News from Berwick

Tue, 02/19/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman riding in a vehicle stopped for an expired inspection had a glassine bag with heroin residue and a hypodermic needle cap in her purse, police said.

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 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Mon, 02/18/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — An illegal immigrant pulled over for drunken driving was arrested, then released when immigration officials declined to take him into custody, according to court documents.

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 | By Susan Schwartz
Sun, 02/17/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The man police say is Elijah Issac Taylor walked into district court Feb. 4 with a fez on his head and the Moroccan flag wrapped like a cape around his sweater, denying he had a name...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sun, 02/17/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Nescopeck man who fled from police on Dec. 7 as they were attempting to stop him for a loud exhaust system was high and in possession of meth, heroin and marijuana, police said....


 | By Susan Schwartz
Sat, 02/16/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A fugitive from New Jersey led police on a wild car chase Thursday through this borough and into Salem Township before crashing and fleeing on foot, abandoning the woman he was with,...


 | By The Press Enterprise Staff
Sat, 02/16/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who pulled a sock over his girlfriend’s head and held her down while repeatedly hitting her in the face scared her so badly, she wet herself several times, the victim...


Fri, 02/15/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick school officials have filed truancy complaints in district court against parents, alleging children in their care have missed school multiple times without valid excuses

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Thu, 02/14/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The following civil complaints were filed in the office of District Judge Richard Knecht.

The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 02/14/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The fiancée of a man accused of making meth said she was sticking by him and would make sure he stayed out of trouble.

“We’ve seen good times together; there’s no reason to...


 | By Susan Schwartz
Thu, 02/14/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — Local United Way chapters are teaming up with a bus company in hopes of starting a new bus service that would run from Selinsgrove to beyond Berwick and include Sunbury.

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