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Police & Fire
Body Found in Delaware Canal
Easton police and the Northampton County Coroner are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Delaware Canal Friday afternoon. According to police, the body was f...
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Police & Fire
Easton Raid Finds $45,000 in Heroin
City police conducted a drug raid in the West Ward Friday morning, part of what they characterized as a "several month long investigation" into a New Jersey-to-Easton heroin pipeline. ...
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Government
Easton Officials Defend Bear Killing
Police spent nearly three hours Saturday night following a black bear that wandered into the city, and only shot and killed the animal after running out of other options, officials said a...
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Opinion
Tell Us: Were Cops Right to Kill Bear?
On early Sunday morning, Easton police shot and killed a bear that wandered into the city. Officers made several attempts to tranquilize the animal, but weren't successful, Capt. Sco...
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Police & Fire
Police: Man With HIV Spits in Officer's Face
A drunken HIV-positive teen spit in the face of an Easton police officer after the teen was found lying in the 8th and Spring Garden streets intersection early Saturday, court records say...
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Police & Fire
Easton Police: Body Found in Lehigh River
A man's body was found in the Lehigh River in Easton Sunday afternoon, city police said. According to a news release, police were called out on a report of a body in the river around...
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Police & Fire
EPD Seeks Suspect in Raid That Killed Dog
Easton police shot and killed a dog that tried to bite an officer during a drug raid Friday morning in the city's West Ward. According to police, officers raided the second-floor apa...
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Police & Fire
Mom: Lafayette Student Dies From Alcohol
A Lafayette College student died Saturday after celebrating his 19th birthday. Police were called to Lafayette College at 2:01 p.m. yesterday and found an unresponsive student in hi...