Where: Hazleton City Hall, 40 N. Church Street, Hazleton, PA 18201
What: Joint public hearing on crime trends and solutions
When: Monday, August 10, 2026 | 10am-12pm
Agenda
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Representative Dane Watro, Deputy Chair
House Republican Policy Committee
Senator David G. Argall, Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee
Representative David H. Rowe, Chair
House Republican Policy Committee
Senator Lisa Baker, Chair
Senate Judiciary Committee
10:10 a.m. Panel One
The Hon. David W. Sunday Jr. – Testimony
Attorney General of Pennsylvania
The Hon. Sam Sanguedolce – Testimony
District Attorney of Luzerne County
The Hon. Michael A. O’Pake – Testimony
District Attorney of Schuylkill County
Vice-President, PA District Attorneys Association
10:45 a.m. Panel Two
Romilda Crocamo, Esq., County Manager – Testimony
Luzerne County
The Hon. Genesis C. Arias – Testimony
Sheriff of Luzerne County
Brian Schoonmaker, Chief – Testimony
Hazleton Police Department
11:20 a.m. Panel Three
Daniel J. Gentile, Jr., Chief of Police/Director of Security – Testimony
Hazleton Area School District – Office of Security & Police Services
Dr. Lisa Kugler, Senior Vice President – Testimony, Protecting Youth from Synthetic Drugs Fact Sheet, Kratom Fact Sheet
Treatment Atlas, Shatterproof
Rossanna Gabriel, Executive Director – Testimony
Hazleton Integration Project
12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment
Additional Submitted Testimony
Dr. Anna E. Ssentongo, DrPH, MPH, MBA(c) – Testimony
Founder & CEO, PA Coalition Against Human Trafficking
Assistant Professor, Penn State College of Medicine