Crime & Safety
Child Calls 911, Whispers 'Help Us,' Police Say
Miguel Espada, 48, of Coopersburg was taken into custody and charged with simple assault and other offenses following the 911 call from a borough home.
A child whose mother was attacked and threatened made a 911 call from a home in the 500 block of E. Station Avenue in Coopersburg, whispered "Help us," and hung up the phone early Sunday, according to a story published by the Express-Times that cites police and court records.
Borough police responded to the home and arrested Miguel Espada, 48, of Coopersburg, who was later charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, making terroristic threats and other offenses, and jailed in lieu of $75,000 bail, the article also indicated.
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