Crime & Safety

OMG PD: $2,500 Ransom Demanded from Woman, Police Say

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

: Upper Macungie Police said a woman received a phone call Monday stating that her father was being held captive. The caller demanded a $2,500 ransom. However, the woman later found out her father was safe.

Bethlehem man charged with bigamy: A woman with a marriage certificate from New York complained to police that her husband married another woman in Northampton County, according to court records.

: An Easton man was charged with disorderly conduct Wednesday morning after he allegedly exposed himself and cursed at police officers, urinated on police paperwork, and threatened a district judge.

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Police officer breaks toe chasing man at Palmer Park Mall: A Philadelphia man is facing multiple charges, including aggravated assault on two police officers and resisting arrest, after a foot chase at the Palmer Park Mall resulted in one policeman breaking his big toe, according to court papers.

: A Lower Saucon Township woman has been charged with assaulting a garbage man, according to township police, who also said that she attempted to humiliate the man. According to authorities, the woman told him to pick up her trash with his teeth "because you are a garbage man, you drive a garbage truck and I drive a Range Rover."

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Thief stuffed 50 shirts into garbage bag: police: A man walked into the men’s department at The Bon-Ton at the Westgate Mall, took out a black garbage bag, stuffed it with about 50 Izod shirts, then walked out of the store, Bethlehem police said.

: The older sister is charged with assault, resisting arrest after she kicked the side of a squad car after police took her into custody, according to court papers.

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