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Carbon County, PA

Convict Allegedly Murders Woman At Harrisburg Hilton Hotel: Police Convict Allegedly Murders Woman At Harrisburg Hilton Hotel: Police
Convict Allegedly Murders Woman At Harrisburg Hilton Hotel: Police A woman was murdered at a Hilton Hotel in Central Pennsylvania on Aug. 4, police announced that evening.  Travis Collins, 32, of Kempton (Berks County) confessed to fighting with the woman who was found dead at the Harrisburg Hilton at 3:10 a.m. on Friday, area police detailed in the announcement.    The police left the station, which is across the street from the hotel to respond to a call "for a report of a deceased person." After officers arrived and spoke with Collins they "located the deceased victim, and an investigation was initiated." Collins was taken to the Harris…
NJ Mustang Driver Killed In PA Turnpike Crash Was Set To Marry Next Weekend: Report NJ Mustang Driver Killed In PA Turnpike Crash Was Set To Marry Next Weekend: Report
NJ Mustang Driver Killed In PA Turnpike Crash Was Set To Marry Next Weekend: Report A 33-year-old New Jersey man who died in a crash on the PA Turnpike was set to marry next weekend, news reports say citing authorities. Harry Jackson Jr., of Brigantine, was in a Mustang 2011 Ford Mustang that struck the cab of a tractor trailer on the PA Turnpike Friday, July 29, killing him, LehighValleyLive reports.  Jackson was pronounced dead while his female passenger was hospitalized with minor injuries, the outlet reports citing police. The rush hour crash happened when a tractor-trailer driven by a Philadelphia man went off the right side of the Northeast Extension of the highway…
NJ Man Killed In PA Turnpike Crash That Left Tractor-Trailer Sprawled Across Highway (PHOTOS) NJ Man Killed In PA Turnpike Crash That Left Tractor-Trailer Sprawled Across Highway (PHOTOS)
NJ Man Killed In PA Turnpike Crash That Left Tractor-Trailer Sprawled Across Highway (Photos) A New Jersey man was killed in a violent crash involving a tractor trailer and several cars on the PA Turnpike Friday, July 29, authorities said (scroll for photos). The crash occurred on the Northeast Extension in Carbon County 5:45 p.m. near Mahoning Valley Exit #74. Photos show the tractor's cab and trailer stretched across both sides of the median. Motorist Chris Jones detailed the scene in a Facebook post. "The accident involved a southbound tractor trailer that jackknifed to its left as the tractor jumped partway over the wall, badly damaging the wall itself with large holes," he wr…
DUI Allentown Officer Refused Breathalyzer, Blood Tests After Crash: Report DUI Allentown Officer Refused Breathalyzer, Blood Tests After Crash: Report
DUI Allentown Officer Refused Breathalyzer, Blood Tests After Crash: Report Despite refusing two tests that most accurately assess a driver's level of intoxication, a 33-year-old Allentown police officer was charged with DUI in a Carbon County crash, LehighValleyLive reports. Joseph F. Krebs — who works in the K9 unit — claims a deer ran in front of his 2019 Ford F150 as he drove down the 100 block of Packerton Dam Drive, causing him to cross the double yellow line, go through bushes, and strike a utility pole on Feb. 26, the outlet says.  His speech was reportedly slurred and he smelled of alcohol, before admitting to having three beers and failing one of two…
Ex-Police Chief Found Guilty Of Raping Girl, 6, With Buddy Hundreds Of Times For Years: AG Ex-Police Chief Found Guilty Of Raping Girl, 6, With Buddy Hundreds Of Times For Years: AG
Ex-Police Chief Found Guilty Of Raping Girl, 6, With Buddy Hundreds Of Times For Years: AG A former small-town Pennsylvania police chief has been found guilty of raping a young girl with his friend several times a month for years, authorities announced. A jury rendered the guilty verdict against former Weissport Police Chief Brent Getz, who was charged in March 2019, PA Attorney General Shapiro announced Friday, March 11. ** WARNING: The following news report contains graphic and disturbing scenarios ** His co-defendant, Gregory Wagner, of Lehighton, previously pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Getz. Both Getz and Wagner will be sentenced at a later date. C…
Tracking 'Trouble-Making' Winter Storm Headed To Region Tracking 'Trouble-Making' Winter Storm Headed To Region
