Lycoming County

MORELAND TWP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a woman has lost $16,000 after she was part of a gift card scam.

According to state police, a 71-year-old woman was contacted via email saying her bank account had been falsely charged by PayPal.

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The victim was told she would have to pay a certain amount in gift cards to resolve the issue.

The victim eventually paid the $16,000 in gift cards and lost access to the money.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation is underway after a man died after being hit by a car.

According to the Lycoming County Coroenr's Office, on January 5 Gerard Miles, 52, of Williamsport was hit by a car in the area of Ward Street and Washington Boulevard.

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Investigators say Miles was crossing Washington Boulevard when he was hit by a vehicle around 10:00 p.m. Officials noted that Miles was wearing dark clothes and under the influence of alcohol.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Lycoming County man is accused of giving a minor alcohol and drugs in exchange for sex.

Police say 22-year-old Nicholas Peterson, of Williamsport, was arrested on December 23 on multiple charges including Trafficking, Sexual Assault, and Corruption of Minors among other charges.

Officials state that a 14-year-old girl reported that there were multiple instances between May and September of 2024 that Peterson provided her with drugs and alcohol in exchange for sex.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man has been arrested after he sexually abused minors and provided them with alcohol.

Williamsport Police stated that in August 2024, Colin James Best provided a 17 and 16-year-old alcohol and marijuana.

Investigators reported after Best gave the victims alcohol and marijuana to minors, he then took inappropriate photos and videos of them.

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Police later found child sexual abuse material on Best's device.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY — Police recovered three stolen firearms after two juveniles were taken into custody after reports of shots fired.

Police responded to the 700 block of Clark Street for reported shots fired.

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Authorities say they found one juvenile who said he was shot at. Police said they then located two more juveniles, both 15, attempting to hide firearms in a trash bag in a garage near the scene.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he barricaded himself inside his apartment to avoid an eviction.

According to the Williamsport Bureau of Police, on December 30 around 8:00 a.m., a Pennsylvania Constable tried to serve 64-year-old Kenneth Austin with court-ordered eviction documents from his apartment building.

When the constable spoke with Austin he pointed a handgun at the constable before he went back inside the apartment and barricaded the door, police stated.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a woman will be facing charges after her home was found "not livable" for her three children.

According to the Williamsport Bureau of Police, on December 18, a Lycoming County Probation Officer checked on 24-year-old Deionne Morton's home on West 4th Street in Williamsport.

During the search, the probation officer said they saw the apartment was "not liveable for three small children living there."

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MUNCY, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A death investigation is underway at SCI Muncy after an inmate was found dead in her cell.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, 41-year-old Lisa Stavish, an inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Muncy was found unresponsive in her cell on December 22.

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Prison staff responded and gave life-saving measures but Stavish was pronounced dead at 6:00 a.m.

MUNCY CREEK TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man has been confirmed dead after a crash along Route 405 on Thursday.

According to a Pennsylvania State Police press release, crews responded to the 10,000 block of PA-405 just before 3:00 p.m.

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Police say that 38-year-old Robert Bryant of Shamokin after losing control of his car and rolling 40 feet down a embankment.

Troopers state that Bryant was traveling southbound along Route 405 when he lost control of the vehicle and died at the scene.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 30-year cold case murder investigation is getting another look by investigators.

24-year-old Gail Matthews and her five-year-old daughter Tamara Berkheiser were murdered inside their Williamsport home in September of 1994 over the decades several suspects were interviewed and properties searched but the killer remains on the street.

The Lycoming County District Attorney Tom Marino tells 28/22 News his detectives are reviewing evidence in the case.