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Warren County Man Burglarizes Home, Harasses Victim On Instagram, Tries Again Hours Later: PD
A Warren County man previously arrested for theft is facing charges once again, this time for burglarizing the home of somebody he knew, threatening them for more money over Instagram, and returning hours later to make a second burglary attempt, authorities said.
Rory Molnar, 37, of the 200 block of Harvard Drive in Hackettstown, is accused of forcing his way into the front door of the home of the sleeping victim, whom he knew, before demanding money and leaving around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said Wednesday, Sept. 6.
Molnar then allegedly…
Coroner ID's 2 Young Girls Killed In Hellertown PA Fire: (Update)
Two young girls were killed in a Hellertown house fire Friday, April 1, authorities said.
Firefighters responded to the 600 block of Linden Avenue just before 1 a.m., where they found the house engulfed in flames, officials said.
Abigail Kaufman, 10, and Brianna Baer, 15, were trapped in the blaze and later rescued by firefighters, but they died at St Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
An older man and woman escaped the blaze unharmed, LehighValleyLive reports.
Autopsies are scheduled for Monday, April 4, the coroner's office said.
The cau…
Police Seek 2 Women, Man Charged With Assault Following Brawl In Northampton County Street
UPDATE: Turko, Waldron and Hineline turned themselves in Thursday and were released on $5,000 unsecured bail, police said.
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Police are seeking the public’s help locating two women and a man they say were involved in a brawl in Northampton County.
Warrants were issued Wednesday for the arrests of Marlee J. Turko, 26, Kayla M. Waldron, 20, and Cody R. Hineline, 24, who have each been charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, police said.
The fight broke out on the 100 block of S. Westbrook Avenue in Pen Argyl just before…
Easton Ex-Con, 36, Nabbed With $9K In Cocaine, Heroin, ‘Ghost Gun’ Supplies, Police Say
An ex-convict was arrested Thursday morning after a search of his Easton apartment turned up thousands of dollars’ worth of heroin, cocaine and items used to make “ghost guns,” authorities said.
Easton Police carried out a search warrant at the S. 7th Street apartment of Jeffrey Brownlee, 36, who they say was actively selling narcotics and possibly manufacturing unlicensed firearms known as “ghost guns,” authorities said.
The search turned up about $9,000 worth of cocaine, heroin, a shotgun, items to manufacture “ghost guns” and various drug distribution paraphernalia, police said.
A vehic…
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…
Lehigh Valley Man, 31, Killed In Head-On Motorcycle Crash
A 31-year-old man was killed in a head-on motorcycle crash in Berks County Saturday night, authorities said.
Elvis Colon-Ramirez, of Allentown, crossed his motorcycle over to the oncoming path of a car on Mount Laurel Street in Alsace Township and hit a Volkswagen Jetta near Delp Road shortly after 6:05 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing state police.
Colon-Ramirez was pronounced dead at the scene, though he had been wearing a helmet, the report said.
The Jetta driver — Kenneth Dietrich, 60, of Muhlenberg Township — as well as a rear passenger were uninjured in the crash. A second passe…
PD: Morris County Man Who Forced Woman Into Prostitution Nabbed For Armed Robbery -- Again
A Morris County man accused of forcing a woman into prostitution with drugs for more than a month has been charged in an additional armed robbery from 2018, authorities said.
Jeremiah Forde, 39, is accused of beating a victim with an expandable baton and throwing them through a sliding glass door, causing severe injuries during an armed robbery at the Red Carpet Inn on Nov. 14, 2018, Hanover Police Chief Mark D. Roddy said.
Forde, who is being held at the Morris County Correctional Facility on unrelated offenses, was charged with armed robbery, authorities said.
Forde, of Budd Lake, was ac…