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Bethlehem, PA
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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…
Bristol, PA
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DA: PA State Troopers Who Fatally Shot Christian Hall Will Not Face Criminal Charges
Authorities on Tuesday announced that Pennsylvania State Police troopers were justified in their use of deadly force and will not face criminal charges in relation to last year's fatal shooting of a Monroe County man on a Route 33 overpass. Newly released video footage from the Monroe County District Attorney's Office shows Pennsylvania State Police troopers shooting 19-year-old Christian J. Hall with his hands up while clutching a BB gun after 90 minutes of what they confirm were failed negotiation tactics in Hamilton Township on Dec. 30, 2020. The full video presentation from today's …
Bethlehem, PA
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DA: Baby Beaten To Death In Poconos Apartment, 3 Charged Also Had Heroin
The death of a 2-month-old baby in a Poconos, PA apartment has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. The infant girl, Ryann Bacchus, was found with trauma to her head resulting in multiple skull fractures in a Barrett Township apartment on March 19, the Monroe County District Attorney's Office said. County Coroner Thomas Yanac Jr. ruled the baby's death a homicide. As of last Friday, three people were charged with child endangerment in relation to the child’s death, while homicide charges had not yet been filed, officials said. Pocono Mountain Regional police officers responded to…
Bristol, PA
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Thousands Rally To Reopen Investigation Of Deadly PA State Police Shooting Of Christian Hall
A petition to reopen the investigation of the Pennsylvania State Police shooting that killed 19-year-old Christian Hall on Route 80 last year has garnered thousands of supporters. The petition was posted to the website of civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, who has been representing George Floyd's family, and had 124,000 of 150,000 signatures as of Feb. 19. State Police maintain that Hall was refusing to drop his weapon then pointed it toward officers on a Route 80 overpass in Monroe County on Dec. 30, 2020. Crump, however, told NewsWatch 16 that a video circulating on social media …
Bethlehem, PA
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19-Year-Old Teen Shot, Killed By Pennsylvania State Troopers On Route 80 Overpass
Pennsylvania state troopers shot and killed a 19-year-old man who refused to drop his weapon on a Route 80 overpass on Dec. 30 in Monroe County, authorities said. Troopers responded to the State Route 33 southbound overpass where they found Christian Joseph Hall was standing and clutching a gun around 1:40 pm, Pennsylvania State Police said. Footage of the scene published by WBRE shows Hall pacing along the highway and clutching a gun. When directed by police to drop his gun, Hall initially complied, but later became uncooperative and starting walking toward police -- pointing the gun in t…
Hamilton Township, NJ
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: Biden Supporters Stage Dance Parties Outside Pennsylvania Convention Center
The streets of Philadelphia looked more like disco parties Thursday evening as workers continued to count ballots inside of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Disco music echoed through Arch and 12th streets, where Joe Biden's supporters -- dressed in costume and holding signs -- danced the night away. Some of Donald Trump's supporters stopped by early in the evening and were apparently chanting "Four more years!" CBS reports. But Biden's supporters yelled back: "Count every vote!" and continued dancing. "There are currently 9 sad Trumpers corralled in a pen of their own making outside th…
North Hunterdon, NJ
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New Jersey Man, 30, Drowns In Delaware River
The body of a New Jersey man was recovered from the Delaware River in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area over the weekend, according to a National Park Service spokeswoman. The 30-year-old man who drowned Sunday won't be identified until his family is notified, Kathleen Sandt said in a news release. Numerous reports of a body floating upstream in the river from the Route 80 toll bridge that connects Monroe and Warren counties came into to the parks communications center around 5 p.m., Sandt said. River patrol, park services rangers and local volunteers responded within mi…
Newtown, CT
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Father Of Wanted College Student Linked To String Of Slayings Was Arrested For Sexual Assault
The father of the University of Connecticut student and former high school football player in Fairfield County who is the subject of a massive manhunt for two slayings was arrested last month for sexual assault. Robert Manfredonia, 54, of Waterbury, turned himself in at Newtown Police headquarters on Tuesday, April 28, after learning there was a warrant for his arrest, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. He was arrested for an alleged sexual assault that occurred on Friday, April 10. Related Story: 'It's Time To Surrender': Family Appeals To 23-Year-Old Ex-HS Athlete Wanted For Slayings He was ch…
Pelham, NY
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FBI Joins Multi-State Manhunt For College Student Wanted In String Of Slayings
The FBI has joined the massive multi-state manhunt for a college student who played high school football in Fairfield County who police say is connected to two homicides, a home invasion, and a kidnapping. Newtown High School graduate Peter Manfredonia, a University of Connecticut student, is believed to be armed with several firearms – pistols and long guns – and presumed dangerous, Connecticut State Police said. The 23-year-old Manfredonia drove a stolen black Volkswagen Jetta on Sunday with a sticker paying tribute to victims of the Sandy Hook massacre in his hometown. His stolen getawa…
