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Woman sentenced for stealing $75K from fire company

BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman has been sentenced after she stole over $75,000 from a fire company while she was the secretary/treasurer.

According to the Bradford County District Attorney's Office, 42-year-old Patricia Tuttle was charged with theft and related offenses after she stole from the Franklin Township Fire Department.

Pennsylvania State Police began an investigation after it was learned that Tuttle stole over $75,000 through fraudulent PayPal transactions and ATM withdrawals from the fire company while she was employed as the secretary/treasurer there.

A&A Auto Parts to close 9 of its remaining 10 stores

(WBRE/WYOU) — A&A Auto Parts has announced it will close nine of its ten remaining locations in Pennsylvania.

The closures will impact the following locations:

Moosic

Scranton

Hazleton

Bloomsburg

Dallas

Peckville

Selinsgrove

Allentown

Honesdale

The flagship store located at 1575 Wyoming Avenue in Exeter will remain open for business.

SCI staff sued after woman claims alleged 'daily sexual assault'

MUNCY, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman who allegedly dealt with sexual assault from a parole agent while incarcerated at SCI Muncy.

The Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP) stated they filed a lawsuit on behalf of Miranda Barbour due to a "horrifying pattern of relentless sexual assault, harassment, and stalking" by a parole agent, Kenneth Jones, while Barbour was incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution at Muncy.

Green Ridge Street to close for water main relocation

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania American Water announced that Green Ridge Street in Scranton will be closed next week due to a water main relocation.

Beginning Monday, April 7, through Friday, April 11, Green Ridge Street between Albright Avenue and Ross Street will be closed. The following week, there will be single lane closures from Monday, April 14, until Friday, April 18, on Green Ridge Street.

The road will remain closed outside of work hours.

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Annual march to bring awareness to sexual violence

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A community gathered tonight to bring awareness to the problem of sexual assault.

People came together at courthouse square in Monroe County tonight for their annual take back the night march.

Monroe County asks residents to weigh in on disaster plans

For 30 years this march has been bringing awareness to the problem of sexual assault and how to help with support for survivors, of prevention, as well as knowing how to effectively intervene.

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