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Police: Woman had pot and pipes

News from Berwick - Tue, 02/19/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman told Children and Youth workers that if they would test her for drugs, the results would be positive, according to court papers.

She then allegedly turned over...

Police: ICE didn’t want suspect

News from Berwick - 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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Police: Man who fled had drug assortment

News from Berwick - 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....

Man denies court’s authority

News from Berwick - 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...

Berwick man is accused of scary assault

News from Berwick - 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...

Police say fugitive went on wild ride

News from Berwick - 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,...

Berwick district files truancy complaints

News from Berwick - 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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Employee transport plan eyed

News from Berwick - 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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Fiancée stands by her man despite meth-lab charges

News from Berwick - 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...

Civil lawsuits filed in Berwick district court

News from Berwick - 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...

Berwick is holding Run for the Cookies

News from Berwick - Wed, 02/13/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — The annual Run for the Cookies will be Feb. 23 in Berwick, starting at the Elk Lodge on the corner of 3rd and Market Streets.

For more information, call 570-759-1300 or email...

Alleged drug dealer headed to Columbia court

News from Berwick - Wed, 02/13/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — An alleged drug dealer turned in to police by burglars who planned to steal from him sent his charges on to county court Monday.

Brian McLellan, 49, was...

Man bicycling in middle of street had heroin, cops say

News from Berwick - Wed, 02/13/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A bicyclist pulled over by police for riding in the middle of a street at night without front or rear lights had heroin on him, court papers say.

Berwick Police ...

Backers have hope for Catholic school

News from Berwick - Wed, 02/13/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A group of parents and alumni of Holy Family School has banded together to try to save the private Catholic school here.

School Board President Jeff Cerminaro said the team...

Police: Mom OD’d next to tot

News from Berwick - Mon, 02/11/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A little boy’s cries for help from a store restroom led to the discovery of his unconscious mother who passed out after injecting heroin, police say.

Officers found Tanya...

Cops: Man tried to hide heroin under tongue

News from Berwick - Mon, 02/11/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A driver pulled over for not using a turn signal hid two glassine bags of heroin under his tongue before speaking to police, court papers say.

Berwick Police Officer Steven...

Bloom man fled in car and on foot, cops say

News from Berwick - Sun, 02/10/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Bloomsburg man who fled police when officers attempted to stop him for vehicle violations had warrants, court papers say.

Robert Seymore Switzer, II, 25, of 2289 Crawford...

Alleged car thief headed to court

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A rural Shickshinny man accused of leading police on a chase in a stolen car had his bail reduced Monday, though he still hadn’t managed to post it as of Thursday, court records show...

Accused robber headed to trial

News from Berwick - Sat, 02/09/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man accused of robbing Fulton Bank and KB Dollar Store employees quietly waived charges from four different cases on to county court Monday.

Dennis Maisey,...

Police: Drug user endangered child

News from Berwick - Fri, 02/08/2019 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man, who police saw rolling around on the floor and making multiple, unusual noises, was under the influence of methamphetamine and heroin in the presence of a young girl,...