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Troopers Seek Accused Child Sex Abuser With Ties To Lehigh Valley Troopers Seek Accused Child Sex Abuser With Ties To Lehigh Valley
Troopers Seek Accused Child Sex Abuser With Ties To Lehigh Valley State police are looking for Edward J. Massey Jr.  Troopers said the 49-year-old is wanted on charges of indecent assault on a person under 13, felony corruption of minors, and endangering the welfare of a child.  According to court records, the charges were filed in August 2017.  Police said Massey is known to frequent Northampton and Monroe counties and has ties to a business in Florida. He is described as 6 feet tall and 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.  Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Stroudsburg at 570-619-6800 or submit an anonymous ti…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Molotov Cocktail' Thrown At Empty Car In East Stroudsburg, Troopers Say 'Molotov Cocktail' Thrown At Empty Car In East Stroudsburg, Troopers Say
'Molotov Cocktail' Thrown At Empty Car In East Stroudsburg, Troopers Say State police are investigating after a Molotov cocktail was tossed at an unoccupied car parked at East Stroudsburg University, troopers said in a release.  Authorities believe the arson happened around 4 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15. A Molotov cocktail, police said, is "a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a fragile container filled with flammable substances, containing a fuse that is lit prior to being thrown." The Monroe County District Attorney's Office is also investigating, troopers added.  Anyone with information should call PSP Stroudsburg at 570-619-6800.

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by Mac Bullock
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Ax Murder Cold Case: $5K Reward Offered In PA Bartender's 1981 Slaying Ax Murder Cold Case: $5K Reward Offered In PA Bartender's 1981 Slaying
Ax Murder Cold Case: $5K Reward Offered In PA Bartender's 1981 Slaying A literal ax murderer who hacked a man to death has been on the loose in Pennsylvania for more than 40 years. Edward James Joubert spent the last day of his life — Nov. 28, 1981 — working at the Bottom of the Fox Tavern, on the corner of Main and Oak streets in Delaware Water Gap, troopers said. The bar was crowded when Joubert walked around back at 5 p.m. to grab some firewood, police said. He never returned.  The 46-year-old was found murdered behind the tavern hours later, according to troopers.  Joubert, whom friends called Eddie, was a jazz musician and a transpla…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Arrested Following Standoff In Monroe County: State Police Suspect Arrested Following Standoff In Monroe County: State Police
Suspect Arrested Following Standoff In Monroe County: State Police An armed man was barricaded for several hours in a standoff with state police in Monroe County, state police say.  It happened in Hamilton Township on Monday, Feb. 27, Trooper Anthony Petroski said on social media.  PSP Stroudsburg has been on scene of a barricaded gunman in Hamilton Township, Monroe County for several hours. The individual was taken into custody without incident.@FOX56WOLF @WNEP @wbrewyou @PoconoRecord @BRTV13 @69News pic.twitter.com/udt4a0Gl8R — Trooper Petroski (@PSPTroopNPIO) February 27, 2023 The situation unfolded over a period of hours, but by 2 p.m., troopers …

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by Mac Bullock
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Both Drivers Ejected, Killed In Rt. 80 Rollover: Pennsylvania State Police Both Drivers Ejected, Killed In Rt. 80 Rollover: Pennsylvania State Police
Both Drivers Ejected, Killed In Rt. 80 Rollover: Pennsylvania State Police Both drivers were ejected and killed after their vehicles overturned several times on Route 80 in the Poconos Monday afternoon, state police confirmed. Donn Innes, 68, was heading westbound when he collided with Jeffrey Bates, 31, after speeding off of the westbound lane near milepost 291.9 in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County, around 12:25 p.m., state police said in a press release. Both vehicles veered off the right shoulder of the highway before overturning multiple times, ejecting Innes, of Weatherly, and Bates, of Danville. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither were wear…

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by Valerie Musson
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Poconos Man Shot Dead In Armed Standoff With PA State Police Poconos Man Shot Dead In Armed Standoff With PA State Police
Poconos Man Shot Dead In Armed Standoff With PA State Police A 59-year-old man was shot dead by state police during an hours-long armed standoff in the Poconos, authorities said. Keith Carroll was shot and killed by troopers after he walked out of his Jackson Township home armed with a handgun Thursday, June 23, Pennsylvania State Police said. Troopers were called to the home on High Point Drive around 8 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from Carroll's wife, who said her husband is depressed and had locked himself in a bedroom, police said. He was armed with a pistol, she claimed, and was threatening to kill himself and shoot at the police. When…

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by Nicole Acosta