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Woman charged for tampering with evidence in gun store attempted robbery
Muncy, Pa. — A Muncy woman has been arrested after police say she destroyed evidence related to the attempted robbery. During an interview with police, Nikki Burrows, 42, allegedly covered for her daughter by lying and later destroying video from a Ring camera at her home. According to a police affidavit, officers relayed the following narrative: ...
Route 6 truck crash kills one
Richmond Township, Pa. — A 75-year-old man was killed on Wednesday when the Jeep Patriot he was driving was struck by a Kenworth tractor trailer. Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Routes 6 and 549 at 2:47 p.m. According to a police report, Ronald Padleski of Mainsburg, Pa., was pulling off from the side of Route 549, turning left onto Route 6 east when he was hit...
Williamsport man allegedly caught selling cocaine to informant
Williamsport, Pa. — A man being used as a runner by an accused drug dealer has been arrested by Lycoming County Detectives. Michael Charles Devan, 41, of Williamsport, met an informant at the the Family Dollar on West Fourth Street after being contacted by Richard Johnson to sell cocaine, according to detectives with the Lycoming County Narcotics Enforcement Unit. According to court documents, the transaction occurred on May 22 of this year. ...
Mainesburg man dies in Tioga County two-vehicle crash
RICHMOND TWP, Pa. (WETM) — A Tioga County man is dead after a two-vehicle crash near Mansfield Wednesday afternoon, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed. Police reports confirm that 75-year-old Ronald Padleski died after being involved in a two-vehicle crash on state Route 6 in Tioga County, just east of Mansfield. Padleski is reported to have been […]
Corrections officer injured in attack by inmate
Williamsport, Pa. — An inmate kicked a corrections officer in the head hard enough to knock his helmet off and give him a concussion. Bruce Edward Kane, 24, of Williamsport, fought with his cellmate on Sept. 13 around 4:22 p.m. at the Lycoming County Prison, according to County Detective Stephen Sorage. Officers responded and placed Kane into handcuffs after breaking up the scuffle. Kane was taken away from the cell...
Shooting investigation underway in Luzerne County
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A shooting investigation is underway in Hanover Township. According to the Hanover Police Department, they are investigating to shooting that took place at the intersection of Sively Street and Kings Road around 11:45 p.m. Police say while on scene officers heard additional shots being fired somewhere in the vicinity […]
Over thirty people charged in Edwardsville drug investigation
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Around thirty people have been charged after a six-month-long drug investigation focusing mainly on two housing complexes on the west side of the Wyoming Valley. On Thursday, a drug bust led by multiple Luzerne County law enforcement agencies and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office took place at Hilltop Apartments and Eagle […]