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CRIME & SAFETY
Police Identify Victim of Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash on Schoolhouse Road
Franconia Township Police have released the identity of the teen killed in a single-vehicle crash on Schoolhouse Road earlier this week. Police were dispatched to the scene at 7:15 a.m. on June 26 for a report of a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Halteman Road. Arriving officers found that a Ford sedan had left the roadway and crashed into a tree.
Levittown Man Batters Girlfriend, Slams Her Son with Chair, Cops Say
A Levittown man is behind bars at Bucks County Correctional Facility (BCCF) Monday as he is accused of beating his significant other and hitting her son with a chair late Saturday. The assault played out at Pennsbury Woods Apartments on the 9100 block of New Falls Road in Falls Township.
3-year-old accidentally shoots woman in back after getting ahold of loaded, cocked gun; man arrested
A man is being charged after a 3-year-old got ahold of a loaded gun and accidentally shot a woman in her back.Wilson police responded to the 2200 block of Forest Street in Wilson Borough, Pennsylvania, on Monday for a gunshot victim.When they arrived, they found a 33-year-old woman who said the child had shot her in the back.She was taken to an area hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery. She is expected to survive.Police spoke to witnesses at the scene who said they saw 41-year-old Brian Siegfried handling a handgun while on the front porch of a home. At some...
Edgar Guadarrama Jaimes Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Guadarrama Jaimes was pronounced dead at the scene of the Interstate 78 crash, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Two other drivers involved in the accident were not injured. His obituary from Stephens Funeral Home says the 30-year-old served in the United States Air Force and was a server...
Bethlehem discusses challenges in getting more police candidates
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – During Tuesday night's meeting of Bethlehem City Council, Bethlehem Police Chief Michelle Kott and Mayor J. William Reynolds discussed department shortages. According to Kott, the police department down 10 officers. Reynolds said the issue relates to recruitment efforts and finding qualified applicants. For example, working in...
Local Man Sworn in as Full-Time L. Saucon Police Officer
Ofc. Andrew Wieder was sworn in Monday by Northampton County District Judge Alan Mege, officials with the department said in a July 2 post on their Crimewatch site. A local man has been sworn in as a full-time officer with the Lower Saucon Township Police Department.. Ofc. Andrew Wieder was...
2 people seriously injured after car crashes into pole in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Two people were seriously injured when a car crashed into a utility pole in Allentown on Saturday. It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Hanover Avenue. The impact left the vehicle badly mangled. No word yet on what may have led to the crash.
Police Release Details of Fatal Franconia Crash that Led to Homicide by Vehicle Charges for Hatfield Man
A Hatfield Township man has been arraigned on charges of homicide by vehicle while DUI and related offenses stemming from a fatal September crash in Franconia Township that killed 72-year-old Paula Ann Wilson, of Bethlehem. Logan Dierkes, 20, of the 1200 block of Alexander Drive, was arraigned Thursday afternoon on...
SUV passenger seriously hurt in I-78 wreck that closed highway for hours, police say
An SUV passenger was seriously injured in a three-vehicle wreck Monday morning that forced the closure of a portion of Interstate 78 just west of the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania State Police report. Troopers said in a news release that the wreck occurred about 8:30 a.m. in a work zone on...
Coroner called to the scene of reported firearm incident in Montco
NEW HANOVER TWP., Pa. - New Hanover police report a disturbance involving a firearm Saturday night. According to the New Hanover Police Facebook page, officers responded to the 800 block of Henning Road shortly after 5:30 p.m. for a disturbance involving a firearm. Upon their arrival officers heard a gunshot...
"No Evidence to Support Criminal Charges" Against Allentown Officers | WDIY Local News
Last weekend, Allentown police responded to reports of a domestic disturbance on North 16th Street, where a woman could be heard yelling for someone to get away from her, according to a press release from Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Pennsylvania police officers are required to take immediate...
Allentown man accused of breaking into police parking lot, stealing key to undercover cop car
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An Allentown man is facing felony charges after police allege he tried to steal a police officer’s off-duty vehicle from a secure lot last month. Leonel Bonilla-Arita, 42, was charged with criminal trespass and theft by unlawful taking, as well as misdemeanor counts of theft from a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property, according to court documents.
Police: Bethlehem will operate on a 'zero-tolerance policy' this Fourth of July
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Brian Downs didn’t mince words Monday when discussing safety during the upcoming Independence Day holiday. “No matter how many times you hear these same messages, bad things still happen, and often it’s because of carelessness, or because alcohol is involved,” Downs said. He's...
Indian student who faked father’s death for US college scholarship, arrested and deported
Bethlehem, PA, July 1, 2024: Aryan Anand, a 19-year-old former student at Lehigh University, has been deported to India following revelations of an elaborate scheme to secure admission and financial aid. Anand falsified academic transcripts, financial documents, and even created a fake death certificate for his father who is alive and well, to obtain a full scholarship.
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