St. John's Lutheran Church in Emmaus recently was damaged by spray paint, according to Emmaus Police.
St. John's Lutheran Church in Emmaus was recently damaged by vandals who spray painted the church door and a window, according to a report by the Emmaus Police Department. The damage, which happened overnight on May 5, is estimated at $200, police say.
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Theft at Emmaus Village is among the recent incidents reported by Emmaus Police Department.
The Emmaus Police Department released the following recent incidents pertaining to the borough:
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Owner finds two holes stabbed in the hood, a smashed windshield and a word he wouldn't want to repeat to his mother scratched in the door, troopers report.
A vandal with a sharp pitchfork and equally sharp tongue recently made a statement on an Upper Milford Township man's vehicle, according to police. A wooden pitchfork was used to stab two holes in the hood of a vehicle owned by Michael Adam Gery in the 4000 block of Chestnut Street, according to state police at Fogelsville. His windshield was smashed. And a profanity was scraped into the paint of the front passenger door. It didn't spell ee-i-ee-i-o. The damage was done between 8 p.m. Jan. 12 and 9 a.m. Jan. 13, police said. Damage was estimated at $500. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-395-1438.
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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 Oct. 14: Graffiti-Vandalism to a vacant residence in the 400 block of Landis Circle. Reported Oct. 15: Theft of stereo equipment from a customer’s vehicle left overnight at Kelly Ford, 540 State Ave. Reported Oct. 16: Theft of an iPhone at Emmaus High School. Reported Oct. 17: Theft of cash from register at Liberty Bell Beverage while employee had temporarily walked away from register.
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Eleven vehicles are hit within three blocks, police say.
It must have been great fun for a time. Lobbing eggs at vehicles only to have them splatter like bursting fireworks. In fact, it must have been so much fun, that throwing eggs at just one car wouldn't do. In all, yolk ran from 11 vehicles in the early hours of July 3 in the 2900 through 3200 blocks of Sequoia Drive in Lower Macungie Township, according to state police at Fogelsville. But the fun stopped for three young men accused of throwing the eggs. Police have charged two underage boys and Braden Lawrence Rikli, 18, of Emmaus with disorderly conduct associated with tossed eggs. The incidents weren't much fun for the victims, either, although police reported that there was no permanent damage to any of the vehicles. The above arrest …
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Contractor and business hit by separate acts of criminal mischief, police say.
A contractor known for fixing things up will need a little help of his own after he discovered that mirrors had been broken from his vehicle recently in Upper Milford Township, according to police. Side mirrors were broken off the vehicle belonging to S.T. Knoll Painting and Paper Hanging at the listed address of the business, 5625 Baumgartner Road. The incident occurred between between 11 p.m. May 3 and 7 a.m. May 4, according to state police at Fogelsville. No value was given for the mirrors. In the other criminal mischief report, Bachman's Auto Repair of 5421 Chestnut St. reported lawn damage. A car drove through the font yard of the business, which had recently been sodded and seeded, leaving tire ruts, police said. Police said they …
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The Rev. Martin Milne of Zion's Lutheran says the church is waiting to hear back from its insurance company about fixing the damaged glass door.
It will be one week ago tomorrow that someone threw an empty glass bottle at the front door of Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Upper Milford Township. The church pastor, the Rev. Martin Milne, says he is hoping that the damaged glass door can be repaired in time for services on Sunday. The glass company removed the broken glass pane yesterday and Milne says the church is waiting to hear back from its insurance company in order to move forward with the repair. "It's unfortunate that even the church is a target for vandalism. There just doesn't seem to be anything that people will not vandalize," Milne says. Citing a state police report, Lehigh Valley Live says an empty glass bottle shattered a pane of glass in the church's front door …
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Woman reports that nine shots splattered her home with one breaking window, police say.
An Upper Milford woman recently reported an attack on her home by someone with a paintball gun that left the residence splattered in paint and with a shattered window. Shannon Renee Miller of the 5400 block of Shimerville Road said the incident occurred about 9:45 p.m. Dec. 18, according to state police at Fogelsville. The home was hit nine times. Police are looking for a dark sedan with a wing on the trunk. The driver was believed to be in his late teens or early 20s. No damage estimate was given. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-395-1438. Police also reported the following recent Upper Milford incidents: Criminal mischief: Reported Dec. 22 at 5993 King's Highway; vehicle damaged by pellet from a BB gun, police said…
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Police report at least nine criminal mischief incidents in days leading up to Christmas.
One or more people were spreading something other than good cheer throughout the streets of Emmaus leading up to the holidays. Emmaus police reported nine incidents of graffiti written at locations in the borough betweeen Dec. 9 and 20. Locations included the 600, 800 and 900 blocks of Chestnut Street, the 300 block of Main, the 300 block of Broad, the first blocks of N. 3rd and S. 4th streets and at the Williams Street playground. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-437-5252. Police also reported the theft of a purse and unspecified contents from a vehicle in the 200 block of Ridge Street on Dec. 19.
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Three are charged criminally, a fourth gets probation program, police say.
Four girls got into a melee at Emmaus High School on Dec. 1, resulting in charges and minor injuries, according to police. The injuries were treated by the school nurse, according to Emmaus Police Sgt. Charles Palmer. Two 18-year-olds were charged with assault, another 18-year-old with disorderly conduct and a 17-year-old was enrolled in the Impact Project probation program in lieu of a disorderly conduct charge. Names were not released for the three 18-year-old adults. Police also were called to the high school at 500 Macungie Ave. on Dec. 16 for a fight between two 14-year-old girls, police said. No injuries were reported. One was cited for disorderly conduct, and the other was entered in the Impact Project. In other recent Emmaus police…
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Jeff
6:05 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
That's funny, including my daughter whom I know is not a thief, there has been many aides fired from Emmaus Village for thefts. I guess the real thief is still profiting off of the elderly. The sad and sickening part is they do have video cameras around the place, someone who has access to those cameras recording device would be the person I'd like to investigate. more ›