CRIME & SAFETY
U-Haul van plows into bank in Allentown; police investigating
Allentown police and emergency personnel responded Friday evening after a driver in a U-Haul plowed into a Wells Fargo branch on Union Boulevard. The accident happened around 7:30 p.m. Witnesses said the driver was heading west on Union Boulevard when it crossed over the road, struck two parked vehicles and slammed into the left front corner of the bank building the bank building, where the ...
Paul Kerr Sentenced For Shooting At Pagan’s Place Bar: PA AG
Paul Kerr, 30, was sentenced to seven to 14 years in prison on Wednesday, April 24, according to the state Attorney General's Office. Authorities said Kerr walked into Pagan's Place bar on Jan. 7, 2023 and was asked to leave by the owner. Kerr "refused and proceeded to argue with Pagan" before exiting the bar, prosecutors said.
6 suspects charged in near 2 decades-long burglary ring, operating out of Lehigh and Northampton counties
Six people are facing multiple felony charges for their roles in an alleged burglary ring, which authorities say operated for nearly two decades and targeted several homes throughout Northampton and Lehigh counties and beyond. The Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office held a news conference Friday afternoon announcing the charges filed...
Up In Smoke: Phillipsburg Man and Five Others Charged in Raw Pot Ring in Warren County
PHILLIPSBURG, NJ - An eight-month investigation resulted in the search and seizure of $20,000 and suspected raw marijuana at a series of smoke shops in Hackettstown. Canna Campus, Good Luck Vapes, Smokey Bear, and Mom N Pops CBD Wellness Shops in Hackettstown were subject to a search warrant which revealed $20,000 in US currency, suspected raw marijuana and suspected cannabinoid-infused products in various forms.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Law enforcement identified Michael Scardigno, 33, of Phillipsburg, who is now charged with third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with the intent to distribute...
2 injured in fiery I-476 crash, traffic delayed for hours
UPPER MILFORD TWP., Pa. — A fiery crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension (I-476) Friday morning injured two drivers and brought traffic to a standstill for much of the day. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash was reported around 5:22 a.m. in the northbound lanes between the...
Caught on camera: Trio steals American flags from homes
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A trio was caught on camera stealing American flags from homes in one Pennsylvania neighborhood. The Macungie Police Department shared the video, in hopes of identifying the two males and one female who were last seen in the Lea Street area in Macungie, a town about an hour north of Philadelphia.
'Hamburglar' nabbed during ribbon-cutting ceremony at McDonald's in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem police have nabbed an iconic burglar. The Hamburglar of McDonald's fame was taken into custody Thursday. The city's mounted police caught up with him during a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the new McDonald's on Schoenersville Road. The Hamburglar even posed for some photos...
"Birthday Bag Bandits" Accused of Stealing Over $5,000 from CVS Stores in Pennsylvania
Authorities are scouring Bucks and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania for two thieves dubbed the "Birthday Bag Bandits," accused of making off with over $5,000 in goods from CVS stores, using a rather festive disguise for their loot. The Ambler Borough Police report that on the evening of April 3, these pilferers struck a CVS store at 272 E. Butler Ave. in Ambler, where they filled birthday bags from the store with about $1,200 worth of merchandise before fleeing the scene in a dark-colored sedan, as CBS News Philadelphia reports.
1 hurt as tractor-trailer fire shuts I-476 between Quakertown and Lehigh Valley exits (UPDATE)
Update: The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission posted on X around 1:15 p.m., the stretch of the highway is now reopen. A tractor trailer fire has shut a portion of Interstate 476 Friday morning between the Quakertown, Bucks County and Lehigh Valley exits, transportation officials say. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s traffic...
Crews remove derailed train cars nearly 2 months after train derailment in Lower Saucon
L. SAUCON TWP., Pa. - Crews operating large cranes removed derailed train cars, nearly two months after a train crash in Northampton County. The cars have been in Lower Saucon Township since three trains collided in early March. No one was hurt, but two locomotives wound up in the Lehigh...
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