Crime & Safety

Recovery of Man's Body, Gun-Carrying Diner Owner Top Local News

The recovery of Steven P. Lockard's body from a pond in Grist Mill Park and a Hellertown diner owner who openly carries a firearm at the restaurant topped local headlines this week.

Missing Man's Body Pulled from Pond

Hellertown Police and the Northampton County Coroner's Office confirmed Wednesday that the body pulled from one of the Grist Mill Park ponds is that of Steven P. Lockard, who went missing from that area March 28. Lockard's cause and manner of death were undetermined, pending an autopsy and investigation.

Diner Owner Tells NPR Why He Openly Carries a Gun

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In a nationally aired segment about an Easton rally Thursday, Hellertown Diner owner Vasilios 'Bill' Christogiannis told NPR he openly carries a loaded Ruger semiautomatic pistol to show 'support...for protecting the right to own a firearm.'

Cafeteria Changes Coming to Saucon Valley Schools

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The changes are mandated by new federal government rules and regulations, according to a news alert issued by the Saucon Valley School District.

New Rail Trail Signs Vandalized

Interpretive signs along the Saucon Rail Trail next to the Hellertown Marsh were recently 'tagged' with graffiti. Hellertown Police Chief Robert Shupp says he wants bike patrol officers to help monitor the area.

ower Saucon Township Police say three Bethlehem Township teenagers have been charged with allegedly breaking into the former Lower Saucon Elementary School.

Black River Road Residents Want Runoff Addressed

Residents of Black River Road recently told Lower Saucon Township Council that spring water runoff in the area of Fire Lane is damaging property and threatening safety.

Alleged I-78 Road Rage Shooter Brought to Pa.

Lee Edwin Kish, 65, of Fanwood, N.J., was arraigned in Northampton County on charges including attempted criminal homicide. Authorities say he shot at a woman on I-78 in Lower Saucon Township last month.


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