![SCRANTON – Lackawanna and Luzerne County Republicans rallied on Courthouse Square Saturday with a message for government officials, “Get Joe Biden’s name off our local roadways.” The rally comes after President Joe Biden’s recent decision to commute the rest of Judge Michael Conahan’s sentence, a key player in the Kids for Cash scandal. Conahan, 72, was convicted along with former judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., 74, of funneling juvenile defendants to two private, for-profit detention centers in exchange for $2.8 million. Conahan’s time under federal supervision was to end in August 2026, but the federal Bureau of Prisons website has […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/STT-L-BIDEN-1229-09.jpg?w=132 "SCRANTON – Lackawanna and Luzerne County Republicans rallied on Courthouse Square Saturday with a message for government officials, “Get Joe Biden’s name off our local roadways.” The rally comes after President Joe Biden’s recent decision to commute the rest of Judge Michael Conahan’s sentence, a key player in the Kids for Cash scandal. Conahan, 72, was convicted along with former judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., 74, of funneling juvenile defendants to two private, for-profit detention centers in exchange for $2.8 million. Conahan’s time under federal supervision was to end in August 2026, but the federal Bureau of Prisons website has […]")
Residents call for renaming of President Biden Expressway, Biden Street
SCRANTON – Lackawanna and Luzerne County Republicans rallied on Courthouse Square Saturday with a message...
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![Authorities seized over three grams of suspected cocaine, cash and paraphernalia on Dec. 19, during a search of the residence of a Waverly man, according to a criminal complaint. Steven Farrell, 54, of 102 Fairington Lane, is facing a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and having drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint: On Dec. 19, officers applied for a search warrant of Farrell’s residence following a controlled buy as part of an investigation. The District Attorney’s office approved the warrant and it issued out of the […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/STT-L-FARRELL-1227-01.jpg?w=140 "Authorities seized over three grams of suspected cocaine, cash and paraphernalia on Dec. 19, during a search of the residence of a Waverly man, according to a criminal complaint. Steven Farrell, 54, of 102 Fairington Lane, is facing a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of a small amount of marijuana and having drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint: On Dec. 19, officers applied for a search warrant of Farrell’s residence following a controlled buy as part of an investigation. The District Attorney’s office approved the warrant and it issued out of the […]")
Police: Waverly man facing charges for cocaine
Authorities seized over three grams of suspected cocaine, cash and paraphernalia on Dec. 19, during...
![Wilkes-Barre Twp. police charged a Wilkes-Barre man in connection with a Tuesday afternoon stabbing at a popular shopping plaza on Christmas Eve. Jose J. Rivera II, 26, is charged with aggravated assault and related offenses after he allegedly stabbed someone at the Wilkes-Barre Township Commons shopping center, township police said in a post to the department’s Facebook page. According to police: Officers responded to a reported stabbing in the shopping center at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday. Responding officers found a victim with a severe facial laceration. Rivera and the victim knew each other and had been involved in a verbal altercation […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/crime-scene-webstock-police-1.jpg?w=140 "Wilkes-Barre Twp. police charged a Wilkes-Barre man in connection with a Tuesday afternoon stabbing at a popular shopping plaza on Christmas Eve. Jose J. Rivera II, 26, is charged with aggravated assault and related offenses after he allegedly stabbed someone at the Wilkes-Barre Township Commons shopping center, township police said in a post to the department’s Facebook page. According to police: Officers responded to a reported stabbing in the shopping center at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday. Responding officers found a victim with a severe facial laceration. Rivera and the victim knew each other and had been involved in a verbal altercation […]")
Police charge man with stabbing at Wilkes-Barre Twp. shopping center on Christmas Eve
Wilkes-Barre Twp. police charged a Wilkes-Barre man in connection with a Tuesday afternoon stabbing at...
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![Authorities gathered in the rotunda of the Luzerne County Courthouse on Friday afternoon to beseech members of the public not to drive drunk during the holiday season. Members of the the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Northeast Highway Safety Program, the Pennsylvania DUI Association, Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police and Luzerne County Drug and Alcohol urged residents to buckle their seatbelts and to use designated drivers or rideshare services. Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough said drunk driving is not a mistake, but a choice, and urged people to choose not to drink and drive. “This […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CVC-L-DUI-1221-1.jpg?w=132 "Authorities gathered in the rotunda of the Luzerne County Courthouse on Friday afternoon to beseech members of the public not to drive drunk during the holiday season. Members of the the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Northeast Highway Safety Program, the Pennsylvania DUI Association, Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office, Pennsylvania State Police and Luzerne County Drug and Alcohol urged residents to buckle their seatbelts and to use designated drivers or rideshare services. Luzerne County President Judge Michael T. Vough said drunk driving is not a mistake, but a choice, and urged people to choose not to drink and drive. “This […]")
Officials urge motorists to avoid drunk driving
Authorities gathered in the rotunda of the Luzerne County Courthouse on Friday afternoon to beseech...
![SCRANTON — A former Scranton police officer faces child sex charges after police say he had inappropriate contact with children while he was a school resource officer at West Scranton High School. Stephen Carroll, 49, of 2902 Frink St., is accused of the crimes that occurred from 2009 to 2017, and included sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old, sending graphic text messages, engaging in oral sex and attempting anal sex with with the victims. According to the criminal complaint, Carroll had inappropriate sexual contact with five victims, four of who were under 18. He is no longer employed by the department. […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/STT-L-CARROLL-1221-01.jpg?w=140 "SCRANTON — A former Scranton police officer faces child sex charges after police say he had inappropriate contact with children while he was a school resource officer at West Scranton High School. Stephen Carroll, 49, of 2902 Frink St., is accused of the crimes that occurred from 2009 to 2017, and included sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old, sending graphic text messages, engaging in oral sex and attempting anal sex with with the victims. According to the criminal complaint, Carroll had inappropriate sexual contact with five victims, four of who were under 18. He is no longer employed by the department. […]")
UPDATE: Former Scranton school resource officer charged with sexual assault of minors
SCRANTON — A former Scranton police officer faces child sex charges after police say he...
![A Plymouth man is jailed without bail after allegedly terrorizing residents of a borough apartment building on Wednesday night, kicking in doors, attempting to sexually assault a woman and threatening to kill a man with a knife. Suffian A. Johnson, 36, of 28 E. Main St., is accused of victimizing several residents of the apartment building at 104 W. Main St. around 11:15 p.m. According to the complaint, Johnson was observed wearing a facemask and attempting to turn the handles of several apartments before he forcefully kicked in the door of a unit. Johnson exited the apartment seconds later, but […]](https://www.citizensvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/police-lights-day-2-webstock-police-1.jpg?w=140 "A Plymouth man is jailed without bail after allegedly terrorizing residents of a borough apartment building on Wednesday night, kicking in doors, attempting to sexually assault a woman and threatening to kill a man with a knife. Suffian A. Johnson, 36, of 28 E. Main St., is accused of victimizing several residents of the apartment building at 104 W. Main St. around 11:15 p.m. According to the complaint, Johnson was observed wearing a facemask and attempting to turn the handles of several apartments before he forcefully kicked in the door of a unit. Johnson exited the apartment seconds later, but […]")
Plymouth man charged in apartment building ‘rampage’
A Plymouth man is jailed without bail after allegedly terrorizing residents of a borough apartment...