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Two sentenced for drugs sold on darknet resulting in deaths

(WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities stated they have sentenced two dealers after fentanyl trafficking on the darknet resulted in the deaths of three people. James P. Cullen, V., 32, and Michelle Lindsay Ferranti, 33, both of Bartonsville, were sentenced on September 3 for a drug trafficking conspiracy that resulted in death. Cullen received a sentence of 25 [...]

Man charged after shooting his leg outside of school

HAZLE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who accidentally shot himself while outside of a high school in Luzerne County has been charged, police say. 48-year-old Nathaniel D. Altmiller is charged with possessing a weapon on school property and other related offenses after investigators stated he shot himself while securing a gun in his [...]

12 charged with illegal purchasing of guns in PA

(WBRE/WYOU) —12 people have been charged after an investigation into straw purchases and other illegal transfers and possession of firearms in Pennsylvania. Attorney General Dave Sunday, along with other law enforcement partners across Pennsylvania, announced charges against the following 12 people for alleged illegal transfers of guns: Among those charged is Kyree McCray, who investigators [...]

Man’s appeal to escape conviction for killing 3-year-old fails, AG says

COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Attorney General Dave Sunday stated that the conviction of a man who murdered a 3-year-old will stand after an attempt to appeal it. Michael Crimi was convicted in 2021 of third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child. A Columbia County judge denied Crimi’s Post Conviction Relief Act filing that [...]

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