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CRIME & SAFETY
Police searching for man who broke into residences
MONROE CO. (WOLF) — Police in Monroe County are searching for a man accused of breaking into different residences in Stroudsburg. According to Stroud Area Regional Police, Marvin Ovniel Hernandez-Perez is charged with burglary, indecent assault, trespassing and related charges in connection to incidents in 2021. On Sept. 27,...
Man Arrested With 'Weapon Of Mass Destruction' Was Wanted In Northampton County
Thomas Stocker Jr. was arrested on Friday, Aug. 30 in Monroe County, according to Slate Belt Regional Police. One of his charges is possessing or manufacturing weapons of mass destruction, police said. On April 25, at approximately 10 p.m., a Slate Belt Regional Police Officer on patrol observed a male...
Dad dies after rescuing 2 of his kids from Pennsylvania river
DELAWARE WATER GAP, Pa. (AP) — A New Jersey man vacationing with his family in Pennsylvania drowned in the Delaware River while rescuing two of his children who were struggling in the water, authorities said. Baruch Ber Ziemba, 39, of Lakewood, was visiting the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation...
Beloved school bus aide killed in head-on crash in Northampton County
A beloved Montgomery County school bus aide who worked with special needs students was killed in a head-on crash in the Lehigh Valley on Tuesday morning.Susan Henderson, 67, was killed in Northampton County when a 27-year-old driver lost control and veered into her lane, killing her in Lower Nazareth Township.Henderson, who worked at the Methacton School District, was a grandmother of seven. She had taken the day off to bring her youngest grandchild to her first day of kindergarten.Henderson was on her way to pick her granddaughter up around 10:30 a.m. when the crash occured.On Wednesday, the Methacton School District...
Man charged after abandoning dog in state game lands
A former area man was charged earlier this week after he reportedly abandoned a dog in state game lands just outside the New Florence border in St. Clair Township. According to a criminal complaint filed Monday, Thomas Raymond Dowden III, 51, of 684 S. Main St., Bangor, Northampton County, faces multiple charges in connection to the apparent abandonment of a Brindle Mastiff dog at the end of April.
Delaware, New Jersey communities mourn UD freshman fatally hit by motorcycle near campus
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to clarify where the crash happened. Tributes are pouring in for University of Delaware freshman Noelia Gomez, who died Tuesday after being struck by a motorcycle near UD's campus. ...
Poconos man accused of killing 4 college students in Idaho wants his trial location moved
The Poconos man accused of killing four college students in Idaho is trying to get his trial moved. Bryan Kohberger appeared in court Thursday as his defense team tried to get the trial moved to another county 300 miles away from where the murders took place. They argued media publicity...
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