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Barricaded Suspect Found Hiding In Closet After 9-Hour Standoff: Bethlehem PD Barricaded Suspect Found Hiding In Closet After 9-Hour Standoff: Bethlehem PD
Barricaded Suspect Found Hiding In Closet After 9-Hour Standoff: Bethlehem PD Bethlehem police arrested a wanted man following a nine-hour barricade at an 11th Avenue home on Wednesday, Oct. 25.  Brian George Lichtenwalner, 31, was taken into custody on multiple bench warrants out of Monroe County, authorities said.  Lichtenwalner had been sought on charges related to disarming a law enforcement officer, possessing drugs in a prison, and various DUI offenses when Bethlehem police learned he was in the city on Wednesday morning.  Authorities surrounded the residence around 10 a.m. but could not convince Lichtenwalner to come out or speak with them, BPD said.  By ar…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Man KO'd Cop And Stole His TASER, Jury Finds Berks Man KO'd Cop And Stole His TASER, Jury Finds
Berks Man KO'd Cop And Stole His TASER, Jury Finds A Berks County man was convicted of wrestling away a police officer's TASER device and then knocking him unconscious, authorities say.  Jacob Aharonian, 23, of Morgantown, was found guilty of aggravated assault and disarming a law enforcement officer following a three-day trial, said District Attorney John T. Adams in a statement Friday, January 27.  The charges stemmed from a June 2020 incident, when police were called to a Sheetz in Caernarvon Township for a reported public disturbance. On arrival, officers found Aharonian, who they claimed "quickly became belligerent and non-co…

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by Mac Bullock