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Williamsport man arrested for loitering around apartment building

When bicyclist Wayne Allen Matthews was taken into custody near Rose Street and Memorial Avenue on Jan. 27 on suspicion of prowling around an apartment building, the 44-year-old man had on him “a lock-picking kit, multiple knives, binoculars, dog treats, pepper spray and other items,” ...

Williamsport motorist jailed on numerous offenses following pursuit

What began as a simple minor vehicle-code violation for Thomas Baldwin Gibson ended up landing the 22-year-old motorist in jail after he refused to pull over for state police and traveled in excess of 100 mph on Interstate 180 in the city about 11:20 p.m. Thursday, court records alleged. ...

Williamsport man faces prostitution charge

Jeremy Draper-Bell, 30, of 1132 Memorial Ave., has been charged with prostitution after he is alleged to have offered a woman through text messages $300 in exchange for sexual favors on the night of Dec. 2, city police said in an affidavit. He recently was held for court and is free on $2,500.

Four arrests in separate domestic disturbances

On the evening of March 6, while “hiding in fear” from her allegedly abusive father, Rashaun Dante Ruley, inside a home in the 800 block of Hepburn Street, the scared teenage girl called 911, according to a city police affidavit. Upon arrival, officers knocked on several doors at the ...

Former Williamsport contractor sentenced yet again

Already jailed on similar charges, Michael William Bloom, 45, was recently sentenced to an additional six to 12 months in prison by President Judge Nancy Butts. The sentence is part of a plea agreement Bloom entered into in November before Judge Ryan Tira in which Bloom pleaded guilty to two ...

Child sex assault charges held over for Montgomery man

Joshua Geiger, 41, of Montgomery, will stand trial for allegedly inappropriately touching a minor child in an incident that occurred approximately three years ago, District Judge Kirsten Gardner ruled Thursday. The now 12-year-old alleged victim testified that Geiger was laying in his bed, ...