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Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report
Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report An Allentown constable could be removed from his elected position for falsifying his residential address, LehighValleyLive reports. Steven Wiggs, the constable of Allentown's 16th ward since 2016, has been accused of using a neighbor's Allentown address on his election paperwork despite living in Newark, NJ, the outlet says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. To be certified as an elected constable in the city, you must be a resident. The DA maintains Wiggs moved from his South Woodard Street address two years ago, before being re-elected in November 2021, according to t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police
Lehigh County Man Who Ran To Get Revolver During Dispute With Ex-GF Shot Dead By State Police A Lehigh County man was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police when he ran to his basement to get a revolver during a dispute with his ex-girlfriend, authorities said. Officers arrived at the Catasauqua home on 133 South 14th St., to find Ryan Daniel Shirey, 27, heading to the basement around 1:45 p.m. on Feb. 19, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. When officers entered the basement and found Shirley with a revolver, they shot him, Branosky said. Shirey was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lehigh County Deputy Coroner, Branosky said. There were n…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Officer Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter In Shooting Death Of Hasbrouck Heights Man Officer Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter In Shooting Death Of Hasbrouck Heights Man
Officer Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter In Shooting Death Of Hasbrouck Heights Man An inexperienced police officer made an “unreasonable” decision in shooting and killing a Hasbrouck Heights man who’d jumped on the hood of his marked SUV near Dorney Park in Pennsylvania, authorities there said Tuesday. As a result, they’ve brought voluntary manslaughter charges against South Whitehall Township Officer Jonathan Roselle for the fatal July 28 shooting of Joseph Santos, a 44-year-old Paterson native who, records show, had recently moved to a garden apartment near the Hackensack border. Roselle shot Santos five times on the side of the road, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim…

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by Jerry DeMarco