CRIME & SAFETY
Crews respond to five-alarm fire in Monroe County
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Firefighters from two counties are responding to a fire at a used tire shop in Monroe County. Officials tell 28/22 News that crews were called to a tire fire at A&C New and Used Tires in the 700 block of Memorial Boulevard (Route 611) at 9:50 a.m. Firefighters on the […]
Motorcyclist dead after crash in Oxford Twp. on M-24
A 66-year-old Orion Twp. man is dead after his motorcycle struck a car that pulled out in front of him on M-24, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. Police say that Jimmie Allen Haggadone was riding his motorcycle south on M-24 near West Oakwood Rd. on Wednesday afternoon.
Man arrested after allegedly kicking kittens, strangling victim
A New York man was arrested after police say he kicked kittens and strangled a victim during a domestic dispute. According to the Pocono Township Police Dept., on April 28, officers responded to the Days Inn along Motor Lodge Road in Tannersville for a domestic dispute. At the scene, the...
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.
Palmer Twp. police rescue baby goose from storm drain
PALMER TWP., Pa. — A baby goose is safe, after police in Northampton County rescued it from a storm drain Thursday. The baby was reunited with its mother, the Palmer Township Police Department said in a Facebook post. "Another successful rescue! Baby Goose is reunited with Mother Goose. ....
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...
Ski ranger reunites with lifesavers after surviving cardiac arrest
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE CO. (WOLF) — A ski ranger who survived Cardiac Arrest in Monroe County last year reunited with his doctors and the people who provided first aid today at the Lehigh Valley Hospital in East Stroudsburg this morning. Steve Bomberger is from Chester County and spends his...
Pennsylvania State Police honor 104 fallen troopers on 119th anniversary of founding (PHOTOS)
Pennsylvania State Police troopers assigned to the Lehigh Valley region gathered Thursday for a somber ceremony recognizing their comrades who died in the line of duty. The memorial ceremony at Troop M headquarters in Bethlehem was among events held by the state police across Pennsylvania. At Department Headquarters, 1800 Elmerton...
Palmer Police K9 Kenzo Receives Bulletproof Vest
The Palmer Township Police Department announced Monday that it has received a donation of ballistic vests for one of its four-legged officers, K9 Kenzo, from the organization Brady’s K9 Fund. Est. Read Time: 2 mins. The Palmer Township Police Department announced Monday that it has received a donation of...
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