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Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say Bus Driver Sexually Assaults Student In Lehigh Valley, Police Say
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…
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…
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…
Lehigh Valley Man Facing 585 Child Porn Charges: Report Lehigh Valley Man Facing 585 Child Porn Charges: Report
Lehigh Valley Man Facing 585 Child Porn Charges: Report A 23-year-old Lehigh Valley man is facing 585 child pornography charges after admitting to downloading the photos and videos on his cell phone and computer, WFMZ reports. Brandon Miller, of Bethlehem, was at the center of an investigation after Dropbox Inc. reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child porn had been downloaded to one of its servers in January, the outlet says. State troopers tracked him down using his email address and served a search warrant on his home, where they discovered 292 photos and videos of child porn, according to the outlet.…
BUSTED: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23 BUSTED: 200 Fentanyl Bags, Loaded Handgun Found In Car Of Sleeping PA Woman, 23
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 More Fraud, Theft Charges For PA Pool Shop Owner Who Scammed Dozens Of Clients, DA Says
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 Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says
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…
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…
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says A Lehigh Valley police officer was attacked while responding to a break-in call last week, LehighValleyLive reports. Allentown resident Isaiah Dion Mosley, 29, tried to break through the door of an apartment on the 2300 block of Main Street in Northampton Borough around 3 p.m. Friday, the outlet said citing court records. He then lunged at responding Officer Geoffrey Perry, punching him in the head and choking him, the report said. Mosley later told two other responding officers that he had the right to resist an arrest he considered to be “unlawful,” the report says. Perry was taken …
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say 15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and thrown into oncoming traffic in a brutal attack in Northampton County over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a fight on the 1000 block of E. Market Street in Bethlehem found the boy with multiple stab wounds just after 3:45 p.m. Saturday, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet to control the victim’s bleeding before he was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital - Fountain Hill for further treatment. The offender, who police say jumped into a passing car just after the incident, was found a short time later near the 4100…
PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says PA Felon Busted For Pot-Growing Operation Had Indoor Greenhouse, Illegal 'Ghost Guns,' DA Says
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…
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery A 28-year-old Monroe County man is facing charges after a drug deal at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem turned into an armed robbery in the parking lot, reports say. Brandon L. Pearsall-McNealy, of East Stroudsburg, met a person at the casino on Wind Creek Boulevard Friday morning and agreed to buy marijuana, PennLive reports citing city police. When they walked to a car in a nearby parking lot around 7:30 a.m., Pearsall-McNealy pointed a gun at the dealer and stole an ounce of marijuana and $270, the news outlet says. The person robbed reportedly told area police that Pearsall-McNealy …