Crime & Safety
OMG PD: Girlfriend 'Held Hostage' After Internet Shut Off, Police Say
Here's a round-up of unusual police news from the Lehigh Valley.

: Easton police say a College Hill man assaulted and threatened his girlfriend after their Internet connection was shut off, "held her hostage," and tried to flee the city by bus.
Man allegedly caught sexually assaulting 4-year-old:Â Police called to scene said they caught 56-year-old Hepatitis C-positive man sexually assaulting child in a back yard, according to court records.
:Â Charles Zebley didn't stop his car when an officer activated lights and sirens; he just waved and kept on driving for another 1.6 miles, according to court papers.
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 Two people allegedly used a black trash can to conceal merchandise, then walked out of Walmart without paying for the goods, police said.
:Â After drinking a controversial alcoholic drink and tequila, a girl vomited, then was sexually assaulted, according to court papers.
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Woman ran 8 blocks to hospital after alleged assault: A woman with a large gash on her head ran about eight blocks to Easton Hospital early Wednesday after her boyfriend punched her, court records say.
:Â Easton police say an Allentown man led an officer on a chase through the city before crashing into three parked cars.Â
: A mother and daughter from Easton are charged with stealing $175.88 in miscellaneous clothing from Kohl’s department store in Lower Nazareth Township.
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