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WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You've probably heard the phrase: "Crime knows no boundaries". Because of that, law enforcement officials say cooperation is crucial to fighting and deterring crime.

Lycoming County District Attorney Tom Marino sat down for a one-on-one interview on Monday with I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick.

They talked about a wide range of issues facing law enforcement in central Pennsylvania and beyond.

DA Marino says now, more than ever before, cooperation among law enforcement across the area is key to combating crime.

The extended forecast points to frigid temperatures mid-January and mid-February, plus above-average snow in many regions.

The Perseids are known for their occasional fireballs and can produce 50 to 100 meteors per hour during their peak.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating an incident where five suspects allegedly assaulted a man after a softball game.

On August 10, around 11:00 p.m., officers were called to Coal Street Park for an assault victim.

The victim stated he was attending a softball game when five men confronted him, police stated.

Arrest made after deadly Wilkes-Barre shooting

According to Wilkes-Barre City Police, the victim claimed that the five then physically assaulted him before several bystanders intervened.

HAWLEY, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A joint investigation into drug trafficking resulted in the arrest of four people and a large amount of various drugs seized from a residence.

Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin and Wayne County District Attorney A.G. Howell announced a joint operation into a drug trafficking investigation in the Hawley-Palmyra Area of Wayne and Pike Counties.

The investigation led to a search warrant being issued for a residence in the 700 block of Church Street in Hawley.

Six charged during DUI checkpoint

Trump also said at his news briefing that his administration has started removing homeless encampments “from all over our parks, our beautiful, beautiful parks.”

The Clairton Coke Works is considered the largest coking operation in North America and one of four major U.S. Steel plants in Pennsylvania.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A last-ditch effort to prevent half of all public transit services from being eliminated in the Philadelphia region passed Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives on Monday, as a roughly $1 billion Democratic-backed funding plan advanced toward an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled state Senate.

The bill — which includes funding for highways, too — increases aid for transit agency operations by $292 million, or about 25% more, with the lion’s share of the money going to the Philadelphia-based Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.

It was the closest preseason vote since 1998.

(WBRE/WYOU) — A former Pennsylvania correctional officer has been sentenced for drug transactions that resulted in a death after selling various narcotics across Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties.

According to Acting United States Attorney John C. Gurganus, 28-year-old Santino Bellucci of Dickson City was sentenced to 252 months for conspiracy to distribute and possess oxycodone and 40 grams or more of fentanyl resulting in death.