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Lower Saucon, PA

Perkasie Man Who Flagged Down Officer For Ride Had Meth, Was Wanted Out Of NJ: Police Perkasie Man Who Flagged Down Officer For Ride Had Meth, Was Wanted Out Of NJ: Police
Perkasie Man Who Flagged Down Officer For Ride Had Meth, Was Wanted Out Of NJ: Police A man wanted for assault in New Jersey was found with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia while walking in Pennsylvania, police said. Richard Parsons, who records show had an active warrant out of Greenwich Township, NJ (unclear if Warren County or Cumberland County), flagged down police for a ride Easton Road in Lower Saucon, PA around 3:15 a.m. on Sept. 19, authorities said. Police learned Parsons, of Perkasie, had been wanted and then found him to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, police in Lower Saucon said. Parsons was charged with aggravated assault for c…
Overturned Truck Shuts Down Highway Ramp In Northampton County: PSP (UPDATED) Overturned Truck Shuts Down Highway Ramp In Northampton County: PSP (UPDATED)
Overturned Truck Shuts Down Highway Ramp In Northampton County: PSP (Updated) Update: The ramp has since reopened, troopers said.  Crews are at the scene of an accident involving an overturned tractor-trailer on Wednesday, April 3, according to troopers.  Troop M's Nathan Branosky said the truck flipped on the ramp from Route 33 southbound to Interstate 78 eastbound in Lower Saucon. Drivers on Route 33 south are being detoured onto I-78's westbound lanes, state police said.  The ramp was still closed while first responders worked the scene around noon, Branosky said. 
NTSB Reveals New Findings In Lower Saucon Train Derailment NTSB Reveals New Findings In Lower Saucon Train Derailment
NTSB Reveals New Findings In Lower Saucon Train Derailment Seven crewmembers were treated for minor injuries when three trains derailed after a collision in Lower Saucon early this month, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a new report.  The collision happened on tracks parallel to Riverside Drive around 7:15 a.m. on March 2, officials have said. All three were Norfolk Southern trains.  Investigators now say NS intermodal train 24XH101 was stopped on the tracks due to traffic when it was struck by train 268H429. Both trains were eastbound.  As a result, train 268H429 derailed three railcars onto the adjacent …
Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say
Lower Saucon Train Derailment: Riverside Drive Reopens, Officials Say Riverside Drive is open again for through traffic after a head-on train collision caused a triple derailment on Saturday morning, March 2.  SEE ALSO: Norfolk Southern Trains Collide, Derailing Into Lehigh River The road was reopened around 3 p.m., Lower Saucon police said.  The collision happened on tracks parallel to Riverside Drive around 7:15 a.m., officials have said.  The National Transportation Safety Board said an eastbound train hit a parked train on the same tracks, causing both to derail. Loose cars from one of those trains collided with a third one, cau…
Burglar Caught On Camera In Hellertown, Police Warn Burglar Caught On Camera In Hellertown, Police Warn
Burglar Caught On Camera In Hellertown, Police Warn Detectives in Lower Saucon are asking residents to check their security cameras for footage of a would-be thief.  The pictured suspect was looking for unlocked cars in township driveways between 1 and 3 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, authorities believe.  Surveillance footage from Lower Saucon PD CrimeWatchPA Police said the suspect struck at least seven areas:  The 1800 block of Mill Run Court The 1800 block of Viola Lane The 1800 block of Victor Road The 1800 block of Meadow Ridge Court The 1700 block of Meadow Ridge Court The 1700 block of Deer Run Road The 2000 block of …
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Southeastern PA Authorities advise residents to adjust their travel routes after heavy rains flooded parts of greater Philadelphia Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Jan. 9 and 10.  Flood and coastal flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Philadelphia and parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  Drivers should take care to avoid flooded roadways and should never drive into pooled water, authorities note.  Here is a rolling, inexhaustive list of the most recent travel advisorie…
Burglar Swiped $9K From Lehigh Valley Restaurant, Police Say Burglar Swiped $9K From Lehigh Valley Restaurant, Police Say
Burglar Swiped $9K From Lehigh Valley Restaurant, Police Say A hooded thief broke into a Lower Saucon restaurant to steal thousands of dollars, according to authorities.  The burglar broke a window and made his way inside Plaza Azteca on Route 378 around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 6, investigators said.  Police said he forced his way into the back office and took about $9,000 in cash before leaving. The whole burglary unfolded in about three minutes, they added.  Anyone with information is asked to call Detective/Corporal Eric Marth at 610-625-8722 or email emarth@lowersaucontownship.org. 
