Police seek man linked to attempted robbery in city - Standard Speaker
A masked man attempted to rob Merf’s Newsstand late Wednesday afternoon, Hazleton police said. A dark-skinned man about 5 feet, 6 inches tall with a medium build entered the store at 48 N. Wyoming St. with his face covered with a red mask and demanded money at 5:52 p. m. , police said. Police ask anyone with information to contact them by calling 911. Shots fired from inside SUV. Police are looking for the person who fired a handgun while in a moving vehicle Wednesday night in Hazle Township. The shooter was inside a mid-size black sport utility vehicle with tinted windows when multiple rounds from a handgun were shot into the ground as the vehicle drove through the intersection of Alter and 22nd streets around 6 p. m. , according to... Wienches and Shawn P. Malloy, both 27 and of Hazle Township, face citations for harassment, police say. State police at Hazleton said both engaged in a physical altercation involving grabbing and shoving each other at 7 p. m. Friday at 119 Forest Hill Acres. Hazleton police charged Jauwawn Q. Cooper, 22, Hazleton, with false identification to law enforcement. Arrest papers state he gave an officer a false name and birthdate after officers stopped a vehicle Aug. Source: standardspeaker.com
