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25 Phone Calls in 1 Day is Harassment, Police Say

Victim receives more than 25 calls in one day, according to Macungie police.

Charged: John David Serfass, 41, of 1600 Owl Creek Road, Lehighton, with harassment; called a woman at her work place at 175 W. Main St. more than 13 times in an hour March 7 after being told not to contact her; victim received more than 25 calls in one day, police said; Serfass to receive summons to appear before Magisterial District Judge Donna Butler of Emmaus. Charged: Raymond Sigler, 33, of 527 Mountaintop Lane, Allentown, possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia at 9:27 p.m. March 6; small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia found during a traffic stop in the 200 block of Cotton Street, police said; summons to be sent for Sigler to appear before Magisterial District Judge Donna Butler of Emmaus. These Macungie incidents …

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Thief Takes Diamond Ring From Lower Mac Home, Police Say

The following Lower Macungie Township arrest information was supplied by the state police at Fogelsville. It does not indicate a conviction.

Theft from motor vehicle: Reported by Slawomir Krempa of Macungie between 6 and 11:55 p.m. Jan. 3 along Industrial Way; laptop computer, GPS and Cobra CB radio stolen from commercial vehicle, police said; no value given. Charged: Stephen Reyes, 19, at 10 p.m. Jan. 2 with harassment; shoved a 58-year-old woman during an argument at 5489 Princeton Road, police said. Harassment: Reported by a 34-year-old woman at 3284 Sequoia Drive received unwanted text messages between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, police said. Access device fraud: Reported by Christine Ann Koman of 8078 Hiritage Drive; victim's credit cards were used to make unauthorized purchases Dec. 30 and 31, police said; no value given. Criminal mischief: Reported by four residents in the 8000 …

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Police: Woman in Quarry Park had Drug Paraphernalia

Troopers investigated area woman who was parked in Lower Macungie Park after sunset, they say.

Little suggests "up to no good" to police more than being in a park after dark. Might as well just have a neon sign saying, "Stop and frisk me now." In this case, no sign was necessary when police say they found a Macungie-area woman in Lower Macungie Park along Quarry Road at 8:52 p.m. Dec. 12. Maribel Guerrero, 18, was in her car when police stopped to question her. Questioning led to a search, which yielded several pieces of drug paraphernalia, according to state police at Fogelsville. Guerrero was arrested and charged with possessing drug paraphernalia, police said. Charges were filed through the office of Magisterial Districut Judge Michael Faulkner in Upper Macungie Township.

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Five iPod Touches Disappear

Electronics devices are reported stolen from delivery truck at Lower Macungie store, police say.

The iPod Touch was so popular that it recently was grabbed -- five of them in fact. Five iPod Touches were stolen out of a truck trailer in the Wal-Mart receiving area outside the 1091 Mill Creek Road store in Lower Macungie Township, according to state police at Fogelsville. The five were valued at $975. The theft occured between Feb. 9 and 11, police said. Officials from the same store reported that 30 to 40 car batteries were missing Dec. 20 from an enclosed area to the rear of the store.

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Dog's Nose for Drugs Lands Macungie Man in Jail

Police canine sniffs out marijuana during investigation of domestic disturbance, report says.

Sammy, the Macungie police dog, has a nose for trouble that led to a recent arrest, according to borough police. Police said they were called to a Vine Street residence at 3:15 p.m. Feb. 19 to investigate a domestic disturbance. Once there, police said Sammy was used to search the residence. The dog sniffed out an undisclosed amount of marijuana. Police said they charged Mark Girodo, whom records show is 54 and lives at 980 Vine St., with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. In another Macungie incident, police said that one or more vandals damaged "One Way" signs overnight Feb. 15 at the entrance and exit of the parking lot at the Macungie Post Office, 51 West End Trail. No value was given for the damage.

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Shopping Today? Leave the Drugs at Home

Two Lower Macungie arrests related to retail theft incidents, police say.

Two area residents recently learned the hard way that if you're going to be involved in retail theft, it might be best not to be carrying illegal drugs, according to police. Michael Christopher Kovalick was accused Oct. 13 of leaving Wal-Mart with a video game system in his cart without paying for it, according to state police at Fogelsville. Kovalick was held for stealing the $134 item from the store at 1091 Mill Creek Road. Police said Kovalick consented to a search of his vehicle, which produced eight hypodermic needles, clear plastic bags, a small amount of suspected marijuana, a tin foil pipe containing suspected burnt marijuana, five suspected hydrocodon pills and two prescription papers not prescribed to Kovalick. To make matters …

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