Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say
Northampton County Couple Nabbed In Cocaine, Pot Distribution Scheme, Police Say A Northampton County man and woman are facing various drug charges after a search of their home turned up cocaine, pot and more, authorities said. The City of Bethlehem Police Department executed a search warrant Thursday at the Atlantic Street home of Daniel Ortiz and Shantika Briley, authorities said. The search turned up a “distributable amount” of cocaine and marijuana as well as paraphernalia and cash, police said. Ortiz and Briley were charged with conspiracy to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of …
Report: Woman Hit In Face By Man Swinging Nail-Covered Stick During Easton Dispute Report: Woman Hit In Face By Man Swinging Nail-Covered Stick During Easton Dispute
Report: Woman Hit In Face By Man Swinging Nail-Covered Stick During Easton Dispute A woman suffered facial injuries and swelling after being struck by a man wielding a nail-covered stick during a Tuesday night dispute in Easton, reports say. Kareem Saquan Dario, 34, is accused of using the weapon during an argument on the 500 block of West Berwick Street, where an ambulance was dispatched shortly before 7 p.m., LehighValleyLive reports citing court papers. Dario, of Easton, faces various assault and reckless endangerment charges and was being held at Northampton County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail, the outlet reports. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.
PA Man Wanted For Terroristic Threats Jailed After Slate Belt Traffic Stop PA Man Wanted For Terroristic Threats Jailed After Slate Belt Traffic Stop
PA Man Wanted For Terroristic Threats Jailed After Slate Belt Traffic Stop A PA man wanted on four active warrants — including one for terroristic threats — was jailed after a traffic stop in Northampton County, authorities said. Vernon Leroy Fountain Jr. was stopped April 11 near N. Broadway and Park Avenue in Wind Gap after police noticed that the vehicle’s registration had canceled insurance, authorities said. A follow-up investigation determined that Fountain had four active warrants: one out of Northampton County for terroristic threats, one out of Monroe County for DUI/drugs and two from Lehigh County domestic relations, Slate Belt police said. Fountain, 31…
REPORT: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years REPORT: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years
Report: Pennsylvania Man, 56, Raped Boy In Northampton County For 12 Years A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection to a series of rapes on a boy in Northampton County spanning 12 years, authorities said. Thomas Alfonso Boneta, 56, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim in Bangor starting from the age of 8 in 2007 through the age of 20, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. The boy’s younger brother was also targeted, police said. Boneta, of East Stroudsburg, denied the allegations when confronted in front of the boys’ mother in 2019, authorities said. He was arraigned Tuesday on charges including rape of a child, aggravated indecent assa…
Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say
Bethlehem Police Interrupt Man Torching Apartment After Neighbors Call 911, Authorities Say Police arrived to what would have been an arson fire in Bethlehem seconds before the apartment went up in flames last Wednesday, authorities said. Gasoline had been poured on the kitchen floor of a stove, which was smoking, when authorities arrived two 631 Center Street March 31 around 2 p.m., Betlehem police said. Joshua Bartholomew, 32, had broken through a wall connected to an adjoining apartment and warned that he was burning the house down, authorities said. Bartholomew was promptly taken into custody and charged with arson and risking a catastrophe. He was arraigned and committed to…
Six Felony Charges For Bethlehem Man, 44, Nabbed In String Of Business Burglaries Six Felony Charges For Bethlehem Man, 44, Nabbed In String Of Business Burglaries
Six Felony Charges For Bethlehem Man, 44, Nabbed In String Of Business Burglaries A Bethlehem man accused of burglarizing several local businesses was charged with six felonies, authorities said. Kevin Mamuzich, 44, was identified as the suspect in Saturday morning break-ins at Nail City on Broadway, as well as Goosey Gander and Hair By Eskandalo, both on W. Fourth Street, LehighValleyLive reports citing police records. Later that day, Mamuzich is accused of trying to enter Tally Ho Tavern on W. Fourth Street and made a final attempt to break in to the Family Prescription Center on Wyandotte Street Monday morning, according to the report. The items reported stolen inclu…
PA Man, 18, Threatens Mall Guard With Knife After Being Kicked Out For Violating Mask Policy PA Man, 18, Threatens Mall Guard With Knife After Being Kicked Out For Violating Mask Policy
