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Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire
Support Rises For Lehigh Valley Policeman Whose Family Home Was Destroyed In ‘Tragic’ Fire Support is on the rise for a Lehigh Valley police officer whose family home was destroyed in a tragic fire. The officer — a member of the Freemansburg Police Department — lost his family home following a fire in Plainfield Township around 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 12, the local volunteer fire company said. While the family and their pets were able to escape safely, the home was severely damaged and is uninhabitable, the department said. Meanwhile, nearly $1,400 had been raised on GoFundMe in just one day for the officer and his family. “The Freemansburg Police Department is asking for donati…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Support Surges For Family Who Lost Everything In ‘Tragic’ Lehigh Valley House Fire Support Surges For Family Who Lost Everything In ‘Tragic’ Lehigh Valley House Fire
Support Surges For Family Who Lost Everything In ‘Tragic’ Lehigh Valley House Fire Support is on the rise for a family who lost all of their possessions in a devastating Lehigh Valley house fire. The fire broke out at 5780 South Delaware Drive in Lower Mount Bethel Township around 8 a.m. on Monday, March 28, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release. In addition to ravaging the two-story home, the fire also damaged two cars that were parked in the driveway, police said. More than $1,100 had been raised on GoFundMe as of Tuesday morning for the victims, Jocelyn Marks and her mother, Drea, who campaign creator Madison Hathaway says “lost everything.” While the family i…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Driver Misjudges Curve, Hits Dump Truck In Northampton County (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Driver Misjudges Curve, Hits Dump Truck In Northampton County (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Driver Misjudges Curve, Hits Dump Truck In Northampton County (Photos) A tractor-trailer collided with a dump truck in Northampton County early Thursday, causing a temporary road closure, authorities said. The tractor-trailer was heading southbound on Belvidere-Martins Creek Highway and Route 611 when it struck a dump truck that was stopped at a stop sign near South Delaware Drive in Lower Mt. Bethel Township shortly before 6:25 a.m., according to the Lower Mt. Bethel Sandt's Eddy Fire Company. The driver had “misjudged the curve” and continued into the field ahead for about 75 feet, the fire company said. The roadway was temporarily closed as crews rigged a…

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by Valerie Musson