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Teen pronounced dead in Route 33 crash, state police say
A Hellertown teen was pronounced dead following a crash Thursday night on Route 33 in Northampton County, authorities said. The 17-year-old was driving a Toyota Prius when he crashed on Route 33 South at the ramp to Route 248, Pennsylvania State Police spokesman Trooper Nathan Branosky told lehighvalleylive.com. The crash...
Allentown man cleared of homicide charges in 2023 death of woman
ALLENTOWN, Pa., -- Homicide charges have been withdrawn against an Allentown man formerly charged in a 2023 investigation, according to a news release from the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Ethan Nicholas Bastien was charged Oct. 10, 2023 with homicide, a first-degree felony, the DA's office said. Prior to that,...
17-year-old dead after single car crash in Lower Nazareth
L. NAZARETH TWP., Pa. – A 17-year-old male from Hellertown has died after his car left the Route 248 exit ramp of Route 33 and crashed Thursday night. Pennsylvania State Police at Belfast confirm the young man was traveling alone when his Toyota Prius crashed into a cluster of trees just off the roadway.
Three Men Robbed Sussex County Motel Guests At Gunpoint: Authorities
Two Allentown, PA men were arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 13, after robbing people at a motel at gunpoint in Sussex County last week, authorities said.At 5:30 a.m., on Saturday, Aug. 10, three masked men entered a room at the Cobmin Ridge Motel in Branchville and robbed the occupants at gunpoint, N…
‘Teddy bear,’ ‘true hero’: Man killed in alleged vehicle attack in Whitehall remembered
Friends, loved ones and co-workers of Stephen S. Fistner, of Whitehall Township, said he died Friday doing exactly what he enjoyed the most: helping others in need. Fistner, 53, and his wife, Yesenia A. (Baret) Fistner, around 6 p.m. Friday were walking their dog in the Spring Ridge apartment complex, along North 14th Street in the township, when they stopped to help a neighbor.
Police holding National Night Out event in Emmaus
EMMAUS, Pa. - Communities in our area are holding "National Night Out" events Wednesday night. It is a night for residents to mingle with police and first responders. The first one was held in 1984. 69 News stopped in Emmaus, in Lehigh County. We found people getting everything set up...
Suspect Stole Sunglasses Worth $4,487 In Bucks County: Police
On June 1, Warrington Police responded to Sunglass Hut for the report of a retail theft that just occurred. Staff related a man later identified as Jonaycker DeGouveria-Suearez and a woman entered the store and proceeded to the expensive sunglass area. DeGouveria-Suearez concealed them in a bag exited the store...
South Whitehall police aid in finding suspect accused of criminal homicide
A 53-year-old Whitehall Township man was killed when he was allegedly intentionally struck around 6:05 p.m. Aug. 9 in the 1300 block of N. 14th St., Whitehall Township. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, Stephen S. Fistner, a pedestrian, was pronounced dead at 7:02 p.m. Aug. 9 in the Emergency Room at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township.
Quakertown man admits to vehicular homicide in racing-related crash that killed Hatfield woman
NORRISTOWN — A 20-year-old Bucks County man admitted that he was speeding and racing with another vehicle operated by a Montgomery County man at speeds between 95- and 110-mph when he caused a two-vehicle crash in Hatfield Township that killed a Hatfield woman who was a passenger in another vehicle.
Perkasie police looking for missing teen
PERKASIE, Pa. - Police in part of Bucks County are searching for a missing teen. The Perkasie Borough Police Department says it is investigating the report of a missing 16-year-old juvenile, Nathan West. Police say West is currently entered into NCIC as missing, and the police department is actively trying...
Thefts from mailboxes reported in township in Bucks
SOLEBURY TWP., Pa. - Police in Solebury Township, Bucks County say people have reported thefts from their mailboxes. Checks issued by the victims was one piece of mail stolen, according to a news release from township police. Police say these checks could be “washed” and altered to steal funds from...
Gerald Lee Roberts Convicted Of Raping Girl: Bucks DA
Gerald Lee Roberts was found guilty of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. He will be sentenced by Common...
'A happier place to live': Police build bridges with community, as National Night Out held in Upper Saucon
UPPER SAUCON TWP., Pa. - Upper Saucon Township celebrated National Night Out on Wednesday in order to strengthen the relationship between officers and the community. Bouncy houses, water slides and games, rock climbing, food, snacks and more: township officers were sweating through the afternoon to bring the massive free event to the public.
Woman dies three weeks after Greenwich Township crash
A 79-year-old Kutztown Township woman died three weeks after being involved in a motor vehicle collision around 1:15 p.m. July 10 near 256 Rhoades Road, Greenwich Township, Berks County. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, Marilyn A. Barlip was pronounced dead at 11:15 a.m. July 29 at Lehigh...
2 Brooklyn men admit New Jersey robberies and Allentown conspiracy
NEWARK, Nj. -- Two Brooklyn, New York men admitted their roles in three gunpoint robberies of check cashing locations in different parts of New Jersey in 2021 and 2022, as well as conspiring to commit robberies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's District of New Jersey Attorney's Office.
3 Hatfield men charged in assault of Black student at Lehigh University avoid jail, receive probation
Three Hatfield Township men have avoided jail time and either received probation or plead to summary offenses for their roles in an assault on a Black student at Lehigh University in April. While the university deemed the assault as a hate crime, no such charges were filed in federal court....
PennDOT memorializes Bethlehem worker killed on the job
HANOVER TWP., Northampton County, Pa. — With morning traffic filtering by on Route 512, the extended family of a late Bethlehem PennDOT worker gathered Friday morning. They were there to honor his memory as the state dedicated a bridge to one of its employees killed on the job. About...
Farm owner facing cruelty and neglect charges after Bucks SPCA seizes 100+ animals
Charges are pending against the owner of a farm in Wrightstown, where the Bucks County SPCA last week took custody of more than 100 animals in what it called a “large-scale farm animal cruelty and neglect case.”. The farm owner, Abigail O’Keefe, was found to have left the country...
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