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Tortured, Mutilated Dog Found Behind Warehouse In Lehigh Valley Tortured, Mutilated Dog Found Behind Warehouse In Lehigh Valley
Tortured, Mutilated Dog Found Behind Warehouse In Lehigh Valley A tan German shepherd was found tortured and mutilated behind a warehouse in the Lehigh Valley, and police are now looking for the suspect(s) responsible. The gruesome discovery was made by local residents at the edge of a corn field behind a warehouse on the 800 block of Willowbrook Road in Catasauqua around 1:10 p.m. Saturday, July 16, Lehigh Valley Humane Society Police Officer David Saltzer said. The Catasauqua and Lehigh Valley International airport police departments notified the Lehigh Valley Humane Society about the dead dog. Saltzer believes the dog was most likely killed els…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Crashes Through Lehigh Valley Airport Fence, Drives Toward Plane Taking Off, Report Says Man Crashes Through Lehigh Valley Airport Fence, Drives Toward Plane Taking Off, Report Says
Man Crashes Through Lehigh Valley Airport Fence, Drives Toward Plane Taking Off, Report Says A Pennsylvania man was arrested after he drove his vehicle through a fence at Lehigh Valley International Airport straight for a plane taking off, reports say. An Allegiant commercial flight with 171 people on board was taking off around 3:20 p.m. Friday when Brad Weinhofer, 34, of Northampton Borough, came barreling through, an airport spokesperson told LehighValleyLive. There were no reported injuries and the runway was closed for about 20 minutes, the outlet reports. Weinhofer was charged with risking catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person, and criminal mischief, according t…

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by Nicole Acosta
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TSA: Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Lehigh Valley Airport TSA: Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Lehigh Valley Airport
TSA: Man Busted With Loaded Handgun At Lehigh Valley Airport A handgun loaded with seven bullets was seized from a man at the security checkpoint at Lehigh Valley International Airport Thursday, the Transportation Security Administration said. TSA officers spotted the loaded gun in the Lehighton resident's carry-on bag and alerted the airport authority police, who arrived at the checkpoint, confiscated the gun and arrested the unidentified man, the administration said. The man will be charged with disorderly conduct for closing the checkpoint and may face federal civil penalties of as much as $10,000, TSA said. Guns can be transported on a flig…

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by Cecilia Levine