Longtime Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Dies Suddenly, 49 Longtime Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Dies Suddenly, 49
Longtime Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Dies Suddenly, 49 Leon Hill, a Lower Saucon husband and father, died suddenly on Wednesday, Oct. 11 while fishing in upstate New York, loved ones said in his obituary. He was 49.  Born in Fountain Hill, Hill was a corrections officer with Northampton County for 16 years at the time of his death, family members said.  Friends and colleagues took to Facebook to memorialize him.  It's a shame it takes a tragedy to come together outside of that shithole, but here we are. R.I.P. Officer Leon Hill. You will be missed Posted by Allen Jr Pinkowski on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Life is way too short. Res…
PA Man Crushed To Death By Lawn Tractor, Coroner Says PA Man Crushed To Death By Lawn Tractor, Coroner Says
PA Man Crushed To Death By Lawn Tractor, Coroner Says A noted area historian has died from his injuries after being involved in a tractor accident, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Frank Fabian, 86, was driving a lawn tractor that rolled over onto him on Sunday, Sept. 17, officials said.  He died from complications due to abdominal compression injuries early Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, according to the coroner.  Fabian, of Lower Saucon, was a long-time member of the township's Historical Society, said President and Public Relations Chair Karen Samuels.  "He was a dedicated local historian and past treasurer of L…
Deadly Fire In Northampton County: Authorities Deadly Fire In Northampton County: Authorities
Deadly Fire In Northampton County: Authorities Authorities are investigating the origin of a deadly fire in Williams Township early on Monday, July 10.  First responders were called to the 1500 block of Raubsville Road around 8:20 a.m., Trooper Nathan Branosky said in a release.  Inside the burning home, firefighters found the body of a 64-year-old man and a cat, state police wrote. His identity was not reported.  The Criminal Investigations Unit of the state police Belfast Station is leading the probe, Branosky said. Also investigating are the Northampton County Coroner's Office, a state police forensics unit, and the T…
Five Masked Burglars Targeted Lehigh Valley Home, Police Say Five Masked Burglars Targeted Lehigh Valley Home, Police Say
Five Masked Burglars Targeted Lehigh Valley Home, Police Say Investigators in Northampton County are looking for the crew of masked burglars who forced their way into a Lower Saucon home on Tuesday night.  It happened around 8 p.m. on May 16, township police wrote in a release. Five men dressed in all black with face coverings smashed the rear sliding glass door of a house on the 2800 block of Macarro Way, authorities said.  The team of burglars fled the home when a resident spotted them and screamed, police continued. They were last seen speeding out of the neighborhood toward Drifting Drive in the pictured vehicle. Anyone with informatio…
Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley GIANT Food Store Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley GIANT Food Store
Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley Giant Food Store Recognize him? Police are attempting to identify a man they say was involved in a hit-and-run crash in the parking lot of a Lehigh Valley GIANT Food store. The crash occurred in the parking lot of the Leithsville Road store in Hellertown around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, Lower Saucon Township Police said. The man was driving a white pickup truck when he struck a parked vehicle and drove away, according to police. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-759-2200 or submit an anonymous tip via CrimeWatch. Source: Lower…
State Police: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash With SUV Shuts Down Route 33 In Northampton County State Police: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash With SUV Shuts Down Route 33 In Northampton County
State Police: Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash With SUV Shuts Down Route 33 In Northampton County The northbound lanes of Route 33 in Northampton County were closed due to a tractor-trailer rollover crash with an SUV Tuesday afternoon, state police said. UPDATE: A 73-year-old Allentown woman sustained minor injuries in the crash. The two-vehicle crash occurred in the northbound lanes coming from Route 78 westbound near mile marker 71.5 in Saucon Township shortly before 1:15 p.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said on Twitter. All ramps will be closed “for an extended period of time” following the rollover crash, though the southbound lanes were open to traffic as of 2:30 p.m., Branosky s…