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Police: Prisoner failed to return after hospital stay
Williamsport, Pa. — A Lycoming County prisoner who was admitted to the hospital after a seizure failed to report back to jail after he was discharged last year, police say. Kyle Austin Hall, 27, was picked up at the prison by constables on July 25, 2023 and taken to a preliminary hearing in East Stroudsburg. On the way back, Hall suffered a seizure near Wilkes-Barre. Constables called for an ambulance and Hall was taken to nearby Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital and admitted. ...
PSP: Explosion leaves U-Haul, two structures damaged in Pennsylvania
MCKEAN COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An explosion over the weekend has left Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) with questions. On Sunday, Sept. 1, around 4 a.m., an explosion destroyed a 2022 Ford F-650 U-Haul box truck. The explosion also caused significant damage to two structures nearby, according to PSP. The total amount of damage to the […]
Search underway for missing man in Lycoming County
LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa. — Police are searching for a missing man in Lycoming County. Robert Laudig, 76, was last seen driving a gray 2016 Dodge Charger along the 900 block of Broad Street in Montoursville around 11 a.m. Saturday morning. Laudig is believed to be at special risk of...
Man leads police on high-speed chase through Sunbury
Sunbury, Pa. — A man led police on a vehicle pursuit through Sunbury, topping more than 100 mph, according to police. Sunbury Police officer Riley Bremigen was patrolling Reagan Street the morning of Aug. 22 when he noticed a vehicle driven by Jack Ryan Boyle, 45, of Sunbury, had an expired registration. Bremigen attempted to pull over Boyle's vehicle, but Boyle began traveling at a high rate of speed through...
Alleged con man turns himself into police
Williamsport, Pa. — A man conned his 96-year-old neighbor out of thousands of dollars so he could gamble, police say. Lorenza Petrella, 61, surrendered to Lycoming Regional Police Department on Thursday on felony charges of financial exploitation of an older adult and theft by deception charges. Petrella is charged with intentionally deceiving his neighbor into providing him with several thousand dollars between August 2022 and July 2024. Petrella allegedly went to the victim's home on several occasions and convinced the victim he needed money to pay bills, buy gifts for family members, and repair lawn equipment. Petrella failed to tell the victim he was actually using the money to gamble and play skills games. Petrella was arraigned at District Judge William Solomon's office before being released on $15,000 bail. Docket sheet
Mother leaves child at police station, charged with endangerment
Williamsport, Pa. — A mother left her child at a police station for more than four hours before being charged with a misdemeanor for endangerment. Geneva Marie Sitler, 42, agreed to pick her son up from the Williamsport Bureau of Police Department on July 16, Sergeant Brian McGee said. The juvenile was in custody as a missing person, according to the complaint. From 3:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. police called...
Pennsylvania prisoner who escaped prison, evaded officers for 13 days pleads guilty
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania prisoner who escaped the Chester County Prison in 2023 is now pleading guilty to charges stemming from his 13-day run from officers. Attorney General Michelle Henry has announced that Danelo Cavalcante, 35, pleaded guilty to multiple charges of burglary, persons not to possess a firearm, and escape. He was already […]
Man charged for stabbing in Sunbury
Sunbury, Pa. — A woman's son allegedly stabbed her boyfriend after the couple had been arguing at a business Sunbury. Marquis McDowell, 28, admitted he pierced his mother's boyfriend with a box cutter shortly before 7 p.m. on Aug. 28, according to the affidavit. McDowell's mother and her boyfriend had been arguing all day at their residence on Market Street and after the woman threatened to call police, her boyfriend told her if she did, one of them would be "leaving in a body bag." ...