Nazareth Volunteer Firefighter Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case

NAZARETH, Pa. — A volunteer firefighter accused of sending explicit photographs to someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy and attempting to arrange a meeting has pleaded guilty, according to court records. Authorities said the individual, later identified as Mark Morella Jr., was communicating online with what he believed was a teenage boy. Investigators later revealed that the account was…

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ALLENTOWN TEEN IDENTIFIED IN FATAL WEEKEND SHOOTING

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office has identified the teenager who was killed in a shooting Saturday night in Allentown. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said 17-year-old Ja’meer Roberts of Allentown was pronounced dead at 11:31 p.m. Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg. The cause of death was determined to be multiple gunshot wounds, and the manner of death…

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Reported Shots Fired Along D&L Trail Near Bethlehem Township

BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Authorities are investigating after reports of shots fired near the D&L Trail in Bethlehem Township Saturday afternoon. According to dispatch information, Northampton County received a call from a kayaker just before 5 p.m. The kayaker reported seeing bullets hitting the water near the area of Wilson Avenue in Bethlehem Township. Two additional callers also reported hearing…

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York’s Penn Station; Suspect in Custody

NEW YORK, N.Y. — A major police and EMS response was triggered Sunday evening after multiple people were stabbed inside Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. According to emergency officials, the incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. on the NJ Transit concourse inside Penn Station, located near 7th Avenue and West 33rd Street beneath Madison Square Garden. Initial reports indicated approximately…

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Mayor Tuerk Addresses Deadly Allentown Shooting That Claimed Life of Juvenile

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk released a statement Sunday following a deadly shooting Saturday night that left a young member of the community dead. In the statement, Tuerk said the victim was a boy under the age of 18, calling the incident a heartbreaking tragedy for the city and the victim’s family. “Along with the rest of the…

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17-Year-Old Killed, Two Others Injured in Triple Shooting in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A 17-year-old male was killed and two other individuals were injured following a shooting Saturday night in Allentown, according to the Allentown Police Department and the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Police say officers responded at approximately 10:01 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, to the intersection of North Jay Street and East North Street for a reported shooting.…

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Multiple Shooting Incidents Reported in Allentown Saturday Night

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Emergency crews responded to two separate shooting incidents in Allentown on Saturday night, according to scanner reports. The first incident was reported in the 500 block of North Kearney Street, where EMS was requested for a male suffering from a gunshot wound to the stomach. A short time later, emergency responders were dispatched to 1316 East Gordon…

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