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Police Fire and Court

Variety of drug-related charges lodged in courts

Eight charged in separate drug cases When city police stopped a woman driving a pickup truck near Walnut Street and Memorial Avenue about 9:30 p.m. on February 26, Kyiem R. Bradshaw, a passenger in the vehicle, quickly handed over five bundles of heroin-fentanyl to the driver and told her to, ...

Four face charges in separate incidents

Charges filed after woman allegedly ‘body slammed’ a man during argument Holly Ann Markel, 53, of 2549 Lick Run Road, has been charged with simple assault and harassment following an incident at her home on Dec. 16, according to state police. It all started when the alleged victim, an ...

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. ...

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 ...

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.

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,” ...