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'Explosive Device,' Drugs Found In Wanted Man's Bag: Slate Belt PD 'Explosive Device,' Drugs Found In Wanted Man's Bag: Slate Belt PD
'Explosive Device,' Drugs Found In Wanted Man's Bag: Slate Belt PD Police in Northampton County said they found an "unsecured explosive device" along with a stash of drugs in a bag discarded by a wanted man last Thursday, April 25.  Thomas Dee Stocker Jr. is sought for weapons of mass destruction, resisting arrest, and drug offenses, according to Slate Belt Regional Police.  Authorities said Stocker was wanted by the Northampton County Sheriff's Office when he was spotted on the 800 block of Bangor Road around 10 p.m. After a short conversation with an officer, Stocker fled on foot and police gave chase, SBRPD said.  Following "several…

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by Mac Bullock
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Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim
Stroller-Pushing Lehigh Valley Man Exposed Self To Juvenile, Police Claim A Northampton County man is charged with indecent exposure after authorities say he revealed himself to a juvenile outside a beer store.  Slate Belt Regional Police were called to a gas station in Plainfield Township for "suspicious activity" around 3 p.m. on Friday, May 19, the department wrote in a release.  Dispatchers were told of a "tall, balding man, pushing a stroller who had exposed himself to a juvenile," authorities wrote.  Officers arrived to find 50-year-old Louis W. Coopersmith at a nearby beer distributor, where he was "determined to be manifestly under the inf…

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by Mac Bullock
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Slate Belt Man Exposed Self To Neighbors, Police Say Slate Belt Man Exposed Self To Neighbors, Police Say
Slate Belt Man Exposed Self To Neighbors, Police Say A Slate Belt man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly exposed himself to a neighbor and their grandchild, say authorities.  Slate Belt Regional Police were called to Short Road in Plainfield Township around 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 for a reported disturbance, the department wrote in a release.  There, the neighbor said he was playing with his granddaughter in the yard when they allegedly saw Todd W. Winterton "standing in the (open) doorway to his residence naked, exposing his genitals," police wrote.  Video evidence from the scene corroborated the neighbor'…

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by Mac Bullock
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Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim
Slate Belt Senior Pointed Gun At Neighbor, Police Claim A Northampton County man is accused of threatening his neighbor with a gun, say authorities.  Robert Overpeck Sr., 84, of Wind Gap, is charged with misdemeanor counts of terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment, Slate Belt Regional Police wrote in a release.  The neighbor claimed to police that on April 13, Overpeck walked onto her property, pulled a gun from a holster, and pointed it at her, the department said. A search of his home turned up a revolver in a holster as well as a rifle, police wrote.  His bail was set at $20,000 and he will appear in co…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fugitive Brought Loaded Gun To Slate Belt Bar, Cops Say Fugitive Brought Loaded Gun To Slate Belt Bar, Cops Say
Fugitive Brought Loaded Gun To Slate Belt Bar, Cops Say A wanted man is in police custody for allegedly bringing a loaded firearm to a Slate Belt sports bar, authorities say.  It happened on March 29 at 6:30 p.m., Slate Belt Regional police wrote in a statement. Officers were called to the Scorecard, 130 N. Broadway in Wind Gap Borough, after dispatchers were told a man brought a rifle into the bar.  At the scene, police spoke with 32-year-old Salvatore Caroprese of Pen Argyl, who had "secured the rifle in his vehicle" when they arrived, according to the release.  Officers said Caroprese was legally unable to own a firearm and th…

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by Mac Bullock
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Slate Belt Motorcyclist Charged With Starting Lehigh Valley Brush Fire Slate Belt Motorcyclist Charged With Starting Lehigh Valley Brush Fire
Slate Belt Motorcyclist Charged With Starting Lehigh Valley Brush Fire A Slate Belt man faces criminal charges for allegedly setting a brush fire in Northampton County on Tuesday, say authorities.  Slate Belt Regional Police were called to a home on Batts Switch Road in Plainfield Township at 5:30 p.n. on April 11 for a requested welfare check, the department wrote in a release.  There, the caller said they were concerned for Phillip D. Berberena, who had been in the area of the Appalachian Trail and had been riding his motorcycle, according to police.  Hours later, at 9 p.m., officers were called to the scene of a brush fire on the Appalachian…

