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Pair accused of fighting with police officers

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man and woman have been charged after police say the pair fought with Dunmore police officers.

According to the criminal complaint, on May 11, around 1:00 a.m., an officer was patrolling the borough on Prescott Avenue when they claim to have witnessed a man pushing a woman into the roadway with children nearby. 

Police say man shot over $5 marijuana debt

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged after police say one person was shot and car windows were smashed with a baseball bat over a $5 marijuana debt.

Police say Isaac Blyther, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, has been charged after allegedly shooting a man who was breaking his car windows with a baseball bat over a marijuana debt around 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Man sentenced up to 60 years for murdering his grandmother

Man sentenced to up to 27 years for child abuse

MILFORD, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced to 13 to 27 years in prison after being found guilty on multiple charges in a series of child abuse incidents.

According to Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin, Timothy Paul Lawrence Jones, 48 of Bushkill, was found guilty of 15 separate charges, including:

Strangulation of a household member

False imprisonment

Intimidation in a child abuse case

Endangering the welfare of children

Six counts of simple assault

Other related charges

Along with a $4,300 fine

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