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Bethlehem woman charged with leaving infant inside car on hot day in Quakertown
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. -- A woman from Bethlehem is charged with endangering the welfare of a child after she allegedly left an infant inside a car during hot conditions. According to Quakertown Police, on July 11, Janelle Loveless, 33, left her infant inside an unattended parked vehicle in the 200 block of W. Broad Street.
3 found shot in car at shopping center parking lot in Cheltenham Township, Pa.
Three women with shooting wounds were found in a car at a parking lot in Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County.Police were called to the Moore Shopping Center at Cheltenham Avenue and Old York Road just before 1 a.m. on Saturday.The three victims were rushed to Jefferson Einstein Hospital and are in stable condition.Investigators are still trying to figure out if they were shot at that parking lot or elsewhere.Cheltenham and Philadelphia police departments are both investigating the incident.RELATED: Check the 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker
Collegeville man sent to prison for raping intoxicated, unconscious woman in Skippack
NORRISTOWN — A Collegeville man will spend up to a decade in prison on charges he raped an intoxicated and unconscious woman after a night of drinking among friends at a Skippack Township residence. Zachary Thomas Brandt, 25, of the 400 block of Bridge Street, was sentenced in Montgomery...
Pedestrian killed in Port Richmond in crash involving driver wanted out of Bucks County
A driver wanted in Bucks County was captured after a tragic accident in Philadelphia's Port Richmond section.The victim was standing behind a parked van on the corner of Frankford and Allegheny avenues around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday when he was struck.The crash happened just two blocks from his home.Police say surveillance video shows the car the wanted man was driving was traveling east on Allegheny Avenue when the vehicle jumped the curb, slammed into a concrete barrier, then a metal barrier before hitting a 38-year-old man.The victim was launched roughly 30 feet into the intersection, police say.The pedestrian died at the scene.ALSO SEE: 30-year-old woman on bike killed after being struck by speeding driver in Center City PhiladelphiaThe driver is a 41-year-old man, according to police. His identity has not yet been released.He was not injured.Police are not saying why there was a search warrant for the driver in Bucks County.RELATED: Check the 6abc Neighborhood Safety Tracker
Peace Valley Park fully reopens after incident in lot outside welcome center
This story has been updated. Part of Peace Valley Park in Doylestown was closed unexpectedly Friday morning. A parking lot near the Peace Valley Nature Center and the Chapman Road park access were closed off, a county spokesperson said, but other parts of the park remained open and accessible. ...
Hatfield man charged with felony theft for under-ringing trading cards
A Hatfield man with three prior retail theft convictions has been charged with felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property for allegedly under-ringing trading cards at Walmart in Hilltown Township. On June 28, police were called to the 1515 Bethlehem Pike store for a report of under ringing. Police...
Father, Johny M. Roustic Dies Following Bethlehem Car Crash
Johny M. Roustic, 51, of East Allen Township, crashed on Pembroke Road near East Washington Avenue in Bethlehem around 8 p.m., city police detailed in a separate release. He was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9 p.m., according to the coroner's release. His death was due to "multiple blunt force injuries due to a motor vehicle collision", Coroner Buglio said.
Two Women in Separate Incidents, Each with Probation Warrants Set off License Plate Reader Notifications Jailed
Back to back arrests of two women with arrest warrants whose license plates set off notifications to police were jailed in separate incidents earlier this week. According to police, on July 15 just before 7 pm., an officer on patrol on the 200 block S. Main street was notified of a hit via the automatic license plate reader on a vehicle with a registration suspended for insurance cancellation. The officer then observed the same vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on the subject vehicle. Upon confirming that the operator of the vehicle had an active arrest warrant issued by Bucks County Adult Probation, the officer arrested the 42-year-old woman from Yardley on the warrant. The woman was processed and remanded to Bucks County Prison. The vehicle was released to a family member. Additional motor vehicle violations may be filed.
Rescuers search Delaware River in Easton after report of someone going under
EASTON, Pa. -- Rescuers are searching the Delaware River in the Easton area after a report of someone going under. Emergency crews were called to the area of the river in the 700 block of North Delaware Drive just before 4 p.m. Saturday. An emergency communication official says it is...
DA Says, Philadelphia Woman Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder of Wrightstown Man
A woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday for the murder of a 72-year-old man in Wrightstown Township in October, said the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Meghan Macklin, 46, of Philadelphia, was charged in March with the murder of Richard Scott MacFarland in his home at 55 Apple Hill Road. She was taken into custody in Tennessee after fleeing the area in the victim’s car.
Horses unharmed in devastating barn fire at Willow Brook Farms equestrian facility
ALLEN TWP., Pa. — A two-story bank barn at Willow Brook Farms was destroyed by a fire that was so hot, it felled the barn’s silo before the rest of the wooden structure burned down to its concrete basement Saturday. Donovan Smith, assistant superintendent for the adjacent Willow...
Police: Man arrested, officers seize drugs after investigation in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Police in Allentown say they arrested a man and seized suspected fentanyl and ecstasy pills after an investigation. Tyrone Fowler, 50, of Philadelphia, faces charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance, according to a news release from the Allentown Police Department.
Pa. highway renamed to honor firefighters who died in house fire
LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — A seven-mile stretch of Route 143 in Lehigh County was renamed Thursday in honor of firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris, who died in the line of duty in December 2022 while fighting a house fire. A New Tripoli fire department truck slowly moved to...
Classic car sought in pedestrian hit-and-run, Bethlehem police say
Bethlehem police said Thursday they are looking for a classic car involved in a pedestrian hit-and-run collision. It’s believed to be a 1966-69 Ford Falcon, driven by an older man, according to the post. Police say the car was involved in the collision about 11:20 a.m. Wednesday in the...
1 injured in shooting in Allentown's 8th Ward
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Police responded to a reported shooting in Allentown late Wednesday night. It happened near North Refwal and Tilghman Streets in the Eight Ward. That's in the same area an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head last month. A 69 news freelance photographer on the scene says...
Three men to stand trial together for alleged robbery, fatal shooting in Norristown
NORRISTOWN — Three men accused of homicide for their alleged roles in the robbery of a Norristown man who was fatally shot during the encounter will face a jury together at the same trial, a judge has ruled. Montgomery County Judge William R. Carpenter granted prosecutors’ requests to consolidate...
Police summer youth program in Allentown helps shape leaders of tomorrow
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - To someone driving by, it may look like boot camp. But make no mistake about it, this camp is not just about drills. "It's about learning about police tactics, police investigations, all aspects of how we do our jobs," said Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Roca says...
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