Crime and Courts
Published on January 21, 2015 - Page 1
BERWICK — A woman who says she was raped twice on New Year’s Eve testified she repeatedly told her alleged attacker she didn’t want to have sex. She...
Published on January 21, 2015 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG — A jury took about 30 minutes Tuesday to convict a Bloomsburg man of selling heroin to an informant who admitted getting a break on his...
Published on January 21, 2015 - Page 3
VALLEY TWP. — A 9-year-old Riverside boy was transported to a hospital after a Sunday morning crash along Route 54. Gretchen W. Knouse, 40, of...
Published on January 21, 2015 - Page 4
RALPHO TWP. — Police here are looking for a hit-and-run driver who crashed a silver- or bronze-colored vehicle into a building between 3 p.m. Monday...
Published on January 21, 2015 - Page 6
BLOOMSBURG — The following landlords have filed lawsuits seeking rent, court records show. The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon...
Published on January 20, 2015 - Page 1
BRIAR CREEK — A fight at a trailer court here left two men with BBs permanently embedded in their heads. Mack Thomas Williams, 57, shot Kerry Guire...
Published on January 20, 2015 - Page 1
WILLIAMSPORT — An admitted embezzler will ask for house arrest instead of a federal prison term of 18 to 24 months when sentenced next week. Mary...
Published on January 20, 2015 - Page 11
DANVILLE — Several defendants recently pleaded guilty in Montour County Court. All but one will be sentenced after background checks are performed...
Published on January 19, 2015 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG — A driver whose stopped vehicle was rear-ended “continues to be plagued by persistent pain and limitations” nearly two years later, a...
Published on January 19, 2015 - Page 1
HEMLOCK TWP. — A woman was badly hurt in a chain-reaction crash, and she’s suing the Millville man who caused it, a lawsuit says. Georganna Mordan...
Published on January 19, 2015 - Page 1
BERWICK — A Berwick man stole cash from a car parked at the YMCA, used it to buy meth, then tried to swallow the drug when he was arrested, police...
Published on January 19, 2015 - Page 1
MAHONING TWP. — A Millville man who fixed Edenpure heaters for Cole’s Hardware took used bulbs and sold them on eBay as new, police say. Jeremy L....
Published on January 19, 2015 - Page 1
MILLVILLE — A Millville-area teen who sped away from a crash in Bloomsburg was pulled over in Millville minutes later and found to be intoxicated...
Published on January 19, 2015 - Page 1
BERWICK — Police were trying to get some sensible answers from a DUI suspect, but he was more interested in playing with his windshield wipers and...
Published on January 18, 2015 - Page 1
MONTOUR TWP. — A former convict who feels he’s the victim in a neighborhood dispute over a discarded Christmas tree says police threatened to run him...
Published on January 18, 2015 - Page 1
BERWICK — A Kansas City company took $5,500 from the Berwick Christmas Boulevard for two sets of musical Christmas trees, but never delivered. Now...
Published on January 18, 2015 - Page 1
MONTOUR TWP. — A driver had four medications in her system the night she slammed into the back of a car carrying three young children along Route 11...
Published on January 18, 2015 - Page 1
BERWICK — An assault victim was stirred from sleep by an ex-boyfriend who started beating her and pulling her hair, police say. Suspect Clayton...
Published on January 18, 2015 - Page 3
BERWICK — Credit Acceptance Corp. of Southfield, Mich., recently sued the following people at District Judge Richard Knecht ’s office for allegedly...
Published on January 18, 2015 - Page 4
Alleged chicken theft costly HEMLOCK TWP. — A New Jersey man faces $203 in fines and court costs for trying to steal $7.59 in fried chicken from Wal...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 1
HEMLOCK TWP. — Four thieves from Brooklyn slipped out of Wal-Mart with $4,280 in stolen goods, but made it only 4 miles down Interstate 80 before...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 1
HEMLOCK TWP. — A policeman responding to a shoplifting call at Wal-Mart found a strange scene: an “unknown shopper” holding the suspect down outside...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 1
BRIAR CREEK — Police have collared Amanda Moran, the woman who was on the run since her car struck and injured a friend who was standing at a gas...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 1
DANVILLE — Danville has used more than $1 million in sewer funds improperly to balance its annual budget and has been overcharging Mahoning Township...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG — A Berwick man was fined $300 for failing to disclose a domestic-related assault when filling out a gun form. Scott Ohl, 43, of 1023...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 3
CATAWISSA — Lawsuits alleging debts were recently filed in court. Defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims shortly after they are filed. •...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 12
BLOOMSBURG — A 56-year-old woman who told police she was a “casual” meth user when busted with another woman for operating a lab has pleaded guilty...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 12
BLOOMSBURG — A Berwick man has pleaded guilty to felony trespass for breaking into a small bakery on East Sixth Street here last spring. Justin Lee...
Published on January 17, 2015 - Page 12
SCOTT TWP. — A man who tried to buy a gun at a Lightstreet shop lied on a required form about using marijuana, according to new charges. Jeffrey...
Published on January 16, 2015 - Page 1
BERWICK — State agents and Berwick Police showed up in force Thursday to arrest two men they say were collecting and distributing child pornography...