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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…
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
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
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…
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…
Police Arrest Parents Of Lehigh Valley Man, 20, Charged With Child Sexual Abuse, Report Says
Police have arrested the parents of a 20-year-old Lehigh Valley man charged with child sexual abuse, LehighValleyLive reports.
Davin A. Gostony, of Bethlehem, was arrested Saturday on accusations he sexually abused several children for years, and his mother, Jamie Gostony, 41, was arrested on allegations she threatened a victim, the news outlet says citing the Northampton County District Attorney's Office.
The role of Gostony's father, 37-year-old Charles Canty, was unclear, though he was charged with endangering the welfare of children, the outlet reports.
Canty and Jamie Gostony wer…
Report: Felony Charge For Northampton County Man Who Spit Blood In Jail Cell, Said He Had COVID
A Northampton County man who police say spit blood at Easton officers from a holding cell and said he had COVID-19 is facing felony charges, a new report says.
John Paul Suozzo, 34, said he had the virus and spit blood around the holding cell as well as a nearby desk and computer after being arrested for making several bogus calls to 911 while intoxicated around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records.
Suozzo, of Forks Township, was charged with felony aggravated harassment by prisoner, calling 911 for something other than emergency, institutional vandalism, public…
Accused Lehigh Valley Burglar, 34, Charged In Second Home Break-In, Knifepoint Rape
A Lehigh Valley man previously charged in a home break-in is facing a laundry list of additional charges in connection to a burglary and rape case from May 2020, authorities said.
Clement Swaby, 34, was charged Wednesday with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, indecent and aggravated indecent assaults, burglary, possessing instruments of crime and terroristic threats, Bethlehem Police said.
Swaby is accused of breaking into a Bethlehem home, threatening the victim at knifepoint and raping them on May 19, 2020, police said.
Swaby was charged in March with first-de…
Phillipsburg Man Accused Of Robbery, Carjacking Jailed In PA, Prosecutor Says
A Phillipsburg man accused of carjacking a woman at gunpoint earlier this month was arrested and jailed in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Dennie J. Vella, of Hudson Street, was charged Monday with first-degree robbery, first-degree carjacking and second-degree possession of a weapon following the May 11 incident near main St. in Phillipsburg, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release.
Vella, 44, is accused of carjacking a woman who agreed to give him a ride to Wawa, LehighValleyLive reports.
The former Florida resident has a laundry list of prior criminal and drug charg…
PA Woman Illegally Recorded Phone Call With Northampton County Prison Warden, Report Says
A Lehigh Valley woman has been accused of illegally recording a phone call with the warden of Northampton County Prison, a new report says.
Karen Lu, 35, faces two counts of interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communication after speaking to prison warden David Penchishen on Jan. 26 about release conditions for her boyfriend, Justin Hale, 33, of Bethlehem, who was charged with attempted homicide, LehighValleyLive reports.
Lu, of Allentown, allegedly used the “Live App” recording application on her cell phone during the call, though her lawyer, William Goldman Jr., sa…
Police: Felony Child Endangerment Charges For PA Mom, Boyfriend Jailed After Abusing Son, 6
A Pennsylvania mother and her boyfriend were jailed after they allegedly beat her six-year-old son multiple times using an instrument causing bruises and welts, police said.
Nathalia Nunez Gervacio, 24, and Vincent F. Napolitano, 34, were taken into custody April 30 following an investigation by Slate Belt Regional Detectives, who were notified by Northampton County Children and Youth, police said.
Gervacio is accused of beating her son numerous times between April 25 and April 28, while Napolitano allegedly abused the boy on April 29, Slate Belt Police said.
Both Gervacio and Napolitano a…
