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Woman assaulted after N.J. county jail officers zip-tied her hands, lawsuit says
A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against the Warren County Correctional Center, claiming correctional officers assaulted her and refused to call for medical help after she was injured in a fall. Karen Maciunski, 58, of Flemington, alleges in court papers the officers restrained her hands behind her back...
Father and son charged in fentanyl-related fatal overdoses of 3 Sussex County residents
A Sussex Borough father and son have been charged in the fentanyl-laced overdose deaths of three borough residents, who all died within a week, authorities said. Victor Johnson, 45, and his son, Aljauan Sanders, 18, were indicted June 20 on 11 counts, including three counts of first-degree strict liability death and charges for...
Man sentenced for selling fentanyl and cocaine
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County man has been sentenced for selling fentanyl and cocaine. On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Gerard M. Karam announced that 56-year-old Rodney Wilcox of East Stroudsburg was sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. Attorney Karam said during the spring of 2023 Wilcox […]
Bushkill Township man charged with stealing air conditioners from animal hospital
A Bushkill Township man was charged Tuesday with taking two commercial air conditioners from outside an animal hospital, leaving the staff and animals sweltering for a day until the units were replaced. The 36-year-old took the air conditioners early Monday from HanoverView Animal Hospital at 7122 Beth Bath Pike in...
Suspects wanted, over $800 retail theft at Ulta
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men are accused of retail theft worth over $800 at Ulta. On July 15 Stroud Area Regional Police were called to Ulta Beauty for the report of a theft. Two men left the store with around $841 worth of unpaid merchandise, police say. Anyone with information on the identity of […]
Independence Township community members reporting potential scam in the area
INDEPENDENCE TWP. ― Neighbors are saying a potential scam could be occurring in communities in the rural parts of Beaver County. According to community members, a man has been seen in the areas around Independence Township attempting to solicit cash from good Samaritans who stop to help him as he is stopped along the road. On social media, witnesses have described the man as driving a black SUV along routes 18, 30 and 151. When someone stops...
Criminal charges after Washington Township crash injures driver, two children
WASHINGTON TWP. — An Audubon man faces criminal charges after a single-vehicle accident that injured him and two children in his vehicle. Sean Asman, 31, was driving an auto that struck a utility pole off Hurffville Grenloch Roadnear Quay Park, according to Washington Township police. ...
Firefighters battle Hamilton Township trailer fire
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say firefighters were battling a trailer fire Wednesday afternoon in Monroe County. Officials told 28/22 News crews on the scene of a trailer fire at 4:30 p.m. on the 200 block of Roy Lane in Hamilton Township. There are no reported injuries and Blue Ridge Truck and Ladder […]
Highland Township swimmer drowns in Townsend Lake
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A 21-year-old Highland Township man drowned last Tuesday while swimming in Townsend Lake in Independence Township, police reported last week. The man was swimming with a friend when he unexpectedly went underwater and did not resurface, police said. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team...
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