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Shots Fired During 'Ding Dong Ditch' Prank In Lehigh Valley: Police Shots Fired During 'Ding Dong Ditch' Prank In Lehigh Valley: Police
Shots Fired During 'Ding Dong Ditch' Prank In Lehigh Valley: Police An Upper Mount Bethel resident fired a gun while being pranked on Tuesday night, July 30, according to state police.  A group of "juveniles" were reportedly playing "ding dong ditch" on Summerfield Drive around 10:30 p.m., troopers wrote in a release.  On Wednesday morning, July 31, authorities learned that a homeowner fired a weapon during the incident, state police said. No injuries were reported.  An investigation is underway and there is "no danger to the public," troopers said. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Belfast at 610-759-6106. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Questions Linger About 21-Year-Old Man's Brutal Murder In PA COLD CASE: Questions Linger About 21-Year-Old Man's Brutal Murder In PA
Cold CASE: Questions Linger About 21-Year-Old Man's Brutal Murder In PA Decades after David Allen Gross was found beaten and strangled to death in the trunk of his own car, state police investigators are still seeking answers.  The Mount Pocono resident had celebrated his 21st birthday just days before Upper Mount Bethel police found his locked Chevrolet Monza at the Delaware Water Gap's Arrow Island Overlook off Route 611, according to troopers.  In an archival report from the Allentown Morning Call, authorities said Gross was found in the back, under a tarp in a pool of blood just after 1 a.m. on Aug. 11, 1977.  He had been strangled and …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police Seek Witnesses In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 57-Year-Old Easton Woman Police Seek Witnesses In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 57-Year-Old Easton Woman
Police Seek Witnesses In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 57-Year-Old Easton Woman Pennsylvania State Police are seeking witnesses of a Northampton County hit-and-run crash that left a 57-year-old female pedestrian dead. Troopers found Eileen Frances Mulzet, of Easton, was found lying in the roadway at 2341 North Delaware Dr. (State Route 611) in Upper Mount Bethel around 10:45 p.m. Jan. 29, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. Mulzet was airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead. Anyone who may have been in the area or know any information pertaining to this investigation is requested to contact Trooper Brennan Long a…

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by Cecilia Levine