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‘Devious:’ PA Pool Shop Owner Scammed 26 Clients Out Of Thousands For Years, DA Says ‘Devious:’ PA Pool Shop Owner Scammed 26 Clients Out Of Thousands For Years, DA Says
‘Devious:’ PA Pool Shop Owner Scammed 26 Clients Out Of Thousands For Years, DA Says A Pennsylvania pool shop owner was slapped with dozens of charges Tuesday after an investigation found that he had spent years scamming at least 26 customers out of thousands of dollars, the district attorney announced. Roger Kornfeind, of Bethlehem, faces 26 counts each of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, as well as 23 counts of home improvement fraud, Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck said. Kornfeind — the owner of Hydro Dynamic Pools — has been defrauding customers at locations in Pen Argyl, Northampton County; Slatington, Lehigh County; and Oley, …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
PA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Holland Tunnel, Victim Hospitalized After Near Abduction PA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Holland Tunnel, Victim Hospitalized After Near Abduction
PA Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Holland Tunnel, Victim Hospitalized After Near Abduction Authorities on Tuesday arrested a 27-year-old Pennsylvania man in the Holland Tunnel after he  kidnapped a woman driving on a local street, authorities said. Ruben Carrion Melendez opened the driver's side door of Krystal River's white Nissan and forced her over to the passenger's seat around 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, near Commerce Center Boulevard in Northampton, Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck said. Melendez, who had an active PFA for stalking Rivera, intentionally crashed the car into a pole, then forced Rivera into his Honda Civic by her hair, Houck said. Melendez…

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by Cecilia Levine & Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Support Surges For Family Of PA Football Player Elijah Johnson, 20, Killed In Target Shooting Support Surges For Family Of PA Football Player Elijah Johnson, 20, Killed In Target Shooting
Support Surges For Family Of PA Football Player Elijah Johnson, 20, Killed In Target Shooting Support is surging for the family of 20-year-old football player Elijah Johnathan Johnson, who was shot and killed Sunday at Target in Northampton County. Johnson, of Monroe County, was shot and killed during an argument in the parking lot of Target in the Lower Nazareth Commons shopping center on Dryland Way around 2:15 p.m., Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck said. Johnson was passionate and skilled at football and had played throughout high school, according to a fundraiser started for funeral expenses. “He was a tenacious young man,” reads the fundraiser, launched by Tr…

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by Valerie Musson