Crime and Courts

Published on December 28, 2023 - Page 3
A Nescopeck man is accused of DUI after an early morning crash sent him to the hospital with a head injury, police report. James Mowery Jr., 53, of...
Published on December 28, 2023 - Page 3
DANVILLE -- A couple from Milton who allegedly stabbed each other during a jealous argument on Dec. 17, are out on bail, but both have been cautioned...
Published on December 27, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A former employee who sued the town three years ago will be paid $125,000 in damages for "emotional distress," paperwork shows. Under...
Published on December 27, 2023 - Page 1
NESCOPECK -- A Nescopeck man faces assault charges after allegedly trying to run over his grandmother with an all-terrain vehicle here, according to...
Published on December 27, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A New Jersey man stopped by authorities at the Canadian border with about $2,000 worth of tools stolen from a Berwick towing company in...
Published on December 27, 2023 - Page 3
HUNLOCK CREEK -- Someone stole a food stamp card from a Hunlock Creek man. Randy Carey, 36, of 471 Prichards Road, called State Police on Nov. 20...
Published on December 27, 2023 - Page 4
DANVILLE -- Joshua Briggs, 19, a Montour County inmate, allegedly spit on Correctional Officer Robert Appleman on Nov. 23. Danville Police...
Published on December 26, 2023 - Page 1
MAHONING TWP. -- A Danville woman was found to be intoxicated when police arrived to check on her disabled car along Route 11 at Woodbine Lane here,...
Published on December 26, 2023 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE -- A couple from Milton began stabbing each other as an argument started over jealousy escalated into violence here, arrest papers...
Published on December 25, 2023 - Page 1
BUCKHORN — An elementary school teacher has been charged with shoplifting after allegedly stealing $160 worth of merchandise from Walmart over the...
Published on December 25, 2023 - Page 9
DANVILLE - The following marriage licenses have been issued in Montour County: * John Edward Tucker, 124 Circle Drive, Riverside, son of John and...
Published on December 24, 2023 - Page 1
BUCKHORN -- An elementary school teacher has been charged with shoplifting after allegedly stealing $160 worth of merchandise from Walmart over the...
Published on December 24, 2023 - Page 9
DANVILLE - The following marriage licenses have been issued in Montour County: * John Edward Tucker, 124 Circle Drive, Riverside, son of John and...
Published on December 23, 2023 - Page 3
BERWICK -- Police arrested a pregnant woman seen stumbling in public from the effects of fentanyl and lorazepam, papers say. Malinda Lee Perry, 36...
Published on December 22, 2023 - Page 1
LIGHTSTREET -- A Columbia County commissioner and the judge in charge of Columbia and Montour counties' court traded barbs Thursday over the need for...
Published on December 22, 2023 - Page 4
BERWICK -- A woman was caught selling opioid addiction medication last January by a police hired informant, police allege. Johanna Longenberger, 62...
Published on December 21, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A defendant about to be sentenced to state prison for making knife threats and setting trash fires around Berwick suddenly collapsed in...
Published on December 21, 2023 - Page 3
BERWICK -- A Berwick man found drunk on LaSalle Street Nov. 4 admitted he'd hit a street sign with his hand, police said. About 5 a.m., Berwick...
Published on December 20, 2023 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- Convicted murderer Angelica Nicole Rivera was given a maximum sentence of 22-54 years in prison on Tuesday for beating her year-old...
Published on December 20, 2023 - Page 1
CATAWISSA -- Police responding to a call about a man on a "seven-day" meth bender said they had to use an electronic stun gun to stop the fleeing...
Published on December 20, 2023 - Page 1
BRIAR CREEK TWP. -- A 44-year-old Berwick man had child pornography on his phone and methamphetamine in his bedroom when local, state and federal...
Published on December 20, 2023 - Page 5
SHICKSHINNY -- State Police are investigating the theft of items valued at $180 from a car parked on Glen Avenue at Crary Avenue here. Police said an...
Published on December 20, 2023 - Page 5
Road rage alleged SELINSGROVE -- A Bloomsburg man's vehicle was damaged as a result of a road-rage incident recently along North Susquehanna Trail...
Published on December 19, 2023 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- A recent Bloomsburg University student was arrested for driving intoxicated at nearly twice the legal limit when pulled over for...
Published on December 18, 2023 - Page 1
MILLVILLE -- A traffic stop of a speeding driver on North State Street here led to a police seizure of crack cocaine and nearly $2,900 in cash,...
Published on December 17, 2023 - Page 1
CATAWISSA -- Gina Lupatsky was driving from her home near Elysburg to her job at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital last June in rain so heavy it made her...
Published on December 17, 2023 - Page 5
DANVILLE -- A man charged with soliciting nude photos from a young girl on Snapchat was paroled at sentencing here Thursday. Christophe Jean-Paul...
Published on December 16, 2023 - Page 1
DANVILLE -- A Columbia County man sentenced recently to state prison in a wild high-speed chase near Gettysburg last summer was given more time...
Published on December 16, 2023 - Page 4
HEMLOCK TWP. -- A two-vehicle crash here at about 5:30 p.m. Friday left two people with "minor" injuries, according to Hemlock Township Police....
Published on December 15, 2023 - Page 1
MAHONING TWP. -- Upset about a Facebook post, a Danville man forced his way into his son's house, injuring him and his girlfriend, police say. Thomas...