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Middletown man charged with harassment after allegedly touching customer’s foot at Ephrata Weis Market

Ephrata Police say a Middletown man reached down and touched a shopper’s foot without consent at the Weis Market on Aug. 22, 2026; a citation was filed through MDJ Landis’ office.

Published Oct 31, 2026, 8:32 AM EDT | Lehigh Crimewatch

The Ephrata Police Department charged Tylon Denzel Cooley, 35, of Middletown, with harassment after officers say he reached down and touched a customer’s foot without her consent while she was shopping at Weis Market, 331 N. Reading Road, on Aug. 22, 2026, at 12:32 p.m. The victim did not know Cooley and reported feeling very uncomfortable; a summary non-traffic citation was filed through MDJ Landis’ office. Cooley is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.