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Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized
Lehigh Christian Academy Evacuated, Eight People Hospitalized Six students and two adults were taken to an area hospital after police responded to an ongoing incident at the Lehigh Christian Academy Thursday morning.  Salisbury Township police and EMS crews were dispatched to the private school, 1151 South Cedar Crest Blvd., when a person became sick around 9:30 a.m. on April 27, said the department in a release.  When a second person fell ill, Western Salisbury firefighters were called to the scene to conduct air quality checks, police said.  They found "no obvious levels that were cause for concern," but still eva…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Assaults Staff At Lehigh Valley Elementary School, Authorities Say Suspect Assaults Staff At Lehigh Valley Elementary School, Authorities Say
Suspect Assaults Staff At Lehigh Valley Elementary School, Authorities Say A suspect is in custody after police say they verbally and physically assaulted staff at an Allentown area elementary school Wednesday.  Salisbury Township police received a call at 1:45 p.m. on March 22 about a person "acting out in a possible psychiatric episode" on the 1200 block of Taft Avenue, the department said in a release.  Almost simultaneously, dispatchers received a second call from Salisbury Elementary School — just around the corner on Gaskill Street — where administrators reported an "individual verbally and physically assaulting volunteers and school staf…

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by Mac Bullock
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Gas Leak At Lehigh Valley Hospital Complex Brings First Responders Gas Leak At Lehigh Valley Hospital Complex Brings First Responders
Gas Leak At Lehigh Valley Hospital Complex Brings First Responders Emergency officials responded to a gas leak near the Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest hospital complex in the afternoon hours on Tuesday, Jan. 17, authorities revealed.  Firemen were called to the complex at 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. at about 2:15 p.m. after a gas line was struck, Salisbury Township police said in a statement.  The leak affected buildings numbered 1243, 1247, 1251, 1259, and 1265, and some occupants complained of a gas odor, they added. The gas line was shut off and evacuations were not necessary, though some of the affected businesses chose to close for the day, police …

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by Mac Bullock
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Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home
Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home A resident was burned after a fire broke out at an Allentown home that was built in 1900, authorities said. Crews quickly extinguished the blaze that broke out at the 122-year-old house on the 1000 block of East Emmaus Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, Salisbury Township police said. One person was treated for burns on the scene after being alerted to the fire by their smoke detectors, police said. No animals were injured. The road was temporarily closed as crews cleared the scene. The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation by the Salisbury Township Fire M…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Dog Shot, Killed In Yard Of Lehigh Valley Home; Shooter Sought By Police Dog Shot, Killed In Yard Of Lehigh Valley Home; Shooter Sought By Police
Dog Shot, Killed In Yard Of Lehigh Valley Home; Shooter Sought By Police Police in the Lehigh Valley are asking for the public's help in identifying the owner of an SUV involved in a fatal dog shooting Thursday. A person driving a white SUV near Salisbury High School on East Montgomery Street around 5 p.m., is suspected of shooting and killing a dog in a resident's yard, Salisbury Township police said. Police do not know what type of firearm was used, but they believe the vehicle was a Honda Pilot from the mid-2000s. A model of the white SUV.Salisbury Township PD Anyone with information is urged to call Salisbury Township police at 610-437-5252 or the depar…

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by Nicole Acosta