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Arson
11/1/26
1800 block of green ridge st, dunmoreA 46-year-old Scranton woman was charged with attempted aggravated arson after Dunmore police said she intentionally left a burning hat under the porch of a four-unit apartment building; at least six adults and three children were home at the time. -
Shooting
10/30/26
East jackson street and meyers court, wilkes-barre, paTwo 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
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Assault
10/28/26
00 block of davenport st, plymouthPlymouth 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
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Vandalism
10/27/26
400 block of mulberry st, scrantonDuring a domestic dispute at Mulberry Tower 499 Mulberry St Vincent Falchetti ransacked his father's apartment ripping down a TV and throwing gaming consoles off the wall causing extensive damage. Charged with criminal mischief.
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Assault
10/27/26
400 block of mulberry st, scrantonVincent Falchetti 20 struck his father multiple times in the face chest and head and threatened to stab him with a pocketknife during a domestic dispute at Mulberry Tower Room 913 around 9 p.m. Tuesday. Charged with terroristic threats and simple ass
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Burglary
10/27/26
800 block of madison ave, scrantonWoman punched ex-boyfriend outside his home then broke into his apartment twice through a side window; stole cigarettes, lighter, iPad and keys; charged with burglary, criminal trespass, receiving stolen property and harassment.
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Assault
10/27/26
1500 block of north lincoln avenue, scrantonYiselina Pena, 32, struck her daughter in the face outside Neil Armstrong Elementary School leaving her with a bloody nose. Charged with assault and endangering welfare of a child; held at Lackawanna County Prison on $5,000 bail.
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Assault
10/27/26
1500 block of n lincoln avenue, scrantonWoman 32 struck her daughter in the face outside Neil Armstrong Elementary School; child sustained bloody nose; Yiselina Pena charged with assault and endangering welfare of a child.
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Assault
10/26/26
1800 block of mulberry street, scrantonMan became disorderly at Halloween party on Fassold Street in Taylor then assaulted police officers at hospital ER; Jacob Deininger 35 charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats
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Assault
10/26/26
800 block of madison ave, scrantonA woman assaulted her ex-boyfriend on the sidewalk outside 813 Madison Ave. punching him and stealing his cigarettes and lighter from his pockets before breaking into his apartment. Charged with harassment.
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Burglary
10/26/26
800 block of madison ave, scrantonA 23-year-old Hanover Twp. woman broke into her ex-boyfriend's apartment at 813 Madison Ave through a side window around 11:30 p.m. She returned about an hour later and stole his iPad and keys in a second entry. Armani Coniglio was charged with burgl
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Theft
10/22/26
00 block of s keyser ave, taylorLackawanna 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
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Burglary
10/21/26
100 block of s main st, carbondaleDavonte Bash, 18, of Carbondale, is charged with burglary after police say he broke into a deceased woman's South Main Street home through an adjoining basement and stole guns, jewelry and valuable coins between Aug. 14 and Sept. 10; two stolen .22 c
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Theft
10/19/26
00 block of s keyser ave, taylorNationwide Truck Parts owner Carl Graziano Jr., 39, is accused of taking more than $151,000 in engine sales from nine customers without ever delivering. -
Arson
10/18/26
400 block of lawrence st, old forgeThree-alarm fire at vacant former Ray's Supermarket; crews reported multiple points of fire and possible accelerants. State police fire marshal investigating as suspected arson.
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Theft
10/17/26
900 block of viewmont dr, dickson cityDickson City police seek two unidentified men suspected of using stolen credit cards to buy more than $2,400 worth of merchandise at the Lowe's on Viewmont Drive.
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Robbery
10/17/26
100 block of st. johns commons rd, saint johns, flArmed robbery at Regions Bank; suspect Hubert Estelle (32) entered with AR-15-style rifle demanded cash; arrested at nearby apartment via license plate reader technology
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Theft
10/16/26
900 block of viewmont dr, dickson cityDickson City police seek two men suspected of using stolen credit cards to make more than $2,400 in fraudulent purchases at the Lowe's on Viewmont Drive; the pair left with the merchandise in a vehicle registered to a Wilkes-Barre-area woman.
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Robbery
10/16/26
100 block of st. johns commons rd, st. johns, flArmed bank robbery: Hubert Estelle entered Regions Bank armed with AR-15-style rifle demanded cash employees complied suspect arrested minutes later via LPR technology
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Robbery
10/16/26
100 block of st. johns commons rd, st. johns, flMan armed with AR-15-style rifle robbed Regions Bank; suspect Hubert Estelle tracked via license plate readers and arrested at his apartment
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Robbery
10/16/26
100 block of st johns commons rd, st. johns, flMan passed note implying he was armed and demanded money at Regions Bank on County Road 210; fled; arrested after hourslong search near Peyton Parkway and SR 9B
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Robbery
10/16/26
100 block of st johns commons rd, st. johns, flRobbery at Regions Bank on County Road 210; suspect fled and was later arrested after search near Peyton Parkway and SR 9B
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Robbery
10/16/26
100 block of st. johns commons road, st. johns, flArmed bank robbery at Regions Bank; masked gunman with AR-15 demanded money; suspect Hubert Estelle arrested
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Robbery
10/16/26
100 block of st johns commons road, st johns, flRegions Bank robbery; suspect fled before deputies arrived; vehicle located at apartment complex near Peyton Parkway; suspect later taken into custody
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Theft
10/15/26
1200 block of wyoming ave, exeterTwo 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
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Shooting
10/15/26
00 block of puritan ln, wilkes-barre, paJacob 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
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Burglary
10/15/26
100 block of memorial hwy, dallasMartin 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
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Assault
10/13/26
100 block of parrish st, wilkes-barre, paA 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.
