Archive for August 17, 2026
Catasauqua man charged in Election Day explosive device incident now accused of harassing person who testified in case
A Catasauqua man already charged in connection with an explosive device thrown near a polling place during the May primary is now facing new charges. State police say back in May, an explosive device detonated near a Catasauqua voting location. Authorities later charged Jack Pletz and his father, Matthew, after investigators say they found 17…
Read More6 dead, including suspect, in series of killings in Michigan
Five people were killed and a suspect is dead Friday in Michigan, where an extensive search unfolded around two homes and a wooded area, according to police. Law enforcement was responding to reports of a shooting at a home in Missaukee County, about 169 miles northwest of Detroit, just before noon when they found three…
Read MoreEx-Officer Held in New Orleans Shooting Plot Is Freed Without Indictment
A former North Carolina police officer who was accused of planning to carry out a mass shooting in New Orleans was quietly released over the summer after a grand jury did not indict him, according to state court records. The former officer, Christopher Gillum of Chapel Hill, N.C., had been held without bond in Louisiana…
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