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Whitehall, PA

Convicted Felon Arrested For Fatal Bathroom Shooting: Lehigh County DA Convicted Felon Arrested For Fatal Bathroom Shooting: Lehigh County DA
Convicted Felon Arrested For Fatal Bathroom Shooting: Lehigh County DA A 56-year-old man who was shot dead on Friday, Oct. 4 has been identified and his suspected shooter is in custody, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced.  Christopher E. Potter was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:36 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, according to the coroner's release. Elvis Miguel Perez, 34, of Bethlehem, has been charged with the following felonies in connection with this fatal shooting: Criminal Homicide, Person Not to Possess, Use, Manufacture, Control, Sell or Transfer Firearms, and Possession of a Firearm with Altered Manufacture’…
PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence
PA Dad Who Called 911 After Shooting Ex-Wife In Park Gets Life Sentence Rami Abouloh is going to prison for the rest of his life for the murder of his ex-wife Patricia White, with whom he had four children, the Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Thursday, Sept. 26. Adouloh, 42, of Allentown, was convicted of Homicide and Aggravated Assault; all felonies of the first degree Friday, on May 31, 2024, after a trial before Judge Robert L. Steinberg. The sentencing was originally set to be in August but was continued until September.  The conviction and sentencing are the result of a shooting at West Catasauqua Park in W…
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Whitehall man Rajgion Davis was charged Thursday, Sept. 26 with Criminal Homicide for the Friday, Aug. 9 murder of Stephen Fistner, a pedestrian who Davis intentionally struck with his car, according to authorities. Along with the Criminal Homicide charge, 55-year-old Davis is also charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and two counts each of Aggravated Assault relating to other pedestrians endangered in the incident, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. All charges are first-degree felonies. The charges were filed after police investigated the hit-and-run inciden…
NYPD Busts Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette NYPD Busts Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette
Nypd Busts Dad Of Saquon Barkley With Loaded Gun In Unregistered Corvette The father of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was arrested with a loaded gun in a New York City traffic stop this week, police said. Police stopped Alibay Barkley, 55, of Whitehall, PA, in a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette with an obstructed license plates that didn't match the car, at East 140 St. and Third Avenue around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, the NYPD said. An investigation found that Barkley had a loaded gun and that the car was unregistered, police said. According to 6abc, Barkley told police the pink gun shared to X by the NYPD was his wife's gun that they keep for safet…
Carbon County Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Whitehall Crash: Coroner Carbon County Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Whitehall Crash: Coroner
Carbon County Motorcyclist, 33, Killed In Whitehall Crash: Coroner Authorities are investigating the crash that killed a Penn Forest man on Thursday night, May 23.  James J. Gallagher, 33, was riding his motorcycle on Fullerton Avenue in Whitehall when he lost control and struck a curb, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg where he died from multiple traumatic injuries around 8:50 p.m., the Coroner said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.  In addition to the Coroner's Office, Whitehall police are investigating. 
