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Williamsport man charged with abusing 911 system

Even after he was told on Oct. 26 by Williamsport police to stop calling 911 unless he had an actual emergency, Luke Holleran called 911 at least three more times for non-emergencies shortly after officers left his home at 2322 W. Fourth St., it was alleged in an affidavit. Police initially ...

Loyalsock Township woman charged after gun is fired

Awakened by someone knocking on her back door at her Loyalsock Township home about 11:45 p.m. on Sept. 2, Sherri Andy grabbed her gun and approached the door to see who was there, according to an affidavit. When the 34-year-old woman realized it was a uniformed state trooper, “she did not ...

Two area men jailed in separate assault cases

Eric Thomas Kurtz Jr., 27, of 3731 Lycoming Creek Road, has been jailed on assault-related charges following a violent domestic disturbance in which he punched a woman several times in her face and put his left hand around her neck, “restricting her ability to breathe,” before fleeing the ...

Jersey Shore man faces additional charges

Max Donald Fox, 38, of 332 Washington Ave., Jersey Shore, has been arrested on charges of unlawful dissemination of an intimate image and harassment after posting on social media last month a photo of a former partner “engaged in sexual conduct,” Lycoming Regional police alleged in a court ...

Homeless man jailed on felony charges after allegedly stealing copper

Thomas Samuel Gonzalez, 59, who is homeless, has been jailed on felony charges of burglary, theft, trespassing and criminal mischief for allegedly stealing an estimated $5,000 worth of copper wire and pipe from an office building at 2925 W. Fourth St. during the first two weeks of October, ...