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Arrest Made In Knifepoint Sexual Assault Behind Phillipsburg Alleyway: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Knifepoint Sexual Assault Behind Phillipsburg Alleyway: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Knifepoint Sexual Assault Behind Phillipsburg Alleyway: Prosecutor An Easton man was arrested over a year after authorities say he held a woman at knifepoint and sexually assaulted her behind a Phillipsburg alleyway. John H. Holmes, 40, of the 200 block of Northampton Street, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, criminal restraint, theft, and weapons offenses, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said in a release on Friday, Feb. 3. The woman had just gotten off of a bus in Easton when Holmes approached her and started following her across the Northampton Street Bridge toward Uni…
Grudge-Holding Handgun Hider Shows Up At Victim's Work, Fires Round: Slate Belt Police Grudge-Holding Handgun Hider Shows Up At Victim's Work, Fires Round: Slate Belt Police
Grudge-Holding Handgun Hider Shows Up At Victim's Work, Fires Round: Slate Belt Police A man secretly holding a grudge was also concealing a handgun when he showed up at another man’s workplace and fired the weapon over a dispute, Slate Belt Police said. Nicholas Bjorn Marshall, 40, was charged with felony firearms not to be carried without a license, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, and simple assault, Slate Belt Regional Police said in a release on Thursday, Oct. 13. Officers responding to a report of shots fired at 103 N. Broadway in Wind Gap found that Marshall had arrived at the location and confronted the victim with a handgun just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday…
Man Assaults 2 Victims In Lehigh Valley, Sending One To Hospital, Police Say Man Assaults 2 Victims In Lehigh Valley, Sending One To Hospital, Police Say
Man Assaults 2 Victims In Lehigh Valley, Sending One To Hospital, Police Say A man was charged for an assault on two victims that sent one of them to the hospital, authorities said. Michael A. Yonney, 53, is accused of shoving the victims and knocking one of them to the floor at a home on the 3800 block of Lower Saucon Road in Hellertown around 11:45 a.m. on Monday, August 15, Lower Saucon Township Police said. Emergency crews responded to take one of the victims to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries, police said. Yonney was charged with two counts each of simple assault and harassment. He was being held in Northampton County Prison in lieu of $100,000 str…
BUSTED: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23 BUSTED: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23
Busted: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23 A 23-year-old Pennsylvania woman was sleeping in a car when police stopped her and discovered 200 bags of Fentanyl and a loaded handgun, authorities charged. Kryshell Bauer-Jones, of Bethlehem, was found sleeping in a vehicle at the parking garage of the Wind Creek Casino on Tuesday, May 31, Bethlehem Police said. Officers saw evidence of drug use and performed a K9 search, which came back positive for narcotics, police said. A full search of the car led to the discovery of 200 bags of Fentanyl, a loose amount of Fentanyl, a loaded 9 mm handgun, and unspecified quantities of cocaine and ma…
More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says
More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says A Pennsylvania pool shop owner accused of scamming dozens of clients out of thousands of dollars is facing additional fraud and theft charges, authorities announced Wednesday. Bethlehem resident Roger Kornfeind, who owns Hydro Dynamic Pools, was initially charged in January with 26 counts each of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, as well as 23 counts of home improvement fraud, DailyVoice.com previously reported. Starting in July 2018, Kornfeind, 58, failed to fully install pools for customers who had entered into a purchase agreement and paid at least $2,000 down,…
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says A 32-year-old Allentown man pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly fentanyl overdose, authorities said. Scott Guth, of the 200 block of S. 15th Street, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug delivery resulting in death, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said. Guth sold two bundles of fentanyl that caused the death of 25-year-old Joseph Dell’Alba on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the DA said. Dell’Alba took the substance — which later tested positive for methamphetamine, Tramadol, Xylazine, and fentanyl — at the Nazareth apartment of Marissa Metler, who was also facing charges for murde…
Worker Stole Nearly $10K From Lehigh Valley Food Mart: Slate Belt PD Worker Stole Nearly $10K From Lehigh Valley Food Mart: Slate Belt PD
