Former ESU student accused of stalking professor
EAST STROUDSBURG (July 16) - Police arrested Tabitha Golembeski, of Swoyersville, after they say were repeated and persistent incidents including phone calls, emails and social media posts |
New K9s join SARPD
EAST STROUDSBURG (July 16) - The two specially bred dogs from Holland and their handlers underwent an intensive eight-week training |
DUI dad convicted of letting daughter, 11, drive
HONESDALE (July 13) - Sean Hannon apparently knew he was too drunk to drive, so he let his daughter take the wheel for ten miles, before she crashed |
Monroe DA seeking public help in solving bomb threats
STROUDSBURG (July 12) - Three incidents happened, in May, June and July |
NJ man headed to prison on felony forgery charge
HONESDALE (July 12) - Several sentences were recently issued in Wayne County Court |
Police say drunk driver tried to run down people on walking trail
SALEM TWP (July 11) - NJ man faces several charges after appearing to aim his car at people on the trail |
Honesdale man gets long prison term for sex crimes against a minor
HONESDALE (July 10) - Douglas Turner was also labelled a “sexually violent predator”, mandated lifetime registration |
Pike County sentences
MILFORD (July 9) - Several criminal sentences were issued by Pike County Court of Common Pleas Judge Gregory Chelak |
Former teacher sentenced to jail for taking intimate pictures of students
HONESDALE (July 6) - Former Honesdale High School teacher Gaspare Gambino sentenced to up to five years for taking the pictures of female students |
Suspended NJ lawyer arrested on fraud and theft charges in Monroe County
STROUDSBURG (July 6) - Scott Marinelli, of Annandale, NJ, accused of several fraudulent transactions in NEPA |
Woman receives state prison term for armed robbery
HONESDALE (July 4) - Kelley Branning, of Hawley, who admitted robbing a Honesdale restaurant, sentenced to up to eight years |
Drowning victim identified
COOLBAUGH TWP (July 4) - Devin Marillo, 13, of Pocono Summit died early Monday, following a Sunday accident |
Route 209 commercial vehicle permits available for sale July 9
BUSHKILL (July 3) - Qualifying vehicles, with four or fewer axels, must be operating within the DWGNRA from within one of the nine adjacent municipalities |
Pike County Court sentencings
MILFORD (July 3) - Several criminal sentences were recently issued |
Monroe residents nabbed in NEPA drugs, weapons sweep
HARRISBUG (July 2) - Eight Northeast PA residents charged with dealers with selling $1.3 million in heroin, drugs and illegal guns |
One dead in Monroe crash
CHESTNUTHILL TWP (July 2) - Head-on crash Saturday killed one of the drivers; the other was unhurt |
Dangerous heat expected through weekend
POCONOS (June 30) - Heat index likely to approach or exceed 100°, especially on Sunday and Monday |
Schmalzle sworn in as Pike commissioner
MILFORD (June 30) - Ronald Schmalzle, a Republican, replaces Richard Caridi who recently resigned |
Man arrested for DUI brings heroin into jail
SNYDERSVILLE (June 30) - Sonny Harper, of East Stroudsburg, accused of bringing heroin into the Monroe County Correctional Facility |
Monroe County man sentenced to prison for heroin trafficking, firearms
SCRANTON (June 29) - Daryl Trent, of East Stroudsburg, will spend 7.5 years in prison |
Pike County Court sentencing
MILFORD (June 29) - Several criminal sentences were issued by Pike County Court of Common Pleas Judge Gregory Chelak |
Suicide by drugs: Two found dead in Wayne County
BUCKINGHAM TWP (June 28) - Man and woman, both from New York, found dead in a car along with a note |
Police looking for robbery suspect
STROUDSBURG (June 28) - Man burglarized the Shell Gas Station on McConnell Street in Stroudsburg early on June 14 |
Murder-suicide leaves three dead
SALEM TWP (June 27) - Police say it appears William Rowan shot his ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend, then himself Tuesday night |
Pike County aging agency receives award
MILFORD (June 27) - Area Agency on Aging’s APRISE program honored by the state Department on Aging |
Woman killed in motorcycle crash
STROUDSBURG (June 26) - Sunday afternoon crash on route 611 killed one and injured another |
Illinois man sentenced for indecent assault in Wayne County
HONESDALE (June 26) - Several sentences were issued recently in Wayne County Court |
Armed standoff ends with police killing suspect
PROMPTON BOROUGH (June 25) - Police say a man who fired a shotgun at family members was shot and killed by police this morning; no one else was hurt |
Pike County woman’s death on Interstate 81 remains a mystery
SCRANTON (June 25) - Police say Rachel Teplitsky, 26, of Tafton, later died at a hospital after falling from or being pushed from a vehicle |
Death in Wayne County lake ruled accidental
CANAAN TWP (June 25) - Edison, NJ, man drowned in Keen Lake Saturday evening |
Police say Honesdale man had mobile meth lab
HONESDALE (June 22) - A state trooper found an operating lab in the back of Seth VanValkenburg’s moving vehicle |
Man gets up to ten years in fatal DUI crash
MILFORD (June 21) - New Tripoli man pled guilty to several charges stemming from a 2014 crash that killed another driver on Route 402 |
Standoff with armed man ends quietly
SALEM TWP (June 20) - Police arrested a man who threatened a home with a rifle Tuesday morning |
Child porn investigation leads to arrest of mother, son
STROUDSBURG (June 20) - Multi-state investigation resulted in child pornography, stalking, and drug trafficking charges pair from Cresco |
Pike County Court sentences
MILFORD (June 18) - Three defendants were recently sentenced for various offences |
Man dies in fall at Pocono resort
POCONO TWP (January 17) - POCONO TWP – Man, staying with a group from the Bronx, fell from a sixth floor balcony Friday morning at Camelback Resort |
Wayne County murder-for-hire plot foiled
HONESDALE (June 13) - Robert Malpasse, of Moscow, arrested after his current girlfriend revealed details to the intended target, his estranged wife |
Two receive state prison terms in Pike County Court
MILFORD (June 13) - One of the defendants was found guilty of a long list of crimes including drugs and fleeing following a violent chase |
Caridi resigns as Pike County Commissioner
MILFORD (June 6) - The long-time commissioner's resignation, effective May 31, was announced at this morning's meeting |
Milford doctor guilty of overprescribing opioids, leading to a woman’s death
SCRANTON (June 6) - Dr. Fuhai Li convicted of drug delivery causing death, and several other crimes. |
Two charged with selling heroin in Wayne County
HONESDALE (June 6) - Stephen Cable, of Honesdale and Daniel Kemery, of Beach Lake, arrested after an undercover investigation |
Honesdale man charged with flight
HONESDALE (June 6) - Police say Derek Mills-Kizer fled from deputies attempting to arrest him on a warrant |
Fire reported at former Fernwood resort
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TWP (June 4) - Large fire broke out around 9 Sunday evening in the recreation center at the former resort on Route 209 |
Pike County Court sentences
MILFORD (June 4) - Five defendants were recently sentenced for crimes that included retail theft, DUI and drugs |
Fatal crash reported in Wayne County
MOUNT PLEASANT TWP (June 1) - One killed in Thursday evening crash between a car and a tanker truck |
Charges filed 18 months after fatal crash
STROUD TWP (June 1) - Thomas Patti, of Shawnee, with three prior DUIs and not supposed to be driving, crashed, killing a passenger |
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