Crime & Safety
Four Arrested in Early Morning Drug Raids
Early morning drug raids at three West Ward houses by Easton Police and the Northampton County Drug Task Force resulted in the arrests of four suspected drug dealers.
Four suspected drug dealers were arrested in Easton's West Ward early this morning, according to reports by The Morning Call and Lehigh Valley Live.
Warrant searches conducted at 912 Spruce St., 924 Spruce St. and 936 Lehigh St. resulted in the arrests of Terrance Summers, 32, and Rodney Etienne, 35, on charges of possession with intent to deliver heroin, Omar Stover, 32, for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, and Raynard Lonon, 30, for possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Lonon will also be charged with three counts of delivery the reports indicated.
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Etienne also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for possession of a small amount of marijuana, police indicated.
All four are set to be arraigned before later today.
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Nearly 50 law enforcement officials from the , Pennsylvania State Police and the Northampton County Drug Task Force participated in the three simultaneous raids.
Additionally, 924 Spruce St., where a woman and young children also reportedly lived, was placarded as 'unfit for human habitation' after the raid due to unsanitary conditions. The other occupants were said to be staying with relatives.
The drug raids come after a number of gun incidents in the city over the past month and a half, including , 20, which occurred in the 1100 block of Spruce St. on April 1.
