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Williamsport man charged with shoplifting at Old Lycoming supermarket

Christopher Keith Tawney, 29, of 2323 Newberry St., has been charged with misdemeanor shoplifting after he fled the Weis Market at 1916 Lycoming Creek with $156 worth of merchandise on Dec. 2, Lycoming Regional police alleged in an affidavit. He has since waived his preliminary hearing before District Judge William Solomon and is free on $5,000 bail.

One hurt in early morning vehicle crash

The woman driving this Cadillac was taken by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport to get treated for minor injuries she suffered when her car crashed into 1162 W. Fourth St. Williamsport, about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to city police. Both the car and the front of the building, which used to ...

Charges filed in separate domestic disturbances

Summer Rain Deitrich, 22, of 41 Ross Road, Montgomery, has been arrested on state police charges of simple assault and harassment for repeatedly striking a man in the face in the couple’s Clinton Township home while she chased him during a domestic disturbance about 4 a.m. on Jan. 30, ...

Ex-employee charged with allegedly stealing from convience store

While employed at the 7-Eleven store at 1601 Dewey Ave., Williamsport, Alyssa Kay Mitchell, 27, of 1923 W. Fourth St., stole $233 worth of gift cards and merchandise from the business during the month of December, Lycoming Regional police alleged in an affidavit. Mitchell, who has since been terminated from her position, was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting and theft. She has since waived her preliminary hearing before Solomon and is free on $5,000 bail.

Williamsport woman faces charges stemming from an assault

Ajanae Monique Burks, 21, of 638 Second St., Williamsport, has been charged with simple assault, criminal mischief and defiant trespassing after she assaulted another female in a home in the 1400 block of Park Avenue on Dec. 13, city police alleged in an affidavit. Burks refused to leave ...