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Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
A bus driver is accused of sexually abusing a student in the Easton Area School District, according to Palmer Township Police.
Dean D'Amico, 64, of Mount Bethel, is charged with felony institutional sexual assault, corruption of minors, unlawful contact with a minor, and misdemeanor indecent assault, state court records show.
Authorities claim D'Amico carried on an "inappropriate relationship with a juvenile student." He was working as a bus driver but not employed directly by the school district, police noted.
Palmer Township police arrested D'Amico at his Mount Bethel home on…
Busted: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23
A 23-year-old Pennsylvania woman was sleeping in a car when police stopped her and discovered 200 bags of Fentanyl and a loaded handgun, authorities charged.
Kryshell Bauer-Jones, of Bethlehem, was found sleeping in a vehicle at the parking garage of the Wind Creek Casino on Tuesday, May 31, Bethlehem Police said.
Officers saw evidence of drug use and performed a K9 search, which came back positive for narcotics, police said.
A full search of the car led to the discovery of 200 bags of Fentanyl, a loose amount of Fentanyl, a loaded 9 mm handgun, and unspecified quantities of cocaine and ma…
More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says
A Pennsylvania pool shop owner accused of scamming dozens of clients out of thousands of dollars is facing additional fraud and theft charges, authorities announced Wednesday.
Bethlehem resident Roger Kornfeind, who owns Hydro Dynamic Pools, was initially charged in January with 26 counts each of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, as well as 23 counts of home improvement fraud, DailyVoice.com previously reported.
Starting in July 2018, Kornfeind, 58, failed to fully install pools for customers who had entered into a purchase agreement and paid at least $2,000 down,…
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says
A 32-year-old Allentown man pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly fentanyl overdose, authorities said.
Scott Guth, of the 200 block of S. 15th Street, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug delivery resulting in death, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said.
Guth sold two bundles of fentanyl that caused the death of 25-year-old Joseph Dell’Alba on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the DA said.
Dell’Alba took the substance — which later tested positive for methamphetamine, Tramadol, Xylazine, and fentanyl — at the Nazareth apartment of Marissa Metler, who was also facing charges for murde…
PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says
A Pennsylvania man arrested for growing marijuana had constructed an elaborate indoor greenhouse and was found with two “ghost guns,” authorities said.
Justin Hutson, 28, of 4158 Newburg Road in Lower Nazareth, was taken into custody on various drug and weapons charges, Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck said Monday.
On Dec. 4 around 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a man acting out after a methamphetamine detox and spoke with Hutson’s wife, who stated that Hutson had recently returned from the hospital after an overdose the previous night, authorities said.
After observing a…
Police Arrest Parents Of Lehigh Valley Man, 20, Charged With Child Sexual Abuse, Report Says
Police have arrested the parents of a 20-year-old Lehigh Valley man charged with child sexual abuse, LehighValleyLive reports.
Davin A. Gostony, of Bethlehem, was arrested Saturday on accusations he sexually abused several children for years, and his mother, Jamie Gostony, 41, was arrested on allegations she threatened a victim, the news outlet says citing the Northampton County District Attorney's Office.
The role of Gostony's father, 37-year-old Charles Canty, was unclear, though he was charged with endangering the welfare of children, the outlet reports.
Canty and Jamie Gostony wer…
Accused Lehigh Valley Burglar, 34, Charged In Second Home Break-In, Knifepoint Rape
A Lehigh Valley man previously charged in a home break-in is facing a laundry list of additional charges in connection to a burglary and rape case from May 2020, authorities said.
Clement Swaby, 34, was charged Wednesday with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent and aggravated indecent assaults, burglary, possessing instruments of crime and terroristic threats, Bethlehem Police said.
Swaby is accused of breaking into a Bethlehem home, threatening the victim at knifepoint and raping them on May 19, 2020, police said.
Swaby was charged in March with first-de…
Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6
A Pennsylvania mother and her boyfriend were jailed after they allegedly beat her six-year-old son multiple times using an instrument causing bruises and welts, police said.
Nathalia Nunez Gervacio, 24, and Vincent F. Napolitano, 34, were taken into custody April 30 following an investigation by Slate Belt Regional Detectives, who were notified by Northampton County Children and Youth, police said.
Gervacio is accused of beating her son numerous times between April 25 and April 28, while Napolitano allegedly abused the boy on April 29, Slate Belt Police said.
Both Gervacio and Napolitano a…
Report: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years
A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection to a series of rapes on a boy in Northampton County spanning 12 years, authorities said.
Thomas Alfonso Boneta, 56, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim in Bangor starting from the age of 8 in 2007 through the age of 20, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records.
The boy’s younger brother was also targeted, police said.
Boneta, of East Stroudsburg, denied the allegations when confronted in front of the boys’ mother in 2019, authorities said.
He was arraigned Tuesday on charges including rape of a child, aggravated indecent assa…
Six Felony Charges For Bethlehem Man, 44, Nabbed In String Of Business Burglaries
A Bethlehem man accused of burglarizing several local businesses was charged with six felonies, authorities said.
Kevin Mamuzich, 44, was identified as the suspect in Saturday morning break-ins at Nail City on Broadway, as well as Goosey Gander and Hair By Eskandalo, both on W. Fourth Street, LehighValleyLive reports citing police records.
Later that day, Mamuzich is accused of trying to enter Tally Ho Tavern on W. Fourth Street and made a final attempt to break in to the Family Prescription Center on Wyandotte Street Monday morning, according to the report.
The items reported stolen inclu…
