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Three charged with multiple retail thefts in Monroe County
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three women are being charged after police say they were involved in multiple retail thefts across Monroe County costing over $1,300. According to the Pocono Township Police, the following three women were arrested for allegedly committing retail thefts in Monroe County over the weekend; Police say on Saturday, May 11 around […]
Contractor Charged With Home Improvement Fraud In Monroe County, DA Says
The District Attorney's Office said Garry Dobson is charged with home improvement fraud, deceptive business practices, and related counts. According to prosecutors, a pair of homeowners gave Dobson a $45,000 deposit to build an addition to their home in June of 2022. Months went by without Dobson beginning the project, and when the homeowners eventually asked for their money back, authorities said Dobson refused.
Arrest made in 8 Slate Belt home, business burglaries, authorities say
A 31-year-old Pen Argyl man is charged in a burglary spree that netted 20 firearms, jewelry and electronics from eight Slate Belt homes and businesses, authorities announced Tuesday. Shane Richard Lake, of the first block of West Main Street, faces eight counts felony burglary; 28 counts felony theft; 24 counts...
72-Year-Old Missing In Northampton County, Authorities Say
Stanley Olanin, 72, was last spotted on the 2400 block of East Scenic Drive in Moore Township, authorities said. Police believe he may be at special risk of harm or injury. Olanin is 5-foot-6 and 220 pounds with balding/gray hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a blue fleece jacket over blue jeans and drives a gray 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, PA tag number KYT-0362.
Dad of homicide suspect charged with witness taunting
LEHIGHTON BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say the father of a man accused of committing a homicide while wearing a ghost face mask has been arrested for taunting a witness with the mask. According to the Lehighton Borough Police, on May 14 officers were called to the 200 block of Carbon Street for a woman […]
DNA leads to arrest of Ohio man in 1989 murder of Pennsylvania woman
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- After more than three decades, a man has been arrested in Ohio for his connection with the 1989 killing of a woman in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley thanks to advances in DNA.Michael Breisch, 65, is now in custody in Lehigh County for the killing of 78-year-old Rose Hnath, after he was taken into custody in Coshocton County, Ohio.Hnath, a widow who lived alone, was found dead on Jan. 21, 1989. Police say relatives arrived at her home in the Coplay section of North Whitehall Township on the west bank of the Lehigh River and found her on...
David Hittinger: Slatington Homicide Investigation Launched
David Hittinger was pronounced dead late on Wednesday, May 15, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release. His manner of death was ruled homicide and an autopsy is scheduled for Friday, May 17. "At this time, I am not releasing the location of death," said Coroner Daniel A....
Bethlehem police apologize, DA says more needs to be done after middle school cop arrest
Bethlehem police offered apologies and assurances after a now-former police officer was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student at the middle school he was assigned to patrol. Northampton County District Attorney Stephen Baratta at a news conference Wednesday afternoon announcing the arrest of Costas Alestas acknowledged this is the...
Police trying to ID man who stole cash boxes from gas station
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police in Monroe County are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly stole two cash boxes from a gas station. On Sunday around 5:30 a.m., officers say a man entered the Sunoco gas station at 1550 North 9th Street, Stroudsburg, and asked the clerk to open the […]
Stroudsburg woman pleads guilty to making false statements to buy firearms in Monroe County
A Monroe County woman has pled guilty to conspiring to straw purchase firearms. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 44-year-old Yesenia Ramos, of Stroudsburg, pled guilty on May 6 for her role in making false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers in purchasing firearms across Monroe County. ...
Slatington man dead in homicide; ‘active’ investigation continues, authorities say
A massive police investigation continues in Lehigh County as authorities Thursday afternoon announced the homicide of a Slatington man. David Hittinger, 37, was pronounced dead late Wednesday night, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, who ruled the death a homicide. Buglio said he is not revealing the location of Hittinger’s death. An autopsy will be completed Friday. Lehigh ...
Pocono Township Police Department to host Coffee with a Cop on Saturday
The Pocono Township Police Department will be holding a Coffee with a Cop event at Nick's Big Belly Deli in Scotrun on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to noon. According to Patrol Sgt. Eric Rath, the event will be held for its second year, with last year's event being held at a Dunkin' in Tannersville.
Police: Repeat Wyoming Valley Mall retail theft offender wanted
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man who is allegedly a repeat retail theft offender at the Wyoming Valley Mall. According to the Wilkes-Barre Township Police, for the last two months, the man pictured has been going to JC Penneys at the Wyoming Valley Mall and stealing Levi’s jeans. Police say […]
Judge deliberating in case of Stroudsburg man charged in 2021 fatal shooting in Poconos
The bench trial of Tyrone Parson is heading to the judge’s deliberation after both sides rested their case on Monday. Parson, who turned 23 on the first day of the trial, is facing a criminal homicide charge in the shooting death of 19-year-old Jaheem Alston in Middle Smithfield Township in October 2021. Continuing from...
Man charged in string of Pen Argyl burglaries, linked to other area crimes
Man charged in string of Pen Argyl burglaries, linked to other area crimes. Shane Lake, 31, is accused of stealing guns, jewelry, swords and other items from eight homes in Pen Argyl and trying to steal from a ninth home.
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