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Upper Mount Bethel Township, PA

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Horse Euthanized, Deceased Dog Found In Freezer At Upper Mount Bethel Home: PSP Horse Euthanized, Deceased Dog Found In Freezer At Upper Mount Bethel Home: PSP
Horse Euthanized, Deceased Dog Found In Freezer At Upper Mount Bethel Home: PSP A Northampton County woman is facing felony charges after police found a horse in severe distress and a deceased dog in a freezer at her Upper Mount Bethel Township property, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Donna Giello-Turner, 62, was arrested after Troopers from PSP Troop M – Belfast Station executed a search warrant on her East Shore Drive home on Sunday, Jan. 12, police said. The investigation began two days earlier when Troopers responded to a report of a horse lying in a field near the road. The horse was found in severe distress, and Giello-Turner was advis…

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by Jillian Pikora
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66-Year-Old ID'd After Fatal Northampton County Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police 66-Year-Old ID'd After Fatal Northampton County Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police
66-Year-Old ID'd After Fatal Northampton County Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police A 66-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Northampton County on Thursday, Oct. 31, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. John S. Tompkins of Upper Mount Bethel was driving a 2003 Honda motorcycle in the 700 block of Totts Gap Road of Upper Mount Bethel Township when he struck the guide rail, state police said.  Troopers were dispatched to the crash at 4:36 p.m. and found him dead at the scene, according to state police. The man's name was not released at the time of publication. An investigation by the state police Belfast Patrol Unit, Troop M Forensic Services Unit,…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Lehigh Valley Dad Drowns In Drainage Basin At Industrial Park: Coroner Lehigh Valley Dad Drowns In Drainage Basin At Industrial Park: Coroner
Jeff Delp Killed In Portland Workplace Accident: Officials Authorities have named the 43-year-old dad who drowned in an industrial drainage basin in Portland Borough on Saturday, in a release on Tuesday, March 12.  Jeffrey R. Delp of Upper Mount Bethel Township has been identified as the man who drowned, the Northampton County Coroner's Office stated in a release. It happened at Ultra-Poly Corporation, 102 Demi Road at the Portland Industrial Park on March 9, officials said.  Delp's cause of death was drowning and the manner of death was accidental, as stated in the release. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is inves…

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by Mac Bullock
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Missing PA Teen Reunited With Family: State Police Missing PA Teen Reunited With Family: State Police
Missing PA Teen Reunited With Family: State Police UPDATE: Ward has been located and safely reunited with his family, state police confirmed. -------------------- Seen him? Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a missing teen they say ran away from a friend’s house as his parents came to pick him up. Jakobi Chayne Ward, 15, was staying with a friend at a home on the 100 block of Garibaldi Avenue in Roseto Borough, Northampton County when he ran away as his parents came to get him around 11:35 a.m. on Sunday, August 14, state police said. Ward lives in Upper Mount Bethel Township and was last seen wearing an orange shirt with black a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Lehigh Valley Driver, 18, Killed As Audi Slams Into Utility Pole, Flips: State Police Lehigh Valley Driver, 18, Killed As Audi Slams Into Utility Pole, Flips: State Police
Lehigh Valley Driver, 18, Killed As Audi Slams Into Utility Pole, Flips: State Police An 18-year-old Audi driver was killed after crashing into a utility pole in the Lehigh Valley, state police confirmed. Isaac Shane Cooper was behind the wheel of a 2002 Audi A6 heading northbound on Five Points Richmond Road in Upper Mount Bethel Township when the vehicle veered off the right side of the roadway, struck a utility pole, and flipped multiple times shortly before 5:25 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said in a release. Cooper, of Bangor, was pronounced dead at the scene, Branosky said. His cause of death was determined to be mul…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police Seek 2 Women, Man Charged With Assault Following Brawl In Northampton County Street Police Seek 2 Women, Man Charged With Assault Following Brawl In Northampton County Street
Police Seek 2 Women, Man Charged With Assault Following Brawl In Northampton County Street UPDATE: Turko, Waldron and Hineline turned themselves in Thursday and were released on $5,000 unsecured bail, police said. ------------------------------------------------- Police are seeking the public’s help locating two women and a man they say were involved in a brawl in Northampton County. Warrants were issued Wednesday for the arrests of Marlee J. Turko, 26, Kayla M. Waldron, 20, and Cody R. Hineline, 24, who have each been charged with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct, police said. The fight broke out on the 100 block of S. Westbrook Avenue in Pen Argyl just before…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pickup Truck Driver, 33, Killed In Northampton County Crash, State Police Say Pickup Truck Driver, 33, Killed In Northampton County Crash, State Police Say
Pickup Truck Driver, 33, Killed In Northampton County Crash, State Police Say A 33-year-old pickup truck driver was killed after crashing into a utility pole and house in Northampton County Wednesday evening, state police confirmed. The Upper Mount Bethel Township man — whose name has not been released — was driving east on Route 512 when he lost control of the truck and struck a utility pole and house about half a mile east of Heiden Road around 11:50 p.m., state police said in a release. The man was not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The investigation is being conducted by PSP Belfast and the Northampton County Coroner’s…

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by Valerie Musson