Scranton Police

Senate Bill 1284, which now heads to the House, is named for Kyle Gilmartin, the Scranton Police Department detective who survived being shot twice in the head in 2024.

Baker was 'stunned' to learn the men responsible for an ambush on Scranton Police Det. Kyle Gilmartin could have faced as little as seven years in prison.

Cognetti spoke during the State of the City address at the University of Scranton.

The Scranton Police Department will partner with Lackawanna College to provide real-world experience to cadets. Officials announced the collaboration Thursday.

Partnership formed between Scranton Police Department and Lackawanna College.

Eric Miller, 56, of Scranton, died after first responders pulled him from the Lackawanna River around noon Thursday, Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland said.

A lawyer for Christopher Wasnetsky gave notice last week that he plans a defense based on his client's three brain disorders in the shooting death of Jeffrey Moeller on June 14 at the Lowe's in Scranton. Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher plans to oppose the motion.

The men involved in the ambush of Kyle Gilmartin in 2024 will spend decades in prison. Both men pleaded guilty in the fall and were sentenced in Lackawanna County Court on Tuesday.

The man who shot a Scranton Police detective in 2024 will spend at least 25 years in prison. His friend, who the prosecution painted as a violent gang member and who was charged with related crimes, will spend at least 20 years behind bars.

The person involved in an attempted abduction in South Scranton this week is a 14-year-old who police say tried to recruit students to assist in stealing vehicles.