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CRIME & SAFETY
Robbery suspect captured after foot chase in Wilkes-Barre
A Freeland man wanted on robbery charges filed earlier this year was arrested and found in possession of drugs following a foot chase in Wilkes-Barre on Monday afternoon, according to city police. Vincent Knarr Jr., 47, had been wanted on charges of robbery and harassment that city police filed against...
New details in homeless camp homicide investigation
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is learning more Monday about a homicide investigation in Luzerne County. Human remains were found in a wooded area near Hazleton. The coroner says the victim died from blunt force trauma. 28/22 News learned the remains, which have not yet been identified, were found near or in […]
UPDATE: Three Injured in 5-Vehicle Crash on Route 309 Between Hometown and Tamaqua
Three people were injured in a 5-vehicle crash on Route 309 last week in Rush Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, the crash occurred around 11:30pm, on Thursday, July 25th, 2024, on Route 309 just south of the Ye Old Hauto Road. Troopers say the crash began...
Arrest made in Wilkes-Barre homicide investigation
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested for his alleged connection to a deadly stabbing in Wilkes-Barre. On Tuesday, the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department stated they arrested Jaime Knights, 63, of Wilkes-Barre, who was wanted in connection to the homicide of 33-year-old Scott Knox. Knights was arrested on July 25 in Bath, […]
Ex-boyfriend arrested after reported break-in
Bloomsburg, Pa. — A woman caught her ex-boyfriend on camera breaking into her home and smashing a window, according to police. Lesther Eliezer De Los Santos, 24, was supposed to come to the home on Ridgewood Drive on July 14 to pick up his belongings that had been set outside, said South Centre Township Officer William LeFevre. Instead, De Los Santos reportedly pushed in an air conditioner in her bedroom window, shattering the glass, and climbed into her home. ...
PD: Wanted man arrested after found unresponsive
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man wanted on a warrant in Luzerne County was arrested after being found unresponsive in Wilkes-Barre. On July 27 around 8:47 p.m., officers were called to South Main Street after someone saw an unresponsive man lying on the ground inside Park and Lock Central. Police said they found the […]
Stepfather charged in alleged attack on teen
Berwick, Pa. — A Berwick man grabbed his pregnant stepdaughter by the hair and pulled her down the steps during an argument, police say. Chad Rowe, 38, admitted there had been a fight at their home in the 100 block of Iron Street, but denied pulling the teen down the stairs by her hair, according to Berwick Det. Greg Martin. But three people in the house, including the victim, her mother, and another witness, reportedly all told Martin that Rowe had yanked the girl down...
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