Pa. state prison inmate from Emmaus charged in assault
An inmate at State Correctional Institution at Dallas will face assault charges after being found with a makeshift weapon following a fight with another prisoner, state police said.
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Wanted Emmaus man causes standoff in New Columbus Borough
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SCI Dallas inmate charged with using makeshift weapon
An inmate at State Correctional Institution at Dallas has been charged with using a makeshift weapon in an effort to cut another prisoner last month, state police said. Alex Javier...
2 Allentown residents charged by feds in alleged drug-trafficking ring
Two Allentown residents were among eight people indicted by a federal grand jury in a drug-trafficking ring, according to the U.S. attorney's office.