Lost Pig, Alleged Child Molester, Prostitution Sting Top Lehigh Valley News

Police Seek Victims of Alleged Child Molester

A South Bethlehem man charged with sexually assaulting a 4-year-old child in a backyard might have other victims, the Bethlehem Police Department said Tuesday. The department, in a blog post, put out a call for parents of victims to step forward “so that the proper services can be made available to you and your child.”

A 21-year-old Emmaus woman is among 11 women arrested in a prostitution sting at an Allentown strip club, according to a press release issued Thursday by the state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement.

Grandmother's Terror: 'Help Me Before They Come Back'

Carrie Smith's voice, recorded two months before her death, was filled with terror. "Please come quick, I was robbed," the Wilson grandmother told the 911 operator in a tape played Wednesday at a preliminary hearing for one of the accused robbers."They made me open my safe. Please help me before they come back." 

A supervisor in the “cage”—the center of cash storage and distribution at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem—is accused of stealing $10,000 from his employer, according to court papers.

Fight Night at SteelStacks Coming to Musikfest Cafe

Professional boxing is coming to the Musikfest Café. ArtsQuest has announced that it will host the first Fight Night at SteelStacks on Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. The night’s main event will have the grandson of Easton’s own former heavyweight champion, Larry Holmes—Jeffrey Dorsey Holmes—stepping into the ring against fellow Eastonian Marquis Pierce.

LCCC President Don Snyder Needs Open Heart Surgery

Lehigh Carbon Community College President Donald Snyder told the board of trustees Thursday he will extend his medical leave to undergo open heart surgery next Wednesday.

Anybody Lose a Pig?

A pot bellied pig was found in the vicinity of Vera Cruz Road in Upper Milford Township. The finder, and others who belong to a local pig-rescuing group, would really like to find its rightful owner. It's easy to make jokes because, well, it's a pig, but details on the petite porker are being kept under wraps because if anyone other than the pig's owner claims it, it could put the pig in danger, says Breinigsville resident Eileen Wanamaker of the Pig Placement Network, an organization that has been active in the Lehigh Valley for the past 20 years.

Attempted Rape of Real Estate Agent Ends in Plea Deal

Frank A. Yeager, of 111 Hickory Lane, West Rockhill Township in Bucks County pleaded guilty to trying to lure a real estate agent into an Upper Macungie model home so that he could rape her, according to online court records.

Maybe the Nazareth Boro-Park Pool won't be closed for the 2013 season after all. The Nazareth Borough Council—and a packed house of 75 residents—heard from a consultant at Thursday night's work session that a quick fix could have the pool operational by July 4th.

The "suspicious" item that caused much anxiety in downtown Hellertown Wednesday night was actually "an external speaker with a blue LED (light) in it that is used for cell phone or video gaming," borough police have confirmed in a news release.

High School Gun Rumors Under Investigation

Emmaus Police and East Penn school officials investigated rumors that someone was going to bring a gun to Emmaus High School and found the rumors unfounded, East Penn community liaison Nicole Bloise told Patch Tuesday morning.

A family of three escaped a Lower Macungie Township house fire uninjured on Tusday night, but three pets were affected and a fourth pet, at last word, was still missing, according to a fire official.

Is 40 Mph Too Fast on Cedar Crest?

South Whitehall commissioners give PennDOT permission to study traffic on a stretch of N. Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall after a resident complained the speed limit is too high.

Deadly I-78 Crash: 'I Just Want to Put It Behind Me'

A Delaware County man will spend the next five years on probation for causing a deadly truck crash on Interstate 78 in Williams Township last year.

Bethlehem Mayor Candidates Talk 'Dirty Politics' and 'Integrity'

Bethlehem’s two mayoral candidates took verbal swings at one another during a debate Tuesday night as each claimed the other was the first to take a cheap shot in what has become a heated Democratic primary contest between two members of City Council.

E-Z Pass-Type Gadget Being Tested at Bethlehem Parking Meters

People who often park at metered spots—a pizza delivery guy, for example—in Bethlehem may soon have an easier electronic way to pay.

An Easton couple could spend the next decade in state prison for robbing a local pharmacy to feed their drug habit, according to published reports.

Bagel Du Jour Bistro Opens at Tilghman Square

Looking for an authentic French croissant in the Lehigh Valley? How about a New York bagel? And a healthy lunch?Look no further than Bagel du Jour Bistro, which opened earlier this month at 4620 Broadway in the Tilghman Square shopping center in South Whitehall.