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Pottsville man sentenced to 84 months in prison for conspiracy to commit robbery
A 29-year-old Pottsville man was sentenced Monday in federal court to 84 months in prison for conspiracy to commit robbery. Joshua Marsh was sentenced in Scranton by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Exeter man, 70, sentenced to prison for unlawful child contact
WILKES-BARRE — An Exeter man’s severe health issues was not enough to keep him out of prison for exposing himself and sending lewd pictures and sexual chat messages to a girl. Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas sentenced Griffith Elias, 70, of Birchwood Estates, to four-to-20 months at...
Scott sentenced for abandoning dog Nova
WILKES-BARRE — A Plymouth woman who admitted to taking part in abandoning a malnourished pit bull puppy named Nova in Pittston was granted immediate parole Monday. Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. sentenced Shaniqwa Shantel Scott, 25, to seven-days to 15 months at the county correctional facility on a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals. Scott pled guilty to the offense on March 11.
Break-in reported at Luzerne County post office
PITTSTON, Pa. — Someone broke into a post office in Luzerne County over the weekend. The post office on Dock Street in Pittston was burglarized Saturday night, according to the Postal Inspection Service in Philadelphia. Postal investigators said they are working with local police to identify the suspect and...
Mahanoy City Man Charged for Stealing Donation Jar from St. Clair Gas Station
A Mahanoy City man is facing charges for stealing a donation jar from a gas station in Schuylkill County. According to the St. Clair Police Department, officers were contacted by the manager of the Sunoco Gas Station on South Second Street on June 20th, 2024, in regard to a theft.
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