CRIME & SAFETY
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 ...
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...
Animal Cruelty Investigation Launched In Northampton County
Officers were called to Frutchey Hill Road and Richmond Road Saturday morning, April 20 for an "animal complaint," Township police said in a release. A small, brown Yorkie with a green colored bandana was found dead in a cage under a white bedsheet, authorities said. The dog "appeared to have been deceased for an extended period of time," they noted.
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...
39-year-old seriously hurt in Bethlehem pedestrian crash
A 39-year-old man was struck by a car and seriously injured early Tuesday at a Bethlehem intersection, city police said. Bethlehem Police Capt. Nicholas P. Lechman said the crash happened at 4:10 a.m. in the westbound lane with responding officers finding the man lying on the road. The victim was...
'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...
Crews remove derailed train cars nearly 2 months after train derailment in Lower Saucon
L. SAUCON TWP., Pa. - Crews operating large cranes removed derailed train cars, nearly two months after a train crash in Northampton County. The cars have been in Lower Saucon Township since three trains collided in early March. No one was hurt, but two locomotives wound up in the Lehigh...
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.
Lower Saucon Twp. Police to Host ‘Coffee with a Cop’
The Lower Saucon Township Police Department will host a “Coffee with a Cop” event at the GIANT Food Store on Rt. 412 on Wednesday, May 22 from 9 to 11 a.m. The Lower Saucon Township Police Department will host a “Coffee with a Cop” event at the GIANT Food Store on Rt. 412 on Wednesday, May 22 from 9 to 11 a.m., as part of an effort to strengthen the relationship between local law enforcement and residents “one cup at a time.”
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