Pennsylvania State Police Reports

Man, Woman Exchange Shoves and Kicks, Police Say

Both will be cited for escalation of argument at Upper Milford Township residence, troopers report.

An argument turned physical recently in Upper Milford Township, with a man shoving a woman and the woman kicking the man, police said. Both will be cited for harassment, according to state police at Fogelsville. The pair, unnamed in the report but listed as a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, began arguing about 10 p.m. April 23 at 3331 S. Seventh St. Extension, police said. Police weren't specific as to who started the physical actions, but the man pushed the woman, and the woman kicked the man. Police did not say whether either person was injured. They also did not say whether either party was a resident or what the altercation was about. Charges will be made through the office of Magisterial District Judge Donna Butler, police …

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Man Threatened to Stab 2 Women, Burn House, Police Say

Two Emmaus women were harassed by an Upper Macungie man who threatened to stab them in the head and burn down their house, police say.

Two Emmaus women were harassed by an Upper Macungie man who threatened to stab both of them in the head and burn down their home on S. 11th Street, according to court papers. Russell J. Gallagher, 41, was taken into custody by Emmaus Police about 11 p.m. Feb. 9, after one of the women reported that someone had been circling the block around their home and had used the spare key fob for her car to set off the car alarm. She also told police that he had been repeatedly calling her on the phone. Police issued Gallagher a harassment citation and brought him back to his home at 1063 Mosser Road, Breiningsville. He was told not to contact the woman or return to her neighborhood in Emmaus. Police report that soon after being dropped off at home, …

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Death Threat Targeted Emmaus Girl, Police Say

Girl at her Orefield-area school is charged after saying she would have schoolmate shot, troopers report.

An Emmaus girl was the victim of a recent shooting threat at the Orefield-area school that she attends, according to police. The 17-year-old and a 16-year-old girl from Allentown argued at the Lehigh Learning and Adjustment School at 2936 Corporate Court in Weisenberg Township, according to state police at Fogelsville. The Allentown girl about 11:45 a.m. Feb. 12 threatened to have the Emmaus girl shot as a result. The victim and teachers reported the incident to police, troopers said. The Allentown girl was charged with terroristic threats and harassment, police said.

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Spackling Knife, Cell Phone Weapons in Dispute, Cops Say

Both individuals cited for harassment at Upper Milford home, troopers report.

The weapons in a recent duel at an Upper Milford Township home were neither swords nor pistols. Instead, state police at Fogelsville reported that a man and woman were cited for threatening each other with a cell phone and spackling knife. It was not immediately clear, according to police-released information, what started a dispute in the 4000 block of Miller Avenue about 8:40 p.m. Saturday. But police reported that Vincent David Longo, 51, made threatening gestures with a spackling knife. Pattie Ann Bowman, 47, responded by striking Longo in the face with a cell phone, police said. Both were cited for harassment, police said. Charges were filed with Magisterial District Judge Donna Butler of Emmaus.

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Emmaus man Charged in Fight That Leaves Wife Bloodied

Kevin L. Good, 51, is charged with simple assault and harassment after a fight in the Coopersburg Social Hall.

An Emmaus man is charged with simple assault and harassment in an incident at the Coopersburg Social Hall.  Police were dispatched to the social hall Jan. 19, a Saturday, at 3:40 p.m. for a "disturbance." According to the criminal complaint, when police arrived they found Good in the parking lot of the hall "intoxicated and agitated about the fight." Inside the social hall they located Good's wife bleeding from her nose and crying. When asked, the victim said that her husband hit her in the nose. Witnesses at the bar confirmed that Good struck her in the face with his elbow.  Good was released on $5,000 bail. An initial "no contact" order placed on Good was lifted by the district attorney's office.

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Police: Public Fight is a Traffic-stopper in Upper Milford

Driver stops vehicle in middle of Buckeye Road during a domestic dispute, troopers report.

You would have to say that an Emmaus pair didn't hide their anger after they recently had it out in the middle of a busy Upper Milford Township street, according to police. State police at Fogelsville said they were dispatched Jan. 16 to a report of a disturbance in a minivan in the middle of Buckeye Road. When they arrived, police said they learned that a domestic disturbance took place. Todd Smith and Carmina Ortiz began to argue, police said. That led the driver, and police did not specify which occupant was at the wheel, to stop the vehicle in the middle of the roadway. Police said the two struck each other and cited both for harassment.

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Emmaus Police Reports

Police: Metal Knuckles Bring Charges for Emmaus Teen

The following incidents have been reported by Emmaus police. They do not indicate conviction.

The Emmaus Police Department released the following recent incidents pertaining to the borough: Reported Dec. 27, 2012. Arrested. Angel Cruz, 39, of 102 S. 3rd St., Apt 1, Emmaus, for Assault, Harassment and Resisting Arrest after a domestic incident at his residence that occurred 12/24/12. Processed at Lehigh County Central Booking and committed to Lehigh County Prison. Reported Dec. 27, 2012. Charged. A 16-year-old male from Emmaus with Possession of a Prohibited Offensive Weapon after being found in possession of metal knuckles in the 500 block of Chestnut Street. Charges filed with Lehigh County Juvenile Probation.

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Police: Punches, Bloody Nose Draw Harassment Charge

The following information was supplied by troopers at the barracks in Fogelsville. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Charged: Unnamed 18-year-old man of the 200 block of Park Row, Emmaus; pushed another 18-year-old man at 2:22 p.m. Dec. 19 and punched him in the head, causing a bruise to the forehead and bloody nose in the victim's home at 6532 Hickory Road in Lower Macungie, police said.

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Emmaus Police Report Arrests for Assault, Terroristic Threats

The following incidents have been reported by Emmaus police. They do not indicate conviction.

The Emmaus Police Department released the following recent incidents pertaining to the borough: Reported Nov. 16: Arrested. Kyle Brey, 27, of 233 Ridge St., Emmaus, for Assault and Harassment after a domestic dispute at his residence. Processed at the Lehigh County Central Booking Center and committed to Lehigh County Prison. Reported Nov. 22: Arrested. Phillip Anthony Martinez, 25, for Assault and Harassment after a domestic dispute at his residence. Processed at the Lehigh County Central Booking Center and committed to Lehigh County Prison. Reported Nov. 23: Arrested. Jose Miguel Quinones, 29, of 818 Chew St., Allentown, for Terroristic Threats and Harassment directed at his ex-girlfriend in the 300 block of Minor Street. Processed at …

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Porn, Caressing Draw Adverse Reaction, Police Say

Local man is accused of harassment at Lower Macungie address, troopers say.

A man's alleged intended romantic advances at a Lower Macungie home sure got a reaction from a woman all right, but that was in the form of a harassment accusation filed with police. An unidentified 60-year-old man rubbed the victim's back and shoulders about 5 p.m. Nov. 11 at 3041 Schoeneck Road, according to state police at Fogelsville. He then played a pornographic movie for the 22-year-old to see. She also was from Lower Macungie, but another address.

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