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Sibling Brawl: Sister Pinned by SUV, Police Say

Bethlehem police called to South Bethlehem home to intervene in fight between sisters Friday morning, court papers say.

  A woman from West Bethlehem is accused of using her sport utility vehicle to pin her sister against the outside wall of her South Bethlehem house Friday morning, according to court records. Penny Polochak, 20, of 1765 Round St., also allegedly slapped and punched her sister, Jennie Terrick, in the face several times, police said. It is unclear from the arrest affidavit what had prompted the sibling brawl, but Bethlehem police were called to 519 Jackson St., Terrick’s home, at about 9 a.m. to intervene. Terrick complained of pain in her legs as a result of the pinning, which was done with a maroon 2014 Honda CRV, the arrest affidavit said. Polochak admitted to the attack that Terrick described, police said. Polochak was charged with …

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jennie terrick

5:30 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013

no my mom is not proud of either of us but she isnt mad at me bc i didnt start this one my sister did   more ›

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Police: SouthSide Woman Hit Girl with Metal Hanger

At SouthSide boarding house, woman accused girl of stealing her daughter's coats, then allegedly hit her in the face with a metal clothes hanger, police say.

  A 55-year-old woman is accused of hitting an 11-year-old girl with a metal clothes hanger Thursday at a South Bethlehem rooming house where they both live, according to court papers. Donna E. Hicks of 614 E. Atlantic St. was charged with simple assault and harassment in the attack, which, according to the warrant, raised a welt above the girl’s right eye. The victim was not her daughter, but reportedly the daughter of eyewitness Kelly Grim, who reported the attack to police. Grim told police that when she and her two daughters arrived at the home shortly after 3 p.m., Hicks started yelling at them, accusing them of stealing her daughter’s coats and calling them derogatory names. Hicks followed Grim upstairs and continued to confront the …

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City Man Accused of Hitting Girlfriend, Her Son

SouthSide suspect allegedly assaulted girlfriend on multiple occasions, threw punches at her at Lehigh Pizza on Monday.

  A Bethlehem man was jailed Tuesday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and her 10 year old son. City police charged Marcos Rodriguez, 32, of 423 Atlantic St., with simple assault and harassment. According to court papers, the girlfriend said she was assaulted by Rodriguez on multiple occasions. She said he punched her in the face several times on Saturday, and also hit in the eye with lighter. On Monday, while she as at Lehigh Pizza, 13 W. Third St., Rodriguez allegedly slapped the woman and threw a punch at her. That punch missed, and hit her son. Rodriguez was arraigned before on duty District Judge Richard Yetter in Wilson, and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail.

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Police: Lehigh Student Kicked Woman Repeatedly

A Lehigh University student from China is accused of kicking a woman several times in the abdomen -- to the point she was unable to stand -- at Northampton Crossings.

  A Lehigh Univeristy student kicked a woman with whom he is “currently in a romantic relationship” several times in the abdomen, requiring her to be taken to a hospital for treatment, court records say. The incident involving the suspect, Yaobin Dong, 23, allegedly occurred about 10 Tuesday night in the Hobby Lobby parking lot in the Northampton Crossings shopping center. The woman was unable to stand because of the kicking, the records say. The hospital to which she was taken is not identified. The shopping center is in Lower Nazareth Township, so Colonial Regional Police are handling. Details were limited because a probable cause affidavit was not attached to paperwork from Dong’s arraignment. But the paperwork does say that Dong is a …

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Police: Teen Assaults, Threatens Ex in School

Dramatic scene of screaming and cursing played out in the Charter High School for Performing Arts.

  A Bethlehem teen-ager is charged with threatening and assaulting an ex-girlfriend Wednesday inside the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts on E. Broad Street, according to court records. John Hernandez, 18, of 1947 Hillcrest Ave., had been abusive before, according to the ex-girlfriend, who told police she broke up with him because he had been physically and emotionally abusive in the past, the arrest warrant says. According to court records, Wednesday’s episode began at 8 a.m. when Hernandez stormed into a room and knocked the ex-girlfriend’s bags and belongings off of a chair and to the floor, breaking her cell phone charger. He began screaming, cursing and calling her names before he grabbed her by the hand and …

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City Health Director Charged with Assault, Suspended From Job

Maloney accused of hitting boyfriend in the head with glass candle holder, city suspends her pending internal investigation of incident.

  UPDATED: 10:40 p.m. Bethlehem Health Director Judith Maloney was charged with simple assault and suspended from her job after allegedly hitting her boyfriend in the head with a glass candle holder at their home Thursday night, Bethlehem police said. The alleged assault was apparently the result of an argument over Maloney failing to let the couple's dog outside, according to The Express Times, which cited court papers. Michael Correll, Maloney’s boyfriend, suffered a cut to the top of his head, which required three staples to close at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, the newspaper reported. Maloney, 49, of 320 Grandview Boulevard, was charged with simple assault and harassment. She was arraigned before Lehigh County District Judge …

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Township Man Babbled About Demons Before Alleged Assault

Quarry Road man arrested and jailed for allegedly grabbing wife by hair and face.

  A Bethlehem Township man attacked his wife Tuesday after "babbling about demons," township police said. Jose Apolinario, 41, of the 1400 block of Quarry Road, was charged Tuesday evening with simple assault and harassment. According to the criminal complaint, Apolinario had spent the afternoon drinking with his co-workers. His wife was in the bathroom of their home when Apolinario "entered the bathroom babbling about demons," and grabbed her by the hair and face. Apolinario was arraigned before on duty District Judge Gay Elwell in Easton, and sent to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $25,000 bail.

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Police: Woman, Hotel Room Bloodied by Boyfriend

Lock Haven man charged with domestic violence simple assault after incident at Sands.

Bethlehem police found a disheveled room with blood soaked sheets, towels and rags when they responded to a report of a woman screaming in the Sands Bethlehem Hotel early Monday morning. They also found a woman who had apparently been beaten and a boyfriend who claimed she had beaten him because he lost $800 gambling, according to court records. Nicholas Aaron Mullins, 27, of Lock Haven, was charged with simple assault and harassment. Police responded to the scene shortly before 5 a.m. after casino security reported that a woman was screaming for help inside a hotel room. A patron in a neighboring room reported that he had heard a man threaten to kill someone, court papers say. Inside Room 1016, police found Mullins, while his girlfriend …

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