Crime & Safety

Officers Called for Drug Overdose on Northampton Street, Police Say

Officers who responded to the scene of a reported drug overdose in the 100 block of Northampton Street on the morning of Dec. 13 arrested a man for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Officers who responded to the scene of a reported drug overdose in the 100 block of Northampton Street on the morning of Dec. 13 arrested a man for possession of drug paraphernalia, Hellertown police said in a news release Monday.

According to police, Anthony Schaedel, 26, of the 1900 block of Leithsville Road, Lower Saucon Township, had a syringe that was used to inject heroin and a "used bag of...heroin" in his possession.

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