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North Whitehall Shooting, Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities North Whitehall Shooting, Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities
North Whitehall Shooting, Police Chase Ends In Crash: Authorities A gunman from Allentown led Pennsylvania State Police on a chase that ended in a crash in North Whitehall Township on Wednesday, April 27, authorities said. Christopher J. Melton, 20, fired shots outside a home on the 5400 block of Mauser Street in North Whitehall just before 4 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. Melton and four others arrived at the house and confronted both the homeowner and the homeowner's son, claiming to be looking for personal items belonging to the driver's friend, the trooper said. A confrontation ensued, and while the victim and vict…

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Berks Man, 82, Nearly Shoots 2 People Hiding In Closet, Report Says Berks Man, 82, Nearly Shoots 2 People Hiding In Closet, Report Says
Berks Man, 82, Nearly Shoots 2 People Hiding In Closet, Report Says After firing the shots that nearly killed two people hiding in a closet, an 82-year-old Berks County man surrendered at police headquarters, LehighValleyLive reports. It all began around 7:30 p.m. Monday when a woman and a girl told police that Hidalgo Rivera, of Fountain Hill, wanted the girl to leave the home in the 800 block of North Clewell Street, the news outlet says. Rivera then went out to his car, and re-entered the home with a gun, claiming he was going to kill the girl, reports say. The victims hid in a third-floor closet while Rivera fired four shots, nearly killing them, …

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Lehigh Man Arrested For Alleged Assault On 95-Year-Old Assisted Living Patient Lehigh Man Arrested For Alleged Assault On 95-Year-Old Assisted Living Patient
Lehigh Man Arrested For Alleged Assault On 95-Year-Old Assisted Living Patient A man was arrested on indecent assault charges for allegedly abusing a 95-year-old patient at an assisted living facility in Lehigh County, authorities said. Two people reported the apparent assault after they witnessed 68-year-old David Schafer having "inappropriate contact" with the elderly patient in the At Home at Parkland facility on Washington Street in Schnecksville, LehighValleyLive reports citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. The patient suffered no physical injuries, and Schafer was a "frequent visitor," according to the outlet, citing a facility statemen…

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NY Man Busted With $2.5 Million Worth Of Cocaine During Lehigh Valley Traffic Stop, Report Says NY Man Busted With $2.5 Million Worth Of Cocaine During Lehigh Valley Traffic Stop, Report Says
NY Man Busted With $2.5 Million Worth Of Cocaine During Lehigh Valley Traffic Stop, Report Says A 35-year-old New York man was busted with $2.5 million worth of cocaine during a Lehigh Valley traffic stop Friday morning, according to a recent news report. A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was patrolling I-78 around 9:15 a.m. when he noticed a Toyota Sienna with an Illinois license plate driving for a mile in the left lane but with no cars to pass in the right lane, LehighValleyLive reports citing court papers. The trooper pulled over the Toyota in Upper Macungie Township after they noticed the driver had also been driving 65 mph in a 55 mph zone, the outlet reports. The driver -- l…

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by Nicole Acosta