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CRIME & SAFETY
3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots Adult In Northampton County: Police
The shot woman was taken to a hospital for emergency surgery and is expected to survive, investigators say. The shooting happened on the 2200 block of Forest Street, authorities said. The gun owner, 41-year-old Brian Siegfried, cocked the gun and left it on a front porch table before walking across the street, according to police.
Masked teen sought in afternoon shooting into occupied Easton home, cops say
Easton police are seeking an unidentified teenager who they say fired multiple gunshots into an occupied home Monday afternoon in the city’s West Ward. The gunfire occurred about 1:37 p.m. in the 100 block of South 12th Street, city police said in a news release. No one was injured,...
Thieves Targeting Specific Vehicles, Palmer Police Say
An uptick in the number of thefts of specific types of vehicles has prompted Palmer Township Police to issue a warning to the owners of those vehicles, amid concerns that car thieves are targeting them by copying key fob signals. Est. Read Time: < 1 min. An uptick in the...
Accidentally-sprayed animal repellent closes Lower Nazareth Walmart, sends 9 to hospital, police say
Nine people were sent to the hospital after animal repellent was accidentally sprayed in the Walmart in Lower Nazareth Township, according to police. The store off Route 248 was evacuated due to the chemical spray at 3 p.m. Sunday, according to Colonial Regional Police Department Chief James DePalma. Someone was...
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...
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...
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...
Stewartsville crash sends multiple victims to hospital
A two vehicle crash crash occurred on Route 24, near Wayward Hill Road in the Stewartsville area of Bedford County at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 30. The crash is under investigation by Virginia State Police. A 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling west on Route 24, when the vehicle lost control, crossed the median and struck a 2009 Subaru, head-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...
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.
"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...
Police find man passed out in stolen car in Morris County
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – Police arrested a Hunterdon County man last week after they found him passed out in a stolen car in Washington Township. On Tuesday, June 25, at around 6:00 a.m., an officer located a vehicle on Flocktown Road with the driver passed out and the vehicle running in the lane of travel, police said.
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...
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.
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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