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KNOW ANYTHING? Gunshots Fired At Easton Home, Police Say KNOW ANYTHING? Gunshots Fired At Easton Home, Police Say
Know Anything? Gunshots Fired At Easton Home, Police Say Several gunshots were fired at an Easton home before dawn Sunday in an apparently targeted attack, police said. The shooter fired at a residence on the 100 block of S. 11th Street just before 4:20 a.m., Easton Police Inspector John Piperato said in a release. No injuries were reported, though ballistic evidence was recovered from the scene, Piperato said. “Based on the information obtained, it is believed that this residence was the target of the gunfire,” police said. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact city detectives at 610-250-6780 or the tip…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
KNOW ANYTHING? Police Probe Easton Shooting Involving Uncooperative Victim KNOW ANYTHING? Police Probe Easton Shooting Involving Uncooperative Victim
Know Anything? Police Probe Easton Shooting Involving Uncooperative Victim Police are seeking answers about a Thursday night shooting in Easton involving a victim they say was not cooperative with their investigation. Officers responding to an unrelated incident at St. Luke’s Hospital in Easton were notified that a gunshot victim had arrived in a private vehicle from the city just after 7 p.m., Lt. Matthew T. Gerould said in a release. The victim — a 22-year-old man — did not cooperate with investigating officers, Gerould said. Police recovered evidence of gunfire in the fire alley south of the 1000 block of Washington Street. The man’s injuries were consid…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Bethlehem Shooting Lands Two Suspects With Homicide Charges, Police Say Bethlehem Shooting Lands Two Suspects With Homicide Charges, Police Say
Bethlehem Shooting Lands Two Suspects With Homicide Charges, Police Say Two Bethlehem shooting suspects were arrested on Tuesday morning, authorities say. Jeremiah Sivonda, 19, of Bethlehem, was arrested following a warranted search of a residence in the 500 block of East Locust Street, according to court documents and as Northampton County Assistant District Attorney Alec Colquhoun told LehighValleyLive. Jeremiah Sivonda has been charged with the following according to his court docket: F1 Criminal Attempt - Criminal Homicide F1 Conspiracy - Criminal Homicide F1 Aggravated Assault - Attempts to cause serious bodily injury or causes injury with extreme indif…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Support Surges For Lehigh Valley Man Battling Leukemia At 26 Support Surges For Lehigh Valley Man Battling Leukemia At 26
Support Surges For Lehigh Valley Man Battling Leukemia At 26 Support is on the rise for a 26-year-old Lehigh Valley resident battling a rare form of Leukemia. Danny Oncheck, of Allentown, is currently undergoing aggressive chemotherapy treatments after being diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, according to a GoFundMe launched for his ongoing medical expenses. “Although I have been fighting and financing this battle for months now — disability hasn't been approved and insurance recently cut coverage for my aggressive chemotherapy treatments,” Oncheck writes. “I do not have the physical ability to work since this disease attacks the bones.” O…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 138 Grams Of Cocaine, More Than $23K Cash In Easton Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 138 Grams Of Cocaine, More Than $23K Cash In Easton
Phillipsburg Man Nabbed With 138 Grams Of Cocaine, More Than $23K Cash In Easton A Phillipsburg man was found with more than 100 grams of cocaine and $23,000 in cash in Easton following an investigation into the drug’s distribution that spanned nearly two months, authorities announced Monday. Eugene Burnham, of the 300 block of South Main Street in Phillipsburg, was arrested Monday after a search warrant carried out on his 2011 Ford pickup truck turned up more than a half ounce of cocaine, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. A secondary search warrant carried out at 548 West Berwick St. in Easton turned up more than 138 grams of cocaine and $23,577 in cash,…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says
Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has released details in the crash that killed a beloved youth pastor from Pennsylvania. Israel Razak Adebayo of Easton, PA, was under his friend’s Nissan Altima doing automotive repairs on Somerset Street in Newark when the driver of a Dodge Charger -- traveling at a high rate of speed -- lost control and struck the Nissan last Friday, Oct. 1, authorities said.  debayo was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m., and the driver of the Dodge Charger remained at the scene, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safet…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized Following Late-Night Stabbing In Easton Man Hospitalized Following Late-Night Stabbing In Easton
