Upper Saucon Man Arrested for Following Young Girls

An Upper Saucon Township man was cited for harassment and driving without a license Sept. 4 after he allegedly followed girls who were walking home in the area of High and Washington streets, Hellertown Police announced Thursday.

In a press release, police said officers were investigating a complaint about a man who was following girls in a vehicle when Emmanouil Papageorgiou, 40, drove past them and was identified as the suspect.

Police said Papageorgiou's alleged behavior frightened the girls, who are juveniles.

The incident occurred at approximately 5:45pm and Papageorgiou was stopped by officers in the 1400 block of Washington Street, according to the press release.