Thief Stuffed $420 in Merchandise in Orange Tote, Police Say

Easton teenager arrested and arraigned for September retail theft at Target, court documents indicate.

Police have made an arrest in a September retail theft case in which a female teenager and another woman tried to walk out of the Target in Lower Nazareth Township with about $420 in merchandise stuffed into an orange tote container. Court records say store employees stopped the women, including suspect Khadijha Demaris Noone, 18, of Easton, as they left the store the afternoon of Sept. 28, a Friday. But the women fled on foot without taking the merchandise and got away in a black 1998 Volkswagen Jetta. The Target is at 3835 Dryland Way near the intersection of Routes 33 and 248. The records list Noone’s retail theft charge as her first offense. They also list her address as the 800 block of W. Berwick Street, although another listing in …

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Getting into the Holiday Shopping Spirit

I usually stick with tradition by starting my Christmas shopping on Black Friday -- but not this year.

The turkey had been eaten. The football had been watched. And the advertisements had been read. All that awaited me on Thanksgiving was waking up the next morning and starting my traditional holiday shopping on Black Friday. Except that Thursday night seemed like a perfect opportunity. So much for tradition. It was around 9 p.m. when my son Joshua and I decided to brave the elements and see what brave new world was out among this sea of new shoppers who were turning Black Friday into Black Thursday night. We were thinking about heading to the Palmer Park Mall when it opened at midnight, but I thought I'd probably be asleep by then. But I read that Target opened at 9 p.m. So we ventured out to Lower Nazareth Township. And what we saw amazed…

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Black Friday Shopping Began Early

Target opened its doors at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, and the shoppers came. By mid-morning Friday, shopping seemed to have slowed in some spots.

  Updated 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23: Shopper traffic at the Palmer Park Mall and Northampton Crossings appeared to slow late Friday morning, with the usual amount of shoppers for a weekend. Patch reported no long checkout lines. Kohl's at Northampton Crossings and Target were still busy. The Morning Call reported that Colonial Regional police broke up a small demonstration outside the Walmart in Lower Nazareth, by those protesting wages. A small group of demonstrators were also outside the Walmart in Lower Macungie, according to a report on lehighvalleylive.com. Tell us about your shopping experiences in the comments below. Thursday: Patch was at the Target in Lower Nazareth on Thursday night, when the store opened its doors at 9 p.m. to …

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Massive Peanut Product Recall Expands to Target, Wal-Mart, GNC, Starbucks

The recall of products containing peanut butter and other nut butters sold by many retailers under many labels has more than doubled to 240 products, with the FDA reporting a 'fast-moving outbreak' of salmonella-induced sickness in 19 states.

Responding to what it called a "fast-moving outbreak" of salmonella-caused sickness in at least 19 states, including three cases in Connecticut, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that the company recall of nut butter products made by Sunland Inc. and sold under many labels has more than doubled to at least 240 products. The recall list includes several well-known brands and a variety of peanut butter products as well as almond butter, cashew butter, tahini and roasted blanched peanut products. This random list indicates the range: Not every container of the products in the list above or the much longer lists available from the FDA and from Sunland is affected. It depends on the batch, as shown by the UPC or SKU numbers…

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Baby Seat Recalled After Several Infant Skull Fractures

Popular Bumbo baby seat recalled after 21 reports of infants with cracked skulls.

The popular Bumbo Baby Seat has been recalled after 34 babies have fallen out of the seats while they were used on the floor or at an unknown elevation. Fifty babies have fallen out of the seat on raised surfaces. Twenty-one babies have suffered skull fractures, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. More than 4 million of the seats are being recalled. From the Huffington Post: Consumers are asked to stop using the seats and contact Bumbo for a free repair kit that includes a restraint belt and instructions on how to safely use the seat. The repair kit can be ordered by visiting www.recall.BumboUSA.com or calling 866-898-4999. In a statement, the company said it was adding a restraint belt to enhance the safety of children …

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Crews Extinguish Brush Fire in Target Parking Lot

A brush fire broke out Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Target in Lower Nazareth; no vehicles were affected.

Firefighters from four fire departments put out a brush fire that broke out Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Target in Lower Nazareth Township. Several mulched islands were smoking and were being tended to by firefighters from Hecktown Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1, Upper Nazareth Fire Department, Palmer Municipal Fire Department and Forks Township Fire Department. At the edge of the parking lot, a row of trees was hosed down. No vehicles were affected and all businesses remained open. No injuries were reported. The smoke had cleared by 4 p.m., but crews continued to hose down the islands to make sure no hot spots were left. The National Weather Service, in a special weather statement, said gusty winds would increase the risk of …

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Ben Miller

12:06 am on Tuesday, March 27, 2012

How did all those individual piles of mulch light on fire?   more ›