CRIME & SAFETY
Alleged Gunman In Easton Shooting Caught In New Jersey: Police
Authorities said Tamir Freeman was taken into custody in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday, April 23. He was taken to the Essex County jail pending his extradition to Pennsylvania, Easton police said. Investigators believe Freeman was the gunman in a Dec. 11 shooting on Northampton Street that sent a 30-year-old...
Easton high school police officer arrested on corruption of minors charge
A Palmer Township cop assigned to Easton Area High School was arrested Wednesday after allegedly sending a sexually explicit image of himself to an underage student. John “J.T.” Smoke, 45, was arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of corruption of minors and released on $50,000 unsecured bail. The Bangor...
Paul Kerr Sentenced For Shooting At Pagan’s Place Bar: PA AG
Paul Kerr, 30, was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison on Wednesday, April 24, according to the state Attorney General's Office. Authorities said Kerr walked into Pagan's Place bar on Jan. 7, 2023 and was asked to leave by the owner. Kerr "refused and proceeded to argue with Pagan" before exiting the bar, prosecutors said.
Several charged in burglary ring that operated out of Lehigh, Northampton counties
Lehigh County law enforcement have filed charges against a number of people, alleging they were involved in a burglary ring that ran in both Lehigh and Northampton counties for several years. On Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police in Bethlehem filed charges against Jonathan Mendez, Jose Torres, Nydia Tirado, Roger Juan Tirado and William Tirado-Liciaga, alleging their involvement in the ring ...
Woman killed when a huge tree crushes an RV
A man is spared, but his wife dies when a huge tree crushes an RV. The sad story played out in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, last Saturday. Cynthia (Cindy) Cousins died at 10:30 p.m., April 20, at the Quakerwoods Campground in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Huge 94-inch tree crushes an RV. The couple...
Police called to McDonald's after man threatens employees
Shamokin Dam, Pa. — Police say they were called to the Shamokin Dam McDonald's after a man threatened to slit the throat of an employee. Andrew Augustus Vanucci, 31, of Hampton, N.J., now faces charges for the alleged threats he made shortly after 10:30 p.m. April 15 at the restaurant on North Susquehanna Trail. Vanucci walked into the restaurant that night and began yelling at a female employee and allegedly...
Fire tears through lumber business in Stockertown
STOCKERTOWN, Pa. - A lumber business burned Tuesday afternoon in Northampton County. The fire broke out at Lezzer Lumber Building Materials Center on Center Street in Stockertown. No one was hurt. There's no word yet on what sparked the fire.
'Hamburglar' nabbed during ribbon-cutting ceremony at McDonald's in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem police have nabbed an iconic burglar. The Hamburglar of McDonald's fame was taken into custody Thursday. The city's mounted police caught up with him during a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the new McDonald's on Schoenersville Road. The Hamburglar even posed for some photos...
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