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Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say
Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say A Phillipsburg man was charged with DUI after causing a five-car crash on Route 22 in PA before dawn on Monday, Oct. 17, state police said. Troopers responded to a single-car crash in the eastbound lanes at Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township around 5:15 a.m. and found that a separate five-car pileup had occurred as a result of the first crash, state police said. Pavel Sanchez, 41, was driving a Chevrolet Camaro that was left disabled with heavy front-end damage in the left lane while five cars — three SUVs, a pickup truck, and a sedan — were involved in a pileup crash as they attempted to …

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ID Sought For Men Who Used Trash To Steal $4K In Electrical Breakers From Lehigh Valley Lowe’s ID Sought For Men Who Used Trash To Steal $4K In Electrical Breakers From Lehigh Valley Lowe’s
ID Sought For Men Who Used Trash To Steal $4K In Electrical Breakers From Lehigh Valley Lowe’s Recognize them? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men they say worked together to steal more than $4,000 worth of electrical breakers from a Lehigh Valley Lowe’s store. The men, pictured above, put more than 100 breakers into a large trash can at the Bethlehem Township store and wheeled them out without paying around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, local police said in a release on Friday, Sept. 2. The men then fled in a red vehicle. Scroll down to view additional photos. We’re looking to identify these men in reference to a retail theft investigation. It is alleged b…

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KNOW THEM? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store KNOW THEM? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store
Know Them? Suspects Targeting Elderly Shoppers Steal Wallet At Lehigh Valley Giant Store Recognize them? Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two suspects they say stole an elderly woman’s wallet while pretending to shop at a Giant food store in the Lehigh Valley. The suspects were seen on surveillance footage at the Nazareth Pike store in Bethlehem Township targeting elderly female shoppers with their purses in the top basket of the shopping cart around 1:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, police said in a release on Thursday, June 2. The suspects followed one elderly shopper for several aisles before stealing another woman’s wallet, which was more easily accessible, …

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PA Man Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor Turns Himself In: Police PA Man Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor Turns Himself In: Police
PA Man Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor Turns Himself In: Police A Pennsylvania man charged with felony rape and other offenses has turned himself in to police, authorities said. Dominick Oliveira, of Bethlehem Township, was charged on an extraditable warrant with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, and other offenses on Wednesday, March 9, DailyVoice.com reported. He turned himself in with his attorney, James Heidecker, at district court 03-2-03 on Monday, March 28, Sgt. Shaun Powell said. Oliveira, 47, was committed to Northampton County Prison after he co…

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2 Extricated From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center In Deadly Lehigh Valley Crash (PHOTOS) 2 Extricated From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center In Deadly Lehigh Valley Crash (PHOTOS)
2 Extricated From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center In Deadly Lehigh Valley Crash (Photos) Two victims were extricated from a crumpled car and taken to a nearby trauma center following a deadly Tuesday afternoon crash in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. Emergency crews responding to the crash on Freemansburg Avenue near Linden Street in Bethlehem Township found a vehicle that had slammed into a wall and telephone pole shortly before 12 p.m., the Nancy Run Fire Company said. Crew members used hydraulic tools to safely remove the pair of victims from the crumpled vehicle. Both were removed in about 20 minutes before being taken to a local trauma center, the fire company said.…

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PA Man With History Of Assault Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor: Police PA Man With History Of Assault Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor: Police
PA Man With History Of Assault Wanted For Felony Rape, Unlawful Contact With Minor: Police Police are seeking the public’s help locating a Pennsylvania man with a history of assault who has been charged with felony rape and other offenses. A nationwide extraditable warrant has been issued for Dominick Oliveira, of Bethlehem Township, local police said Wednesday. Oliveira, 47, faces felony charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, and other offenses, police said. Oliveira is known to make frequent visits to Bethlehem and Allentown, police said. He may be associated with a white 2007 Dodge Sprin…

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Police Seek ID For Man Who Stole More Than $800 In Vacuum Cleaners From Lehigh Valley Lowe's Police Seek ID For Man Who Stole More Than $800 In Vacuum Cleaners From Lehigh Valley Lowe's
Police Seek ID For Man Who Stole More Than $800 In Vacuum Cleaners From Lehigh Valley Lowe's Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say stole more than $800 worth of vacuum cleaners from a Lehigh Valley Lowe’s store. The man — pictured above — stole the merchandise from the Birkland Place store in Bethlehem Township around 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, township police said. The man then drove away in a maroon Honda Accord, authorities said. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call Ptl. Kraemer at 610-419-0830 or send an email to gkraemer@bethlehemtwp.com.

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Man Used Trash Bags To Steal $100s In Seafood From Lehigh Valley Giant Stores, Police Say Man Used Trash Bags To Steal $100s In Seafood From Lehigh Valley Giant Stores, Police Say
Man Used Trash Bags To Steal $100s In Seafood From Lehigh Valley Giant Stores, Police Say Police are on the lookout for a man who stole hundreds of dollars’ worth of seafood from Giant stores throughout Lehigh Valley. The suspect, pictured above, stole hundreds in frozen seafood from Giant grocery stores in Bethlehem Township and Lehigh Valley twice in October and November 2021, and again on Thursday, Feb. 3, township police said Friday. The man stole the seafood by loading it into trash bags and fled as a passenger in a black Nissan Altima on each occasion, police said. Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to call Bethlehem Township Police Sgt. Powell …