Worker Stole Nearly $10K From Lehigh Valley Food Mart: Slate Belt PD A 27-year-old woman is accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from a Lehigh Valley food store while working as an employee, authorities said. Julie Teresa Rose Smith stole a total of $9,514 while working at Penn Jersey Food Mart in Pen Argyl between Monday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Dec. 27 of 2021, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Officers received the theft report on Wednesday, Jan. 19 and obtained a warrant for Smith’s arrest the following day. Smith was taken into custody Saturday and charged with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, as well as attempted theft…
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says A Lehigh Valley police officer was attacked while responding to a break-in call last week, LehighValleyLive reports. Allentown resident Isaiah Dion Mosley, 29, tried to break through the door of an apartment on the 2300 block of Main Street in Northampton Borough around 3 p.m. Friday, the outlet said citing court records. He then lunged at responding Officer Geoffrey Perry, punching him in the head and choking him, the report said. Mosley later told two other responding officers that he had the right to resist an arrest he considered to be “unlawful,” the report says. Perry was taken …
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say 15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and thrown into oncoming traffic in a brutal attack in Northampton County over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a fight on the 1000 block of E. Market Street in Bethlehem found the boy with multiple stab wounds just after 3:45 p.m. Saturday, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet to control the victim’s bleeding before he was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital - Fountain Hill for further treatment. The offender, who police say jumped into a passing car just after the incident, was found a short time later near the 4100…
PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says
PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says A Pennsylvania man arrested for growing marijuana had constructed an elaborate indoor greenhouse and was found with two “ghost guns,” authorities said. Justin Hutson, 28, of 4158 Newburg Road in Lower Nazareth, was taken into custody on various drug and weapons charges, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said Monday. On Dec. 4 around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a man acting out after a methamphetamine detox and spoke with Hutson’s wife, who stated that Hutson had recently returned from the hospital after an overdose the previous night, authorities said. After observing a…
Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest
Northampton County Man Punches Cop In Chest, Tries To Grab TASER During Assault Arrest A Northampton County man punched a cop in the chest and tried to grab a department-issued TASER device as officers were attempting to place him under arrest for assault, authorities said. Joshua David Cotto, 25, denied that anyone was inside his apartment and was “immediately uncooperative with officers” as they were investigating a domestic violence report on E. Pennsylvania Avenue in Pen Argyl just after 1 a.m. on Oct. 29, Slate Belt Regional Police said. An officer then saw drug paraphernalia in plain sight while standing in Cotto’s doorway and told him that he was being placed under arr…
Man Beats Former Landlord With Axe Handle After Breaking Into Northampton County Cabin: Report Man Beats Former Landlord With Axe Handle After Breaking Into Northampton County Cabin: Report
Man Beats Former Landlord With Axe Handle After Breaking Into Northampton County Cabin: Report A 27-year-old man beat his former landlord with an axe handle Sunday afternoon after breaking into a cabin in Northampton County cabin, reports say. David Nelson Iannantuono broke in to the structure on the 400 block of Pool Road in Moore Township through a window before emerging from his hiding spot in the bathroom and striking the victim — his former landlord — using an axe handle around 2:45 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing court papers. The victim struggled and escaped from Iannantuono, who then ran into the woods before being located, arrested and charged with burglary, aggravated…
Belligerent St. Luke’s Patient, 32, Found With Meth Following Northampton County Warrant Arrest Belligerent St. Luke’s Patient, 32, Found With Meth Following Northampton County Warrant Arrest
