Home Invasion, Fire and 101-mph Car Chase Top March News

March Madness is over, and police officers in Bushkill Township are likely breathing a sigh of relief.

Crime topped the headlines in March as Bushkill Township experienced a home invasion, a house fire, a 101-mph car chase and an alleged assault with a can of Mountain Dew.

It's no wonder the samurai-sword wielding man from Upper Nazareth Township didn't crack the top 10:

1. Home Invasion: Bushkill Twp. Residents Held at Gunpoint

Two Bushkill Township residents were held at gunpoint as items were stolen from their home. Neither victim was injured, police say.

2. Home Invasion Update: Stolen Car Found in Allentown

Allentown police found a Toyota 4Runner one day after it was stolen—by gunpoint—from a Bushkill Township home. The investigation is ongoing.

3. Fire Crews Battle Blaze at Gower Road Home [Photos]

Nazareth area fire departments battled a fire at a newly purchased home on Gower Road in Bushkill Township.

4.

Police say they had to Taser an Easton man who passed them at 101 mph in a wild car chase. He may have been high on bath salts, police said.

5.

Tiffany Jacoby, 25, of Palmerton, had a .18 percent blood-alcohol content when she became lost trying to pick up food for herself and her Gracedale Nursing Home colleagues, police said.

6.

Kyle Jon Fogel, 38, of Pen Argyl, raised eyebrows when he purchased 50 pounds of chemical fertilizer from the Northampton County Farm Bureau Cooperative in Tatamy.

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A man arguing with his mother in a church parking lot ended up with a broken nose and teeth when another man threw an unopened can of Mountain Dew at him, Bushkill Township police say.

8. Colonial Regional Police Sued for Age Discrimination

Barbara Hoell, 61, of Lower Nazareth Township, has sued the Colonial Regional Police Department, alleging age discrimination, intimidation and retaliation.

9. Police Chief Blasts Removal of Emergency Management Coordinator

Nazareth's police chief calls the removal of longtime Emergency Management Coordinator a 'mistake.'

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Frederick Sandt, 45, of Bethlehem Township, is facing drunken driving charges after he allegedly parked his car in a Lower Nazareth man's back yard.