CRIME & SAFETY
Allentown couple killed after being hit by a car Friday night
A husband and wife in their 80s were killed Friday night after being struck by a vehicle while out on a walk, Lehigh Valley coroner Daniel A. Buglio said Saturday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 8:20 p.m. in the area of West Chew Street and North Main Street in Allentown when the couple was believed to be out on an evening walk, Buglio said in a press release.
Philly Dealer With Berks County Ties Had More Than $8 Million In Fentanyl: DA
Ramon Alberto Jimenez-Merejildo was arrested on Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter on Tuesday, April 30, according to prosecutors. Authorities said Jimenez-Merejildo was selling fentanyl in Philadelphia and also "transporting large amounts" to Berks for distribution. Police made several controlled buys from Jimenez-Merejildo during the two-month investigation, the DA's Office said. During...
'My kids are scared to come in the house': Pottstown mom calls out teens who shot her fiancé
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — They're bullets that came within inches of paralyzing or killing her 24-year-old fiancé — not to mention her kids. “It’s just a very traumatic experience, especially having my kids outside,” said Sierra Cumberbatch, of Pottstown. “Four other kids were in the house; two of them were downstairs watching TV while all of this was going on. What if the bullets would have hit them?”
Car overturns, lands on its roof in Reading
READING, Pa. - A car overturned in Reading Thursday night landing on its roof. First responders were called to the scene of the incident involving entrapment in the 230 block of Lancaster Ave., Berks Co. communications officials confirm. The incident is under investigation. No word on injuries. The cause of...
Man Dies in High-Speed Car Crash that Causes $1 Million in Damages to Pennsylvania Dealership
A high-speed crash has left one man dead and a car dealership with nearly $1 million in damages in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, involved Abeil Adilow, 27, of Philadelphia, who lost control of his vehicle and crashed into Bennett Toyota, causing substantial damage to the property and several vehicles on the lot. Adilow was pronounced dead shortly before 2 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, as reported by the CBS News Philadelphia.
Search warrant finds illegal narcotics, firearms inside Allentown home
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- An Allentown man has been charged following a search warrant that found illegal narcotics. The search warrant was served Friday around 11:30 a.m. at a home in the 600 Block of N. 11th Street. Allentown Police say they found quantities of illegal narcotics, money and assorted packaging...
Fatal pedestrian accident under investigation in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Police shut down a road in the western part of the city as they investigated a fatal crash involving two pedestrians. It happened around 8:30 p.m. Friday at West Chew and North Main streets. A 69 News freelance photojournalist says they witnessed two people being taken away...
Wanted in Berks: Carlos Diaz-Colon
READING, Pa. - Police are asking for assistance locating a Reading man wanted on drug charges. 20-year-old Carlos Diaz-Colon is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance after authorities say he met with a confidential source in the 800 blk of Muhlenberg Street to sell a quantity of heroin/fentanyl.
Woman accused of assaulting EMT while severely intoxicated outside Hatfield Royal Farms
A 37-year-old woman, who police accuse of being severely intoxicated outside the Royal Farms in Hatfield Township the afternoon of April 25, allegedly kicked an EMT in the face while being secured on a stretcher, according to an arrest affidavit. Meghan Ashleigh Meschter, of Pinewood Drive North in Douglassville, has...
Schuylkill River Missing Boater
The unidentified man was recovered by a marine unit in the river in Upper Merion Township at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Upper Merion Police Capt. Jeremy Johnson said. The body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. The last time the man had been heard from...
Black Bear Captured In Montgomery County: Police
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and members of the Upper Moreland Fire Department located the bear in a tree and safely removed him for relocation, police said early Thursday, May 2. "The bear was healthy and not harmed," they said. The bear is 3 years old and weighs some 255 pounds,...
Shooting in Pottstown sends 2 people to the hospital
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Montgomery County dispatchers say two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Pottstown Thursday night. It happened around 9:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Beech Street. Police can be seen in the area with the street taped off. Witnesses say they heard at...
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