Chief of Police Harry Thomas Yenser

Harry Thomas Yenser

Chief of Police Harry Yenser suffered a fatal heart attack as he was returning to the scene of a domestic disturbance.

Chief Yenser had responded to a domestic disturbance earlier in the day and had arrested two individuals for disturbing the peace. He had placed both individuals in their cell at the Municipal Building when he suffered a fatal heart attack in his police vehicle in the parking lot. His body was found by two fellow officers and taken inside the building where a doctor was summoned and pronounced him dead.

Chief of Police Yenser served with the Lehighton Borough Police Department for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a brother who also served with the same agency.