News from Berwick

Cops: Drug suspect had dynamite in car

Sat, 04/03/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — An officer who searched a drug suspect’s car found a homemade explosive that included a stick of dynamite, court papers say.

Matthew A. Yohe, 36, of 278 Van Dine St.,...

Vintage bike found

Sat, 04/03/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — One of the two AC&F bicycles stolen from the Stuart Tank Memorial Association Museum has been returned.

Buddy Mason and Jason Hunsinger found the bicycle in an apartment...

Cops: Woman tried to steal groceries

Fri, 04/02/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick woman allegedly tried to steal groceries from the Giant food store in Briar Creek Plaza on the afternoon of Feb. 17.

Dianna E. Maczuga, 38, was...

Charges are dropped in two car-theft cases

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — An accused rapist who police said stole two cars saw the theft charges dropped Monday after the vehicles’ owners failed to show up to testify.

Anthony Michael Maisey, 32,...

Berwick breaks out bats

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick’s McKenzie Waltman, Gabby Starr and Hannah Hess each hit a home run, and the Bulldogs slugged past Wyoming Area, 10-0, in Wyoming Valley...

Robbery suspect faces new charges

Tue, 03/30/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two men accused of robbing a drug customer and running over him with a van agreed to face the charges in county court, but first, one learned he faces additional charges for hiding....

Berwick schools file truancy complaints

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District has filed truancy complaints in the office of District Judge Richard W. Knecht. The complaints allege the following people allowed minors in their care to...

Crews quickly quell Knorr Hauling fire

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Volunteer firefighters acted quickly to extinguish a fire inside a garage building at Knorr Hauling at 706 Maple St. Sunday night.

Gene Boone, a deputy Berwick fire chief,...

Rape suspect charged with stealing a car

Mon, 03/29/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A man charged with tying up a woman and violently raping her in December has been charged with stealing another man’s car months earlier, saying the man “deserved it,” police said....

Berwick blows past Lake-Lehman

Sat, 03/27/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Bewick’s Andrew Blockus has 12 aces, 21 points, 21 assists and three kills to lead the Bulldogs’ boys volleyball team to a season-opening 3-0 win over Lake-Lehman on...

Concert set for Easter

Sat, 03/27/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — On Easter Sunday, April 4, at 10:30 a.m., Berwick Bible Church will host a concert by the Jacobs Brothers.

The Jacobs Brothers from Dillsburg have been...

Five churches combining for Good Friday service in Berwick

Sat, 03/27/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Bible Church will host a five-church, combined Good Friday service at 7 p.m.

The church is at 1426 Spring Garden Ave.

The five churches are Bethel Bible...

Berwick man accused of retail theft

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man was arrested for retail theft from Dollar General here Jan. 11.

Jeremiah W. Babb, 36, 215 W. Second St., allegedly took $43 worth of clothes...

Man charged with molesting girl he had allegedly spied on

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A borough man who in 2017 was charged with using a laundry chute to spy on a 12-year-old girl in a bathroom now faces charges that he indecently touched her.

Dennis Paul Price...

Police: Homeless man took wallet from car

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A homeless man is charged with stealing a wallet from an unlocked car parked in front of the Turkey Hill on Front Street.

James Lee Crowley, 27, when spoken...

Codes violations are issued

Tue, 03/23/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick resident is facing two codes violations for the alleged state of his property on Jan. 26.

Code Enforcement Officer Greg Harkins says Leslie A....

Police: Man found unresponsive in vehicle had meth in lap

Tue, 03/23/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man found by police unresponsive in his SUV had a baggie of methamphetamine in his lap, police said.

Miguel Angel Pineda-Hernandez, 34, of 911...

Police: After alleged assault, man ‘take me to jail’

Mon, 03/22/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — A Berwick man who yelled to police “take me to jail” during an argument with his girlfriend got what he wanted, according to court papers.

Brenden Timothy Rodriguez...

Two men in stolen car fled, cops say

Sun, 03/21/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Two area men face felony charges after police say they were driving a car they knew was stolen and then fled police.

Robert Joseph Longenberger, 27, of Berwick, and Caleb...

Berwick billed for crossing guards

Sun, 03/21/2021 - 00:00

BERWICK — Berwick Area School District is billing the borough for half the cost of school crossing guards, even though council announced a year ago it would no longer pay for them.

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