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Police: Allentown man brandished machete during Route 22 road rage incident
WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police say an Allentown man was arrested after brandishing a machete during a road rage incident on Route 22 East. According to police, the incident occured around 5:20 p.m. Saturday when two eastbound vehicles crashed near the MacArthur Road exit. The drivers then...
Teenage boy and girl shot on porch of Stowe Township home
STOWE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Two teenagers were critically injured when they were shot on the porch of a home in Stowe Township late Monday night.Allegheny County Police say the shooting happened along 7th Street just before midnight.When first responders arrived at the scene, they found a teenage boy and teenage girl who both had been shot.Both teens were taken to the hospital in critical condition.Detectives from the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit are leading the investigation into the shooting and say that it appears both teens were on the porch of where the boy lived.Police did not provide any suspect descriptions and anyone with information is asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
Jayden Gable Dies In Motorcycle Crash
Jayden David Gable was involved in a crash at the intersection of Interchange Road and Maple Avenue in Franklin Township just before 2:20 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The Mahoning resident was pronounced dead at 6:09 p.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. The cause of death is...
'A senseless act of violence over nothing': Man shot following double parking dispute
READING, Pa. - Police continue working to find a man wanted in connection with a shooting in Reading that happened on Friday. Authorities said the victim asked the suspect to move a car. "The dispute ended up being that the defendant Damion Omar Cheung had been parking a vehicle in...
Roommate bludgeons man to death with hammer days before victim's birthday, dismembers him and leaves body parts in 3 locations, including cemetery: DA
Pennsylvania authorities arrested a man after he allegedly beat his roommate to death with a hammer and proceeded to chop up his body and dispose of the parts in a cemetery, quarry and trail head. The post Roommate bludgeons man to death with hammer days before victim’s birthday, dismembers him and leaves body parts in 3 locations, including cemetery: DA first appeared on Law & Crime.
Macungie police seek man who placed skimming device at Dollar General
Macungie police are searching for a man they say placed a credit card-skimming device on a self-checkout register at a Dollar General store last month. The incident happened April 11 shortly after noon at Dollar General, 155 Main St., according to store surveillance footage. Investigators took to the department’s Facebook page on Saturday to alert the public.
More Remains Of Missing Reading Man Found
(Exeter Twp, PA) -- More remains of Anthony Rodriguez of Reading have been found in the woods of Exeter Township. The 21-year-old disappeared in May of 2015, and two femur bones found in the Five Points area of Exeter Township in 2020 were confirmed by DNA testing to be Rodriguez. Police were called to the same area on April second of this year after several bones and a human skull was found, and those have also been confirmed to be remains of Rodriguez. The cause and manner of death have not been determined, and the case remains under investigation.
20-Year-Old Man Steals Vehicle With Child's Wheelchair From Yorktown Home: Police
Letrell Ackerman of Reading, Pennsylvania was taken into custody by Yorktown Police on Thursday, May 16 in connection with the theft of a vehicle with an electric wheelchair inside that occurred in June 2023, the department announced on Friday, May 17. The arrest was made in connection with an incident...
Here are the results of Friday's police detail in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Police in Allentown say they are proactively working to fight crime. Pennsylvania State Police and Allentown police conducted a joint detail in the city on Friday, they said in a news release Monday. The enforcement detail from 3-11 p.m. was to seek out and intercept criminal activity.
Police arrest suspect in 1989 cold case killing of 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman
More than 30 years after an elderly woman was stabbed to death inside her Lehigh Valley home, an arrest has been made in her murder. On Thursday, May 16, 2024, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan announced homicide and burglary charges against Michael Breisch, now 65, in the 1989 murder of 78-year-old Rose Hnath.
Reading Police confirm shooting on Muhlenberg Street
READING, Pa. — The Reading Police Department has confirmed a shooting occurred late Friday night in the city. According to police, the shooting occurred just before midnight in the 1200 block of Muhlenberg Street. The Berks County Coroner's Office says it was not called to the scene. No word...
Victim identified in Bethlehem house fire
A 77-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a house fire in Bethlehem on Friday. Joseph R. Koch died in the fire, authorities said. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. “No additional info will be released until the investigation is complete,” Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek...
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