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CRIME & SAFETY
Body recovered from Delaware River identified as that of Easton man (UPDATE)
UPDATE: After deaths on Lehigh and Delaware, here’s how to river-tube safely. An Easton man died after using a flotation device Saturday on the Delaware River at Easton, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office said Thursday. The body of Louis A. Cosenza, 60, of Easton, was recovered Wednesday afternoon...
Woman charged with attempted homicide of infant in Northampton County
A Carbon County woman has been charged with attempted homicide for allegedly abusing her 2-month old infant. Bethlehem police received a report in May from family members of Abigail Horn of Lansford who were concerned she was causing “significant harm” to the infant, according to Northampton County DA Stephen Baratta. A police investigation found that Horn had been observed smothering the ...
18-year-old with gun in 1 hand, brick in the other robbed Palmer gas station, police say
An 18-year-old Palmer Township man is accused of robbing a gas station Monday night off Route 248 with a gun in one hand and a brick in the other, according to township police. Dylan Cham, of the first block of Devon Drive, was arrested Wednesday night at home and arraigned...
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 ...
NTSB report reveals cause of small plane crash in Salisbury Twp. that killed Easton man
SALISBURY TWP., Pa. - Federal investigators released their report on a deadly plane crash in Lehigh County. They found there was a mechanical failure of the small plane's engine. The Piper PA28 slammed down in the front yard of a home on Keystone Road in Salisbury Township in 2022. Keith...
Teen charged for vandalism, break-in at Wilson HS
SPRING TWP., Pa. - Police in Spring Township say a teen is under arrest following a break-in, theft and vandalism at a local high school. 19-year-old Zachary Weitzel is charged with burglary, criminal trespass and theft by unlawful taking. Spring Township Police say they were contacted by Wilson High School...
Crash sends car careening onto sidewalk, front steps in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- A crash in Bethlehem sent two cars off the road. It happened just before 8 p.m. Friday in the 2100 block of Eaton Avenue, across the street from the Giant. One car rolled and ended up on the sidewalk and front steps of a rowhome. Firefighters stabilized...
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...
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...
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 ...
Early morning blaze destroys home in Upper Milford
UPPER MILFORD TWP., Pa - A 2-alarm fire destroyed a home in Upper Milford Township early Friday morning. Residents of the home at 4265 Tank Farm Road were awoken by smoke detectors around 3:30 a.m.. Officials say 7 people were in the home at the time of the fire. 4...
Bucks County man pleads guilty to charges related to string of robberies and abductions last summer
Prince Amoabeng, 25, of Langhorne pleaded guilty Thursday to charges including aggravated assault, robbery, unlawful restraint and gun offenses relating to a string of robberies and abductions in Philadelphia last summer.
Woman ordered to stand trial for murder of Wrightstown man
A woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday, July 18, for the murder of a 72-year-old man in Wrightstown Township in October. Meghan Macklin, 46, of Philadelphia, was charged in March with the murder of Richard Scott MacFarland in his home at 55 Apple Hill Road. She was taken into custody in Tennessee after fleeing the area in the victim’s car, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
Fight the fraud: PPL urges customers 'remain vigilant' and hang up the phone
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Don't mind your manners. Be rude to scammers. PPL Electric Utilities is warning customers to be vigilant against scammers and just "hang up the phone." In a release, PPL said that since April, its customers have reported more than 300 scams, a 250% increase from the same period in 2023.
Fire erupts inside Dow facility in Bristol, Bucks County
Firefighters responded to a fire inside a Bucks County chemical plant on Friday morning.The fire happened around 10:30 a.m. in the Dow Research & Development facility at 310 George Patterson Blvd. adjacent to Dow's Bristol Croydon Operations site.The fire was brought under control at 1:20 p.m.Company officials say there is no impact to the community. Some areas nearby were evacuated as a precaution.There was also no impact on production at the facilities.The company said all Dow personnel are accounted for.Dow said it will conduct a full investigation into the incident.There is no word on what sparked the fire.No one was injured.
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