CRIME & SAFETY
Driver slams into Bennett Toyota in Allentown in fatal crash, causing near $1M in damage
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- A man driving at a high speed was killed after he veered off the road and crashed into a car dealership in Allentown early Tuesday morning, police said.The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Lehigh Street near Vultee Street. Police said the driver was heading north on Lehigh Street when he veered off the road.Images from the scene showed multiple damaged vehicles and a flipped vehicle.The Lehigh County Coroner's Office identified the driver as 27-year-old Abeil Adilow of Philadelphia. He was pronounced dead just before 2 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.Staff at the dealership arrived to work Tuesday morning tasked with cleaning up the damage.
Nobody hurt, no danger to the public after reported hazmat incident in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Police in Bethlehem say there was no danger to the public after hazmat crews and first responders were sent to a home in the city Sunday night. The reported Haz-Mat incident was only precautionary, and there was no danger to the public or first responders, police said Tuesday.
Man accused of kidnapping woman at knifepoint outside Bucks County Wawa
Police are searching for a man who they say kidnapped a woman at knifepoint at a Bucks County Wawa and held her captive before she managed to escape. The ordeal began on April 19 around 11:30 p.m. when the victim arrived outside the Wawa on 5900 Bristol Pike in Bristol, Pennsylvania, where she met 46-year-old Richard Phillips, according to investigators.
Some local police departments struggling with staffing, some see increase in resignations
EASTON, Pa. - Police departments are finally seeing recruitment trends heading in the right direction. A new study shows new hires are up across the country for the first time in four years. Staffing levels dropped more than 5% across the country since 2020, according to the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), which conducted the study, and the Richland Township Police Department was a part of that trend.
Blue Envelope program kicks off in Lehigh County
LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and the Lehigh County Chiefs of Police Association are teaming up to launch a Blue Envelope Program to help special-needs drivers and law enforcement better communicate when they interact. The free program is aimed at drivers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and can also apply […]
Man dies from burns 2 weeks after Minersville house fire
MINERSVILLE, Pa. -- A man who was pulled from a burning Schuylkill County home two weeks ago has died, authorities say. Mario Ramirez, 77, was pronounced dead Sunday at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest, said the Lehigh County coroner in a news release. He died of complications from burns...
Bullseye Target dog stolen, returned from Bucks County store. 'Girls went ... Cruella'
Middletown Police are looking to talk to two women they say may have information about the stolen statue of the Target mascot dog from the Lincoln Highway store. "Bullseye was stolen," reads the post on the township police Facebook page Monday. "These girls went full blown Cruella." After the post was up for...
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