Arrests

On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at approximately 0900 hours, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force served an arrest warrant on Timothy Lynch in Berwick.  Lynch was taken into custody without incident, where he was arraigned by Magistrate Russell Lawton.  Lynch's ...

On Wednesday, November 12, 2025 the US Marshals Task Force took Lee Atkinson Jr. into custody on a Bloomsburg Police Department warrant.  Atkinson was charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Terroristic Threats and Harassmen...

The Bloomsburg Police Department has identified the suspect involved in the shooting that occurred on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Following a thorough investigation, the shooter was identified as Samuel Charles Evans . After confirming Evans’ identity, charges were filed inclu...

On May 02, 2025 at approximately 1814 hours the Bloomsburg Police Department was summoned to the area of 78 Fort McClure Boulevard for a report of a female waving a knife at people. Police units arrived on scene and observed Ciarasade Tate in the roadway, with a knife in ...

After a thorough investigation by the Berwick Police Department's Special Operations Group, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Lasalle Street in Berwick, PA, resulting in the arrest of Clarence Harvey and the seizure of cocaine and firearms. The investigation, whi...

On April 12th, 2025, Ralph Balliet was arrested for indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor. The case stemmed from a March 2012 incident, involving a 5 year old female. The female disclosed that Balliet had touched her vaginal ar...

On November 12, 2024 at 0721 hours, the Bloomsburg Police were dispatched to 637 Catherine Street for a disturbance involving the defendant, Thomas F. GANIS III. GANIS was found yelling incoherent sentences, throwing items at neighbors & officers, throwing the entire ...

On Monday, November 11, 2024, at approximately 1634 hours, the Bloomsburg Police Department was dispatched to Weis Markets, located at 725 Columbia Boulevard for a report of an intoxicated individual.  Upon arrival, Sergeant David Bowman and Officers Thomas Pfeiffer and N...

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, the Bloomsburg Police Department were dispatched to 861 Railroad Street to assist Columbia County Adult Probation (CCAP) Officers. CCAP was at this location conducting field contact with an individual that was on probation with their agency. While ...

UPDATE: The Honesdale Police Department apprehended Jess Harker on this arrest warra nt  on Monday, October 22, 2024. Harker was brought back to Columbia County and arraigned before Magistrate Brenda Hess. Magistrate Hess set Harker's bail at $ 25,000 straight. Harker cou...