Published July 01. 2025 02:45PM
State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following incidents:
• A 42-year-old Kunkletown man is facing charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance after police made a traffic stop at 2:21 a.m. June 21.
He was stopped in a 2005 Honda Civic for a Motor Vehicle Code violation on Delaware Avenue in Palmerton.
• A 20-year-old Palmerton man was cited for harassment by communications after police responded to an incident at 9:23 p.m. June 26 on Buttercup Way in Towamensing Township.
Police said the victim of the harassment and simple trespassing incident is a 19-year-old woman from Kunkletown.
• Police were called to a suspicious vehicle report at 2:06 p.m. June 24 on Platypus Drive, Towamensing Township.
The incident involved a red 2017 Nissan Altima and was under investigation, police said, but they did not release any additional details.