CRIME & SAFETY
Motorcyclist killed after crash on Lapeer Road in Oxford Twp.
OXFORD TWP. — A 66-year-old Orion Township motorcyclist was killed May 1 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. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Jimmie Allen Haggadone was...
Three injured after crash on I-80
TUNKHANNOCK TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Interstate 80 West was shut down at the I-380 interchange following a crash that injured three Tuesday morning. Officials say first responders were called to a reported two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer at mile marker 289 around 6:20 a.m. According to state police, a white box truck lost control and […]
19-year-old shot in Easton, taken to hospital
EASTON, Pa. - A person is in the hospital after being shot in Easton Thursday. Gunfire rang out shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of South 12th Street. That's in the area of Centennial Park and Rose of Sharon Church of Christ. A short time later, police...
Man Caught With Mace, Stolen Gun In Forks Township Neighborhood: Police
Collyn Drake, 29, is charged with receiving stolen property, carrying a firearm without a license, and drug offenses, township police said. Authorities said he was spotted near Mitman Road and Heather Lane around 9 a.m. He told officers he was in the area to help a friend move but authorities searched his backpack when they saw the butt of a handgun jutting from his bag, police said.
Catalytic converter thefts cause damage at Northampton County dealership, auto center, cops say
Catalytic converter thefts remain on the rise, state police say, and this time caused damage to a Northampton County car dealership and auto center. Pennsylvania State Police in Bethlehem are investigating incidents at Mike’s Automotive and Mechanical Repair, 163 N. Walnut St. in Bath, and the Brown-Daub dealership, 3903 Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth. Both happened last month and were reported on April 12 to state police.
DUI checkpoint planned in Northampton Co. Jimmy’s Hot Dogs sold. | Lehigh Valley headlines
Pennsylvania State Police announced a DUI checkpoint for this weekend in Northampton County. The state police Troop M Belfast barracks will run the checkpoint sometime between Friday and Sunday within the county, state police said in a news release. “A sobriety checkpoint is a traffic safety checkpoint wherein troopers systematically...
Woman pleads guilty to conspiracy of straw purchases
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Stroudsburg woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make straw purchases of firearms. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that 44-year-old Yesenia Ramos pleaded guilty on May 5 to conspiracy to make false statements in connection to the purchases of multiple firearms from federally licensed firearm dealers. U.S. Attorney […]
Bench trial for Stroudsburg man charged in fatal 2021 shooting starts Wednesday
A bench trial for a man accused of killing a New Jersey teen in Middle Smithfield Township is set to start Wednesday. The now-22-year-old Tyrone Parson, of Stroudsburg, is accused of fatally shooting 19-year-old Jaheem Keith Alston, of Paterson, New Jersey, in an alleged drug deal gone wrong in October 2021. ...
Two drivers injured when box truck overturns on Interstate 80
Two drivers were injured in a crash that shut down a stretch of westbound Interstate 80 in Monroe County on Tuesday. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash around 6:15 a.m. in Tunkhannock Township. They found a white box truck on its driver's side and a red Lexus SUV in the truck's undercarriage, police said in a news release.
Theft prevention: Wheel locks to be given to owners of Hyundai, Kia vehicles
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office is hoping to prevent the theft of certain vehicles by offering some driver's free lock devices. DA Gavin P. Holihan and the Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority announced the upcoming event that will provide driver's of Hyundai and Kia vehicles the free steering wheel lock device.
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