Woman Jailed After Breaking Into Duryea Home
Police in Luzerne County took a woman into custody after they say she broke into a child’s room in Duryea to assault the child’s mother and her friend while they were in bed Wednesday night. 32 year old Daryl Pruitt-Merriwether is now in the Luzerne County Prison on $25,000 cash bail.
Read MoreFormer Valley View Teacher Headed To Prison For Child Porn
A former teacher from Lackawanna County has been sentenced on child porn charges. 46 year old Jaime Chorba, who taught physical education in the Valley View School District, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for producing a video of a minor child engaged in sexually explicit conduct on his cellphone.
Read MoreHeroin Trafficker Sentenced
A Wilkes-Barre man was sentenced Thursday to 2 years in prison for trafficking heroin in the area. 46 year old Corwin Garrett will also have to serve 6 years of supervised release after serving his time behind bars, for distributing between 80 and 100 grams of heroin.
Read MoreCar Hits Woman Pushing Baby Stroller In Scranton
A man was taken into custody in Scranton after a car he was driving crashed into a 24 year old woman who was walking an infant in a stroller. Scranton Police arrested 57 year old Juan Cruz, who they say tried to flee, but bystanders were able to prevent him from leaving until the police […]
Read MorePassenger Train Service To Resume Between Scranton And New York City
$3.7 million has now been earmarked for the development of a new passenger rail line to go from Scranton to New York City. Amtrak predicts 425,000 riders a year would travel the line.
Read MorePonzi Scheme Operator Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
A man was in federal court in Scranton on Thursday, to learn his fate for his part in a nationwide Ponzi scheme. 42 year old Perry Santillo of Rochester, NY was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraudulent investments that resulted in a total loss to investors… some from here in Northeastern Pennsylvania… of […]
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