'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says 'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says
'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says Half a dozen people are charged in connection with a "large-scale" home burglary scheme, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  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 team of state and local police agencies began investigating burglaries and attempted burglaries in Allentown, Bethl…
Drug Trafficking Group With California Ties Operated In Southeast PA: Feds Drug Trafficking Group With California Ties Operated In Southeast PA: Feds
Drug Trafficking Group With California Ties Operated In Southeast PA: Feds Five members of an alleged trafficking group active in greater Philadelphia face federal charges, the US Attorney's Office announced this week.  Investigators say the group sent cocaine and methamphetamine to Pennsylvania through the mail for distribution in Reading, Quakertown, Bensalem, Plymouth Township, Coopersburg, and elsewhere. Authorities said they seized 40 firearms, over 100,000 rounds of ammunition, 60 pounds of meth, one kilogram of fentanyl, one kilogram of cocaine, 65 pounds of marijuana, 300 fentanyl pills, six pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, and $15,000 cash from the su…
Year After Brother Dies, Whitehall Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Coroner Year After Brother Dies, Whitehall Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
Year After Brother Dies, Whitehall Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Coroner A Lehigh Valley motorcyclist has died from his wounds nearly two weeks after striking a guardrail in Allen Township, according to officials.  Brandon L. Schneck lost control of his bike on Kreidersville Road and hit a guardrail on Oct. 21, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said.  He passed from multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the accident on Wednesday night, Nov. 1, authorities said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.  Schneck, 47, was a resident of Whitehall according to his social media profiles.  Friends and neighbors penned tributes in his memory on Facebook after h…
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel 15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel
15 Men Caught In Undercover Sting At Central PA Hotel Fifteen men from across Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Colorado have been arrested while allegedly trying to meet with prostitutes at a Central Pennsylvania hotel. Instead of finding the women, the men thought they had communicated with to arrange for sex in exchange for cash, they found the Cumberland County Human Trafficking Task Force waiting to take them into custody, according to a release by the Cumberland County District Attorney's office on Wednesday, Oct. 4.  The men had really been in contact with undercover officers with the task force as they conducted "Operation Impact …
Pair Charged, Victim Identified In Deadly Allentown Shooting Pair Charged, Victim Identified In Deadly Allentown Shooting
Pair Charged, Victim Identified In Deadly Allentown Shooting One man is dead and two more are behind bars following a fatal shooting in Allentown Sunday night, authorities announced.  City police were called to the corner of 4th and Tilghman Streets around 9:30 p.m. on May 14 for reports of shots fired, the department wrote in a release.  They arrived to find a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, 27-year-old Jose Tirado-Ramirez of Bethlehem, was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he died from his injuries just after midnight, said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds …
Trio Shot 22-Year-Old Dead On Allentown Street, DA Claims Trio Shot 22-Year-Old Dead On Allentown Street, DA Claims
Trio Shot 22-Year-Old Dead On Allentown Street, DA Claims Three men are charged with murder for the 2022 slaying of 22-year-old Najeer Lane in Allentown.  Xavier Grenon, 32, of Whitehall, Legious R. Minder Jr., 20, of Bethlehem, and Frederick A. Marks Jr., 23, of Bath, are each accused of homicide, conspiracy, and related counts following a grand jury presentment, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said in a release on Wednesday, May 10.  Investigators believe the group shot and killed Lane on the 1000 block of West Juniata Street last Aug. 31, according to the release. The 22-year-old victim was found with a gunshot wound t…
Duo Charged In Week-Long Allentown Robbery Spree, Police Say Duo Charged In Week-Long Allentown Robbery Spree, Police Say
Duo Charged In Week-Long Allentown Robbery Spree, Police Say A man and a woman sit in Lehigh County jail after police say they masterminded a string of robberies across Allentown over the last week.  Tyson J. Sydoriak, 48, and Jillian Pittman, 40, are each charged with four counts of robbery, simple assault, and related offenses, said Allentown police and the District Attorney's Office in a joint release.  Police say the pair robbed the A1 Express Market, 802 N. 10th Street, as well as Hirsch's Market, 131 S. 17th Street, both on Friday, April 7.  They then struck again at the Linden Street Deli and Grocery on Wednesday, April 12, acc…
Longtime Allentown Police Para-Officer Dies Longtime Allentown Police Para-Officer Dies
Longtime Allentown Police Para-Officer Dies After nearly 50 years of service with the Allentown Police Department, Para-Officer William "Bill" Mentesana died on Saturday, Jan. 28, his colleagues announced. He was 68.  An employee of the APD since May 1974, Bill had served with the 3rd and 4th Parapolice Platoons, police said. During that time, he received commendations for achievement and lifesaving and was also recognized with a Civilian Award from the department's top brass.  Bill took pride in his work and greatly valued being part of the APD family, the department said. He had dreamed of retiring after 50 years of …
Man Fleeced $40K From Disabled Relative, Bucks Jury Finds Man Fleeced $40K From Disabled Relative, Bucks Jury Finds
Man Fleeced $40K From Disabled Relative, Bucks Jury Finds A Carbon County man who reached in his disabled relative's pocket and stole nearly $40,000 in inheritance money is now facing down a prison term.  Patrick Alderton, a 46-year-old Weatherly resident, was convicted Wednesday, Jan. 11 on multiple felonies related to the scam, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub.  Investigators were tipped off in October 2020, when Alderton — then living in Whitehall — was the personal representative for the estate of a relative during a guardianship case, the DA said.  The relative, who lives at a nursing home in Qua…
'Unwanted Kissing' PA BOE Member Has Harassment Charge Dropped: Report 'Unwanted Kissing' PA BOE Member Has Harassment Charge Dropped: Report
'Unwanted Kissing' PA BOE Member Has Harassment Charge Dropped: Report A school board member and real estate agent in the Lehigh Valley will have a harassment charge dropped after the charging officer and alleged victim failed to show up to court, WFMZ reports. A school board member for the Whitehall-Coplay School District, Fady Salloum, 42, was charged in June with kissing a victim "unwantedly" at a property in Whitehall, the outlet says.   The charge was dropped on Monday, Sept. 19, court records show. Salloum also works as a real estate agent with RE/Max in Allentown, according to its website. Click here for more from WFMZ.
