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Ex-Bethlehem Finance Director Resold Phones Bought With City Funds To Get Richer: DA Ex-Bethlehem Finance Director Resold Phones Bought With City Funds To Get Richer: DA
Ex-Bethlehem Finance Director Resold Phones Bought With City Funds To Get Richer: DA A former Bethlehem finance director was charged on Thursday, June 2, with misusing city funds to buy thousands of dollars worth of electronics, reselling them, and pocketing the proceeds, authorities said. Mark Sivak, 44, used the city’s Verizon account to buy and resell at least 31 cellphones between November 2019 and April 2022 for a total of $12,630, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said alongside the City of Bethlehem Police Department. He also apparently admitted to ordering additional items from the city's Verizon account over the past six months and bri…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Contractor, 73, Dies After Falling Through Roof In Bethlehem, Coroner Says PA Contractor, 73, Dies After Falling Through Roof In Bethlehem, Coroner Says
PA Contractor, 73, Dies After Falling Through Roof In Bethlehem, Coroner Says A Pennsylvania contractor was pronounced dead after falling through a roof in Bethlehem Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Charles T. Irwin, 73, was working on a roof on the 1300 block of Spillman Drive when he fell through it and landed on the ground about 40 feet below, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said in a release. Irwin, of Reynoldsville in Warsaw Township, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The incident remains under investigation by the City of Bethlehem Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health A…

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by Valerie Musson
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SEEN HIM? Bethlehem Police Seek Man, 34, Accused Of Felony Strangulation, Assault SEEN HIM? Bethlehem Police Seek Man, 34, Accused Of Felony Strangulation, Assault
Seen HIM? Bethlehem Police Seek Man, 34, Accused Of Felony Strangulation, Assault Authorities in Bethlehem are seeking the public’s help locating a man accused of strangulation and assault. Terrence Young, 34, was charged with felony strangulation and misdemeanor simple assault after an incident on May 2, according to the City of Bethlehem Police Department. Anyone with information about Young’s whereabouts is asked to contact the department’s tip-line at 610-691-6660, send an email to bethlehempolice@bethlehem-pa.gov or call the Northampton County Non-Emergency line at 610-865-7187.

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by Valerie Musson
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Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say
Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say A Northampton County man and woman are facing various drug charges after a search of their home turned up cocaine, pot and more, authorities said. The City of Bethlehem Police Department executed a search warrant Thursday at the Atlantic Street home of Daniel Ortiz and Shantika Briley, authorities said. The search turned up a “distributable amount” of cocaine and marijuana as well as paraphernalia and cash, police said. Ortiz and Briley were charged with conspiracy to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of …

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by Valerie Musson