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 ...
'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says
At a press conference on Friday, April 26, prosecutors and law enforcement said an organized ring of thieves stole more than $160,000 in goods from homes in Lehigh, Berks and Northampton counties. They also targeted at least one home in Warren Township, New Jersey, authorities said. Beginning in 2019, a...
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...
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...
'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...
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