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by Mac Bullock
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Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police
Arby's Indecent Exposure Incident Leads To DUI Driver's Arrest In Lehigh Valley: Police A DUI Pennsylvania man who tried getting into a closed Arby's restaurant was arrested after urinating in the parking lot where he exposed himself, police said. Charles J. Visaggi was unsteady on his feet, was slurring his speech and seemed disoriented while trying to gain entry into the Arby's in Wind Gap last December, local police said. Slate Belt Regional Police officers found Visaggi at a nearby Wendy's operating a vehicle, authorities said. Visaggi, displaying signs of impairment, was found to be incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle, according to police. He was taken int…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lehigh Valley Man Charged With Slingshot Attack Lehigh Valley Man Charged With Slingshot Attack
Lehigh Valley Man Charged With Slingshot Attack A Lehigh Valley man has a date with a Northampton County judge after authorities say he targeted somebody with a slingshot.  The alleged victim walked into the Slate Belt Regional Police headquarters on Monday, March 20 to report that he had been struck in the back with a marble, the department wrote in a release.  The man told officers Pen Argyl Borough on the 600 block of West Pennsylvania Avenue when someone in a car "shot" him as he returned to his vehicle, according to the release.  Using the suspect vehicle's registration, police said they tracked down 24-year-old Robe…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police ID Pair Plaguing PA Neighborhood With Explosions For Weeks, Police Say Police ID Pair Plaguing PA Neighborhood With Explosions For Weeks, Police Say
Police ID Pair Plaguing PA Neighborhood With Explosions For Weeks, Police Say Authorities in Northampton County say they have identified the pair responsible for a series of explosions in the area.  Slate Belt Regional police were called to East Laurel Avenue in Pen Argyl at 3 a.m. on Saturday, March 18 after residents reported hearing a large explosion, the department said in a release.  Authorities noted that they had received "numerous" similar complaints in the neighborhood "beginning several months earlier."  No suspects were in the area by the time officers arrived, so detectives returned the next day to conduct a follow-up investigation, police…

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by Mac Bullock
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Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police
Northampton Patron Kicked From Bar Threatened To Kill Cop: Police A man kicked out of a Northampton County business later threatened to kill the police who showed up at the scene, authorities allege.  Slate Belt regional officers were called to the American Legion post in Wind Gap Borough at about 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 for a reported "disturbance," the department wrote in a statement.  On arrival, police found 61-year-old Gregory L. Lutz of Saylorsburg. According to detectives, he threatened other patrons after being asked to leave the American Legion. When a Slate Belt officer tried to intervene, authorities said Lutz also threatened to …

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by Mac Bullock
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Lehigh Valley Mom Cheered For Teen Son During Street Fight, Cops Say Lehigh Valley Mom Cheered For Teen Son During Street Fight, Cops Say
Lehigh Valley Mom Cheered For Teen Son During Street Fight, Cops Say A Northampton County mom is accused of cheering on her teenage son while he fought another boy in a Pen Argyl street, authorities say.  Nicole M. Ortiz, 32, is charged with misdemeanor corruption of minors and disorderly conduct, said Slate Belt Regional Police in a statement.  Officers were called to a home on the 800 block of William Street on Nov. 10 for reports of two teenagers fighting in the road, authorities wrote.  On arrival, police spoke with Ortiz, who confirmed that her son was involved in the fight and that she knew the brawl was going to take place before it ac…

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by Mac Bullock
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Thief Found Dangling, Moaning From PA Power Tower: Reports Thief Found Dangling, Moaning From PA Power Tower: Reports
Thief Found Dangling, Moaning From PA Power Tower: Reports The man found moaning and dangling from a power line tower in Pennsylvania Friday, Nov. 4 was trying to steal wire when he suffered an electric shock so powerful that it threw him from his perch, authorities told various news outlets. The man was cutting 100 feet of wire from the top of a tower that he'd secured himself to in Plainfield Township, when he suffered an arc that traveled across his upper body, throwing him about 20 or 30 feet down the pole, police told WFMZ. Had it not been for the line that the thief used to secure himself, he'd probably be dead, Slate Belt police said. Hunter…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Grudge-Holding Handgun Hider Shows Up At Victim's Work, Fires Round: Slate Belt Police Grudge-Holding Handgun Hider Shows Up At Victim's Work, Fires Round: Slate Belt Police
Grudge-Holding Handgun Hider Shows Up At Victim's Work, Fires Round: Slate Belt Police A man secretly holding a grudge was also concealing a handgun when he showed up at another man’s workplace and fired the weapon over a dispute, Slate Belt Police said. Nicholas Bjorn Marshall, 40, was charged with felony firearms not to be carried without a license, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, and simple assault, Slate Belt Regional Police said in a release on Thursday, Oct. 13. Officers responding to a report of shots fired at 103 N. Broadway in Wind Gap found that Marshall had arrived at the location and confronted the victim with a handgun just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday…

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by Valerie Musson
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Homeowner Attacked, Suspect Nabbed In Broad Daylight Break-In: Slate Belt Police Homeowner Attacked, Suspect Nabbed In Broad Daylight Break-In: Slate Belt Police
Homeowner Attacked, Suspect Nabbed In Broad Daylight Break-In: Slate Belt Police A homeowner was attacked and a suspect arrested following a broad daylight home break-in, authorities in the Slate Belt confirmed. Robert Shane Badua, 35, is accused of breaking into a home on the 500 block of Norman Road in Plainfield Township shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Badua forced entry through a rear dead-bolted door and damaged the door in the process, police said. Once inside, Badua got into a fight with and injured the homeowner, police said citing surveillance footage. Badua was later taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of h…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police Interceptor Car Stolen From Lehigh Valley Auto Shop: Slate Belt PD Police Interceptor Car Stolen From Lehigh Valley Auto Shop: Slate Belt PD
Police Interceptor Car Stolen From Lehigh Valley Auto Shop: Slate Belt PD A police interceptor car was stolen from a Lehigh Valley area auto shop Wednesday night, authorities said. The car — pictured above — was stolen from Kim Cesare's Auto Sales in Pen Argyl around 9:15 p.m., Slate Belt Regional Police said. The car has a black pushbar (front bumper) and police spotlight and was last seen traveling northbound on Route 512 toward Bangor, police said. Anyone with information to contact Officer William Wales at 610-759-8517. Tips can remain anonymous.

