Teen Hits Woman with Fire Extinguisher, Cops Say
South Whitehall Police report a 17-year-old boy assaulted a woman at an office building and then two others while he was fleeing the scene.
On Monday at 4 p.m., South Whitehall Police report a 17-year-old boy assaulted a woman with his hands and then got a fire extinguisher from the building, discharged it at her and then struck her with it at an office building at 1620 Pond Road. Police report the juvenile then left the building, damaged two vehicles in the parking lot and also assaulted two additional people in the lot. The female victim was transported to Lehigh Valley Health Network by Cetronia Ambulance Corps. The other two individuals refused treatment. Woodlawn Fire Company responded for a fire alarm activation at the Pond Road office building. It was determined the juvenile discharged the fire extinguisher inside the office building and because of the dry chemical …
