Report: Family Members Blew Up Fridge Outside $500,000 Home Set for Sheriff's Sale
Five people arrested following Thursday night explosion in Lower Milford Township
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Police tape indicates part of a debris field from a refrigerator blown apart by an explosive device outside a $500,000 Lower Milford Township house.
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Five people, including two from Coopersburg and one from Bethlehem, are in Lehigh County Prison after police say they blew up a refrigerator outside a "mini-mansion" set for sheriff's sale in Lower Milford Township on Thursday, according to this report.
Mary Anne Looby
7:13 pm on Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sounds like they were frustrated.
Dan McKinney
8:33 am on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
There are a number of vacant homes in our area that have been foreclosed on or are up for sheriff's sale.
It's a good idea for all residents to keep a watch on neighboring vacant properties, and report suspicious activity to the police. These empty places are magnets for thieves and vandals.
A vacant property across the street from me has already been vandalized and robbed - plumbing ripped out, and radiators stolen. It was once a beautiful place, on 5 wooded acres, and it will be beautiful again some day. But for now, it's an open target!
Nowadays, I like to check on it every week (at least), and if I see anything amiss, I will immediately report it.
Lois Tilley
11:36 am on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Without knowing the circumstances that led to this incident it would be presumptious to jump to conclusions. I am not condoning what they did but if you knew the circumstances surrounding this property you may think diffenrently about the situation. I am sorry for those involved because they made a reckless decision that may harm them for the rest of their lives.
Dan McKinney
12:01 pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Of the two homes I know of in the area that saw similar trouble, both circumstances involved people connected with the home. A house across the street from me was vandalized and robbed by hired workers who had previously had access to the home. Now, in the case of the exploding 'fridge, it seems like kids of the owners did the mischief.
The point I want to make is that these scenes can be avoided if neighbors know what's happening in the properties in their immediate surroundings. If a house is empty next to you, find out why it's empty, whether or not anyone locally still has a positive connection with that property, maintain contact with that person, and report suspicious activity to both the police and the owner.
If the property is bank-owned, there's a good chance that the only person who has any local connection to the property is YOU, so unless you want to see vandals run amok on your street, it behooves you to step up to the plate and be a nosy neighbor - nosy in a good way, that is!
Mary Anne Looby
2:23 pm on Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Excellent suggestion Dan, especially if it a foreclosed home. The banks only care about taking the property, they have no interest in taking care of it before the sale. It is a sad time we are living in, what a shame the banks or for that matter the counties and municipalites, cannot find a way to work with people who have fallen on hard times. Giving some one an extension on local taxes, or allowing just the principle on the mortgage to be paid, can make all the difference in some of these cases. Who wants to end up like FL where some areas have more than 50% vacancy in some neighborhoods. That just contrubutes to neighboring properties dropping in value. Sad times.
Crime Watcher
11:30 pm on Monday, April 4, 2011
Some people think there is no crime in Lower Milford; but obviously, there is, and now that the Board of Supervisors got rid of two part-time police officers, it is difficult for the police to check on these things. If anyone knew something was going on concerning the property, they should have called the police ASAP.
jen
6:11 pm on Tuesday, April 19, 2011
I agree with the above comment from Lois, if people understood the unfortunate events that led up to event in question, people would not be so judgmental. They are a nice family going through some tough times. People should not comment until they walk in their shoes.