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Shooting

10/30/26

East jackson street and meyers court, wilkes-barre, pa

Two Scranton men charged after AR-style rifles discharged during fight near Mines Nightclub; three shell casings found on East Jackson Street; two AR-style rifles and loaded magazine recovered from vehicle; Demarco Simmons 19 charged with 2 counts ag

Assault

10/28/26

00 block of davenport st, plymouth

Plymouth man Melvin Harrison, 60, forced his way into a home and held a 10-inch knife to a woman's throat while searching for his e-bike. He punched the victim twice, repeatedly thrust the knife at her, then grabbed and swung a baseball bat at her du

Theft

10/22/26

00 block of s keyser ave, taylor

Lackawanna County detectives: Carl Ryan Graziano Jr., 39, owner of Nationwide Truck Parts LLC in Taylor, charged with theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception and deceptive business practices after collecting $145,000 for truck parts never delive

Theft

10/19/26

00 block of s keyser ave, taylor

Nationwide Truck Parts owner Carl Graziano Jr., 39, is accused of taking more than $151,000 in engine sales from nine customers without ever delivering.

Burglary

10/15/26

100 block of memorial hwy, dallas

Martin Purcell, 41, arrested after Dallas Township police found him inside a Sunoco gas station and Dunkin' Donuts on state Route 118 during a 3 a.m. alarm response; officers found an open door. Charged with criminal trespass and loitering and prowli

Theft

10/15/26

1200 block of wyoming ave, exeter

Two men were caught stealing about 150 gallons of cooking oil from Pizza Loven; Wyoming Area Regional Police, alerted by someone watching the camera system, found Jose Miguel Medina Soto and Arlin Salvador Castillo Medina in a J&A Global Oil Solution

Shooting

10/15/26

00 block of puritan ln, wilkes-barre, pa

Jacob Joseph Soboski, 40, charged with criminal homicide in the fatal shooting of his wife Soraya Marie Cordy, 42, inside their residence on March 14; complaint unsealed and Soboski arraigned, jailed without bail at Luzerne County Correctional Facili

Assault

10/13/26

100 block of parrish st, wilkes-barre, pa

A man struck a woman in the head with a bottle, dragged her across the yard and bit her toe late Tuesday; Wilkes-Barre police used a battering ram to force entry and arrest Timothy Evans, 32, on aggravated assault and related charges.

Theft

10/5/26

1400 block of sans souci parkway, hanover township, pa

Hanover Township Police are investigating the theft of used cooking oil from Six Strings Saloon; a recycling company found the locks cut and oil missing when it came to collect.

Vandalism

9/15/26

South franklin street and northampton street, wilkes-barre, pa

Homeless man Stanley J. Klimek, 63, charged with institutional desecration of Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church after police found defecation and a wet spot on the church porch and garden area.

Burglary

9/13/26

00 block of pace st, larksville

A man entered a neighboring apartment on Pace Street and placed a woman in a headlock; she bit him and struck him with a wine bottle, and he fled. Abdurrahim Freeman, 28, was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, strangulation, and simple assault

Shooting

8/28/26

200 block of harneys rd, cherry twp

SHOTOT(SHOOTING - OTHER). Call #: PA 2026-1089134. Disclaimer: This is from the Pennsylvania State Police calls for service. Information is subject to change.

Theft

8/22/26

200 block of n river st, wilkes-barre, pa

John Jackson, 58, of Wilkes-Barre pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft for stealing a U.S. flag from a display on the Luzerne County Courthouse lawn; surveillance video showed a thief on a bicycle and detectives recovered the flag.

Shooting

8/19/26

Seminary ave, muhlenberg, pa

SHOOTING. This is from the Berks County call log. Information is subject to change.

Robbery

7/16/26

600 block of montgomery ave, west pittston

Three Wilkes-Barre residents charged with robbing a man at gunpoint in his home after a Facebook Dating meetup; stolen 1965 Harmony Airline guitar, iPhone, credit cards and diamond ring

Shooting

7/1/26

9200 block of sheshequin rd, sheshequin twp

SHOTOT(SHOOTING - OTHER). Call #: PA 2026-847107. Disclaimer: This is from the Pennsylvania State Police calls for service. Information is subject to change.