Delaware Water Gap
CRIME & SAFETY
Stroudsburg man found guilty of brutal attack on homeless man at Tent City
A Stroudsburg man was found guilty on charges including a criminal attempt to commit homicide after an incident where he beat and robbed a homeless man in Monroe County. According to Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso, 36-year-old Darrell Lashawn Best was a homeless man who assaulted another homeless man, 59-year-old Albert Haase, at a location known as "Tent City" in the East Stroudsburg Area on October 6, 2023.
East Stroudsburg math teacher accused of recording fiancée's daughters in bathroom
A man employed by East Stroudsburg Area School District is accused of recording his fiancée's two minor daughters in the bathroom without their knowledge. John Swineford, of East Stroudsburg, was charged in May with endangering the welfare of children, invasion of privacy, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and possessing instruments of a crime.
Monroe Co. man accused of recording 2 juveniles, woman in bathroom with hidden cameras
E. STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- Court records out of Monroe County allege a 43-year-old man recorded two girls and an adult woman in the bathroom with hidden cameras. John Swineford, 43, of East Stroudsburg is accused of recording footage of a 17-year-old and 12-year-old without their knowledge. A woman, also known to the man, is listed as an additional victim in the documents.
Welfare check leads to DWI arrest in Warren County
HACKETTSTOWN, NJ (Warren County) – A New York man is facing several charges following a welfare check Tuesday afternoon in Hackettstown. On July 16, at around 5:36 p.m., police received a 9-1-1 call to do a welfare check on a male who was possibly intoxicated after he was allegedly seen stumble into his silver Tesla, and was observed drinking shooters inside his vehicle outside the QuickChek on Main Street, police said.
FedEx Driver Was 1.5X Legal Limit In Drunken Crash That Knocked Power In Warren County: Cops
A FedEx driver was drunk when he crashed into a utility pole in Hackettstown on Tuesday, July 16, authorities said.At 2:59 p.m., officers were at 100 Main St. when they saw a FedEx delivery truck crashed into a utility pole, Hackettstown police said. The driver, David Fiallos, a 46-year-old Long Va…
North Jersey man may have planned other heinous crimes before fatal shooting, police say
A Morris County man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Warren County woman and her puppy last month may have intended to commit other heinous crimes, but his plans went amiss, a Warren County prosecutor said Monday. Anthony Garvin, 34, of Netcong, appeared to have "lied in...
Man dead, another injured in Bethlehem after car hits tree during storm
A Northampton County man died Wednesday night after his car hit a tree during a storm in Bethlehem. City police said in a news release that a vehicle going east on Pembroke Road hit a tree about 8 p.m. near the intersection with East Washington Avenue. Witnesses told authorities that the driver appeared to lose control before the vehicle went off the road. The driver, Johny Roustic, 51, of ...
Bicyclist seriously hurt in Palmer Township hit-and-run
PALMER TWP., Pa. -- Police in Northampton County are looking for the driver that hit a bicyclist and fled the scene. The hit-and-run crash happened Tuesday night just after 10 p.m., said Palmer Township police. An unknown vehicle hit the bicyclist on S. Greenwood Avenue, south of Charlotte Avenue, but...
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