Belligerent St. Luke’s Patient, 32, Found With Meth Following Northampton County Warrant Arrest A belligerent patient at a St. Luke’s medical practice n Northampton County was found with methamphetamine after he was arrested on an active bench warrant last week, authorities said. David S. Carpenter, 32, was acting belligerent in the waiting room at St. Luke’s Blue Valley Family Practice on Male Road in Wind Gap Sept. 8 around 2:40 p.m., Slate Belt Regional Police said. Responding officers carried out a follow-up investigation confirming that Carpenter had an active bench warrant out of Luzerne County, police said. Carpenter was taken into police custody, where a search of his pockets…
Northampton County Man, 44, Accused Of Selling Meth, Report Says Northampton County Man, 44, Accused Of Selling Meth, Report Says
Northampton County Man, 44, Accused Of Selling Meth, Report Says A 44-year-old Northampton County man accused of selling methamphetamine is facing several charges, authorities said. A search warrant carried out at the Palmer Township home of Nicholas Yankowy following multiple controlled purchases turned up an unspecified quantity of the drug in addition to scales and packaging materials, LehighValleyLive reports citing Easton Police Lt. Matthew Gerould. Yankowy, of the 2900 block of Agnes Street, was arrested during a traffic stop Thursday and charged with delivery of meth and criminal use of a cellphone, Gerould said. He was taken to Northampton County…
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery A 28-year-old Monroe County man is facing charges after a drug deal at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem turned into an armed robbery in the parking lot, reports say. Brandon L. Pearsall-McNealy, of East Stroudsburg, met a person at the casino on Wind Creek Boulevard Friday morning and agreed to buy marijuana, PennLive reports citing city police. When they walked to a car in a nearby parking lot around 7:30 a.m., Pearsall-McNealy pointed a gun at the dealer and stole an ounce of marijuana and $270, the news outlet says. The person robbed reportedly told area police that Pearsall-McNealy …
Phillipsburg Man Accused Of Robbery, Carjacking Jailed In PA, Prosecutor Says Phillipsburg Man Accused Of Robbery, Carjacking Jailed In PA, Prosecutor Says
Phillipsburg Man Accused Of Robbery, Carjacking Jailed In PA, Prosecutor Says A Phillipsburg man accused of carjacking a woman at gunpoint earlier this month was arrested and jailed in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Dennie J. Vella, of Hudson Street, was charged Monday with first-degree robbery, first-degree carjacking and second-degree possession of a weapon following the May 11 incident near main St. in Phillipsburg, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release. Vella, 44, is accused of carjacking a woman who agreed to give him a ride to Wawa, LehighValleyLive reports. The former Florida resident has a laundry list of prior criminal and drug charg…
Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6 Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6
Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6 A Pennsylvania mother and her boyfriend were jailed after they allegedly beat her six-year-old son multiple times using an instrument causing bruises and welts, police said. Nathalia Nunez Gervacio, 24, and Vincent F. Napolitano, 34, were taken into custody April 30 following an investigation by Slate Belt Regional Detectives, who were notified by Northampton County Children and Youth, police said. Gervacio is accused of beating her son numerous times between April 25 and April 28, while Napolitano allegedly abused the boy on April 29, Slate Belt Police said. Both Gervacio and Napolitano a…
Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say
Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say A Northampton County man and woman are facing various drug charges after a search of their home turned up cocaine, pot and more, authorities said. The City of Bethlehem Police Department executed a search warrant Thursday at the Atlantic Street home of Daniel Ortiz and Shantika Briley, authorities said. The search turned up a “distributable amount” of cocaine and marijuana as well as paraphernalia and cash, police said. Ortiz and Briley were charged with conspiracy to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of …
Report: Woman Hit In Face By Man Swinging Nail-Covered Stick During Easton Dispute Report: Woman Hit In Face By Man Swinging Nail-Covered Stick During Easton Dispute
Report: Woman Hit In Face By Man Swinging Nail-Covered Stick During Easton Dispute A woman suffered facial injuries and swelling after being struck by a man wielding a nail-covered stick during a Tuesday night dispute in Easton, reports say. Kareem Saquan Dario, 34, is accused of using the weapon during an argument on the 500 block of West Berwick Street, where an ambulance was dispatched shortly before 7 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing court papers. Dario, of Easton, faces various assault and reckless endangerment charges and was being held at Northampton County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail, the outlet reports. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.
