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Tributes Pour In For Beloved PA Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At 30 Tributes Pour In For Beloved PA Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At 30
Tributes Pour In For Beloved PA Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At 30 James "Jimmy" Apgar III, a Monroe County man, has died following a motorcycle accident in Palmerton on Saturday, June 24, his loved ones said in his obituary. He was 30.  Apgar, of Kunkletown, crashed after losing control of his motorcycle, Fox56 reported, citing the Carbon County Coroner's Office.  Born in Allentown to James A., Jr. and Georgeanne R. (Nelson), Apgar was a 2011 graduate of Palmerton High School and later concluded his studies at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Schnecksville, family members wrote.  Friends and loved ones took to social media this week to memorialize the…
Barricaded Gunman Arrested In Poconos: State Police Barricaded Gunman Arrested In Poconos: State Police
Barricaded Gunman Arrested In Poconos: State Police An armed standoff with a gunman in Carbon County ended peacefully on Thursday after state police took the suspect into custody, according to authorities.  It happened in Lower Towamensing Township just after 11 a.m. on June 22, troopers said in a release. Police were called to a residence for a reported assault in progress but spotted an armed suspect retreat into the house when they arrived, officials wrote.  The state police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was deployed and arrested the suspect "without further incident," troopers said.  Jeremy Scott Lutz, 41, of Kun…
Poconos Man Hits Head On Curb, Dies While Getting Out Of Moving Car: Coroner Poconos Man Hits Head On Curb, Dies While Getting Out Of Moving Car: Coroner
Poconos Man Hits Head On Curb, Dies While Getting Out Of Moving Car: Coroner A Monroe County who was badly injured in an accident has succumbed to his injuries, officials announced.  Ryan Oskam, 30, of Kunkletown, got out of the moving car on the the 100 block of West Main Street in the borough of Bath, striking his head on the curb, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. He died on Sunday, March 26, from complications related to a traumatic head injury, Buglio said. The manner of death was accidental, he added.