PHILLY MAN FILES SUIT AGAINST WILLIAMSPORT POLICE
A Philadelphia man is suing the Williamsport Bureau of Police, claiming they used extreme use of force during a raid at a hotel room on East Third Street IN Williamsport in the spring of 2021. According to the Sun Gazette, Antwan Hairston says he woke to Williamsport police banging on the door and alleges that when he opened the door, officers who didn’t have a warrant at first, injured him by hitting him on the head with a gun during the apprehension. Police say Hairston and another person who were staying in the room faced felony drug charges and Hairston was initially jailed but later released. The man’s federal lawsuit, asks for compensatory damages of $475,000, punitive damages of $250,000 and costs, states his Constitutional rights were violated, and wants the police to publicly apologize and be held accountable.
JERSEY MAN TO BE EXTRADICTED
A New Jersey man and accused murderer was arrested in Northumberland County this past Friday. Forty three year-old Aswad Spruiel, originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, had been in the sights of the US Marshals Service since last July and was arrested on South Coal Street in Shamokin. Spruiel’s extensive history of crime prompted the Marshals to deploy a ‘Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force’, composed of 22 state, county and local officials including some in the Williamsport City police. Spruiel is currently being held in Northumberland County prison awaiting transport back to New Jersey.
BRIDGE WORK TO CLOSE ROAD IN WATSONTOWN
The Watsontown River Bridge will close today through Sunday, June 16 for a bridge preservation project. According to PennDOT, Brimmer Avenue will be closed between Route 15 in White Deer Township in Union County and Elm Street and Canal Street in Watsontown while they patch the bridge and also do epoxy overlay and milling of the bridge approaches. A detour using Main Street, Route 44, and Route 15, which will be in place for the 35 days.
COMPOST SITE CHANGES HOURS
Selinsgrove borough officials say non-resident dumping at the compost site is happening more frequently, and they’ve changed operating hours of the site to combat the problem. According to the borough website, Selinsgrove.org, extra costs are incurred and must be covered by local residents when extra debris is left to be ground up. Compost hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon the first and third Saturdays of the month, excluding holidays.
WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER THEFT ATTEMPT
A woman who stole her mother’s identification, allegedly tried to steal 10 thousand dollars from her bank account, but was stopped by the teller who reported the attempted theft to the mother who called police. According to North Central PA dot com, bank officials say 42 year old Suann Nicole Dyar attempted to withdraw the funds through the drive-through, but when requested to come inside for the transaction, she was unable to verify any information on her mother’s account, who later confirmed Dyer did not have permission to withdraw funds. Police found the mother’s ID at Dyer’s home. She is being charged with theft by deception and identity theft.
OFFICER IN CLINTON COUNTY CAUGHT SMUGGLING CONTRABAND
A corrections officer at Clinton County Correctional facility was charged with conspiracy after it discovered he was the source of contraband making it’s way to the inmates. According to North Central dot com, routine testing of inmates that turned up drug detection led to an investigation in which an inmate disclosed that officer 27 year old Adryan Lynn Selleck of Lock Haven was smuggling bundled items into the prison, including marijuana, methamphetamine , and bath salts. Selleck told officers April 28th, that he never inspected the contents he carried in and only thought cigarettes were inside. Along with felony contraband and controlled substance conspiracy, Selleck faces two felonies of conspiracy possession with intent to deliver. He posted 75 thousand dollars monetary bail and has a preliminary hearing June 25th.
BRIDGE WORK FOR A MONTH IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY
There will be a bridge flushing project going on this week in Northumberland County, mostly on I-80, I-180 and Route 147. According to PennDOT, the project is part of a moving operation that will cause some lanes to be restricted with flaggers between the hours of 8am and 2pm on days when crews are on the scene working. Use 511PA dot com to check road conditions 24/7 across the Commonwealth.
FORTNITE CLUB AT JV BROWN LIBRARY
A club for teens who play the video game Fortnite has started at the James V. Brown Library in Williamsport and will meet monthly to use the library’s computers and meet with others to discuss the rated “T for Teen” game’s characters, strategies, and more. The club will get together on the 1st Friday of each month from 4:30 to 5:30 through December of 2024. The club meets in the teen area on the 2nd floor of the Welch Children’s Wing of the library on West 4th Street.
SPORTS
PIAA D4 Baseball
Montoursville 9 Canton 0
Williamsport 16 Midd-West 2 /5
Montgomery 7 Millville 0
Warrior Run 14 Muncy 1
South Wmsprt 4 Benton 2
Cntrl Columbia 9 Hughesville 8/8
NP Mansfield 10 Williamson 0 /5
Neumann 11 Sugar Valley 2
Cntrl Mntain 12 Lewisburg 3
Softball
Muncy 7 Mifflinburg 2
Williamsport 11 Lewisburg 1
Warrior Run 13 Montgomery 2
Danville 8 Hughesville 5
NBA Semifinals
Celtics 109 Cavaliers 102 BOS leads 3-1
Thunder 100 Mavericks 96 tied 2-2
NBA Semifinals Tonight
Pacers vs Knicks 8pm TNT tied 2-2
Timberwolves vs Nuggets tied 2-2
MLB
Guardians 7 Rangers 0
Blue Jays 3 Orioles 2
Phillies 5 Mets 4/10
Rays 5 Red Sox 3
Pirates 8 Brewers 6
D’Backs 6 Reds 5
Nationals vs White Sox postponed/Rain
MLB Today
Phillies vs Mets 1:10pm
Nationals vs White Sox 4:40pm
Pirates vs Brewers 7:40pm
Yankees vs Twins 7:40pm TBS
NHL 2nd Round
Hurricanes 4 Rangers 1 NY Leads 3-2
Stars 5 Avalanche 1 DAL leads 3-1
NHL Tonight
Bruins vs Panthers 7pm ESPN FLA leads 3-1
Canucks vs Oilers 9:30pm ESPN VAN leads 2-1
