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CRIME & SAFETY
Crews battle multi-family house fire in Allentown amid intense heat
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Firefighters are braving intense heat in Allentown while working to bring a house fire under control. At around 5:30 p.m., sources say firefighters began to work on a fire at a multifamily home on the 1100 block of Hamilton Street in Allentown. Crews have been battling the...
Firefighters battle 3-alarm blaze at Allentown apartment building
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Firefighters battled a three-alarm blaze that tore through a residential building near 12th and Hamilton streets Monday. The fire at 1138 Hamilton St. drew a large response by firefighters and rescue crews in scorching heat. The brick building contains six apartments, according to a tenant. Flames could...
Allentown park problems: "It's not safe"
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Allentown Police Union Head Dave Benner says left over trash from glass alcohol bottles, to plastic pipes, at Fountain park, after busy weekends, is just the tip of what he calls a public park issue. "It's not safe, it's becoming not safe for officers to be...
Police make arrest in connection with Saturday shooting in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Allentown police have made an arrest in connection with gunfire Saturday afternoon. Several bullets littered the street near Tilghman and North Penn streets around 3 p.m. Police say they were able to track down a suspect vehicle seen leaving the area. Najee Henry, 21, is charged with...
Allentown police find gunshot victim following crash on Hamilton Street
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Allentown police responded to a motor vehicle crash early Sunday, but discovered the driver was injured from more than just the accident. The crash occurred in the 300 block of Hamilton Street at approximately 5:30 a.m.. When police arrived, they found the driver of the vehicle suffering...
Allentown police investigating after car hit by gunfire Saturday afternoon
Allentown Police are investigating after a car was hit by gunfire. It happened shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday in the area of Tilghman and North Penn streets. Police said no one was hit. The area was closed off with crime tape. Several bullets littered the street. At this point, there's...
Man drowns while tubing in Delaware River over 4th of July weekend
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 53-year-old man drowned while tubing in the Delaware River in Easton, Pennsylvania, over the Fourth of July weekend, according to the Northampton County Coroner's Office.Northampton County Coroner Zachary R. Lysek identified the 53-year-old as Gary M. Conley of Forks Township, Northampton County. Conley was sitting in a pool tube in the Delaware River near Boileau Avenue when he was submerged underwater and didn't come back to the surface, Lysek said in a press release.The 53-year-old was pulled to shore by bystanders who began life-saving measures. Emergency medical services took Conley to St. Luke's Hospital Anderson Campus where he eventually died from complications on Sunday. It's unclear if Conley intended to go underwater at the time, however, the Northampton County Coroner's Office ruled the 53-year-old's death as accidental.
Lehigh County man sentenced for fatal crash that killed father of 2
A 21-year-old Upper Macungie Township man will serve four to 20 years in state prison for a traffic crash that killed a 47-year-old father of two in 2021, Lehigh County Prosecutor’s Office said Saturday. John Frederick Fifield pleaded guilty in May to homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle...
Trucks rolls off of Route 222 in Maxatawny Twp.
MAXATAWNY TWP., Pa. - A truck rolled off of Route 222 and into a field in Berks. The crash happened Sunday afternoon in Maxatawny Township, near the Lehigh County line. We're told there were no serious injuries. It's unclear what led to the crash.
Springfield Township Police looking for missing girl
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pa. - The Springfield Township Police Department is asking for assistance in locating a missing juvenile. Her name is Sierra Burd. She is a 15-year-old white female, 5'1" tall, blue eyes, blond hair, approximately 125 pounds. Sierra lives with her father in the 1900 block of Route 212...
Suspect in custody after fight leads to deadly shooting at Bucks County apartment complex
A man was arrested in Bucks County on Saturday after an altercation led to deadly gunfire.It happened just before 6 p.m. in the area of Bucks Meadows Apartments along the 3100 block of Knights Road in Bensalem.Police were called to the scene for reports of a shooting in Building 7.At the scene, officers found 40-year-old Jose Miguel Tenorio-Ruiz in the back parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.The suspect fled the scene before police arrived, investigators say. Several witnesses, however, told police that the suspect was 31-year-old...
Emily Rizzo Yells About Devil, Stabbing Mom: Affidavit
Emily Ann Rizzo, 32, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and related misdemeanors, court records show. The police were called to an Ivy Hill Road home on Tuesday, July 2 for a reported stabbing, according to the criminal complaint. They arrived to find Rizzo "face down yelling about the devil and Lucifer on the bed," according to the complaint.
Shots fired into occupied Easton home
A teenager fired shots into an occupied home in Easton on Monday, according to the Easton Police Department. No one was injured and the suspect is still at large. The reports of a shooting came at 1:30 p.m., in the area of S. 12th St. in the West Ward. Multiple officers shortly arrived on the scene and concluded that a person shot rounds into an occupied home.
Two local police departments participating in aggressive driving crackdown
PennDOT announced on July 8th that more than 80 municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties will join the Pennsylvania State Police in a coordinated aggressive driving enforcement wave focusing on heavy truck violations, pedestrian safety, red light running, and tailgating. Drivers exhibiting unsafe behaviors, such as driving too fast for conditions or other aggressive actions, will also be cited.
Rescuers called to Delaware River in Easton
EASTON, Pa. -- Rescuers were called to the Delaware River in Easton for a person in distress. Dispatchers say it happened Saturday afternoon near Scott Park. The rescue was in an area where people were tubing. Officials have yet to confirm what exactly happened or if tubing was involved. Officials...
Taylor Swift ticket scam: Police warn residents in Pennsylvania town
PERKASIE, Pa. - Attention Swifites, local police are trying to help you avoid a "Cruel Summer!" Perkasie Borough Police say they have received several reports of social media scams involving Taylor Swift concert tickets. The Pennsylvania native is currently on the international leg of her Eras Tour after performing in...
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