Wilkes-Barre policeman William T. Rhoads had an interesting assignment while walking the beat around Public Square and the first block of North Main Street the week of Jan. 4, 1883.

This is the shocking moment a street lamp toppled onto an elderly woman after a drunken man leaned on it. CCTV footage shows a man, appearing unsteady on his feet, leaning against the lamp post, which ...