REPORT: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years REPORT: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years
Report: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection to a series of rapes on a boy in Northampton County spanning 12 years, authorities said. Thomas Alfonso Boneta, 56, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim in Bangor starting from the age of 8 in 2007 through the age of 20, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. The boy’s younger brother was also targeted, police said. Boneta, of East Stroudsburg, denied the allegations when confronted in front of the boys’ mother in 2019, authorities said. He was arraigned Tuesday on charges including rape of a child, aggravated indecent assa…
Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say
Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say Police arrived to what would have been an arson fire in Bethlehem seconds before the apartment went up in flames last Wednesday, authorities said. Gasoline had been poured on the kitchen floor of a stove, which was smoking, when authorities arrived two 631 Center Street March 31 around 2 p.m., Betlehem police said. Joshua Bartholomew, 32, had broken through a wall connected to an adjoining apartment and warned that he was burning the house down, authorities said. Bartholomew was promptly taken into custody and charged with arson and risking a catastrophe. He was arraigned and committed to…
Six Felony Charges For Bethlehem Man, 44, Nabbed In String Of Business Burglaries Six Felony Charges For Bethlehem Man, 44, Nabbed In String Of Business Burglaries
Six Felony Charges For Bethlehem Man, 44, Nabbed In String Of Business Burglaries A Bethlehem man accused of burglarizing several local businesses was charged with six felonies, authorities said. Kevin Mamuzich, 44, was identified as the suspect in Saturday morning break-ins at Nail City on Broadway, as well as Goosey Gander and Hair By Eskandalo, both on W. Fourth Street, LehighValleyLive reports citing police records. Later that day, Mamuzich is accused of trying to enter Tally Ho Tavern on W. Fourth Street and made a final attempt to break in to the Family Prescription Center on Wyandotte Street Monday morning, according to the report. The items reported stolen inclu…
PA Man, 18, Threatens Mall Guard With Knife After Being Kicked Out For Violating Mask Policy PA Man, 18, Threatens Mall Guard With Knife After Being Kicked Out For Violating Mask Policy
PA Man, 18, Threatens Mall Guard With Knife After Being Kicked Out For Violating Mask Policy A maskless man prevented from shopping at a Northampton County mall is accused of threatening a security guard with a knife, authorities said. Averi J. Albanese, of Jackson Township, was not wearing a mask when he walked into Boscov’s at Palmer Park Mall shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, WFMZ reports citing court records. A security officer had just approached Albanese and asked him to put a mask on when he spit on his neck and refused, the report says. After being asked to leave, the 18-year-old took out a pocket knife and asked the guard to go outside with him, which was perceived as a thr…
Northampton County Man, 74, Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Neighbor Over Water Pipe Northampton County Man, 74, Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Neighbor Over Water Pipe
Northampton County Man, 74, Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Neighbor Over Water Pipe The 74-year-old Northampton County man police say shot himself and a neighbor during a dispute over a water pipe has been charged. Joseph L. Harvilla participated in a virtual arraignment on a count of homicide from his place of treatment at Fountain Hill’s St. Luke’s University Hospital, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. Harvilla admitted to fatally shooting Christopher Robbin Debellis — his neighbor on Moser Road in Moore Township — Monday morning over an ongoing dispute about water pipe drainage. A few moments after the shooting, Debellis’ teenaged son contacted 911 and tol…
Felony Charges For Ex-Lehigh Valley HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student Felony Charges For Ex-Lehigh Valley HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student
Felony Charges For Ex-Lehigh Valley HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student A Lehigh Valley man was working as a high school teacher when he had sex with a 17-year-old student numerous times over the course of more than a year, state police charged. Eric Michael Hahn, of South Whitehall Township, engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl while working as a teacher at Bangor Area High School starting in October 2019, state police said. Hahn, 38, engaged in the activity both in and outside of school, police said. Hahn was charged Thursday with intercourse/sexual contact with a student and corruption of minors, both third-degree felonies. He was being held …
