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Bench warrant expected to be issued for accused shoplifter

Bryson Jones, 20, of 1 College Place, has been charged with misdemeanor shoplifting after she is alleged to have stolen $32 worth of merchandise from Hobby Lobby, 1901 E. Third St., on Nov. 18, according to state police. A bench warrant for her arrest was expected to be filed after she ...

Villanueva guilty of first degree murder, jury decides

Benjamin Villanueva III, charged in the December 2023 shooting death of Jermaine Mullen, was found guilty of the crime Thursday evening, with a jury returning a guilty verdict on the charge of first degree criminal homicide, following a three day trial in the courtroom of President Judge Eric ...

DuBoistown man allegedly threatened brother with handgun

During a verbal confrontation outside their DuBoistown home about noon on Jan. 20, Jermaine Frederick Jr. with a gun in his hand, told his brother “Bro, you walk up on me, I’m shooting you right in the face,” it was alleged in a South Williamsport police affidavit. No shots were ...

Lehigh County man jailed on identity theft-related charges

Adolfo Garcia Rivera, 23, of Allentown, was arrested and jailed last week on felony charges that were filed after he used a fake Pennsylvania driver’s lincense in an attempt to pick up three delivered cellphones at the FedEx ship center in Fairfield Township in late June 2024, state police ...