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Man Jumps Off Bridge To Escape Police After Robbing Allentown Hotel, Guest At Knifepoint Man Jumps Off Bridge To Escape Police After Robbing Allentown Hotel, Guest At Knifepoint
Man Jumps Off Bridge To Escape Police After Robbing Allentown Hotel, Guest At Knifepoint Authorities in Allentown have arrested a homeless armed robbery suspect who they say jumped off a bridge and into a creek to escape police. Officers were called to the Americus Hotel on Sixth Street and Hamilton Street around 10:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, Allentown police said. Hotel employees reportedly told police that a man -- later identified as Samuel Santiago-Delgado -- armed with a knife robbed the business and a guest in the lobby. The 41-year-old man ran off, but was later spotted by officers, who led a foot chase on the 300 block of Linden Street, they said. The man then jumped o…

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by Nicole Acosta