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Thieves Sought For String Of Car Break-Ins In Lehigh Valley: Authorities
Police investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying a group of burglars in Palmer Township. Authorities say the pictured suspects were responsible for 16 thefts and attempted thefts from vehicles last week. Similar crimes were also reported in Wilson Borough, and detectives say the suspects stole a bike and a vehicle during the same spree. Palmer police said they pulled over the suspects during a traffic stop near Division Street and Milford Street last Wednesday, Dec. 13, but all four men fled the car on foot toward Victoria Lane and have not been see…
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Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials
Cleanup efforts are underway after motor oil spilled into Mill Creek in lower Bucks County on Sunday, Dec. 10, according to authorities. Police, firefighters, and hazardous materials crews responded to the scene where the "unintentional release of motor oil" had polluted the small stream in Penndel Borough and parts of Middletown, officials said in a release. First responders identified the source of the spillage and contacted the property owner, who is now working with the state Department of Environmental Protection to hire contractors and address the cleanup, the release says…
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Trolley Fire Forces Evacuation At PA Dairy Farm: Police
Nearly two dozen passengers were on a tour trolley that caught fire on Thursday, police announced on Monday. A Kreider Dairy Farms Tour Trolley was loaded up with passengers when the driver, a farm employee, noticed a malfunctioning problem causing a fire in the trolley's engine compartment while driving in the 1200 block of Lancaster Road, the Northern Lancaster Regional Police explained in a release on Aug. 28. The driver stopped the trolley near Park Hill Drive and safely evacuated all the passengers before the emergency crews arrived around 3:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, according to…
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Panic At King Of Prussia Mall After Gun Fired In Man's Pants
Upper Merion police dashed to the King of Prussia mall on Tuesday, Aug. 15 after hearing reports of gunfire, the department said in a release. Now, investigators believe it was an accident. Authorities say they arrived shortly after 7 p.m. and quickly determined "there was no further threat to visitors to the mall." Instead, police think a firearm in a shopper's pants went off unintentionally. No injuries were reported and authorities are still looking for the culprit. Anyone with information is asked to call UMTPD at 610-265-3232.
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Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police
A "suspicious package" from Virginia thought to contain a pipe bomb was part of a "prank," police in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The package sent from a VA man was received by a resident in the 5000 block of Martin Avenue, East Petersburg, PA around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2023, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. "The package contained a stuffed animal that appeared to have been manipulated to resemble a pipe bomb," the police said, "The recipient had placed the package outside and called the police." The police i…
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Grenade Found In PA Park, Police Say
The Pennsylvania State Police Bomb Squad searched a local park after a "training type hand grenade that had been modified into an improvised explosive device," was found. A man told the Lebanon City police that he found the grenade while walking in Coleman Memorial Park on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. He contacted the police and turned the bomb over the following day. The Lebanon City resident and police returned to the park where he said he found the device but they "were unable to locate additional devices or any other evidence," as stated in a release on Friday, July 28. The P…
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Kidnappers Grab PA Teen In Abduction Attempt: Police (
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A 14-year-old girl was the victim of a kidnapping attempt at the Willow Grove Park Mall, authorities announced on Wednesday. The girl was coming down the escalator when she was met by a man she did not know around 7 p.m. on July 12, Abington Township police explained in a release. The man identified himself as "Alex" and asked her to walk with him, "extending his arm, as if to escort her," according to investigators. The teen told him she is underage and tried to walk away, but "Alex" "grabbed her arm, placed it in his arm, and restrained her as he led her across the mall," police said.…
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Barricaded Woman With Gun Brings Police Response In Philadelphia: Cops
An armed woman threatening to harm herself and others brought a large police response to a Philadelphia neighborhood Thursday morning, July 6, police said. The call on the 5400 block of Vine Street came in just before 7:20 a.m., bringing a crisis team to the scene. The woman told police she wanted to harm herself and hat there were other people inside with her, whom she would hurt as well, police said in a release sent just before 10 a.m. A large police presence is expected. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
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Police 'Manhunt' Detours Traffic In Doylestown
Doylestown residents were asked to steer clear of an ongoing police "manhunt" underway on Monday afternoon. Central Bucks Regional Police said they were searching for a suspect in the borough around 1:30 p.m. on June 26. A "large police presence" combed over the area bound by North Main Street, Font Hill Drive, East Street, and North Street, they added. Drivers and pedestrians were advised to avoid the area and were told to expect detours or road closures. About an hour later, around 2:30 p.m., police said the "activity ... (had) ended." "The area is safe, roa…
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Waffle House Shooting Injures One In Lehigh County, Troopers Say
One person was hospitalized after shots rang out at a Lehigh County Waffle House early on Sunday, June 25, authorities say. Troopers were called to the restaurant at 1783 Airport Road in Hanover Township for reports of gunfire around 3 a.m., state police wrote in a release. They arrived to find a single wounded victim who was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg for treatment, troopers said. No other injuries were reported. Police said the matter is under investigation and that there is "no threat to the public in relation to this incident." Anyone with infor…
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Pair Of 'Juveniles' Shot In Berks County: Police
Two young men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after being attacked on a Berks County street late Saturday night, according to authorities. It happened in Douglass, township police wrote in a release. A pair of "juvenile males" were walking along the 1200 block of Reading Avenue just before midnight on Saturday, June 10, the department said. Responding officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the gut and another with injuries to the knee and shoulder, per the release. The two were rushed to Reading Hospital and Trauma Center where police say they are "expected to b…
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Suspect In Custody After Broad Daylight Shooting: Reading PD
One man is in police custody and another is in the hospital after shots rang out on an Allentown street around noon on Thursday, June 8. It happened on the 1000 block of Windsor Street, the department wrote in a release. An "altercation between two males" led to one shooting the other, investigators believe. Police responded to the scene and arrested the suspect after a brief search, they said. The victim was treated at Reading Hospital with a single, non-life-threatening gunshot wound, authorities added. Police did not name the suspect but said the incident presented "no…
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