State police at Fern Ridge are investigating the death of a 45-year-old Albrightsville man who was found unresponsive on the porch of a home in Penn Forest Township at 9:23 a.m. on July 8.

James Parramore was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:51 a.m. by Carbon County Coroner Robert Miller.

Police said they were dispatched there to assist emergency medical services personnel after Parramore was found on the front porch.

Police said a hypodermic needle was found in the general area of the victim.

A consent to search the residence, police added, was received from the homeowner and the search yielded several hypodermic needles, plastic baggies containing unknown residue, four empty white glassine bags stamped with a horse and three cellphones.