PA Man, 18, Threatens Mall Guard With Knife After Being Kicked Out For Violating Mask Policy A maskless man prevented from shopping at a Northampton County mall is accused of threatening a security guard with a knife, authorities said. Averi J. Albanese, of Jackson Township, was not wearing a mask when he walked into Boscov’s at Palmer Park Mall shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday, WFMZ reports citing court records. A security officer had just approached Albanese and asked him to put a mask on when he spit on his neck and refused, the report says. After being asked to leave, the 18-year-old took out a pocket knife and asked the guard to go outside with him, which was perceived as a thr…
Northampton County Man, 74, Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Neighbor Over Water Pipe Northampton County Man, 74, Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Neighbor Over Water Pipe
Northampton County Man, 74, Charged With Homicide In Fatal Shooting Of Neighbor Over Water Pipe The 74-year-old Northampton County man police say shot himself and a neighbor during a dispute over a water pipe has been charged. Joseph L. Harvilla participated in a virtual arraignment on a count of homicide from his place of treatment at Fountain Hill’s St. Luke’s University Hospital, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. Harvilla admitted to fatally shooting Christopher Robbin Debellis — his neighbor on Moser Road in Moore Township — Monday morning over an ongoing dispute about water pipe drainage. A few moments after the shooting, Debellis’ teenaged son contacted 911 and tol…
Felony Charges For Ex-Lehigh Valley HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student Felony Charges For Ex-Lehigh Valley HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student
Felony Charges For Ex-Lehigh Valley HS Teacher Accused Of Year-Long Sexual Contact With Student A Lehigh Valley man was working as a high school teacher when he had sex with a 17-year-old student numerous times over the course of more than a year, state police charged. Eric Michael Hahn, of South Whitehall Township, engaged in sexual activity with a 17-year-old girl while working as a teacher at Bangor Area High School starting in October 2019, state police said. Hahn, 38, engaged in the activity both in and outside of school, police said. Hahn was charged Thursday with intercourse/sexual contact with a student and corruption of minors, both third-degree felonies. He was being held …
COVID-19 Ravages Northampton County Prison With 22 More Inmates Testing Positive COVID-19 Ravages Northampton County Prison With 22 More Inmates Testing Positive
Covid-19 Ravages Northampton County Prison With 22 More Inmates Testing Positive Northampton County Prison is no stranger to a second wave of COVID-19 cases. An additional 22 inmates and three staff members tested positive at the Easton prison since last week, the Department of Corrections said Tuesday, Dec. 22. Those new cases bring the total to108 inmates and 38 employees who tested positive since the onset of the pandemic in March. As of Tuesday, there were 515 inmates in the Northampton County Prison. Of the 108 inmates who tested positive, 34 were in quarantine, with 74 having either finished their self-isolation or been released. Thirty-one of the 38 staff memb…
PA Man Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Fled With Stolen SUV Found Hiding In Shed PA Man Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Fled With Stolen SUV Found Hiding In Shed
PA Man Accused Of Assaulting Girlfriend, Fled With Stolen SUV Found Hiding In Shed Police in Northampton County arrested a man found hiding in a shed who they say assaulted his girlfriend and fled with her SUV earlier this week.  Roy Schlegel, 33, assaulted his girlfriend on the 1000 block of Blue Mountain Drive in Lehigh Township and sped off with her black 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, local police Chief Scott Fogel said. Schlegel, of Slatington, later returned to the victim’s home and sped toward police officers who were standing in the driveway, initiating a chase that was quickly terminated for safety, Fogel said. Schlegel was arrested Thur…
Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends
Four Separate Shootings, 5 Arrests: Paterson Detectives Crack Cases With Help From Friends Investigators have been on a roll in Paterson, solving several shootings – a few of them months old -- with a little help from their law enforcement colleagues. The latest accused shooter, Twyleak Sexton, 20, was taken into custody near his home in Easton, PA after a city officer there found an attempted murder warrant out of Passaic County during a routine computer check. Sexton opened fire in the first block of North 2nd Street and Haledon Avenue in Paterson on Sept. 17in a dispute between two families – one from Easton, the other from Paterson, authorities said. A 23-year-old male Pater…