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.
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...
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.
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...
Brick chimney falls from 3-story rowhome in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Part of an Allentown rowhome crumbled onto the street below. It happened around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of N. 16th Street, said Allentown Deputy Fire Chief Christian Williams. The brick chimney and part of the wall on the third story of the home fell...
Trio Caught With Drugs In Monroe County Hotel Room, DA Says
Twenty-nine-year-old Brandon Cabrera of Effort, 32-year-old Christopher Ferraro of East Stroudsburg, and 28-year-old Dylan Smith of Stroudsburg all face drug an paraphernalia charges, said the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. According to prosecutors, Monroe County Probation and Parole Officers went to a hotel on Route 611 after receiving information that...
Palmer Twp. police rescue baby goose from storm drain
PALMER TWP., Pa. — A baby goose is safe, after police in Northampton County rescued it from a storm drain Thursday. The baby was reunited with its mother, the Palmer Township Police Department said in a Facebook post. "Another successful rescue! Baby Goose is reunited with Mother Goose. ....
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.
Police help rescue ducklings from storm drain
WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Carbon County police report an office helped rescue a mother duck and her ducklings from a storm drain. On Tuesday, Weatherly Police were called for a traffic problem in the area of Hudsondale Street due to several ducklings and the mother duck stranded in the roadway. Officer Michael Eyer responded […]
Man gets 5-10 years in prison in killing near Quakertown
A New Jersey man will spend up to a decade in prison for his role in the death of a man during a botched robbery with his brother in Upper Bucks County nearly three years ago. On Wednesday, Joshua Gamble, 20, was sentenced to five to 10 years for his involvement in the the June 17, 2021, killing of Kevin Rosero, according to a news release from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. ...
Pennsylvania State Police honor 104 fallen troopers on 119th anniversary of founding (PHOTOS)
Pennsylvania State Police troopers assigned to the Lehigh Valley region gathered Thursday for a somber ceremony recognizing their comrades who died in the line of duty. The memorial ceremony at Troop M headquarters in Bethlehem was among events held by the state police across Pennsylvania. At Department Headquarters, 1800 Elmerton...
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...
Palmer Police K9 Kenzo Receives Bulletproof Vest
The Palmer Township Police Department announced Monday that it has received a donation of ballistic vests for one of its four-legged officers, K9 Kenzo, from the organization Brady’s K9 Fund. Est. Read Time: 2 mins. The Palmer Township Police Department announced Monday that it has received a donation of...
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