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by Valerie Musson
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Lehigh Valley Woman Assaults Roommate, Flees After Stealing iPhone: Slate Belt Police Lehigh Valley Woman Assaults Roommate, Flees After Stealing iPhone: Slate Belt Police
Lehigh Valley Woman Assaults Roommate, Flees After Stealing iPhone: Slate Belt Police A 21-year-old Lehigh Valley woman was apprehended after assaulting her roommate, stealing her iPhone, and fleeing, authorities said. Officers responding to the assault report on the 200 block of S. Robinson Avenue in Pen Argyl met with the victim, who stated that her roommate — Katherine S. Burke — had physically assaulted her and stole her iPhone around 11:45 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, Slate Belt Regional Police said. The victim had visible injuries, police said. A Northampton County Magisterial District Judge issued an arrest warrant, and Burke was taken into custody the following day…

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by Valerie Musson
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Worker Stole Nearly $10K From Lehigh Valley Food Mart: Slate Belt PD Worker Stole Nearly $10K From Lehigh Valley Food Mart: Slate Belt PD
Worker Stole Nearly $10K From Lehigh Valley Food Mart: Slate Belt PD A 27-year-old woman is accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from a Lehigh Valley food store while working as an employee, authorities said. Julie Teresa Rose Smith stole a total of $9,514 while working at Penn Jersey Food Mart in Pen Argyl between Monday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Dec. 27 of 2021, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Officers received the theft report on Wednesday, Jan. 19 and obtained a warrant for Smith’s arrest the following day. Smith was taken into custody Saturday and charged with felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, as well as attempted theft…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Lehigh Valley Power Workers Steal $40K In Copper, Sell At Scrapyards: Police Lehigh Valley Power Workers Steal $40K In Copper, Sell At Scrapyards: Police
Lehigh Valley Power Workers Steal $40K In Copper, Sell At Scrapyards: Police Four workers at a Lehigh Valley electric company worked together for months to steal nearly $40,000 worth of copper from their employer and sell it to two different scrapyards for a massive profit, authorities said. Johnathan R. Schantz, 21; Brent T. Schantz, 21; Joseph R. Redmond, 20; and Christopher A. Kieffer, 36; are accused of stealing the metal from their employer at Advantage Electrical Services in Plainfield Township between June and November of 2021, Slate Belt Regional Police said in a Friday release. A follow-up investigation showed that the four workers had scrapped the copper …

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by Valerie Musson
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Man Wanted For Brutal Assault In Northampton County: Police Man Wanted For Brutal Assault In Northampton County: Police
Man Wanted For Brutal Assault In Northampton County: Police Police are seeking the public’s help locating a man who brutally assaulted a victim in Northampton County. Darshawn K. Hallett, 37, was identified on surveillance footage striking another man in the back of the head with a stainless steel water bottle at Merakey on Sullivan Trail in Nazareth shortly before 3:25 p.m. on Dec. 15, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Hallett was also seen punching the back of the victim’s head with a closed fist, police said. A warrant has been issued for Hallett’s arrest with charges for felony aggravated assault, possessing instruments of crime, simple assault …

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by Valerie Musson
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Alert Issued For Missing Northampton County Boy, 14 Alert Issued For Missing Northampton County Boy, 14
Alert Issued For Missing Northampton County Boy, 14 An alert was issued Thursday for a missing Northampton County boy believed to have run away from home. Juelz Stuckey, 14, was last seen near Weona Park in Pen Argyl on Oct. 20, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Stuckey stands 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes, police said. He may also be carrying a red backpack. Anyone with information about Stuckey’s whereabouts is asked to contact SBRPD Headquarters at 610-759-2200.

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW ANYTHING? Police Investigating Reckless Driver At Northampton County High School KNOW ANYTHING? Police Investigating Reckless Driver At Northampton County High School
Know Anything? Police Investigating Reckless Driver At Northampton County High School Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying a pickup truck they say was driven recklessly at a local high school. The truck — pictured above — was driven recklessly at Pen Argyl High School around 4:30 p.m. on March 17, Slate Belt Regional Police said. Anyone with information about the driver or owner of the truck is asked to contact SBRPD Headquarters at 610-759-8517. All calls can remain anonymous.

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by Valerie Musson