Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Mom Fed Family Poisoned Burritos, Police Say

Alleged embezzlement and credit card fraud are also among this week's Lehigh Valley police news.

: A Lower Macungie woman was jailed after she allegedly fed her husband and daughter burritos poisoned with medication.

Death Threats on Baby's Mother Made by Suicidal Man: Timothy Nixon, who killed himself last week in Nazareth, threatened his baby's mother and himself, court document states.

Couple Accused of Emblezzling $854K From Township Where They Worked: Former South Whitehall utility supervisor Nancy A. Tonkin and her husband, a former township police officer, are charged with embezzling $854,497 from township coffers over more than a decade, the Lehigh County District Attorney says.

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: Owner of Seriously Girlie Couture is accused of making fraudulent charges, paying personal bills with customer debit cards, according to police complaint.

: New York man celebrating his 63rd birthday at Sands Casino destroyed slots video display screen, state police say.

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: Lower Saucon Township Police say an Ohio truck driver will be fined for violating a 10-ton weight limit on Ringhoffer Road, where he allegedly caused an accident.

: An Easton woman admitted taking $5,000 earlier this year from a locked strongbox.

: Police say a Bethlehem woman became stranded when she drove off the road. Things allegedly got worse from there.

Intruder Tried to Steal TV at Middle School: A teen-age intruder was captured Sunday night at Springhouse Middle School allegedly trying to steal a television, a Parkland official said.

Drunk Teen Set Fire at Lone Lane Park: Police say a 16-year-old set a fire in the woods at an Upper Macungie Park.


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