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Cousins Nabbed In Santander Bank Heist In Palmer Township: Reports Cousins Nabbed In Santander Bank Heist In Palmer Township: Reports
Cousins Nabbed In Santander Bank Heist In Palmer Township: Reports A man facing eviction had his cousin drive him to rob a Santander Bank in Palmer Township — which happened as another Santander Bank across town was also robbed, according to police and news reports. It was not immediately clear if the incidents on Thursday, Jan. 26 were related. Cleon H. Edwards, 55, of Forks Township, allegedly told his 25-year-old Jalissa Cummings he needed rent money, Lehigh Valley Live reports. Cummings apparently acted as the getaway driver as Edwards walked into  Santander Bank at 3120 William Penn Highway in Palmer Township, lifted up his shirt and demanded mo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Suspect Arrested In Deadly Fountain Hill Shooting Of 20-Year-Old Man Suspect Arrested In Deadly Fountain Hill Shooting Of 20-Year-Old Man
Suspect Arrested In Deadly Fountain Hill Shooting Of 20-Year-Old Man A Fountain Hill man was arrested after allegedly killing another man during a gun deal gone wrong, LehighValleyLive reports. Jarrett Hein, 23, was charged with homicide in the shooting death of Travorious Gudger, 20, of Apalachicola, FL, who was found just after 7 p.m. Thursday in the 1400 block of Broadway in Fountain Hill after Hein called 911, according to the news outlet and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Investigators say Hein was trying to sell a .357 handgun online and met Grudger in the parking lot of the borough Wawa, the outlet says. Hein told officers Grudger fled…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Easton Man Abused Girls Younger Than 10, Smoked Meth With One, Reports Say Easton Man Abused Girls Younger Than 10, Smoked Meth With One, Reports Say
Easton Man Abused Girls Younger Than 10, Smoked Meth With One, Reports Say A 29-year-old Easton man has been charged with sexually assaulting two girls since before they were 10 years old and smoked methamphetamine with one, authorities said. Larry Dale Olsen Jr., was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge John Capobianco, Lehigh Valley Live reports. Bail was set at $500,000. Olsen abused the girls between April 2018 and June 2020, and told one of the girls he'd kill everyone she loved if she told anyone about the abuse, the outlet said citing police and court documents. When questioned by authorities, Olsen denied the accusations but admitted he sex…

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by Cecilia Levine