Published June 04. 2026 02:45PM
State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following incidents:
• A 59-year-old Kunkletown man is the victim of a theft incident police were called to at 8:37 a.m. May 23 on Kunkletown Road, Eldred Township.
He told police that four dozen eggs valued at $19 had been stolen from him.
Police said a suspect was identified through investigative means and the man was reimbursed.
• The driver of a 2005 GMC Envoy that police stopped for a Motor Vehicle Code violation at 7:46 p.m. May 24 was charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance.
The vehicle was stopped on Blakeslee Boulevard Drive East in Mahoning Township, police said.
• A 60-year-old Palmerton man is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol after police made a traffic stop at 7:47 p.m. May 25.
He was stopped in a 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 for a Motor Vehicle Code violation on Maple Drive, Lower Towamensing Township, police said.