9 persons detained at trestle

State troopers from the Lehightonbarracks, assistedby Franklin TownshipChief of Police TomBeltz and PennsylvaniaWaterways patrolmen,detained nine personsTuesday afternoonat "the trestle" alongthe Lehigh Riverin Weissport. Reportsfrom the sceneindicated severalpeople, possiblyintoxicated, were involved in aconfrontation with a state constable. Police quickly rounded up the group and handcuffed several of theindividuals. Policewere attempting to determine if any laws were violated. Nofurther details were released by troopers. Also yesterday, three individuals were cited by Lehighton Police at about 4:47 p.m. and charged with public drunkeness at thetrestle. They are Thomas Moyer, 51, and Raymond Kowalsky, 53, both of Weissport, and Daniel Schaub, 28, of Lehighton.