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1 Hospitalized In Allentown Road Rage Incident 1 Hospitalized In Allentown Road Rage Incident
1 Hospitalized In Allentown Road Rage Incident One person was hospitalized following an Allentown road rage incident Thursday evening, authorities said. Officers arrived on the scene to find a person suffering from a non-life-threatening injury, after receiving a report of road rage in the 1500 block of South 4th Street at approximately 6:35 p.m., according to the Allentown Police Department. The victim was treated on the scene and taken by EMS to an area hospital for treatment, police said. Police did not specify the nature of the individual's injuries. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to call…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man On Drugs Found Lying Face Down In Berks County Park, Police Say Man On Drugs Found Lying Face Down In Berks County Park, Police Say
Man On Drugs Found Lying Face Down In Berks County Park, Police Say A man lying face down in a Berks County park was found to be under the influence of drugs, police said. Officers responded to the entrance of the Goose Run Park, off Colebrookdale Road, on reports of a man lying face down in the grass around 3:30 p.m. on May 17, Douglass Township police said. The man was acting irrational and would go in and out of consciousness, and was found to be under the influence of drugs of synthetic drugs, police said. The officer escorted EMS who transported the male to the hospital for treatment.   The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rescue Crews Free Construction Worker After Trench Collapse In Lower Pottsgrove Rescue Crews Free Construction Worker After Trench Collapse In Lower Pottsgrove
Rescue Crews Free Construction Worker After Trench Collapse In Lower Pottsgrove Fire crews freed a construction worker who was stuck in a trench while working at a site in Lower Pottsgrove Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters arrived on the scene to free the conscious man who was stuck in a trench after a wall collapsed, around 1:15 p.m. on the 200 block of Evergreen Road, according to 6abc and Royersford Fire Company. The worker was sent to EMS for further medical evaluation, authorities said. No further information was available.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Suffers Head Injury In Cheltenham House Fire Man Suffers Head Injury In Cheltenham House Fire
Man Suffers Head Injury In Cheltenham House Fire A man was left with a head injury after a fire broke out in a Cheltenham home early Friday morning, 6abc reports. Fire crews arrived at the 200 block of Deaver Road to find heavy flames on the first and second floors of the home, around 1:30 a.m., authorities told 6abc. The flames spread to the attic and roof of the single-family house before firefighters were able to gain control, 6abc reports. A man suffered a cut to the head and was being treated at the scene by EMS, authorities told 6abc. No other injuries were reported.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Allentown Police Probe Shooting That Left Man Presumably Wounded Allentown Police Probe Shooting That Left Man Presumably Wounded
Allentown Police Probe Shooting That Left Man Presumably Wounded Police in Lehigh County are investigating a shooting that left a man presumably wounded Wednesday evening in Allentown.  Police confirm the shooting took place in the 100 Block of Sycamore Street, according to the Allentown Police Department. The man was taken by EMS to an area hospital where he is being treated, police said. His status is unknown. No further information was provided since the investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Allentown detectives at (610)-437-7721 ext. 1 or use their anonymous text tip app (Tip411).

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by Nicole Acosta