Man Hospitalized Following Late-Night Stabbing In Easton Police are seeking information after a Monday night stabbing in Easton sent a man to the hospital. Officers responding to the stabbing report near the 600 block of Pearl Street found a wounded 18-year-old man just after 10:45 p.m., Easton Police said. The victim told officers that he had been stabbed by an unknown man who was walking with a woman on the 500 block of Pearl Street. The couple fled on foot heading northeast on Pearl Street toward Bushkill Street following the incident, police said. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of injuries that appear to be survivabl…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Easton Native, ‘Loving Free-Spirit’ Jessica Lipyanic Dies At Age 25 Easton Native, ‘Loving Free-Spirit’ Jessica Lipyanic Dies At Age 25
Easton Native, ‘Loving Free-Spirit’ Jessica Lipyanic Dies At Age 25 Easton native Jessica Autumn Lipyanic, described as a “loving free-spirit,” died at St. Luke’s Hospital on Sept. 21 at the age of 25. Born in Easton, Lipyanic worked at Tic Toc Family Restaurant and lived in Alpha, her Facebook page says. Lipyanic loved music, animals and being outdoors, her obituary says. “She enjoyed being outdoors, a loving free-spirit who will be deeply missed by all who were blessed to know her,” reads her memorial. More than $5,100 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Lipyanic’s funeral costs, putting the family ahead of their $5,000 goal since the campaign’s creation …

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle
Longtime Owner Of Historic Easton Snack Shop Dies After Courageous Cancer Battle The Easton community is coming together to support a local snack shop owner whose husband died after a courageous battle with cancer. Antoine Bassil, who owned The Carmelcorn Shop in Centre Square with his wife of 34 years, Sia, died Sept. 24 at St. Luke’s Hospital at the age of 62, his obituary says. Opened in 1931, the shop sells homemade caramel corn, popcorn, roasted nuts, fudge, and chocolates, establishing it as an “Easton institution” that was taken over by the Bassils in 1996. “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart we share with you the news of Tony Bassil’s passing…” rea…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Easton Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed At Allentown Motel Easton Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed At Allentown Motel
Easton Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed At Allentown Motel A man wanted for allegedly robbing a bank in Easton was found and arrested at an Allentown motel Wednesday morning, police said. The US Marshalls Fugitive task force took Daniel Buzzone, 36, into custody at the Knights Inn in Allentown (1880 Steelstone Rd.) around 9:15 a.m., Easton Police Lt. Matthew Gerould confirmed. Buzzone is accused of robbing Santander Bank on North 3rd Street just before 12:35 p.m. on Sept. 22, police said. He has been charged with two counts of robbery and terroristic threats. Buzzone is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, Gerould said.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Man Wounded In Northampton County Shooting; Police Seek ID For Gunman 25-Year-Old Man Wounded In Northampton County Shooting; Police Seek ID For Gunman
25-Year-Old Man Wounded In Northampton County Shooting; Police Seek ID For Gunman A 25-year-old man was wounded in a weekend shooting in Northampton County, authorities said. The man was found with a gunshot wound on N. 11th Street at Jackson Street in Easton just before 10:45 Friday, Police Inspector John Piperato said in a release. The man was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is expected to survive, police said. Ballistics evidence was found at Vine Street near S. Elder Street, authorities said. Meanwhile, officers are attempting to identify a Hispanic or light-skinned Black man that may have been involved in the incident. The man was described as being i…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Beloved Easton Football Coach, Father Of 4 Sons Carlos Velez Jr. Dies At Age 42 Beloved Easton Football Coach, Father Of 4 Sons Carlos Velez Jr. Dies At Age 42
Beloved Easton Football Coach, Father Of 4 Sons Carlos Velez Jr. Dies At Age 42 Beloved Easton football coach and father of four sons Carlos Roberto Velez Jr. died Sept. 11 at his home at the age of 42. Born in Philadelphia, Velez worked as a contractor for several years and specialized in electrical, roofing and HVAC, his obituary says. Velez was a coach for the Wilson Midget Football Association and a Sgt. at Arms of the Templar Knights Motorcycle Club’s Bushkill Chapter. Velez is survived by his wife, Maritza (Urriago); sons, Alexander Romero, Hernando Rizo, Ethan Harris, and Nathan McAlister; mother, Cynthia Winifred Davis; sisters, Crystal Gayle Smith and husband…

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by Valerie Musson