CRIME & SAFETY
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.
Man attacked woman in front of young child in Bethlehem, cops say
A Monroe County man is accused of assaulting a woman in front of a young child in Bethlehem. Christopher Stepien, 37, of Kunkletown, is charged with felony strangulation; felony sexual assault; misdemeanor child endangerment; and misdemeanor stalking. Those new charges follow previous charges filed by city police of misdemeanor simple assault; misdemeanor making terroristic threats; and summary harassment.
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...
Lehigh County raid nets explosives, guns, drugs and 1 arrest, authorities say
An investigation led to the execution of a search warrant Wednesday morning at an Upper Macungie home where authorities said they found weapons of mass destruction, multiple drugs and cash, as well as made an arrest. Agents with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office’s Bureau of Narcotics Investigation and Gun Control...
Morrisville man sentenced for impersonating attorney, taking thousands from clients
A 58-year-old man was sentenced Friday, May 3, to 9 to 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Facility for practicing law without a law license and taking thousands of dollars in legal fees from unsuspecting clients, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. Michael Jerome McAndrew, of Morrisville,...
Man sentenced for providing drugs that led to overdose death in Falls
A Tullytown man was sentenced Monday, April 29, to state prison for providing the drugs that led to a woman’s overdose death in Falls Township in November 2021. Steven Frederick Yard Jr., 32, pleaded guilty in January to charges of involuntary manslaughter, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, recklessly endangering another person, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. On Monday, Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman sentenced Yard to 2 ½ to 6 years in state prison, followed by two years of probation.
Boy, 3, remains in hospital after being hit by box truck in Palmerton
PALMERTON, Pa. - A three-year-old boy remains in the hospital after being hit by a box truck on April 25 in Palmerton, Carbon County, according to a GoFundMe page. Paramedics stabilized the boy before he was flown to the hospital, according to the GoFundMe page. The boy sustained injuries mostly...
Joshua Gamble Sentenced For Role In Kevin Rosero Murder: DA
Joshua Gamble was sentenced to five to 10 years in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 1, the District Attorney's Office said in a release. Authorities have said Joshua and Anthony Gamble stabbed 26-year-old Rosero nearly 30 times before trying to dump his body in a wooded area in Richland Township late on June 17, 2021.
Police Search for Suspect Who Kidnapped a Woman and Held her Captive
Police in Bristol Township Bucks County are looking for a man they say kidnapped a woman and held her captive with a knife. Police say Richard Phillips allegedly kidnapped the woman at a Wawa in Bristol. According to Bristol Township Police, he took her to a friend’s house, where she managed to escape. An arrest […]
Suspect in shots fired incident in Phillipsburg arrested in Bethlehem
PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. - Authorities in Warren County, New Jersey say a man suspected of discharging his gun in Phillipsburg was arrested in the Lehigh Valley. Javon Singletary, 18, of Phillipsburg, is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, and aggravated assault, according to a news release from the Warren County Prosecutor's Office.
Man to serve up to 10 years in prison for robbery related to killing in Bucks
RICHLAND TWP., Pa. - A man was sentenced Wednesday for a robbery related to the June 2021 killing of Kevin Rosero in Richland Township, Bucks County. Joshua David Gamble, 20, of Somerset, New Jersey, was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison, according to a news release from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Macungie police release photo of American flag theft suspect
MACUNGIE, Pa. -- Police in Lehigh County have released the photo of one suspect sought in recent American flag thefts. Police say the person pictured above is one of three people wanted for stealing American flags in a Macungie neighborhood. They say they are looking for two men and one...
Row home sidewall collapses 3 stories to ground in Allentown, fire official says (UPDATE)
Allentown Bureau of Building Standards & Safety officials are trying to determine what caused a portion of a row home’s sidewall to collapse Tuesday evening onto a city street. The incident happened around 11:15 p.m. in the 300 block of North 16th Street, city Deputy Fire Chief Christian Williams...
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