Crime & Safety
Man 'Became Irate' at District Court, Police Say
Lower Saucon Township Police say George Liros, 77, of Bethlehem, was charged with disorderly conduct after he allegedly argued with two court secretaries at a District Court office in the township.
A Bethlehem man contesting a speeding ticket was charged with disorderly conduct Wednesday, after police say he became irate and argumentative with two secretaries at Northampton County District Court 03-2-04, 1404 Walter St., Lower Saucon Township.
District Court 03-2-04 is presided over by District Judge David W. Tidd.
According to a news release from the Lower Saucon Township Police Department, George Liros, 77, of the 1500 block of Schoenersville Road, was at the court "to plead on a fine (speeding)" when he became upset at having to post collateral after entering a not-guilty plea.
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Liros "used profanities towards the secretaries, threw his sunglasses on the counter and threw a stationary pen which is attached to the counter," police said.
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