Crime & Safety
Police: Teen Injected with Heroin at Wendy's
19-year-old Bethlehem woman accused of injecting a teen-age girl with heroin in SouthSide Wendy's ladies room Wednesday night.
Bethlehem police say a city woman injected a teenage girl with heroin in a Wendy's bathroom Wednesday night.
According to court records, police were called to the Wendy's at 306 Broadway at around 9:30 p.m. in response to a report of people using heroin in the ladies room.
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They found Tatum Denise Tapler, 19, and a teen-age girl inside one of the stalls. Police found empty bags of heroin in one of the toilets and two needles in a trash can.
They also found more bags of heroin in Tapler's coat. The packets contained the slogan "Rise to Power," court records say.
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Tapler, of 704 Sixth Ave., Apt. 5, is charged with possession with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence and corruption of minors.
She was arraigned before on-duty District Judge Daniel Corpora in Easton and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $10,000 bail.
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