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Gunman Shot Into Crowd Near Allentown's Muhlenberg College: DA Gunman Shot Into Crowd Near Allentown's Muhlenberg College: DA
Gunman Shot Into Crowd Near Allentown's Muhlenberg College: DA One man is charged with attempted murder after four people were shot near Allentown's Muhlenberg College late on Tuesday night, Feb. 20, prosecutors say.  It happened at 1837 West Turner Street around 6:45 p.m., the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office wrote in a release.  Investigators said 22-year-old Axel Yadiel Suarez-Vidal shot into a crowd of people outside the home, striking three women and one man. All four were taken to area hospitals in private vehicles and "are expected to survive," authorities said.  "We understand that Muhlenberg College was briefly loc…

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by Mac Bullock
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Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Lehigh Valley Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Lehigh Valley
Winning $1 Million Powerball Ticket Sold In Lehigh Valley A Powerball ticket worth $1 million was sold in the Lehigh Valley. The ticket for the Monday, March 28 drawing was sold at Maria’s Deli & Grocery on West Turner Street in Allentown, Pennsylvania lottery officials said. The winning numbers were: 11-18-39-58-62. The holder of the winning ticket should sign the back of the ticket and contact the nearest Lottery office.

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by Nicole Acosta
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PD: Woman Arrested After Firing Gunshots Into Allentown Home PD: Woman Arrested After Firing Gunshots Into Allentown Home
PD: Woman Arrested After Firing Gunshots Into Allentown Home A 49-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly fired shots into an occupied home in Allentown over the weekend, authorities said. Officers were able to catch the shooter, Sydney Small, when they arrived at a home in the 400 Block of West Turner Street around noon on June 26, according to Allentown police. There were no injuries. Officers also recovered a loaded handgun from Small, police said. She was charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, and simple assault. Small was sent to Lehigh Count…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Allentown Teen Fires Shots Into Occupied Home, Police Say Allentown Teen Fires Shots Into Occupied Home, Police Say
Allentown Teen Fires Shots Into Occupied Home, Police Say An Allentown teen was charged Thursday after police said he fired shots into an occupied home more than once over the course of two days last month. Police were initially dispatched to a home in the 1300 block of West Turner Street around 11:20 p.m. on April 11 and April 12 on a report of shots fired, Allentown police said. Officers found spent shell casings left behind at both incidents, police said. No injuries were reported. An investigation ensued and found that Robert Auguste, 19, of the 1900 block of Tilghman Street was the suspect, police said.  He was taken into custody Thur…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Allentown Police Probe Fatal Weekend Shooting Allentown Police Probe Fatal Weekend Shooting
Allentown Police Probe Fatal Weekend Shooting Allentown police are investigating a weekend shooting that left a man dead, authorities said. Officers responded to the area of North 4th Street and West Turner Street where they found an adult male victim dead around 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Allentown police Assistant Chief Charles Roca. The man was pronounced dead at 3:07 a.m. by Lehigh County Deputy Coroner Craig Hanzl in the 200 block of North Fourth Street, LehighValleyLive reports. The man's death was ruled a homicide due to a gunshot wound to the body, LehighValleyLive says. Police did not immediately release the man's identit…

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by Nicole Acosta