Crime & Safety
Police Raid Apartment on Easton/Wilson Border
Two women facing marijuana charges in Friday morning police raid.
Easton and Wilson police raided a Wilson apartment building Friday morning as part of a investigation into crack sales in both communities.
According to Easton police, the raid happened around 8:30 p.m. at 116 N. 15th St., Apt. A.
Police say the raid was part of a months-long investigation by the Easton vice unit, the Northampton County Drug Task Force and Wilson police.
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Police arrested two women during the raid: Bernice Beasely, 47, and Angela Alvin, 34.
They will be charged via summons for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a small amount of marijuana, but were released.
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Police said their investigation is continuing, looking at other people connected to the residence, but did not indicate whether drugs were recovered during Friday's raid.
Police in Wilson conducted a raid on a meth lab in the borough earlier this year.
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