Crime and Courts

Published on July 20, 2019 - Page 1

BLOOMSBURG — A judge said a defamation and slander lawsuit filed in a Berwick dispute about feeding birds raises important freedom-of-speech issues....

Published on July 20, 2019 - Page 3

Berwick man waives California extradition

BLOOMSBURG — A Berwick man arrested at his home Thursday as a fugitive suspect in a California rape two decades ago waived extradition in court...

Published on July 20, 2019 - Page 3

Police allegedly find drugs, paraphernalia in car

LIBERTY TWP. — A man stopped on Interstate 80 near mile marker 216 for failure to use a turn signal had 15 hypodermic needles in his car and a small...

Published on July 19, 2019 - Page 1

Authorities: Fugitive found in Berwick

BERWICK — A man wanted for allegedly raping an unconscious victim in March 2002 in California was arrested Thursday by Berwick Police and the U.S....

Published on July 19, 2019 - Page 1

Police: Crash driver violated his ex’s PFA

BERWICK — An accident victim who fought with police Sunday night was wanted for violating a protection-from-abuse order shielding his ex-wife. But...

Published on July 19, 2019 - Page 3

Child porn charges to be heard in Montour court

DANVILLE — A man found with a USB flash drive containing more than 5,000 images depicting child pornography allowed his charges to be moved along to...

Published on July 19, 2019 - Page 4

12 get ARD in Columbia court

BLOOMSBURG — A dozen people were placed on ARD probation for a year as first offenders in Columbia County court this week. All must perform...

Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 1

Ex-teens’ supervisor enters plea

BLOOMSBURG — A woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to showing naked photos of herself to youths she was supervising as part of a Northumberland County’s...

Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 1

BIDA shooter faces 82 years

BLOOMSBURG — A Berwick man who aimed a hail of gunfire at police in the BIDA industrial complex in 2015 will spend up to 821/2 years in state prison...

Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 3

Two to trial on meth charges

DANVILLE — Two people charged with operating a meth lab that destroyed their Chamber Street residence by fire are heading to Columbia County Court...

Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 8

INCIDENTS

Teens charged after confrontations DANVILLE — Two Danville teens face criminal charges after repeated July 4 confrontations with three juveniles,...

Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 8

Lawsuits filed in Danville district court

DANVILLE — The following civil complaints were filed in the offices of District Judge Marvin Shrawder. Defendants in such cases sometimes settle...

Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 8

Plea deal sees felony dropped

BERWICK — A man accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through South Centre Township saw his most serious charge dropped under a plea...

Published on July 18, 2019 - Page 8

Pair face drug gear charges in Danville

DANVILLE — Police dispatched to a convenience store for a possible drug overdose found a man and woman in a car with drug paraphernalia. Vince...

Published on July 17, 2019 - Page 1

Berwick man is sentenced to state prison on third DUI

BLOOMSBURG — A Berwick man who served prison time as a teen for killing a bicyclist while driving drunk in North Centre Township has been ordered to...

Published on July 17, 2019 - Page 1

Man gets up to 10 years for molesting 7-year-old

BLOOMSBURG — An admitted child sex offender has been sentenced to state prison for up to 10 years for tying a 7-year-old girl to a bed and molesting...

Published on July 17, 2019 - Page 3

INCIDENTS

Bloomsburg man charged in accident OLD LYCOMING TWP. — A Bloomsburg man is facing charges after an accident here, according to the Williamsport...

Published on July 17, 2019 - Page 5

INCIDENTS

Biker hits deer near Orangeville ORANGEVILLE – A Sweet Valley woman struck a deer as she was driving south on State Route 487, near its intersection...

Published on July 17, 2019 - Page 5

CIVIL COURT

Credit union seeks payment MAHONING TWP. — Members Choice Financial Credit Union recently filed the following civil complaints seeking credit...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 1

Felony charges are reduced in Berwick massage parlor case

BERWICK — Police say while they believe a woman was trading sex acts for money at a massage parlor here, they don’t have any evidence she was...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 1

Police-chase suspect caught

BERWICK — A man who led police on a chase Thursday with his 6-year-old son in the car fled again on foot Sunday night when officers spotted him at a...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 1

Cops: Arkansas man said he’d kill ‘ho’ in Scott Township lot

SCOTT TWP. — A man threatened to kill a woman during a violent domestic disturbance early Sunday at Relax Inn along Columbia Boulevard here, police...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 1

Medicaid billing fraud is alleged

DANVILLE — A woman who was supposed to provide behavioral help to students in the region billed the state for work she never did, the state Attorney...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 3

Berwick father and son are cited for trespassing

SCOTT TWP. — A father and son are each facing fines after being cited for trespassing at a property owned by James Hwang at 1011 Papermill Road,...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 3

Police: Two drivers impaired in separate Scott Township arrests

SCOTT TWP. — A man from Carbon County seen swerving along Old Berwick Road in the middle of the night was arrested for driving drunk when stopped by...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 3

Truck crash leads to DUI arrest

BLOOMSBURG — A Pittston man who crashed his pickup down an embankment along Mall Boulevard near Montour Boulevard during a rainstorm last month has...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 4

Cops: Woman drove on drugs

VALLEY TWP. — A Danville woman involved in a one-car crash on June 10 around 3 p.m. was intoxicated, according to police. Barbara Jean Underkoffler...

Published on July 16, 2019 - Page 4

Driver was high on pot, police say

MAHONING TWP. — A man stopped for speeding by Mahoning Township Police around 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 13 was intoxicated, police said. Joshua Michael...

Published on July 15, 2019 - Page 1

Cops: Stolen card loaned out

BERWICK — A 50-year-old man is accused of taking a Sheetz credit card from his former employer, then using it himself and lending it to another man...

Published on July 15, 2019 - Page 1

Bloomsburg man who fled crash admits guilt

SCOTT TWP. — A driver who ran from a traffic accident along Lightstreet Road was ordered Wednesday to spend 60 days on house arrest and pay $772 in...

Published on July 15, 2019 - Page 3

Man accused of vehicle break-ins

SHICKSHINNY — A Shickshinny man was caught on a security camera breaking into two vehicles parked along West Union Street just after midnight July 12...

Published on July 15, 2019 - Page 3

CIVIL COURT

Complaints allege payments owed SCOTT TWP. — The following civil complaints have been filed in the office of District Judge Russell Lawton....

Published on July 15, 2019 - Page 10

Complaints seek rent

BLOOMSBURG — The following landlord-tenant complaints were filed in the offices of District Judge Russell Lawton. Defendants sometimes settle such...

Published on July 14, 2019 - Page 1

Hole triggers talk

BLOOMSBURG — There’s an apparent bullet hole in the ceiling of a men’s room in the Columbia County Courthouse, and the district attorney says he will...

Published on July 14, 2019 - Page 1

Boy, 17, accused in knife attack

BERWICK — A Nescopeck teen stabbed one boy and threatened another with a knife during a fight outside Turkey Hill on West Front Street here, charges...

Published on July 14, 2019 - Page 3

INCIDENTS

Cops: Danville man had 96 allergy pills BEAVER LAKE — A Danville man is accused of illegally possessing allergy medicine here last summer, according...