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Known Megan's Law Offender Attempts Child Kidnapping At PA Walmart, Police Say Known Megan's Law Offender Attempts Child Kidnapping At PA Walmart, Police Say
Known Megan's Law Offender Attempts Child Kidnapping At PA Walmart, Police Say Police are seeking clues on a known Megan’s Law offender who allegedly attempted to abduct a child at a PA Walmart. The man pictured above was seen pulling on a toddler in an attempt to remove them from a shopping cart while the parents were shopping at the Nazareth Pike store in Bethlehem Square Mall on Saturday, Oct. 15, township police said in a press release. The toddler cried to their parents, prompting the man to flee, according to police. A Walmart worker was made aware of the incident, however, the victims apparently left without providing their contact information. A follow-up in…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
PA High School Principal Had Years-Long Sexual Relationship With Male Student, Police Say PA High School Principal Had Years-Long Sexual Relationship With Male Student, Police Say
PA High School Principal Had Years-Long Sexual Relationship With Male Student, Police Say A high school principal from Pennsylvania was arrested on accusations he had a years-long sexual relationship with a student who viewed him as "an older brother," police said. Roger Freed, principal of the Williamsport Area High School, began a relationship with the then-middle school student in 2015, which turned sexual two years later, the NY Post reports. The pair became close when the victim's brother died of brain cancer, and the abuse continued into the victim's college tenure, NBC News says citing PA State Police. The victim said he felt like he and Freed were "bros" and co…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Missing 5-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl Found Safe: UPDATE Missing 5-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl Found Safe: UPDATE
Missing 5-Year-Old Pennsylvania Girl Found Safe: Update UPDATE: A 5-year-old Pennsylvania girl who went missing Monday, April 25 has been found safe, state police said Tuesday afternoon. Missing Endangered Person Advisory UPDATE: Inez Foulk has been located and is safe. The MEPA is canceled. Thank you for the RT's. — PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) April 26, 2022 *** Original story below **** Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public's help in locating a 5-year-old girl "at special risk of harm or injury." Inez Foulk was last seen with her mother, 37-year-old Courtney Foulk, in the area of the ShopRite in Chestnuthill Township (…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Popular Jewish Singer Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-78, Reports Say Popular Jewish Singer Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-78, Reports Say
Popular Jewish Singer Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer On I-78, Reports Say A popular Jewish singer from New York was seriously injured in a crash on I-78 in Pennsylvania, according to news site Hamodia and a tweet asking for prayers. The Spring Valley man was in the shoulder on the eastbound side of the highway near mile marker 14.6 (Bethel Township) in a disabled Nissan Sentra when he was struck from behind by a tractor-trailer around 2 a.m., PA State Police said. יונגערמאן געהאט א שווערע עקסידענט אין דארף רחמים שמים מרובים האט אינזין שמאול יצחק בן חוה לאה לרפואה שלימה pic.twitter.com/gUconOhvtU — Hasidic_3 (@Hasidic_3) January 24, 2022 His vehicle was sent …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SMACKDOWN: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses SMACKDOWN: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses
Smackdown: 23 Arrested In Takedown Of PA Heroin Ring That Caused Weekend Of 100 Overdoses A major drug ring that supplied mass amounts of tainted heroin that made NARCAN ineffective and caused more than 100 overdoses in just one weekend has been dismantled, authorities in Berks County announced. "Operation SmackDown" was launched in September 2021, when the 101 heroin/fentanyl overdoses overwhelmed Reading's hospital systems and left three victims dead and the rest with life-threatening symptoms, Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said at a press conference. A leading addiction doctor called the overdoses an "outright poisoning," Adams said. The symptoms caused low he…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Firearm Discharges Through Restaurant Booth In Lehigh County, Couple Flees: Police Firearm Discharges Through Restaurant Booth In Lehigh County, Couple Flees: Police
Firearm Discharges Through Restaurant Booth In Lehigh County, Couple Flees: Police Police are searching for a couple who fled a restaurant after a firearm discharged into a restaurant booth they were sitting at in Lehigh County. The male was sitting in a booth with a female when the firearm was discharged, traveling through the seat cushion and into the wooden wall of the booth at Miller's Ale House in Hanover Township Dec. 28 around 9:50 p.m., PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. The couple then left the restaurant and fled the scene in an unknown direction. There were no injuries reported. The unidentified male is described as approximately 5’9”, heavy se…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Search Continues For Missing Appalachian Trail Hiker John Dunnam Search Continues For Missing Appalachian Trail Hiker John Dunnam
Search Continues For Missing Appalachian Trail Hiker John Dunnam Police in Pennsylvania on Sunday were still looking for missing hiker John Dunnam. Dunnam, 57, was last seen Tuesday in a section of the Appalachian Trail, PA State Police say. Particularly, Dunnam was near Chimney Rocks between the Deer Lick Shelter and the Rocky Mountain shelters when he was last seen, authorities said. He was wearing a gray shirt, blue hiking pants, carrying a green backpack and two trekking poles, state police said. If seen, call 717-249-2121 or 911.

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
Elizabeth's Elmora Troopers Win First Little League World Series Game Elizabeth's Elmora Troopers Win First Little League World Series Game
Elizabeth's Elmora Troopers Win First Little League World Series Game The Elmora Youth Little League Troopers of Elizabeth won their debut appearance in the Little League World Series Friday night, besting the Northwest champion Salem, Oregon team by a score of 6-2.  Their next matchup in Williamsport, Pa., will be against Hawaii Sunday at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WABC.  Earlier today, a couple of @PAStatePolice Troopers stopped by to visit the Hanratty family and cheer on the Elmora Troopers during the game! We appreciate the support of our brother and sister troopers across the Delaware! Thanks for the support, troops! pic.twitter.com/fFRipi…

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by Paul Milo