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Undercover sting shuts down motel drug operation
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are wanted after police say an undercover investigation resulted in a motel drug operation being shut down. According to the Stroud Area Regional Police Department, between May and June of 2023, Monroe County detectives along with the FBI executed multiple controlled drug buys from Sean Johnson and […]
Body recovered from Delaware River south of Easton (UPDATE)
UPDATE: Body recovered from Delaware River identified as that of Easton man. Emergency crews recovered a body Wednesday afternoon from the Delaware River south of Easton, officials confirmed. Authorities were investigating whether the remains were those of a man reported missing over the weekend. Searchers used a helicopter, drones, sonar...
Update: ‘Disturbing’ texts preceded gruesome Lehigh County homicide, police testify
Joshua M. Moser received “weird” and “disturbing” cellphone messages from David S. Hittinger shortly before Hittinger was killed and his body was dismembered in Moser’s Slatington home, two state troopers testified Friday during Moser’s preliminary hearing at the Lehigh County Courthouse. The messages were not detailed during the hourlong hearing, which was held to determine if the case ...
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 […]
Lansford woman arrested for attempted homicide of her infant
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Northampton County District Attorney's office has announced the arrest of a woman charged with the attempted homicide of her infant. Abigail Horn, of Lansford, Carbon County, was reported to Bethlehem Police by family members in May, as they were concerned Horn was causing significant harm to her infant, the DA's office said.
Gunpoint Robber Arrested In Palmer Township: Authorities
Dylan Cham was armed with a handgun when he confronted a cashier at a Citgo on Old Nazareth Road on Monday night, July 22, investigators believe. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot, township police said. Cham was arrested on a warrant at his...
Pa. fire company member injures cops with SUV during arrest: police
An Upper Nazareth Township man arrested Monday evening during a local and federal undercover operation struck two law enforcement vehicles with his SUV, injuring three officers, according to police. The suspect, 38-year-old Mark A. Morella Jr., told investigators after his arrest “he does hold a position of public trust as...
Warren County Man Charged with Child Endangerment after Tip of SnapChat Saves and Images Reported
WARREN COUNTY, NJ - Authorities released that a Belvidere native has been charged with child endangerment for knowingly possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Kyle F. Fasulka, 20, was charged with one count of endangering the welfare of children for knowingly possessing images that depict CSAM.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The investigation into Fasulka began after law enforcement was tipped off by a received report that several images allegedly portraying children being sexually exploited and abused was saved to an account on Snapchat. During the investigation, detectives from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office were...
Report reveals cause of 2022 Lehigh Valley plane crash that killed student pilot
Federal investigators have determined a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons led to a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed an Easton student pilot and injured a New Jersey man who was his instructor. The crash killed Keith B. Kozel, 49, of Easton, according to the Lehigh County coroner’s office. Kozel died from multiple injuries; the coroner ruled the death accidental. Kozel and instructor Philip E. McPherson II, of Clinton, Hunterdon County, were riding Sept. 28, 2022, in a single-engine Piper PA-28 before crashing into a yard on Keystone Road in Salisbury Township, near the Little Lehigh Creek. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the crash, released a final report last month. The plane, which traveled southwest after taking off from Allentown’s Queen City Municipal Airport, made a slight left turn before crashing next to a home, about one minute and less than a mile after takeoff, according to a separate, preliminary report released about two weeks after the accident. The aircraft was heading to Hackettstown Airport in Warren County, New Jersey, according to documents.
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 […]
Thief nabbed after stealing air conditioning units from PA animal hospital
A man is under arrest after allegedly stealing two air conditioners from a Pennsylvania animal hospital. Kyle A. Kleintop, 36, of Easton was nabbed after being caught on surveillance camera dismantling two exterior commercial units and loading the pieces in his car during the dead-of-night heist. The grainy footage posted on social media showed him breaking into HanoverView Animal Hospital in ...
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