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Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police
Officer Assaulted, Teen Twin Brothers Arrested In Poconos: Police Twin brothers caught stealing beer assaulted an officer in the Poconos, police announced on Friday, Sept. 13.  Xaziver and Gabriel Valle, both 19-year-old Tobyhanna residents were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 12, Mountain Regional Police detailed in the release. Staff at the Weis Market located at 601 PA-940 Ste 116, Mt Pocono, called the police after Xaziver was seen putting beverages in a backpack, according to the release. When confronted by the staff, he told them he wasn't going to pay for anything and walked out of the store, the police wrote.  When the police arrived, the s…

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by Jon Craig & Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono
Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono A 26-year-old motorcyclist from Mount Pocono was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Monroe County, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at about 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 on State Route 611 at Cayuga Drive in Coolbaugh Township. Bystanders reported a vehicle struck a motorcycle and fled the scene, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.  Anthony Giovanni Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene, police said..  Steven Rannie, 52, of Tobyhanna, was later charged with homicide by vehicle, drug possession and other charges, police said. Anthony graduated from Pocono Mountain East Hi…

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by Jon Craig
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Florida Man Had 13 'Explosive Devices' In Truck, PA Troopers Say Florida Man Had 13 'Explosive Devices' In Truck, PA Troopers Say
Florida Man Had 13 'Explosive Devices' In Truck, PA Troopers Say A 46-year-old man from Frostproof, Florida was arrested after state police said they found over a dozen improvised explosive devices in his vehicle.  The unnamed man was stopped in Tobyhanna on July 5 and "deemed to be under the influence," according to troopers.  Authorities obtained a warrant and said they found 13 explosives during a search of his GMC Sierra. PSP's Hazardous Device and Explosives Section (HDES) took custody of the devices for investigation, police said.  The man was "charged accordingly" and taken to the Monroe County Correctional Facility, troopers said.…

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by Mac Bullock