+ words) SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — Isla Paraiso will no longer be allowed to operate as a nightclub after its owners and operator reached an agreement with the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office following 28 police calls in three months. The business at…...
Tattoo helps police identify suspect in Bradford County burglary, troopers say
3+ day, 47+ min ago (123+ words) BURLINGTON TWP., BRADFORD CO. (WOLF) — A distinctive forearm tattoo helped state police identify a suspect accused of stealing eight firearms during a burglary in Bradford County, according to investigators. Troopers were called to a reported burglary in progress in Burlington…...
Wyoming Borough man accused of spitting on Luzerne County sheriff
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (214+ words) by FOX56 NEWSROOM/TIMES LEADER WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — A Wyoming Borough man is accused of making a lewd remark to a Luzerne County court employee and spitting on Sheriff Genesis C. Arias during a disturbance at the courthouse last month....
Man barricaded with gun taken into custody, mental health crisis
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (98+ words) Pennsylvania State police responded to a man barricaded with a gun Tuesday morning in Northampton county. State police responded around 10 a.m. to the Evergreen Village development in the 200 block of Molly Pitcher Lane in Upper Mount Bethel Township. Investigators say they…...
Father jailed on $1M bail after 5-week-old baby suffers multiple broken bones
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (247+ words) by FOX56 NEWSROOM/TIMES LEADER KINGSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — The father of a 5-week-old boy is behind bars on $1 million bail after police allege the infant suffered multiple broken bones while in his care. Vincent Marino, 31, of Wyoming Avenue, was arrested Monday…...
Man's death ruled homicide after shooting in Monroe County
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (141+ words) EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — The death of a Middle Smithfield Township man who was shot last week has been ruled a homicide, according to the Monroe County Coroner. Coroner Thomas Yanac identified the victim as Sean Thornton, 37, of Middle…...
20-year-old dies after police pursuit, shooting on Scranton Expressway
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (288+ words) SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — A 20-year-old man died following a multi-agency police pursuit that ended with gunfire near the Scranton Expressway Sunday night, according to Pennsylvania State Police. State police identified the man as Christian Santiago, 20. The incident began earlier…...
State police fatally shoot man after responding to disturbance in Monroe County
1+ week, 1+ day ago (198+ words) MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after troopers shot and killed a man while responding to a disturbance in Monroe County Friday night. State police said troopers from the Stroudsburg station were dispatched to a…...