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Four Women Rescued from Shipping Container Outside Walmart Supercenter
Pocono Mountain Regional police and state troopers discovered four females held captive in a shipping container at the Walmart Supercenter in Mount Pocono. Two men, Isaiah Mi Rogers Keeney and Davaun Carlon Jackson, were arrested and arraigned without bail due to the violent nature of the incident. The community is...
Man wanted for alleged gun theft in Monroe County
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Stroud Area Regional Police Department says they (SARPD) are searching for a man who took a gun from an indoor shooting range. Police stated Lawrence Handlovic, 34, of Pottstown, used a gun in an indoor shooting range and left the store through an alarmed exit door with the firearm. According to […]
Pennsylvania Man Receives Lengthy Sentence For Drug Trafficking And Gun Charges
James Williams III, 45, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on Monday to 147 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses. The charges against Williams stem from a search warrant executed at his residence in May 2018 by law enforcement officials. The raid uncovered a significant amount of evidence, including:
Combatting gun violence in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Monroe County leaders are teaming up with residents to make a plan to address gun violence. From 2011 to 2020, Monroe County reported a 24.3% increase in weapons cases. Officials say in 2021 alone, there were 575 gun violence incidents, including homicide, shootings, domestic violence...
Motorcyclist dies after hitting car, then being struck by another on I-78 in Warren County, cops say
An Easton, Pennsylvania, man has died in a chain of events along Interstate 78 after his motorcycle struck a car and then he was struck by oncoming traffic in Warren County, state police said. New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron told lehighvalleylive.com the collision just after 10 p.m. Tuesday...
Pennsylvania woman shot in the back by 3 year old
A Pennsylvania woman was shot in the back by a 3-year-old after a man, who became “tired” of holding his loaded handgun, left it unattended near a group of toddlers, police said. The accidental shooting occurred in Northampton County on Monday at a home in Wilson, on the...
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