Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report
Consequences Coming For PA Constable From NJ Who Lied About His Address: Report An Allentown constable could be removed from his elected position for falsifying his residential address, LehighValleyLive reports. Steven Wiggs, the constable of Allentown's 16th ward since 2016, has been accused of using a neighbor's Allentown address on his election paperwork despite living in Newark, NJ, the outlet says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. To be certified as an elected constable in the city, you must be a resident. The DA maintains Wiggs moved from his South Woodard Street address two years ago, before being re-elected in November 2021, according to t…
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report
PA Man Used Apple Watch To Track Wife Before Shooting Her, Killing Man She Was With: Report A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after injuring his wife and killing another man in what police are calling a "domestic-related shooting" at a shopping center in Berks County on Saturday, March 19. Nehemias Santiago Montes, of York, tracked 30-year-old Jessica M. Cruz-Rodriguez using an Apple watch he'd hidden in her car, and waited for her in the parking lot of the Wyomissing Walmart store around 4 p.m., according to the York Daily Record and Borough Police Chief John G. Phillips. Montes noticed an SUV parked next to her car, driven by Alexi Omar Rodriguez …
Lehigh Valley Native, Beloved Father Of Infant Son Dies Suddenly, 28 Lehigh Valley Native, Beloved Father Of Infant Son Dies Suddenly, 28
Lehigh Valley Native, Beloved Father Of Infant Son Dies Suddenly, 28 Lehigh Valley native and beloved father of an infant son Ian Christopher Crisler died suddenly on Tuesday, March 15. He was 28. Born in Allentown, Crisler graduated from Nanticoke High School in 2010 and later attended Triangle Tech, his obituary says. Crisler also attended Immaculate Conception BVM Catholic Church. He had worked with several welding, healthcare, and retail companies throughout the Lehigh Valley area, his memorial says. Crisler was known for his love of all things outdoors and was a valued member of the Tookawhile Gun Club in Nanticoke. Above all, Crisler was remembered…
PA Passenger Thrown From Box Truck In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 78: State Police PA Passenger Thrown From Box Truck In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 78: State Police
PA Passenger Thrown From Box Truck In Hunterdon County Crash On Route 78: State Police A Pennsylvania passenger was seriously hurt after being thrown from a box truck in a Hunterdon County crash on Route 78, state police confirmed. A Hino box truck was traveling in the westbound lanes when it veered off the left side of the roadway, hitting the center guardrail and overhead sign support near milepost 18.2 in Clinton Township shortly after 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. Its passenger, Johnnie Brackett, 37, of Allentown, was thrown from the truck and suffered serious injuries, Curry said. Initial reports stated that the victim wa…
PA Man With History Of Assault Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor: Police PA Man With History Of Assault Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor: Police
PA Man With History Of Assault Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor: Police Police are seeking the public’s help locating a Pennsylvania man with a history of assault who has been charged with felony rape and other offenses. A nationwide extraditable warrant has been issued for Dominick Oliveira, of Bethlehem Township, local police said Wednesday. Oliveira, 47, faces felony charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, and other offenses, police said. Oliveira is known to make frequent visits to Bethlehem and Allentown, police said. He may be associated with a white 2007 Dodge Sprin…
Beloved Lehigh Valley Native, Northampton College Student Dies Suddenly, 23 Beloved Lehigh Valley Native, Northampton College Student Dies Suddenly, 23
Beloved Lehigh Valley Native, Northampton College Student Dies Suddenly, 23 Beloved Lehigh Valley native and Northampton Community College student Heather Marie Rotz died unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 25 at her Allentown home. She was 23. Born in Easton, Rotz graduated from Easton High School in 2017, her obituary says. Rotz was pursuing a medical billing and coding degree from Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, her memorial says. She also worked at Integrity Staffing Solutions and ShopRite in Bethlehem, according to her social media page. Rotz was remembered for her passion and talent for playing the flute, as well as enjoying board games and “painting …
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says
Allentown Man Pleads Guilty In Deadly Fentanyl Overdose, Northampton County DA Says A 32-year-old Allentown man pleaded guilty in connection to a deadly fentanyl overdose, authorities said. Scott Guth, of the 200 block of S. 15th Street, pleaded guilty Thursday to drug delivery resulting in death, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said. Guth sold two bundles of fentanyl that caused the death of 25-year-old Joseph Dell’Alba on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the DA said. Dell’Alba took the substance — which later tested positive for methamphetamine, Tramadol, Xylazine, and fentanyl — at the Nazareth apartment of Marissa Metler, who was also facing charges for murde…
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say A New York man was arrested after he was caught using counterfeit cash at four different AutoZone stores throughout the Lehigh Valley, authorities said Monday. Kendel T. Sabal, 28, used counterfeit $100 bills to purchase items at AutoZone on Mountain Avenue in Hackettstown around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, local police said. Sabal had also made purchases using the counterfeit bills at AutoZone stores in Lopatcong and Allentown, PA, Hackettstown Police said. Officers responding to the fraud report at the Mountain Avenue store met with Sabal, who was trying to return the items that were fr…
All Love This Valentine's Day For Allentown Man Allegedly Killed By GF's Son All Love This Valentine's Day For Allentown Man Allegedly Killed By GF's Son
All Love This Valentine's Day For Allentown Man Allegedly Killed By GF's Son Authorities have identified the man allegedly killed by his girlfriend's son over the weekend in the Lehigh Valley. Miles Brickhouse Jr., 52, of Allentown, died from sharp force injuries sustained in an apartment in the 1900 block of West Woodlawn Street in South Whitehall Township around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. A resident told police that her son, Gabriel Stettler, 18, became "agitated" and stabbed her boyfriend to death during a fight, WFMZ reports citing police. Stettler was arrested at the scene and arraigned on homicide charges, acc…
Tractor-Trailer Topples Light Pole Outside Glen Rock Supermarket Tractor-Trailer Topples Light Pole Outside Glen Rock Supermarket
Tractor-Trailer Topples Light Pole Outside Glen Rock Supermarket No one was injured when a tractor-trailer took down a light pole and got stuck on a concrete stanchion in the parking lot of a Glen Rock supermarket. Glen Rock firefighters and members of the Fair Lawn Rescue Squad tended to a substantial oil spill from the mishap at the Super Fresh on Lincoln Avenue shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9. The driver of the rig from Allentown, PA waited for his company to send a heavy-duty wrecker to remove it. The tractor got lodged on the concrete stanchion at the Super Fresh in Glen Rock.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Glen Rock police also respond…
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says
Lehigh Valley Police Officer Attacked While Responding To Break-In Call, Report Says A Lehigh Valley police officer was attacked while responding to a break-in call last week, LehighValleyLive reports. Allentown resident Isaiah Dion Mosley, 29, tried to break through the door of an apartment on the 2300 block of Main Street in Northampton Borough around 3 p.m. Friday, the outlet said citing court records. He then lunged at responding Officer Geoffrey Perry, punching him in the head and choking him, the report said. Mosley later told two other responding officers that he had the right to resist an arrest he considered to be “unlawful,” the report says. Perry was taken …
NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life
Nypd: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. Officer Jason Rivera -- who once wrote that he wanted to join the NYPD to “better the relationship between the community and the police" -- was ambushed with two other officers while responding to a domestic violence call in a Harlem apartment, authorities said. The female caller had said she needed help with her son, city officials said during a solemn news conference at Harlem Hospital. The m…