Crime and Courts
Published on November 17, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Danville man awaiting trial on charges of dealing methamphetamine here instead pleaded guilty Wednesday as a Columbia County jury...
Published on November 16, 2025 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE -- A man here faces charges for stealing, then scrapping more than a ton of manganese plates, court papers state.
Chevie Sullivan-...
Published on November 16, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG --A Bloomsburg couple allegedly found in the basement of a home from where they had been ordered to stay away has been charged with...
Published on November 15, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A teen charged with murdering another boy in their Pine Township home in September will remain locked up in Columbia County Prison, a...
Published on November 14, 2025 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- A Berwick man has pleaded guilty to threatening a woman who had filed a protective court order against him. Eli Gilsky, 36, of 228-A W...
Published on November 13, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- A man who formerly lived in Berwick is accused of raping a 4-year-old girl in a bedroom at his home here in July, arrest papers say....
Published on November 12, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man was locked up after police say he strangled another man with a cell phone charging cord while shooting pool at a...
Published on November 12, 2025 - Page 1
BRIAR CREEK -- Police say a woman stole her dying father's debit card and charged more than $3,200 to it without permission before and after his...
Published on November 12, 2025 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- Three people were cited last weekend for underage alcohol violations here, district court papers say. Vanessa DeFalco, 19, and John...
Published on November 11, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A mentally ill, autistic man remains in Columbia County Prison despite a plea deal approved two months ago designed to get him out of...
Published on November 11, 2025 - Page 1
BUCKHORN -- A Bloomsburg woman told police her former landlord harassed and annoyed her last summer while she was shopping with her young daughter...
Published on November 10, 2025 - Page 7
BLOOMSBURG -- Ian Clark, 35, of 2523 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, was cited with retail theft at Giant Food store here, according to district court...
Published on November 9, 2025 - Page 1
MIFFLINVILLE -- A Sunbury man fought with police and medical responders after taking ill at a local motel while using drugs with a girlfriend, arrest...
Published on November 8, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- A Briar Creek man admitted to police he fondled a 12-year-old in the basement of her home last month, court papers say.
Timothy Daubert,...
Published on November 8, 2025 - Page 3
BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Police Department responded to the following incidents from Oct. 19-25.
Sunday, Oct. 19
* 12:01 a.m., 300 block...
Published on November 8, 2025 - Page 4
BLOOMSBURG -- Eleven people facing charges for nonviolent offenses such as driving drunk were granted entry into Columbia County's ARD probation as...
Published on November 7, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- Police arrested a man they say walked up to a teen while wearing a mask and fired three shots at him with a 9mm handgun, hitting the...
Published on November 7, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- A 86-year-old Berwick flood victim was bilked by a Bloomsburg contractor whom she paid $2,200 to fix her basement, court papers say.
Court...
Published on November 6, 2025 - Page 1
TROY -- The former all-state football player from Southern Columbia police say was intoxicated when he swerved to miss a deer, crashed his ATV and...
Published on November 6, 2025 - Page 1
CLEVELAND TWP. -- Police arrested a Montoursville woman at Knoebels Amusement Resort for driving under the influence with her daughter in an SUV,...
Published on November 6, 2025 - Page 6
BLOOMSBURG -- Police here reported the following activity from Oct. 12-18.
Sunday, Oct. 12
* 7:53 a.m., 200 block Millville Road, PFA violation
* 8 a...
Published on November 5, 2025 - Page 4
BLOOMSBURG -- A Benton man struck another person repeatedly in the face and kicked him during a fight in the 100 block of East Main Street here, town...
Published on November 4, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A defendant whose attempt to plead guilty to sexually harassing a truck stop employee at Buckhorn was rejected by a judge due to his...
Published on November 4, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man who allegedly fought with two police officers while drunk after leaving his roommate's 5-year-old home alone waived...
Published on November 4, 2025 - Page 1
WASHINGTONVILLE -- State Police say they had to search the woods by foot because the burglary suspect they were looking for blocked their path with a...
Published on November 3, 2025 - Page 1
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man attempted to ride off with a $900 Trek bicycle left outside by its owner until a neighbor yelled at him to stop and...
Published on November 3, 2025 - Page 1
BERWICK -- A Berwick man is accused of making repeated calls to an ex-girlfriend despite a protective court order she filed to stop contact, arrest...
Published on November 2, 2025 - Page 1
CATAWISSA -- A woman who fought with her boyfriend over an Italian ice is charged with disorderly conduct, court papers state.
Catawissa Police...
Published on November 2, 2025 - Page 1
SCOTT TWP. -- A Shickshinny woman arrested for driving while intoxicated is also accused of stealing a $10 drinking cup offered as a fundraiser in...
Published on November 2, 2025 - Page 3
DANVILLE -- State Police say a Berwick woman drove recklessly down Continental Boulevard in Valley Township with nearly two times the legal limit for...