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Pennsylvania marks 12 years since ambush that killed Cpl. Bryon Dickson
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (206+ words) BLOOMING GROVE, PIKE CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania is remembering Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II 12 years after he was killed in an ambush outside the state police barracks in Pike County. Dickson, a U.S. Marine veteran and seven-year member of the Pennsylvania State…...
Police seek suspect accused of punching, biting New Ringgold store clerk
6+ hour, 41+ 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…...
DUI checkpoints, patrols planned across Luzerne and Carbon counties this weekend
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (119+ words) President Donald Trump tours and gives remarks at the National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas. State police and several Luzerne County departments will conduct DUI checkpoints and increased patrols this weekend. Pennsylvania State Police at Hazleton said troopers…...
Wyoming Borough man accused of spitting on Luzerne County sheriff
3+ day, 28+ min 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....
Megan's Law registrant jailed in Lycoming County on child sexual abuse charges
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (183+ words) JERSEY SHORE, LYCOMING CO. (WOLF) — A 52-year-old Megan's Law registrant is being held without bail after police accused him of sexually touching a 10-year-old girl at a community pool and offering her money for a sexually explicit image. Police said…...
Coroner: Man died from self-inflicted gunshot after police pursuit in Scranton
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (363+ words) SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — A 20-year-old Scranton man who died following a police pursuit that ended with state police firing into his vehicle died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to autopsy results released by Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland....
1 jailed, 7 others wanted after shooting, melee at Plymouth Kielbasa Festival
4+ day, 18+ min ago (452+ words) by FOX56 NEWSROOM/TIMES LEADER PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — One person has been jailed and police are searching for seven others following an investigation into a fight and shooting that injured two people during the closing hours of the Plymouth Kielbasa…...
Man barricaded with gun taken into custody, mental health crisis
4+ day, 15+ 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…...
20-year-old dies after police pursuit, shooting on Scranton Expressway
5+ day, 1+ 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…...
3-year-old found wandering street alone in Wyoming County; mother charged
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (114+ words) FACTORYVILLE, WYOMING CO. (WOLF) — An 18-year-old woman is facing charges after Pennsylvania State Police say her 3-year-old daughter was found wandering alone in the street in Factoryville. Troopers from the Tunkhannock Patrol Unit responded to Riverside Drive around 8:30 a.m. on…...