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 […]
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...
Leo Pavelco Slatington Dies Burning Brush
Leo C. Pavelco, of Slatington, was burning brush at his home when his clothing caught fire around 5 p.m. April 22, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Pavelco was hospitalized with burns covering 30.5% of his body, and died on May 3, just after 8 p.m., at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, Buglio said.
PSP: Phillipsburg man scammed out of $2,750 in Northampton County
BELFAST, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police say a man from Phillipsburg, New Jersey, was recently scammed out of $2,750 in Northampton County. According to police, the scheme involved ""an IT scam and gift cards." It occurred in Williams Township on Wednesday, May 1, police said. Anyone with further information...
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...
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.
Boy, 3, remains in hospital after being hit by box truck in Palmerton
PALMERTON, Pa. - A three-year-old boy remains in the hospital after being hit by a box truck on April 25 in Palmerton, Carbon County, according to a GoFundMe page. Paramedics stabilized the boy before he was flown to the hospital, according to the GoFundMe page. The boy sustained injuries mostly...
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. ....
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