COVID-19 Ravages Northampton County Prison With 22 More Inmates Testing Positive COVID-19 Ravages Northampton County Prison With 22 More Inmates Testing Positive
Covid-19 Ravages Northampton County Prison With 22 More Inmates Testing Positive Northampton County Prison is no stranger to a second wave of COVID-19 cases. An additional 22 inmates and three staff members tested positive at the Easton prison since last week, the Department of Corrections said Tuesday, Dec. 22. Those new cases bring the total to108 inmates and 38 employees who tested positive since the onset of the pandemic in March. As of Tuesday, there were 515 inmates in the Northampton County Prison. Of the 108 inmates who tested positive, 34 were in quarantine, with 74 having either finished their self-isolation or been released. Thirty-one of the 38 staff memb…
PA Man Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Fled With Stolen SUV Found Hiding In Shed PA Man Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Fled With Stolen SUV Found Hiding In Shed
PA Man Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Fled With Stolen SUV Found Hiding In Shed Police in Northampton County arrested a man found hiding in a shed who they say assaulted his girlfriend and fled with her SUV earlier this week.  Roy Schlegel, 33, assaulted his girlfriend on the 1000 block of Blue Mountain Drive in Lehigh Township and sped off with her black 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, local police Chief Scott Fogel said. Schlegel, of Slatington, later returned to the victim’s home and sped toward police officers who were standing in the driveway, initiating a chase that was quickly terminated for safety, Fogel said. Schlegel was arrested Thur…
Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends
Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends Investigators have been on a roll in Paterson, solving several shootings – a few of them months old -- with a little help from their law enforcement colleagues. The latest accused shooter, Twyleak Sexton, 20, was taken into custody near his home in Easton, PA after a city officer there found an attempted murder warrant out of Passaic County during a routine computer check. Sexton opened fire in the first block of North 2nd Street and Haledon Avenue in Paterson on Sept. 17in a dispute between two families – one from Easton, the other from Paterson, authorities said. A 23-year-old male Pater…
Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom
Police: Meeting With Phillipsburg Ex Takes Frightening Turn For Woman Hiding In Hotel Bathroom The ex-girlfriend of a Phillipsburg man hid in the bathroom on a Pennsylvania inn to call 911 after he kidnapped and assaulted her during what she thought was a meeting about possibly getting back together, authorities said. Benaiah Hyatte, 22, was arrested after walking out of the Seipsville Inn, an AirBnb in Palmer Township, where he took the victim after kidnapping her, Palmer police said. Records show Hyatte had been on probation in a first-time offenders program for a Berks County forgery case. The Corliss Street resident was arraigned on a dozen criminal charges including k…
Police: Hunterdon County Woman Left Girl, 4, In Casino Hotel Room Alone While She Gambled Police: Hunterdon County Woman Left Girl, 4, In Casino Hotel Room Alone While She Gambled
Police: Hunterdon County Woman Left Girl, 4, In Casino Hotel Room Alone While She Gambled A 4-year-old girl found wandering alone in the hotel lobby of a Pennsylvania casino went looking for the 26-year-old Hunterdon County woman who had left her alone so she could gamble, police said. Rebecca Yandoli was found gambling on the main floor of the Wind Creek Casino after the toddler went looking for her around 4 a.m. Saturday, police said. Yandoli, who records show has lived in Annandale and Stewartsville, told police she left the girl in the room at 1:15 a.m. before she left to gamble. Yandoli was arrested and charged with child endangerment. She was being held in the Northampton…
Pohatcong PD: Woman Who Once Pulled Gun On Kids Leads Police On Wild Interstate Chase Pohatcong PD: Woman Who Once Pulled Gun On Kids Leads Police On Wild Interstate Chase
Pohatcong PD: Woman Who Once Pulled Gun On Kids Leads Police On Wild Interstate Chase A 21-year-old woman who pulled a gun on two children allegedly bullying her younger brother lead police on a wild chase after a shoplifting incident in Pohatcong before crashing in Easton, PA, authorities said. Miranda Victoria Velasquez -- on probation for the January gun incident -- took off from the Route 22 Phillipsburg Walmart in a white SUV just as Pohatcong police were arriving to investigate a theft report around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Pohatcong Police Chief Scott Robb said. Officers began following the SUV -- which at one point was heading directly at a police cruiser on a dead-end roa…