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Homicide Investigation Underway In Northampton County, State Police Say Homicide Investigation Underway In Northampton County, State Police Say
Homicide Investigation Underway In Northampton County, State Police Say State Police are investigating the homicide of a 67-year-old man in Northampton County. Michael Austin Powers was found dead in a home on the 4000 block of Lower Three Mile Lane in Lehigh Township around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, state police said in a release. The case remains under investigation. Additional details were not released. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police at (610) 861-2026 and reference Incident No. PA22-834290. Assisting agencies include Troop M Forensic Services Unit, Lehigh Township Police Department, Northampton County Dis…
‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect Wanted In Teens' Deadly Shooting, Northampton County DA Says ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect Wanted In Teens' Deadly Shooting, Northampton County DA Says
‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect Wanted In Teens' Deadly Shooting, Northampton County DA Says A suspect has been identified in the fatal shooting of two teens in Easton, authorities said. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Altajier Kyell Robinson with charges for criminal homicide, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck announced Thursday. Robinson, 20, is accused of firing several rounds at 17-year-old D’Andre Snipes and 18-year-old Kavan Figueroa just before 4 p.m. on Monday, March 14, authorities said. The victims were sitting inside a white BMW SUV parked on the north side of the 1300 block of Washington Street, Houck said. Snipes was pronounced dead at the …
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…
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…
35-Year-Old Lehigh Valley Dad Stabbed Dead On Ride Home From Casino 35-Year-Old Lehigh Valley Dad Stabbed Dead On Ride Home From Casino
35-Year-Old Lehigh Valley Dad Stabbed Dead On Ride Home From Casino Support is surging for the family of a 35-year-old Lehigh Valley dad who was stabbed to death by another man on their way home from Wind Creek Bethlehem casino on Friday. Nearly $2,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for the five children of Elson Aviles as of Monday afternoon.  Aviles was remembered on the fundraiser as a "loving, loyal person and a true stand-up family man."  Jose Luis Leon, 30, is facing charges of criminal homicide, possessing instruments of crime, simple possession, and two counts of aggravated assault for the killing of Aviles, of Bethlehem, according to…
Police: 2 Killed, 1 Injured In Shooting At Easton Apartment Complex Police: 2 Killed, 1 Injured In Shooting At Easton Apartment Complex
Police: 2 Killed, 1 Injured In Shooting At Easton Apartment Complex Two people were killed and one injured in an overnight shooting at an Easton apartment complex, authorities said. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the 600 building of the Canal Park Apartments shortly after 11:35 p.m. Tuesday and found a 63-year-old woman with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, Easton Police said. A man and woman were also found in a separate apartment with fatal gunshot wounds, police said. A weapon and other evidence was recovered from the second apartment, police said. The investigation is ongoing, and no suspects have been identified. The Northampton…
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash 3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash
3-Year-Old Boy Dead, 2 Others Unbuckled Ejected In PA Rollover Crash A 3-year-old boy died four other people including a 7-year-old girl all not wearing seatbelts were ejected in a Friday evening crash on State Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said. Troopers from the Belfast barracks responded to southbound crash at the Route 78 interchange in Lower Saucon Township around 7:55 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. A 2004 Mercury Mountaineer carrying five people from Manilus, NY, was trying to get onto the Route 78 eastbound ramp while a 2017 Kia Sportage was trying to get on the Route 78 westbound ramp, th…
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 …