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Lehigh Township Police Department

Lehigh Valley Driver Killed In Double Pickup Truck Crash, Police Say Lehigh Valley Driver Killed In Double Pickup Truck Crash, Police Say
Lehigh Valley Driver Killed In Double Pickup Truck Crash, Police Say A Lehigh Valley driver was killed in a crash involving two pickup trucks, authorities said. Sylvanus Schmick, 59, and a passenger, Jeremy Schmick, were heading westbound on Route 248 in a blue Chevrolet Silverado when the vehicle crossed the double yellow line into oncoming traffic at the intersection of Sycamore Drive in Lehigh Township just before 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, the department said in a press release. Schmick, of Lansford, collided with a red Ford F250 Supercab pickup truck with a utility body driven by a 17-year-old Nazareth resident before the Silverado rolled onto its …
Homicide Investigation Underway In Northampton County, State Police Say Homicide Investigation Underway In Northampton County, State Police Say
Homicide Investigation Underway In Northampton County, State Police Say State Police are investigating the homicide of a 67-year-old man in Northampton County. Michael Austin Powers was found dead in a home on the 4000 block of Lower Three Mile Lane in Lehigh Township around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, state police said in a release. The case remains under investigation. Additional details were not released. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pennsylvania State Police at (610) 861-2026 and reference Incident No. PA22-834290. Assisting agencies include Troop M Forensic Services Unit, Lehigh Township Police Department, Northampton County Dis…
Woman, 80, Dies In Lehigh Valley Crash Woman, 80, Dies In Lehigh Valley Crash
Woman, 80, Dies In Lehigh Valley Crash An 80-year-old woman died at the hospital following a Wednesday afternoon crash in the Lehigh Valley area, authorities said. Brenda Kohler of Northampton was driving on the 500 block of Cherryville Road in Lehigh Township when she was struck by another vehicle just after 4:30 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Kohler was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg and pronounced dead around 5:25 p.m., authorities said. An autopsy showed Kohler’s death to be accidental in nature and caused by multiple blunt force injuries from the crash. Kohler was apparently a member …