Tracking 'Trouble-Making' Winter Storm Headed To Region Another round of winter weather is headed to the area overnight, meteorologists say. Snow and sleet are expected to be heaviest in the Poconos — which could get up to six inches, the National Weather Service predicts. Precipitation is expected to begin late Tuesday, March 8 and continue into the late morning Wednesday, March 9. Parts of North Jersey and the Philadelphia area will see only an inch or two, but mostly on grassy surfaces, according to AccuWeather.com, calling the storm a "trouble-maker" and "late-bloomer." A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect for Carbon and Monroe counties…
Woman Falls To Her Death Hiking In Pennsylvania: State Police Woman Falls To Her Death Hiking In Pennsylvania: State Police
Woman Falls To Her Death Hiking In Pennsylvania: State Police A 72-year-old woman fell to her death while hiking in Pennsylvania, according to a release by state police. State police were called to a report of an unconscious fall victim in Glen Onoko Falls in Carbon County around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, police say. Upon arrival, police found first responders from fire and EMS crews carrying the unidentified 72-year-old woman down the mountain, according to the police release. She fell near the first of three waterfalls along the trail, meaning emergency crews had to go over "treacherous, steep, ice-covered terrain,” to rescue her, the release shows. …
LGBTQ+ Resort Owner Arrested In Miami For Another Child Sex Assault — This One In NJ: Report LGBTQ+ Resort Owner Arrested In Miami For Another Child Sex Assault — This One In NJ: Report
LGBTQ+ Resort Owner Arrested In Miami For Another Child Sex Assault — This One In NJ: Report A 54-year-old co-owner of a "clothing optional" resort charged last month with sexually assaulting a child on his Pennsylvania campgrounds is in custody again for the same — this time for an incident that happened in New Jersey, the Pocono Record reports. Patrick Gremling was arrested in Miami on an out-of-of-state warrant accusing him of sexually assaulting the victim in Little Egg Harbor in 2012, the outlet says. The new charges against Gremling, of Jim Thorpe, were filed two weeks after he was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police for sexually assaulting the same child — then in mid…
Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding
Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Threatens NJ, PA With Tornados & Flooding Remnants of Hurricane Ida is posing a risk of tornados and flooding across parts of New Jersey and the Philadelphia area Wednesday. Thunderstorms are largely possible across Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties in the afternoon -- which could turn into tornados, according to the National Weather Service. Enhanced Risk for tornadoes extended, slightly farther north; Gale Watch upgraded to a Gale Warning; Small northwest shift in heaviest rain amountsNational Weather Service In Pennsylvania, a flash flood watch was issued for …
Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash
Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash Authorities have identified the three New Jersey men who died in a Pennsylvania crash over the weekend. Nicholas Nissen, 24, of South Amboy, and Joseph Riggio, 30, of Parlin, were pronounced dead at the scene, Carbon County Coroner Robert W. Miller Jr. told Lehigh Valley Live. Michael Guezara, 31, of Bayonne, died at Geisinger Medical Center in Luzerne County, the coroner said. Nissen was the only one wearing a seatbelt, authorities said. The three men were traveling in a 2018 Toyota Camry driven by Morris Plains resident Bryan Nissen, 30, police previously said. Nissen was heading north…
US Marshals Nab Pair Of NJ Sex Offenders Together In PA, Prosecutor Says US Marshals Nab Pair Of NJ Sex Offenders Together In PA, Prosecutor Says
US Marshals Nab Pair Of NJ Sex Offenders Together In PA, Prosecutor Says A pair of New Jersey sex offenders wanted for incidents involving an 8-year-old boy and two girls ages 11 and 14 were found together in Pennsylvania, authorities said Saturday. U.S. Marshals and Task Force officers found Emanuel Cortez and Alberto Colon at a family member's house with two children in Summit Hill (Carbon County) PA, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said.  Cortez, 31, of East Orange, was released from confinement in May 2018 and had been missing from supervision since March 15, 2019.  An indictment charged him with escape,&nbs…