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Theft
10/9/26
2100 block of wilkes-barre township marketplace, wilkes-barre township, paMan accused of stealing four Meta Quest 3 VR headsets valued at $2,396 from the Walmart at Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace; police say he concealed them inside other merchandise and left without paying, fleeing in a blue Hyundai Tucson. Police seek
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Theft
10/9/26
300 block of wilkes-barre township blvd, wilkes-barre, paMan sought after stealing four Meta Quest 3 VR headsets valued at $2,396 from the Wilkes-Barre Township Walmart; concealed headsets inside other merchandise and left in a blue Hyundai Tucson.
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Assault
10/9/26
Route 309 and hazleton street, ashleyMan dragged a witness with his Corvette after a multi-vehicle crash; witness was dragged and injured trying to stop him from leaving; driver charged with aggravated assault.
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Theft
10/5/26
1400 block of n main ave, scrantonA Scranton man fled police in a stolen Honda SUV, reaching 80 mph, running red lights and driving at a police car before crashing in the 1400 block of North Main Ave. Charged with receiving stolen property, fleeing police and recklessly endangering o
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Theft
10/5/26
1400 block of sans souci parkway, hanover township, paHanover 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.
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Assault
10/3/26
1300 block of timber falls ln, blakelyMan stabbed in the abdomen during an argument at a townhouse complex; Livingston Vasquez, 54, charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Assault
10/3/26
1300 block of timber falls lane, blakelyA Blakely man stabbed another resident during an argument at the Timber Falls townhouse complex; the victim suffered a large laceration to his abdomen and was taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center; suspect Livingston Vasquez, 54, charged with a
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Arson
10/2/26
400 block of brook street, scrantonLehighton man Barton James MacConnell charged with arson for an August 2023 fire that heavily damaged a house on Brook Street; Lackawanna County authorities obtained an arrest warrant after gasoline was identified in debris samples and doorbell-camer
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Theft
10/2/26
100 block of w market st, scrantonWoman picked up and concealed a bouncer's pistol that fell during a fight outside Solstice Bar; charged with theft, receiving stolen property and carrying a firearm without a license.
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Assault
9/19/26
1200 block of jackson st, scrantonScranton police arrested a 33-year-old Scranton man after he slashed another man in the neck with a knife during an argument over a woman; Tyquan Fields faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person.
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Vandalism
9/18/26
Jackson st and washburn st, scrantonMan accused of cutting and pulling out electrical wiring at the West Scranton Junior Football Field on Jackson Street causing about $10000 in damage over several nights; Steven Gilliand 43 charged with felony criminal mischief
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Vandalism
9/18/26
Jackson street and north dewey avenue, scrantonSteven Gilliland, 43, charged with felony criminal mischief after police say he cut and pulled out electrical wiring at the West Scranton Junior Football Field on Jackson Street, causing about $10,000 in damage.
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Vandalism
9/18/26
Jackson st and n dewey ave, scrantonA Scranton man, Steven Gilliand, 43, is charged with criminal mischief after police say he caused about $10,000 in damage by cutting and pulling up electrical wiring at the West Scranton junior football field on Jackson Street; officers were called t -
Vandalism
9/18/26
600 block of sherwood ave, dunmoreDunmore man trashed a woman's apartment during a domestic dispute, throwing an air fryer and smashing a picture frame and lamp, then fled from officers; charged with criminal mischief, terroristic threats and harassment.
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Assault
9/18/26
1600 block of w 23rd st, hazletonA teen was stabbed five times outside Hazleton Area High School during a fight at dismissal; Michael Tejeada, 20, charged with aggravated assault.
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Assault
9/16/26
Elm street and cedar avenue, scrantonA Scranton man punched a police officer in the face during a South Scranton bike stop arrest for marijuana possession; the suspect was subdued with a Taser after attempting to flee.
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Assault
9/16/26
200 block of n washington ave, scrantonJames Harding, 65, of Tunkhannock, charged with aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer after spitting in a Lackawanna County sheriff's deputy's face during an arrest at Courthouse Square; also charged with resisting arrest, public drunkennes
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Assault
9/15/26
1200 block of jackson st, scrantonA man was slashed in the neck with a knife during a confrontation over a dispute involving a woman; the victim was treated at Geisinger Community Medical Center and released the next day. Tyquan Fields, 33, of Scranton, is charged with aggravated ass
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Robbery
9/15/26
Crown ave and moosic st, scrantonAttempted armed carjacking: teen pointed a gun at a DoorDash driver and ordered her out of her running vehicle; suspect jumped in but fled on foot as the driverless car rolled backward and crashed into a fire hydrant at Crown Ave and Moosic St.
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Robbery
9/15/26
Moosic street and crown avenue, scrantonAttempted armed carjacking: 17-year-old Justin Sikaffy pointed a handgun at two women in a parked car and ordered them out; the unoccupied vehicle rolled down a hill and struck a fire hydrant. Suspect tracked by K-9 and arrested; stolen Glock 43X rec
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Vandalism
9/15/26
South franklin street and northampton street, wilkes-barre, paHomeless 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.
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Assault
9/14/26
500 block of n rebecca ave, scrantonMan choked his ex-girlfriend nearly to unconsciousness at her West Scranton apartment; charged with felony strangulation and aggravated assault.