Warren County Cosmetologist, Devoted Mom Dies Suddenly, 37 Warren County Cosmetologist, Devoted Mom Dies Suddenly, 37
Warren County Cosmetologist, Devoted Mom Dies Suddenly, 37 Warren County cosmetologist and dedicated mother Jennifer Anne Paulson died suddenly on Friday, Aug. 26. She was 37. Born in Phillipsburg, Jennifer graduated from Belvidere High School in 2003 before attending Empire Beauty Academy, her obituary says. She was also a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Belvidere and had most recently worked at a hair salon in Whitehall, PA. Jennifer loved music, dancing, and animals. Above all, she embraced her role as a caring and devoted mother to her young son, Trey Jaiden Crosby. In addition to her son, Jennifer leaves behind her heartbroken pa…
WINNER: $1.4 Million PA Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Sold In Lehigh Valley WINNER: $1.4 Million PA Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Sold In Lehigh Valley
Winner: $1.4 Million PA Cash 5 Lottery Ticket Sold In Lehigh Valley A lucky Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $1.4 million was sold in the Lehigh Valley. The winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket for the Wednesday, June 22 drawing was sold at Whitehall Mini Mart on Lehigh Street in Whitehall, state lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 2-7-10-35-39. The retailer will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Anyone holding a jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket should contact the nearest Lottery office for further instructions or call 1-800-692-7481.
State Police Pursuit Ends In 4-Vehicle Crash In Whitehall State Police Pursuit Ends In 4-Vehicle Crash In Whitehall
State Police Pursuit Ends In 4-Vehicle Crash In Whitehall What began as a state police pursuit in Lehigh County Tuesday night ended in a four-vehicle crash that injured three people, WFMZ reports. A trooper tried to pull over two cars at Airport Road and Race Street in Hanover Township sometime around 7 p.m., the outlet says citing Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky. A chase ensued, but it came to an end when the two cars collided with two other vehicles at the intersection of Routes 145 and 329 in Whitehall, according to WFMZ. The drivers were taken to area hospitals with unspecified injuries, the news outlet says. Click her…
SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Runaway PA Teen SEEN HER? Alert Issued For Runaway PA Teen
Seen HER? Alert Issued For Runaway PA Teen Authorities in Pennsylvania are seeking the public’s help locating a teen runaway. Soliel Ditren, 15, was last seen near the 1800 block of Viola Lane in Hellertown around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Lower Saucon Township police said. Ditren is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing black pajama pants with “YODA” on them, along with a pink shirt and brown UGG boots. Ditren is known to have relatives in Whitehall and Reading, police said. Anyone with information about Ditren’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Lower Saucon Police Depart…
DA: Lehigh County Nursing Home Worker Kicked Patient, 91, In Head DA: Lehigh County Nursing Home Worker Kicked Patient, 91, In Head
DA: Lehigh County Nursing Home Worker Kicked Patient, 91, In Head A Lehigh County nursing home employee was charged with assaulting a 91-year-old combative patient. Fellowship Manor employee Julian Bailey, 48, of Whitehall, kicked the patient twice in the head on June 17, the Lehigh County district attorney's office said. The alleged incident was reported by a witness. The patient apparently had an injury on the side of his head consistent with the allegations, authorities said. Bailey was charged Monday with harassment and simple assault.  She is a certified nursing assistant at Fellowship Manor, and was apparently caring for the patient at …
