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Trucker fatally hit on I-78 near Lehigh County; driver left scene, police say
A trucker who was hit by a passing vehicle along Interstate 78 near Lehigh County has died, police said late Friday. Jymel D. Smith, 49, of Clermont, Florida, stopped his tractor-trailer on the right shoulder of I-78 westbound shortly before 5 p.m. Friday near mile marker 41.5 in Greenwich Township, Berks County, state police at Hamburg said. He was then hit by a passing motorist who failed to ...
'American Speedway': Police crackdown continues, driver behaviors don't change on busy Allentown corridor
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Another joint enforcement between Pennsylvania State Police and the Allentown Police Department — in the same location as other previous ones — netted nearly as many offenders this week, police said. Trooper Nathan Branosky, public information officer for PSP’s Troop M barracks, said the...
Police plan beefed up patrols despite canceled Wheels of Time car cruise
EMMAUS, Pa. -- For 24 years Francis Hardner has buffed and shined his 1939 Business Coupe in his Buckeye Road garage. Francis loves cars and car shows. "Wheels of Time is my favorite," said Hardner. And this year is no different, except for one thing: the cruise is cancelled. "Unfortunately...
‘Quite disturbing’: Woman warns others after cat found shot in Allentown
An east Allentown woman is warning residents to be careful with their pets after her cat was found shot Tuesday. Shannon Manges said her cat, 15-year-old “Stonie,” got out of the home in the 800 block of North Maxwell Street during a storm Sunday. Stonie returned home Tuesday, bloodied. “Somebody shot him straight in the face,” Manges said. Stonie was once an indoor-outdoor cat, but now, in ...
Man arrested for stealing copper wire in Pottstown
NORTH COVENTRY TWP., Pa. - North Coventry Township Police have arrested a man accused of stealing copper from a worksite in Pottstown. 55-year-old Thomas Hickman was taken into custody Thursday on theft and criminal trespass charges, after he was found with tools associated with copper wire theft on a Henkels & McCoy worksite at 1383 Pottstown Pike in Pottstown.
South Whitehall Police Officer Warnet introduced to township board at badge pinning ceremony
There was a badge pinning ceremony for Police Officer Jacob D. Warnet at the South Whitehall commissioners’ Aug. 7 meeting. Interim Police Chief Stephen Brown introduced Warnet. “He graduated from Indian Hills High School in New Jersey,” Brown said. “He attended York College of Pennsylvania in 2016, where he...
Charges Held for Trial Against Hatfield Man Accused of Fatal DUI Crash in Franconia
All criminal charges have been held over for trial against a Hatfield Township man accused in the fatal Sept. 14 crash that killed a 72-year-old woman in Franconia Township. Court records show felony charges of homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, and related offenses were held for trial against 20-year-old Logan Dierkes, following his preliminary hearing last week in front of Magisterial District Judge Albert Augustine. Dierkes remains free on $99,000 unsecured bail, along with the condition that his driving is restricted to transportation to work.
Pennsylvania man accused of pandemic unemployment fraud, defrauding car dealers
BATH, Pa. (WHTM) — A Lehigh Valley man is facing federal charges, accused of mail fraud and wire fraud as authorities allege he schemed to defraud the federal government and several car dealerships. Justin Heimbach, 33, of Bath, was indicted by federal authorities this week on six counts of...
'You want to help people': Hellertown's new police chief speaks out
HELLERTOWN, Pa. - There is a new face at the Hellertown Police Department. "I had a lot of great training, preparing myself for this exact position to become the Chief of Police here in Hellertown," said James Baitinger, Chief of the Hellertown Police Department. Baitinger has more than two decades...
Jury sides with Pa. teacher in suit against district over Jan. 6 rally
A Pennsylvania school district violated a teacher's constitutional rights by falsely suggesting he took part in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal jury has concluded.After an 11-day trial, jurors found the Allentown School District retaliated against Jason Moorehead when it suspended him after the deadly insurrection in the nation's capital and asserted he "was involved in the electoral college protest that took place at the United States Capitol Building."Although Moorehead was in Washington, D.C., to attend Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally, he said he never got closer than a mile to the Capitol and was...
Allentown City Council approves contract for police building, two weeks after delay that could have risked funding
Allentown City Council approved a contract that will advance a $28 million plan to renovate and build an addition to the police headquarters. The vote came two weeks after Council delayed approving the same contract because some members said they did not have enough information about the police building plans. City officials warned at the time that delaying the contract could put $9 million of ...
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