Crime & Safety
Death Threat Targeted Emmaus Girl, Police Say
Girl at her Orefield-area school is charged after saying she would have schoolmate shot, troopers report.
An Emmaus girl was the victim of a recent shooting threat at the Orefield-area school that she attends, according to police.
The 17-year-old and a 16-year-old girl from Allentown argued at the Lehigh Learning and Adjustment School at 2936 Corporate Court in Weisenberg Township, according to state police at Fogelsville. The Allentown girl about 11:45 a.m. Feb. 12 threatened to have the Emmaus girl shot as a result.
The victim and teachers reported the incident to police, troopers said.
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The Allentown girl was charged with terroristic threats and harassment, police said.