Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say
Naked Man Masturbates While Crawling In PA Public Park, Police Say A 42-year-old man who was reportedly naked and crawling was found by officers masturbating, the Carlisle Police Department explained in a release.  Brian Ardell Jones, original of Bethlehem most recently of Harrisburg, was seen "crawling naked on the ground near the railroad track bridge" at 11:18 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, police said.  When officers arrived at the wooded area of Biddle Mission Park, located at 311 East North Street, Carlisle Borough, they found Jones "with his pants pulled down, exposing his genital area, and engaging in a sexual self-gratification act," as stat…
46 Grams Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From Woman In PA, Armed Man Sought: Police 46 Grams Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From Woman In PA, Armed Man Sought: Police
46 Grams Of Fentanyl, Meth Seized From Woman In PA, Armed Man Sought: Police Fentanyl meth, and crack cocaine were seized from a Pennsylvania woman while a man wanted in connection to the case is at large, and considered armed and dangerous, police said. Marci Jo Clayman, 42, is facing various drug offenses and was charged with endangering the welfare of children following the investigation, police in Palmer Township said Friday, Jan. 26. The investigation began in Bethlehem but led officials to the 2700 block of Swanson Township Thursday, Jan. 25, where police seized about 2.5 pounds of methamphetamines, 46 grams of fentanyl, 18 grams of crack cocaine, digital…
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Officials are advising residents across southeastern and central Pennsylvania to take caution ahead of the snowstorm predicted for Friday, Jan. 19, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.  Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and parts of lower Bucks and Montgomery counties are under a winter storm warning as of 5 p.m. Thursday. In Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and upper Bucks and Montgomery counties, a winter weather advisory is in place.  NWS's Mount Holly, New Jersey station says snow will begin to fall around 4 to 7 a.m. …
Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Bethlehem Robber's Arrest: Police Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Bethlehem Robber's Arrest: Police
Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Thyler Blakes' Arrest: PD A Bethlehem man is charged with multiple robberies after police identified him using fingerprints on a cup of instant noodles, authorities said in a release.  A convenience store on the 1100 block of East 4th Street was robbed just before noon on Dec. 29, police said. The suspect "violently ripped" the cash box from the store's register and fled on foot with about $500 and some food items, according to BPD.  Investigators recovered a cup of instant noodles that the robber dropped on his way out of the store, and a forensic examination revealed the fingerprints of 21-year-old Thyle…
Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police
Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police Authorities are looking for two people who they say conspired to rob an elderly woman in Bethlehem just days before Christmas.  It happened on Friday evening, Dec. 22 at the 1107 Butztown Road Bank of America branch, city police claim.  Investigators believe the pictured woman "forcibly" robbed a senior in the ATM drive-through line, taking cash and a debit card. Police said she gave the car to the male suspect who used it to withdraw more cash from an ATM inside.  Anyone who can identify the suspects is asked to call BPD at 610-865-7000 or email tips to bethlehempolice@beth…
Bethlehem Man Shoved Victim Down Concrete Stairs At Hotel: PSP Bethlehem Man Shoved Victim Down Concrete Stairs At Hotel: PSP
Bethlehem Man Shoved Victim Down Concrete Stairs At Hotel: PSP State police investigators have arrested a Bethlehem man who they say sent a 40-year-old to the hospital with a broken femur.  Jacob Washington, 32, is charged with aggravated and simple assault, troopers said in a release.  Detectives believe Washington and another man got into an argument at the Red Roof Inn, 1846 Catasauqua Road in Hanover Township, on Dec. 5.  Later, Washington was caught on video pulling the victim down the stairs, according to police. After the 40-year-old fell six steps and landed on a concrete base, authorities said Washington kicked him again a…
Senior Killed In Nazareth Crash ID'd By Coroner Senior Killed In Nazareth Crash ID'd By Coroner
Lorraine Grider Killed In Nazareth Crash: Coroner Authorities have named the 87-year-old who died in a car accident in Upper Nazareth on Wednesday, Dec. 20.  Lorraine Grider of Moore Township was seriously hurt in a wreck and taken to St. Luke's Hospital, Anderson Campus in Bethlehem where she died from multiple blunt force injuries, the Northampton County Coroner's Office said.  The manner of her death was ruled accidental, officials added. Daily Voice has reached out to Upper Nazareth police for more details. 
Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD Teen Caught Breaking Into Car Was Armed With Stolen Gun: Bethlehem PD
Bethlehem Car Break-In Ends In Teen's Arrest: PD A 17-year-old who smashed the back window of a Bethlehem resident's car Tuesday morning was armed, according to city police.  Authorities said they were called to the 1300 block of East 5th Street just after midnight on Dec. 19 for an attempted vehicle burglary.  The victim said their car window had been shattered, triggering the alarm. Police searched the neighborhood and spotted a teen running near Edwards and Deschler streets, about a block north of the victim's driveway.  Officers said they saw the 17-year-old ditch a handgun from his waistband before they took him into …
Lehigh Valley Woman Killed In Bethlehem Crash: Coroner (UPDATED) Lehigh Valley Woman Killed In Bethlehem Crash: Coroner (UPDATED)
Nora Coronado Killed In Bethlehem Car Crash: Coroner (Note: This story has been updated with new information from the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.) A passenger was killed when two cars collided in Bethlehem on Sunday evening, Dec. 17, officials say.  Nora H. Coronado, 62, was riding along near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Eaton Avenue when her car was struck by another vehicle around 4 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Coronado, of Easton, was taken to the Emergency Department at St. Luke's University Hospital where she died around 4:40 p.m., the Coroner said.  Her cause of death was blunt fo…
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In NJ-PA Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops
Armed Driver Was Going 100 MPH In Nj-pa Pursuit That Ended In School Bus Crash: Cops A 28-year-old New Jersey man remains hospitalized after police say he shot at multiple vehicles before leading a high-speed pursuit into Pennsylvania that ended in a school bus crash back in Phillipsburg, NJ. Brett M. Wyatt Jr., of Phillipsburg, began the terrifying ordeal around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12, when he fired shots at a parked truck on Uniontown Road in Lopatcong, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. A responding officer found Wyatt’s vehicle, a yellow hatch bag sedan, heading west on Route 57 near the Rt. 519 intersection, the prosecutor said. Wyatt continued west …
On The House: Free Coffee On Opening Day At New Bethlehem Wawa On The House: Free Coffee On Opening Day At New Bethlehem Wawa
On The House: Free Coffee On Opening Day At New Bethlehem Wawa A new Wawa will open for business in Bethlehem this Thursday, Dec. 14, the company says.  The first customers at the 770 Hellertown Road location can enjoy free coffee all day to celebrate the grand opening, a spokesperson said.  Limited-edition "Wawa Coffee, Hoagies & Kindness" T-shirts will also be on hand for the first 100 customers. As well, Bethlehem police officers and firefighters will face off in Wawa's signature "Hoagies for Heroes" competition, where first responders compete to build the most hoagies in a three-minute lightning round. At the end, Wawa will…
Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner
Schuylkill County Crash Into Woods Kills Lansford Woman: Coroner Authorities have identified the driver who died after crashing in Coaldale Borough on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7.  Nicole Oplinger, 42, was near the intersection of West Water and West Miner streets around 3 p.m. when she lost control of her car and struck multiple trees, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Oplinger, of Lansford, was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem where she passed from multiple traumatic injuries around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, the coroner said. Her manner of death was ruled accidental.  Stat troopers in Frackville are investigat…