MIFFLINBURG — A Massachusetts man accused of using a Limestone Township, Union County, resident’s credit card to make nearly $18,000 in purchases is also linked to similar phishing scams in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, according to state police in Milton.
SUNBURY — A 36-year-old Brooklyn man accused of helping an organization scam a Kulpmont man out of $5,000, who was scheduled for a pre-trial hearing Monday, was granted a continuance in Northumberland County Court because he needs a Chinese interpreter.
NORTHUMBERLAND — A Sunbury man is jailed on $150,000 bail and faces felony aggravated assault charges after police say he fired a gun at another person Sunday during a dispute near Queen Street.
LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man who repeatedly called 911 over the last 10 years without a legitimate emergency is facing criminal charges, according to Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department.
LEWISBURG — State police in Milton used DNA collected from a blood-filled syringe and a discarded cigarette butt to identify a Shamokin woman and a Mifflinburg man accused of living inside an office building in December.
HARRISBURG — A Lebanon County man threatened retaliation on social media against 20 Pennsylvania Democratic state lawmakers he viewed as anti-gun and “Communist infiltrators,” according to arrest papers filed by state police.
Current Chief Deputy Curtis T. Cooke said he will seek the now-open Northumberland County sheriff position during next year’s election.
MIDDLEBURG — A scheduled hearing for a California man accused of stalking and threatening two Geisinger employees, area police and others in hundreds of phone calls and emails has been canceled.
SUNBURY — Two out-of-state individuals accused of releasing 683 mink from a Northumberland County fur farm in 2024 were granted a trial continuation.
LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old is seeking to unseal a separate case involving the alleged victim.On Monday, Timothy Alan Dowhower, 44, of Conley Road, Mifflinburg, and his defense attorney, Michael Rudinski, of Williamsport, appeared in front of Union County Judge Michael Piecuch to argue for access to the case.
