Published April 12. 2025 08:36AM
State police at the Fogelsville barracks reported the following incidents:
• Police were called to an extortion/blackmail incident at noon April 9 on Timberline Court, Weisenberg Township.
They said a man told them he had sent nude photos of himself to an unknown person, after which the person demanded money from the man, threatening to post the photos on social media.
• A 24-year-old Lynn Township man was cited for harassment by physical contact after police responded to an incident at 8 p.m. April 7 on Flint Hill Road, Lynn Township.
Police said a 34-year-old man from Allentown told police the Lynn Township man struck him in the face.
• Police were called to a disturbance at a group home on Kistler Court, Weisenberg Township, at 2:58 p.m. April 2.
They said a client at the group home threatened a 26-year-old Allentown man who is on the staff with a fork.
• A 48-year-old New Tripoli woman was targeted in a theft by deception incident.
Police were called at 11:50 a.m. March 30 to Saddle Road, Heidelberg Township, where the woman told them that she was “scammed” out of $500 in a Facebook Marketplace deal.