Crime & Safety
Shoves, Punches, Bloody Nose Draw Harassment Charge, Police Say
The following information was supplied by troopers at the barracks in Fogelsville. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Charged: Jeffrey D. Ringenberger, 34, of Bethlehem, Dec. 19 with harassment; continued to send texts to a former 29-year-old former girlfriend of the 7600 block of Pioneer Drive with whom he has a child despite being told by police not to contact her, police said.
Criminal mischief: Reported by a 17-year-old boy; vehicle tire punctured between 3 and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 24 while parked at the home of a friend who lives at 7090 Tuscany Drive, police said.
Charged: Unnamed 18-year-old man of the 200 block of Park Row, Emmaus; pushed another 18-year-old man at 2:22 p.m. Dec. 19 and punched him in the head, causing a bruise to the forehead and bloody nose in the victim's home at 6532 Hickory Road in Lower Macungie, police said.