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Allentown Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner Allentown Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner
Allentown Reformed Criminal Killed Riding Bicycle Without Helmet: Coroner A reformed criminal who was riding a bicycle along a Northampton County road struck a vehicle and was killed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to authorities. He wasn't wearing a helmet at the time. Dwain S. Englert Sr., 58, of Allentown was riding a bicycle along Pembroke Road at the intersection of Livingston Street in Freemansburg Borough when he struck a vehicle, the Northampton County Coroner's Office said. Englert's bicycle struck a pickup truck that was making a turn at the intersection, Freemansburg Police Chief Jonathan Itterly told Daily Voice. The bicycle then fell over, causin…

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by Merriell Moyer
Police & Fire
Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life' Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life'
Teen Football Player Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Full Of Life' The William Allen High School football team is mourning the loss of one of its own. Treshawn J. Tracy, 15, died on Sunday, Sept. 25 after being shot in the area of 6th Street and Tilghman Street in Allentown, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Allentown boy was pronounced dead at the scene around 3:15 p.m. and his death was ruled a homicide, the coroner said. Tracy was a sophomore at the high school and a junior varsity football player, a school district spokesperson confirmed to The Morning Call. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page was launched to help the Tracy family…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Pennsylvania Bar Owner Slammed Over Racist Remarks In Lyft Driver's Viral Video Pennsylvania Bar Owner Slammed Over Racist Remarks In Lyft Driver's Viral Video
Pennsylvania Bar Owner Slammed Over Racist Remarks In Lyft Driver's Viral Video A Pennsylvania bar owner who was caught on a dash camera making racist remarks inside a Lyft driver's car was being slammed online. Jackie Harford was surprised to see a "white guy" behind the wheel when she entered James Bode’s car late Friday, May 13 outside her bar, Fossil’s Last Stand on Race Street in Catasauqua, LehighValleyLive reports. "What's that?" Bode asked, "Excuse me?" "You're like a normal guy, like you speak English," Harford laughs as she pats his shoulder and apologizes. This happened tonight outside of Fossils Last Stand, on Race St in Catasauqua. The ride was for…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money
Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money The family of a New Jersey man shot and killed by an "inexperienced" police officer directing traffic at Dorney Park will receive $950,000 reached in the settlement of a wrongful death suit, The Morning Call reports. Joseph Santos' two adult sons and 11-year-old daughter will receive a portion of the settlement, aside from law firm costs and fees, according to a copy of the settlement obtained by The Morning Call. Santos' estate administrator, Juliana Valenzuela, agreed to end the lawsuit on Sept. 14, according to the settlement. South Whitehall Township Officer Jonathan Ros…

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by Nicole Acosta
Business
Northampton County Burger King Shutters: Report Northampton County Burger King Shutters: Report
Northampton County Burger King Shutters: Report A Burger King location in Northampton County abruptly closed its doors this week after more than 30 years in business The Morning Call reports. The signage of the Male Road and Route 512 store in Wind Gap was taken down this week, according to the report, which cites a worker and a written PR statement. The location’s franchisee offered the store’s employees transfers to its nearly two dozen Burger Kings in the Lehigh Valley area, the report says. Nearby Burger King stores are on S. 25th Street in Easton and Easton Nazareth Hwy. in Easton. Click here for the full report fro…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Capitol Riot Lehigh County Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Capitol Riot
Lehigh County Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Capitol Riot A Lehigh County man whose distinctive leopard-print vest assisted federal authorities in identifying him as a Jan. 6 riot participant has pleaded guilty. Jackson Kostolsky, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of parading, picketing, or demonstrating in a Capitol building, according to court papers. He faces a maximum of six months in prison. Kostolsky, of South Whitehall, admitted entering the building on Jan. 6 and taking video on his cell phone, which was later deleted, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. It was his leopard-print vest that led FBI agents to identify him as a membe…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Man To Stand Trial 50 Years After California Go-Go Dancer's Murder PA Man To Stand Trial 50 Years After California Go-Go Dancer's Murder
PA Man To Stand Trial 50 Years After California Go-Go Dancer's Murder A trial has been ordered for a Pennsylvania man accused of killing a 24-year-old California woman more than a half-century ago, reports say. John Sipos, 76, is charged in the Nov. 20, 1969, slaying of 24-year-old Mary Scott, who was found dead inside her San Diego apartment, LehighValleyLive reports. The North Whitehall man was linked to the killing last October after investigators found DNA evidence from his garbage consistent with matching evidence found on the woman's body, The Morning Call reports. Sipos reportedly broke into the go-go dancer's home, raped her, and then …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
One Man Killed, Another Injured In Northampton County Target Shooting One Man Killed, Another Injured In Northampton County Target Shooting
One Man Killed, Another Injured In Northampton County Target Shooting One man was killed and another injured in a Sunday afternoon shooting outside Target in Northampton County, authorities said. The gunfire was exchanged during a dispute involving at least two vehicles in the parking lot of Target in the Lower Nazareth Commons shopping center on Dryland Way around 2:15 p.m., The Morning Call reports citing Northampton County District Attorney Terry Houck. One man was killed and another remained in stable condition, though their identities have not been released, Houck said.  There was no evidence that any bystanders had been injured during the incident…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe The death of a 32-year-old Lehigh County Jail inmate has been ruled a suicide, LehighValleyLive reports. An autopsy was performed Monday on the body of Jeff Mendoza, of Bethlehem, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, the news outlet reports. Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities told The Morning Call. Jail staff attempted to revive him until emergency medics arrived at 7:20 a.m. but they failed to do so, Janine Donate, Lehigh County’s director of corrections told the outlet. Mendoza was being held on $50,000 bail after he was arrested in …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe The death of a 32-year-old Lehigh County Jail inmate has been ruled a suicide, LehighValleyLive reports. An autopsy was performed Monday on the body of Jeff Mendoza, of Bethlehem, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, the news outlet reports. Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities told The Morning Call. Jail staff attempted to revive him until emergency medics arrived at 7:20 a.m. but they failed to do so, Janine Donate, Lehigh County’s director of corrections told the outlet. Mendoza was being held on $50,000 bail after he was arrested in …

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by Nicole Acosta