Crime & Safety
Drugs Found in Shooting Victim's Home
Cocaine, "packaged for sale," found by police during search of Jischke Street home.
The South Bethlehem man shot by burglars he encountered at his own home Monday has been released from St. Luke’s Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.
But Kevin Cook may be in for more trouble from the Bethlehem Police Department. Officers executing a search warrant at Cook’s home at 550 Jischke St. found cocaine “packaged for sale,” according to The Express-Times.
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Police also found marijuana and various pieces of drug paraphernalia at the home. Cook had given police consent to search his home to look for evidence in his shooting.
Cook, 39, was a little after 2:30 p.m. Monday. Later that night, police found the in a remote section of Salisbury Township.
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No suspects have been arrested and the incident is still under investigation.
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