Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Waitress Fantasy Lands Alleged Stalker in Jail

Here's a round-up of unusual police news from the Lehigh Valley.

Waitress Fantasy Lands Alleged Stalker in Jail: A 63-year-old Bethlehem man charged with stalking a waitress at bars had an elaborate fantasy life with his dream woman, sharing made-up details with patrons, her fellow employees and her bosses, according to city police.

Brother allegedly punched his sister in mouth over dirty laundry: A 57-year-old Bethlehem man has been charged with simple assault and harassment in laundry dispute, according to Bethlehem police. 

Mother allegedly drove teen daughter's getaway car: A Catasauqua woman is accused of driving her 15-year-old daughter and her son’s girlfriend to South Bethlehem to cut copper pipes out of an old Victorian house at 418 Broadway.

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: A Nazareth man was taken into custody Thursday after police allege he almost fell into Main Street traffic. 

Woman Shows Up 'Altered' to Preliminary Hearing: A hearing for a woman arrested for allegedly harassing a Lower Milford woman was continued when the judge and her own attorney decided she was too "altered" to understand the proceedings. 

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