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State police at Lehighton

State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following incidents:

• Mark Romano, 38, of Walnutport, was cited for trespassing after police were called to an incident on Forest Inn Road, Lower Towamensing Township, at 4:18 p.m. Oct. 14.

Police said the victim, a 48-year-old Palmerton woman, reported a harassment/trespassing incident with an “old acquaintance,” saying that he trespassed on her property several times.

• A 29-year-old Lehighton man is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol after police made a traffic stop at 2:16 a.m. Oct. 10.

He was stopped in a Nissan Armada for a Motor Vehicle Code violation on Main Road, Franklin Township.

• A 45-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, both from Palmerton, reported a criminal mischief incident on Fireline Road, Lower Towamensing Township.

Police said that between 5-10 p.m. Oct. 9 an e-bike was damaged/destroyed while it was parked in a parking lot.

• A 73-year-old Lehighton woman is the victim of a theft of deception/impersonation incident reported on Hector Lane, East Penn Township, at 4:07 p.m. Oct. 15.

She told police someone pretending to be a bank employee was able to convince her to download an app on her phone, resulting in her losing $6,450.

• Police are investigating a bad checks incident reported by a 68-year-old Lehighton woman.

She reported on Oct. 15 that someone had sent a check to a business and the check was flagged as fraudulent and not cashed.

• A 59-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, both from Lehighton, were cited for harassment by physical contact after police were called to a domestic incident at 8:46 p.m. Oct. 15 on Church Hill Road, East Penn Township.

Police said the two were involved in an altercation that turned physical.