Published June 26. 2026 03:18PM
State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following incidents:
• Police were called to a theft incident on Dotter’s Corner Road, Polk Township.
A 40-year-old woman from Kunkletown reported that sometime on June 12 or 13 surveying flags/pins/markers were removed and stolen from the wooded tract adjacent to her residence.
• A 37-year-old Lehighton man was cited for harassment by physical contact after police responded to a domestic incident at 5:47 p.m. on June 19 on Lower Nis Hollow Drive, East Penn Township.
Police said that an 87-year-old man from Lehighton reported that the incident turned physical.
• A 36-year-old Lehighton woman was charged with retail theft (shoplifting) after police were called to the Walmart store, Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Mahoning Township, at 6:30 p.m. on June 20.
Police said she attempted to steal $79 worth of merchandise and was caught by the store’s prevention personnel.
• Police said a 45-year-old Lehighton woman is the victim of a Protection From Abuse court order violation that took place at 7:26 p.m. on June 20.
It occurred at her place of employment, the Giant Food Store, Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East, Mahoning Township.
Police said her ex-boyfriend, who she has the order against, showed up at her workplace.