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Victims ID'd In Deadly Montco House Fire, But Cause Still Unclear Victims ID'd In Deadly Montco House Fire, But Cause Still Unclear
Victims ID'd In Deadly Montco House Fire, But Cause Still Unclear Officials in Montgomery County are still working to identify the cause of the early morning house fire that killed one man and one woman in Hatfield on Friday, May 12.  The Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company was called to the home, 2873 Washington Lane, at about 4:20 a.m., they wrote in a release Friday afternoon. Dispatchers advised that the blaze on the first floor had trapped two people upstairs, the Company said.  Firefighters arrived within minutes to find "heavy fire conditions" on the house's front side, with only three of the five residents having escaped, the release says. T…

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by Mac Bullock
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NTSB Report Details Preliminary Findings In Deadly RM Palmer Explosion NTSB Report Details Preliminary Findings In Deadly RM Palmer Explosion
NTSB Report Details Preliminary Findings In Deadly RM Palmer Explosion Moments before the fiery explosion that killed seven people and injured nearly a dozen more at RM Palmer chocolate factory, workers smelled a peculiar scent: Rotten eggs. That odor was natural gas, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's newly-released findings on the West Reading explosion. As local authorities shifted their focus to cleanup management and community leadership, federal officials have continued to investigate the scene. The blast site, securing evidence, and interviewing witnesses, were all part and parcel of the NTSB report, released Tuesday, May 2. …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Coroner IDs Body Pulled From Lehigh Valley Retention Pond Coroner IDs Body Pulled From Lehigh Valley Retention Pond
Coroner IDs Body Pulled From Lehigh Valley Retention Pond Authorities have identified the body found in a Lehigh Valley retention pond over the weekend.  The victim was 75-year-old Phillip Zulauf of Lower Mount Bethel Township, said Northampton County Coroner Zakary Lysek in a statement. His body was recovered from the pond on Sunday, April 9, the coroner added.  Zulauf's car and belongings were previously discovered near the small reservoir on Depues Road in Lower Mount Bethel on Friday, March 30, WFMZ reports.  The official cause and manner of death are pending further investigation, the coroner's office said. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Broad Daylight Shooting Under Investigation In Allentown: Authorities Broad Daylight Shooting Under Investigation In Allentown: Authorities
Broad Daylight Shooting Under Investigation In Allentown: Authorities An investigation is underway after shots rang out on an Allentown street on Friday morning, police say.  City authorities received the call just after 11:30 on March 31, according to a release from the department. On the scene at the 800 block of West Chew Street, Allentown police found a man with gunshot wounds that were "non-life-threatening," officials wrote.  The victim, whose identity police did not report, was rendered aid at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the department said.  Investigators are asking that anyone with information call…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Allentown Police Launch Homicide Probe, ID Victim Allentown Police Launch Homicide Probe, ID Victim
Allentown Police Launch Homicide Probe, ID Victim Police in Allentown have named the man who was badly beaten on a city street last week and later succumbed to injuries.  Mastapha B. Brown, 38, died of blunt-force trauma to the head, and the manner of death was homicide, said the Allentown Police Department, citing the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Authorities were called to the corner of 10th and Linden Streets at about 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, March 9 for reports of an injured man, the department wrote in the release. They arrived to find Brown injured on the sidewalk but still able to communicate. He told the officers he had…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Police ID Pedestrian Victim In Fatal Bucks Accident Police ID Pedestrian Victim In Fatal Bucks Accident
Police ID Pedestrian Victim In Fatal Bucks Accident New details are emerging in the investigation into a suspicious death on Street Road in Bucks County.  Police in Warrington Township were called to the road's westbound lane at the Neshaminy Creek bridge between Valley and Paul Valley Roads to find a man dead at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, Daily Voice has reported.  The victim is now identified as 40-year-old Clive Boothe of Philadelphia, and authorities say he was hit by a passing car. The driver has been identified and an investigation is underway, police added. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Suburban Philly Dad's 2013 Murder Still Haunts Investigators Suburban Philly Dad's 2013 Murder Still Haunts Investigators
Suburban Philly Dad's 2013 Murder Still Haunts Investigators A decade after his tragic murder, police are still seeking answers in the murder of Bucks County dad Joseph Canazaro.  The 48-year-old was with his girlfriend and his 12-year-old son at his Swartley Road home in Hilltown on Jan. 18, 2013, when they became the victims of a brutal home invasion, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub.  At about 10 a.m., witnesses saw two armed men enter the home. Investigators say the culprits tied up all three victims before ransacking the home — stealing guns, cash, jewelry, and other valuables.  Canazaro's girlfriend and son managed to escape their cap…

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by Mac Bullock
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Teen Killed At PA Movie Theater Was 'Specifically Targeted,' Police Say Teen Killed At PA Movie Theater Was 'Specifically Targeted,' Police Say
Teen Killed At PA Movie Theater Was 'Specifically Targeted,' Police Say A Pennsylvania teenager who was the victim of a targeted shooting in the lobby of a Luzerne County movie theater has died from his injuries, according to state police. Luis Manuel Luna, 19, of Hazleton, died from injuries sustained in a shooting at approximately 8;15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Regal Cinema on Laurel Mall Drive in the Hazle Township. According to police, Manuel Luna suffered multiple gunshot wounds while he was in the arcade and lobby area of the theater before the gunman fled the area. Manuel Luna was transported to Lehigh Valley Hazleton for treatment and evaluati…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
62-Year-Old Man Dead, 2 Critical In Morris County Weekend House Fire 62-Year-Old Man Dead, 2 Critical In Morris County Weekend House Fire
62-Year-Old Man Dead, 2 Critical In Morris County Weekend House Fire A 62-year-old man was killed and two others were seriously injured in a weekend fire in Morris County, authorities tell Daily Voice. Gregory Balbirnie was found dead while two other victims rescued, a male and female, were taken to Saint Barnabas Medical Center in the Saturday, Dec. 10 fire on Cypress and Elm places in Randolph, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Records show Balbirnie previously lived in Downington, PA. He worked as a realtor in Exton for the past several years, his LinkedIn profile shows. The fire remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
NJ Drummer Found Dead In Kutztown Dumpster Had Crawled In After Party: DA NJ Drummer Found Dead In Kutztown Dumpster Had Crawled In After Party: DA
NJ Drummer Found Dead In Kutztown Dumpster Had Crawled In After Party: DA A New Jersey drummer found dead at a Berks County dump on Saturday, Nov. 12 had crawled into a dumpster the night before, according to officials and those who knew him.  Kellen J. Bischoff, 19, of Manahawkin, NJ, was found dead at the Total Recycling Facility on Lincoln Road in Birdsboro just after 8:30 a.m., said District Attorney John T. Adams in a release Monday, Nov. 14.  Investigators were able to identify Bischoff by his "unique" tattoos, and eventually learned that he was visiting a family member in Kutztown, the DA said.  Loved ones had last seen the teen i…

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by Mac Bullock
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Three Seriously Hurt In Allentown Shooting Three Seriously Hurt In Allentown Shooting
Three Seriously Hurt In Allentown Shooting A woman and two men were hospitalized with serious injuries in an Allentown shooting overnight, authorities said. Gunfire broke out inside of a commercial building on the 900 block of N. 4th Street around 1:05 a.m., police said. Officers found three adult victims, who were transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information or who may have witnessed this incident is asked to contact the Allentown Police Criminal Investigation division at 610-437-7721 or make an anonymous tip through the Allentown Police Tip411 app.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
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…

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by Valerie Musson