Almost a year after the June 24 tragedy, investigators have finally concluded that the voice in the rubble was Theresa Velasquez, a 36-year-old music executive.
SCRANTON – A Wilkes-Barre woman who claimed she suffered grievous injuries when, as a pedestrian crossing the street in that city, she was struck by a car driven by a suspect who was fleeing arrest from officers of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, has now refuted the City’s denials of liability in the case.
SCRANTON – The City of Wilkes-Barre and its police officers have denied liability for injuries suffered by a woman when, as a pedestrian crossing the street in that city, she was struck by a car driven by a suspect who was fleeing arrest from officers of the Wilkes-Barre Police Department.
A lawsuit claiming a police K9 mauled a man on Public Square in July 2017 was the biggest driver behind the City of Wilkes-Barre’s law enforcement liability insurance premiums nearly