Crime News Results near Mountainhome, PA

  • Arson

    11/1/26

    1800 block of green ridge st, dunmore
    A 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.
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  • Burglary

    10/27/26

    800 block of madison ave, scranton
    Woman 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

    400 block of mulberry st, scranton
    Vincent 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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  • Vandalism

    10/27/26

    400 block of mulberry st, scranton
    During 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

    1500 block of n lincoln avenue, scranton
    Woman 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

    10/27/26

    1500 block of north lincoln avenue, scranton
    Yiselina 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

    10/26/26

    1800 block of mulberry street, scranton
    Man 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, scranton
    A 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, scranton
    A 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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  • Shooting

    10/24/26

    600 block of richmond rd, bangor
    Shooting/Stabbing. FD o/s male with a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head
  • Burglary

    10/21/26

    100 block of s main st, carbondale
    Davonte 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

    10/17/26

    900 block of viewmont dr, dickson city
    Dickson 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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  • Theft

    10/16/26

    900 block of viewmont dr, dickson city
    Dickson 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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  • Theft

    10/5/26

    1400 block of n main ave, scranton
    A 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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  • Assault

    10/3/26

    1300 block of timber falls ln, blakely
    Man 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, blakely
    A 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, scranton
    Lehighton 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, scranton
    Woman 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

    9/23/26

    600 block of main st, stroudsburg
    Shooting/Stabbing. SARP/EMS o/s 4 people fighting, 1 Stabbed at Phillys Pub, EMS Transporting a trauma alert
  • Assault

    9/19/26

    1200 block of jackson st, scranton
    Scranton 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

    600 block of sherwood ave, dunmore
    Dunmore 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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  • Vandalism

    9/18/26

    Jackson street and north dewey avenue, scranton
    Steven 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, scranton
    A 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

    Jackson st and washburn st, scranton
    Man 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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  • Assault

    9/16/26

    200 block of n washington ave, scranton
    James 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

    9/16/26

    Elm street and cedar avenue, scranton
    A 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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  • Robbery

    9/15/26

    Moosic street and crown avenue, scranton
    Attempted 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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  • Robbery

    9/15/26

    Crown ave and moosic st, scranton
    Attempted 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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  • Assault

    9/15/26

    1200 block of jackson st, scranton
    A 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

    9/14/26

    Quincy ave and vine st, scranton
    17-year-old pointed a handgun at a woman sitting on her front porch and demanded her wallet; victim had only $1 and suspect fled toward Moses Taylor Hospital. Teen charged as adult with robbery and aggravated assault.
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  • Robbery

    9/14/26

    Quincy avenue and vine street, scranton
    Attempted armed robbery: 17-year-old male pointed a stolen handgun at a woman on her porch and demanded money, then fled empty-handed. Suspect later arrested and charged as an adult.
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  • Assault

    9/14/26

    500 block of n rebecca ave, scranton
    Man choked his ex-girlfriend nearly to unconsciousness at her West Scranton apartment; charged with felony strangulation and aggravated assault.
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  • Burglary

    9/13/26

    300 block of church st, jessup
    Man entered a Church Street home around 1 a.m., locked himself in an upstairs bedroom with a sleeping 13-year-old girl and grabbed her, then fought with residents who forced him out; charged with burglary, indecent assault of a person under 16 and de
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  • Shooting

    9/8/26

    300 block of n walnut st, bath
    Shooting/Stabbing. PSP & EMS o/s Underage Male Poss Gunshot Wound To Head. Long Gun Reportly near victim.
  • Shooting

    9/4/26

    4100 block of wood drive, lehigh township
    PSHOTF - PSHOTS FIRED
  • Theft

    8/29/26

    1500 block of dickson avenue, scranton
    Scranton police seek public's help identifying a man wanted for questioning in a theft at McGinty's Bar; suspect described as a light-skinned Hispanic man seen driving a light blue Ford Transit van.
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  • Shooting

    8/24/26

    100 block of mott rd, lackawaxen twp
    SHOTOT(SHOOTING - OTHER). Call #: PA 2026-1072751. Disclaimer: This is from the Pennsylvania State Police calls for service. Information is subject to change.
  • Shooting

    8/10/26

    00 block of 8th ave, archbald
    Shooting/Stabbing. Units o/s shooting- GSW to the head, 1 pt.
  • Shooting

    8/4/26

    1800 block of roselynn st, scranton
    Teen shot man at point-blank range in hip and ankle; victim faces possible amputation
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  • Shooting

    7/29/26

    4100 block of heritage lane, lehigh township
    Officer-involved shooting during a domestic incident response; a 49-year-old man was tased then shot by township officers and hospitalized. State police investigating.
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  • Arson

    7/25/26

    00 block of shannon st, carbondale
    Salvatore and Holly Carovinci of Ocala, Florida, are charged with intentionally setting the July 25 fire that destroyed their property at 63 Shannon St in Fell Township for an insurance payout; Carbondale police responded to the fully involved struct
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  • Shooting

    6/28/26

    300 block of lakeside dr, towamensing twp
    SHOTOT(SHOOTING - OTHER). Call #: PA 2026-831477. Disclaimer: This is from the Pennsylvania State Police calls for service. Information is subject to change.
  • Shooting

    6/26/26

    1600 block of hahns dairy rd, lower towamensing twp
    SHOTOT(SHOOTING - OTHER). Call #: PA 2026-826466. Disclaimer: This is from the Pennsylvania State Police calls for service. Information is subject to change.
  • Other

    6/4/26

    Main street, stroudsburg, pa
    On June 4, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m., a Stroud Area Regional Police Officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a male operating a motorcycle in a careless and reckless manner on Main Street in Stroudsburg, PA. Sourced via CRIMEWATCH®: h
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  • Shooting

    5/30/26

    1400 block of spring drive, lehigh township
    PSHOTF - PSHOTS FIRED
  • Assault

    5/29/26

    1700 block of rt 209, chestnuthill twp, pa
    Shooting/Stabbing. U/D: A Second Patient On Scene With a Head Wound Refusing Medical Treatment
  • Assault

    5/29/26

    1700 block of rt 209, chestnuthill twp, pa
    Shooting/Stabbing. PSP/EMS o/s of a 1 Patient Transported to the hospital, unknown extent of their injuries.
  • Shooting

    5/3/26

    2800 block of hickory creek ct, cherry hill, va
    Shooting/Stabbing. PD/EMS o/s person shot, medevac requested, L/Z at Walmart
  • Shooting

    3/12/26

    100 block of e main st, bath boro
    SHOTOT(SHOOTING - OTHER). Call #: PA 2026-313796. Disclaimer: This is from the Pennsylvania State Police calls for service. Information is subject to change.
  • Shooting

    3/10/26

    1000 block of riverview drive, lehigh township
    PSHOTF - PSHOTS FIRED