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3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Lehigh Valley Apartments Under Construction (PHOTOS) 3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Lehigh Valley Apartments Under Construction (PHOTOS)
3-Alarm Fire Rips Through Lehigh Valley Apartments Under Construction (Photos) A third-alarm fire ravaged a Lehigh Valley apartment building that was under construction, authorities said. The fire broke out at a three-story building on the 3100 block of Charlotte Avenue in Palmer Township on Monday afternoon. The Palmer Municipal Fire Department worked with several local crews to locate and douse the blaze, which was upgraded to a third alarm from a first alarm, authorities said. ALSO SEE: 3-Alarm Fire Ravages Lehigh Valley Home (PHOTOS) Assisting agencies include Suburban EMS, the Nancy Run Fire Company, and fire departments in Wilson Borough, Williams Township, B…

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WATCH: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire WATCH: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire
Watch: Video Clip Shows Crews Dousing Massive Route 22 Car Fire A car went up in flames on Route 22 Thursday afternoon, prompting a massive suppression effort from several fire departments that was captured in a shocking video clip. Fire crews in Palmer and Bethlehem Township rushed to the scene of the blaze in the westbound lanes near milepost 333.1 in the early afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters immediately began dousing the blaze, which became a “challenge to extinguish” when fuel started leaking from the car and burning, the Bethlehem Township Volunteer Fire Company said. The Hecktown Volunteer Fire Company was also called to the scene to a…

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Obituaries
Beloved Lehigh Valley Native, St. Luke’s Worker Adriana Ramos Dies Suddenly At Age 39 Beloved Lehigh Valley Native, St. Luke’s Worker Adriana Ramos Dies Suddenly At Age 39
Beloved Lehigh Valley Native, St. Luke’s Worker Adriana Ramos Dies Suddenly At Age 39 Lehigh Valley native and beloved St. Luke's worker Adriana Maria Rose Ramos died suddenly on Jan. 7. She was 39. Born in Allentown, Ramos graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School before attending Northampton Community College, where she earned her Associate’s Degree in communications, her obituary says. Ramos lived in Bethlehem Township and worked as a Customer Service Representative at St. Luke’s University Health Network at the time of her death, her memorial says. She was also a parishioner of St. Anne’s Catholic Church and was planning to marry her beloved fiancé, Trevor Behr, in…

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News
Dollar Tree Replacing Former Pier 1 Imports Store In Northampton County: Report Dollar Tree Replacing Former Pier 1 Imports Store In Northampton County: Report
Dollar Tree Replacing Former Pier 1 Imports Store In Northampton County: Report A new Dollar Tree store is replacing a former Pier 1 Imports location in Northampton County, LehighValleyLive reports. The store is opening at the former Bethlehem Township location on Birkland Place in Southmont Plaza, which has been vacant since late 2020, the outlet reports. An opening date has not yet been announced. Meanwhile, the brand’s massive new store in Parsippany is set to open on Feb. 17, a representative told DailyVoice.com. Click here for the full report from LehighValley.com.

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Police & Fire
Police Seek ID For Woman Who Racked Up $5K In Credit Card Fraud Around Lehigh Valley Police Seek ID For Woman Who Racked Up $5K In Credit Card Fraud Around Lehigh Valley
Police Seek ID For Woman Who Racked Up $5K In Credit Card Fraud Around Lehigh Valley Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman they say racked up $5,000 in fraudulent charges using a stolen credit card in the Lehigh Valley area. The woman, pictured above, stole the card from a Bethlehem Township resident and has been using the card at gas stations and Walmarts throughout the Lehigh Valley area since April, township police said in a Sunday release. The total fraud is around $5,000, police said. Since April, 2021, the depicted female has been using a stolen credit card (stolen from a victim who lives in Bethlehem... Posted by Bethlehem Township Police Dep…

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15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say 15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say
15-Year-Old PA Boy Stabbed, Thrown Into Oncoming Traffic In Broad Daylight Attack, Police Say A 15-year-old boy was stabbed and thrown into oncoming traffic in a brutal attack in Northampton County over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a fight on the 1000 block of E. Market Street in Bethlehem found the boy with multiple stab wounds just after 3:45 p.m. Saturday, police said. Officers applied a tourniquet to control the victim’s bleeding before he was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital - Fountain Hill for further treatment. The offender, who police say jumped into a passing car just after the incident, was found a short time later near the 4100…

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5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33 5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33
5 Hospitalized After Utility Van Strikes Hyundai Attempting Illegal U-Turn On Route 33 Five people were hospitalized before dawn Monday after a utility van crashed into a car attempting to make an illegal u-turn on Route 33 in Northampton County, state police said. The driver of a Hyundai Elantra was exiting the ramp from Rt. 22 eastbound to Rt. 33 southbound and attempted to make an illegal u-turn in the middle of the highway near milepost 3.8 in Bethlehem Township just before 4 a.m., state police said. Meanwhile, a Ford Econoline in the right lane struck the Hyundai and caused it to rotate counter clockwise before coming to rest facing eastbound in the middle of the right …

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KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Pair Who Stole $2K In Electronics From Walmart KNOW THEM? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Pair Who Stole $2K In Electronics From Walmart
Know Them? Police Seek ID For Northampton County Pair Who Stole $2K In Electronics From Walmart Police in Northampton County are seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of suspected Walmart shoplifters. The pair pictured above is accused of stealing approximately $2,000 worth of TVs, sound bars, robot vacuums and other electronics from Walmart on Nazareth Pike around 7 p.m. on Feb. 23, Bethlehem Township police said. The pair fled the store in an orange 2020 Ford Escape, police said. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to contact Inv. Fox at 610-419-9646 or email efox@bethlehemtwp.com.

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