Crime and Courts

Published on August 19, 2025 - Page 3
WATERTON -- Thieves broke into a house near here and escaped with a handgun, jewelry and other items, State Police stationed in Shickshinny said. The...
Published on August 19, 2025 - Page 8
WILLIAMSPORT -- A Bloomsburg man has been indicted by a federal grand jury here for dealing methamphetamine last year. Anthony Devine, 35, was named...
Published on August 17, 2025 - Page 1
DERRY TWP. -- A rural Danville woman is accused of encouraging her young daughter to steal eggs and maple syrup from a small produce stand here,...
Published on August 15, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- Town resident Bill Brobst said he was returning to his garage from an evening cruise in his vintage Toyota Tacoma truck when a...
Published on August 15, 2025 - Page 1
HUNLOCK TWP. -- State Police at Shickshinny say a Berwick woman was looking at her cell phone when she rear-ended another vehicle along Route 11 with...
Published on August 15, 2025 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- An honors graduate of Commonwealth University here was sentenced to a year on probation after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman two...
Published on August 14, 2025 - Page 3
SCOTT TWP. -- A Bloomsburg man charged with having a small amount of marijuana found in his car during a traffic stop here told police it helps him...
Published on August 14, 2025 - Page 5
SCOTT TWP. -- A woman was arrested for driving while impaired by methamphetamine when stopped by police here for having an expired inspection sticker...
Published on August 14, 2025 - Page 10
NESCOPECK TWP. -- A pair of recent crashes involving tractor-trailers along Interstate 80 here led to traffic citations being issued to drivers in...
Published on August 13, 2025 - Page 1
Press Enterprise staff report DANVILLE — A Bloomsburg man has repeatedly been caught driving with a suspended license — and trying to avoid being...
Published on August 13, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A town man seen urinating on a building after crashing his electric bicycle at East and East Fifth streets here late Saturday was...
Published on August 13, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- An Easton man used Snapchat to threaten to kill a group of people because he was upset someone was moving into their home, court papers...
Published on August 12, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- A man accused of trying to light a neighbor's mobile home on fire, then engaging in an eight-hour standoff with police will wait for a...
Published on August 12, 2025 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- Four people charged with driving while impaired for the first time were placed in Columbia County's ARD probation program with a chance...
Published on August 11, 2025 - Page 1
DANVILLE -- A man in handcuffs used his foot to try to hide and destroy a bag containing methamphetamine, court papers state. Robert Heintzelman, 56...
Published on August 11, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A woman punched her girlfriend and ripped her shirt during a fight in June, police say. Sidney Smith called police around 1:30 a.m....
Published on August 10, 2025 - Page 3
DANVILLE -- The Danville Police Department responded to the following calls Sunday, July 27, through Saturday, Aug. 2. Sunday, July 27 * 12:52 a.m.,...
Published on August 10, 2025 - Page 3
MAHONING TWP. -- The following is a log of calls received by Mahoning Township Police from Monday, July 28, through Sunday, Aug 3. Monday, July 28...
Published on August 9, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- Twice in a week, a borough man entered his ex-girlfriend's East Fifth Street home by pushing in a window air conditioner and climbing in,...
Published on August 9, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A 27-year-old woman who was being evicted stole a roommate's car, but first carefully removed almost all his belongings, police say....
Published on August 9, 2025 - Page 1
ELYSBURG -- A woman involved in a traffic accident in Cleveland Township last month was found to be driving drunk at more than three times the legal...
Published on August 9, 2025 - Page 3
DANVILLE -- The Danville Police Department responded to the following calls Sunday, July 20, through Saturday, July 25. Sunday, July 20 * 9:25 a.m.,...
Published on August 9, 2025 - Page 3
MAHONING TWP. -- Mahoning Township Police responded to the following calls Tuesday, July 22, through Sunday, July 27. Tuesday, July 22 * 6:16 a.m.,...
Published on August 8, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- An Amish defendant accused of raping a 1-year-old and engaging in bestiality with a farm animal in Orange Township came to court on...
Published on August 8, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man seen by police driving with the top of his convertible sticking straight up in the air was found to be intoxicated,...
Published on August 8, 2025 - Page 8
DANVILLE -- A Milton man has pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property in the theft of a minivan in Valley Township in April 2021. Todd Baker, 63...
Published on August 7, 2025 - Page 1
BENTON TWP. -- A rural Benton man armed with two large kitchen knives chased his parents around the house, threatening to kill them here during a...
Published on August 7, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg woman is charged with fraudulently receiving $14,900 in medical assistance benefits along with $4,310 in food stamps under...
Published on August 7, 2025 - Page 3
DANVILLE -- A Bucknell University student who was arrested for driving drunk after an accident in Liberty Township has been admitted to Montour...
Published on August 7, 2025 - Page 3
SCOTT TWP. -- A drunken woman was cited for harassment after police say she kicked and struck an emergency medical worker who was trying to help her...