CRIME & SAFETY
Motorcyclist killed when car turns out in front of him on Lapeer Road in Oxford Twp.
OXFORD TWP. — A 66-year-old Orion Township motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding struck a car that pulled in front of him on N. Lapeer Road (M-24) near Oakwood Road in Oxford Township not far from the Oakland-Lapeer county line. According to the Oakland...
Drugs seized from Monroe County hotel room, three arrested
BARTONSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three men were arrested after police say various drugs were found in a Monroe County hotel room. The Monroe County Office of the District Attorney Criminal Investigations Division announced the arrests of the following three men; Police say a search was conducted at a hotel room at the Night Lodge […]
Accidental Fire Suppression Discharge Halts Operations at Warren County Public Safety Building, Temporary 911 Services Established
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ - An incident that led to a fire suppression discharge occurred today, Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Warren County Public Safety Building and 911 Communications Center on Route 57 in Franklin Township. According to a statement from the County of Warren Public Information Department, the incident involved an accidental fire suppression discharge caused by outside contractors working on the building.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER County employees were checked, cleared and released from the hospital as a precaution. Temporary 911 emergency communications were established right away using the County’s Fieldcomm mobile communications vehicle in conjunction with the Phillipsburg Dispatch Center. The County of Warren says they are expecting to have the Communications Center back up and running between 5-6 p.m. this evening. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Vehicle Overturns In Warren County: Njsp
At 2:22 p.m., a vehicle was traveling on Spring Valley Road in Hardwick Township when it lost directional control and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. No injuries were reported on scene and the crash remains under investigation, Lebron said. to follow Daily Voice...
PSP: 19 Guns, 3 vehicles stolen from Monroe County home
SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an incident in Smithfield Township where multiple guns and vehicles were taken in a reported burglary. On April 30, PSP sent out a release explaining troopers were called on April 19 to the area of Orchard Road and Marshalls Creek Road at around […]
Search for two wanted after alleged retail theft
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are wanted for an alleged retail theft at the Stroud Mall. On April 28 officers were called to the JC Penney in the Stroud Mall for a reported retail theft. Police say a man and a woman entered the store around 2:30 p.m., hid clothing and jewelry, walked […]
East Stroudsburg man sentenced for false statements in firearm purchases
A Monroe County man has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to straw purchase firearms. According to the office for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 34-year-old Windall Mitchell of East Stroudsburg was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for conspiring to purchase multiple firearms under false statements.
Man attacked woman in front of young child in Bethlehem, cops say
A Monroe County man is accused of assaulting a woman in front of a young child in Bethlehem. Christopher Stepien, 37, of Kunkletown, is charged with felony strangulation; felony sexual assault; misdemeanor child endangerment; and misdemeanor stalking. Those new charges follow previous charges filed by city police of misdemeanor simple assault; misdemeanor making terroristic threats; and summary harassment.
Man arrested for lighting chicken coop on fire, killing chicken
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Police say a Monroe County man lit a chicken coop on fire, killing one chicken and injuring two more. According to the Pocono Township Police Department, on April 27, officers responded to a residence in Swiftwater for a report of a domestic incident.
Prosecutors say alibi presented in Bryan Kohberger case not specific enough
Prosecutors in the case of a Monroe County man accused of killing four University of Idaho students say the man's alibi claim that he filed is not specific enough. Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger said he was out for a drive the night the four students were brutally murdered. Prosecutors say...
PSP: Car ignites on fire due to dry leaves
CHESTNUTHILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report a car ignited on fire due to dry leaves near the exhaust. State police report a car went up in flames on the side of Effort-Neola Road near the intersection of Little Mexico Road in Chestnuthill Twp, Monroe County. The driver returned to his car from […]
Parents left toddlers in car to attend tasting at N.J. winery, cops say
The parents of two toddlers are facing charges they left their kids in the car to attend a wine tasting at a Warren County winery, authorities said. The parents, a 43-year-old man and 37-year-old woman from Phillipsburg, each are charged with fourth-degree child cruelty and neglect. The incident happened Feb....
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