Best Burger Spots In Lehigh Valley Best Burger Spots In Lehigh Valley
Best Burger Spots In Lehigh Valley A great burger doesn't have to be fancy. All you need is a juicy patty, maybe some cheese and a bun.  But if you're looking for some variety, you've come to the right place. Here are some of the best burger joints in the Lehigh Valley — each one uniquely delicious. The sampling of spots below were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. NORTHAMPTON View this post on Instagram A post shared by Two Rivers Brewing Company (@tworiversbrewing) Two Rivers Brewing …
Allentown Native, Northampton High School Graduate Frank Hutterer Dies Suddenly At 24 Allentown Native, Northampton High School Graduate Frank Hutterer Dies Suddenly At 24
Allentown Native, Northampton High School Graduate Frank Hutterer Dies Suddenly At 24 Allentown native and Northampton High School graduate Frank J. Hutterer died suddenly at home on May 10. He was 24. Hutterer, of Walnutport in Lehigh Township, previously worked as a pharmacy technician at Rite Aid in Wilkes-Barre, his obituary says. Hutterer graduated as a member of the National Honor Society at Northampton High School in 2014 and later attended Wilkes University, where he finished the pharmacy program and participated as a member of the Kappa PSI Fraternity, his memorial says. Hutterer was known for his love of sports, particularly baseball. He was also a skilled fisherm…
Most Popular Brunch Spots In Lehigh Valley Area Most Popular Brunch Spots In Lehigh Valley Area
Most Popular Brunch Spots In Lehigh Valley Area Mother's Day will be here before you know it, have you booked brunch yet? Whether it's a Bloody Mary, a sizzling side of bacon or a tall stack of pancakes you're after, there are plenty of breakfast and brunch spots in the Lehigh Valley to choose from. The spots you see on this list were top-rated on several user-generated review sites and featured in local publications. Notch Eight Craft House, Jim Thorpe View this post on Instagram A post shared by Notch Eight Craft House (@notcheightcrafthouse) Union and Finch, Allentown The People's …
SEEN HIM? Warrant Issued For Man Wanted In Allentown Shooting SEEN HIM? Warrant Issued For Man Wanted In Allentown Shooting
Seen HIM? Warrant Issued For Man Wanted In Allentown Shooting Police have issued an arrest warrant for a man they say is the primary suspect in an Allentown shooting that left a man injured over the weekend, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of North Maxwell Street on reports of a shooting where they found a man with serious injuries around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Allentown police said. The man was taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said. An ongoing investigation identified Isaiah Brown, 28, of Maryland Circle in Whitehall, PA as the primary suspect, police said. Police are encouraging anyone with information re…
Northampton Math Teacher, Volleyball Coach Jessica Finlayson Dies After Brain Cancer Battle, 28 Northampton Math Teacher, Volleyball Coach Jessica Finlayson Dies After Brain Cancer Battle, 28
Northampton Math Teacher, Volleyball Coach Jessica Finlayson Dies After Brain Cancer Battle, 28 The Northampton County community is mourning the death of local math teacher and volleyball coach Jessica Finlayson on Jan. 22 following a valiant battle with brain cancer. She was 28 years old. Finlayson, of Whitehall, graduated from Emmaus High School and received a degree in mathematics from Lebanon Valley College, her obituary says. Finlayson taught eighth grade math at Northampton Middle School and served as the head varsity coach of the girls’ high school volleyball team, her obit says. She earned her master’s degree while continuing to teach, coach and undergo treatment for brain ca…