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'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says 'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says
'Large-Scale' Burglary Ring Targeted Homes In Lehigh Valley And Beyond, DA Says Half a dozen people are charged in connection with a "large-scale" home burglary scheme, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  At a press conference on Friday, April 26, prosecutors and law enforcement said an organized ring of thieves stole more than $160,000 in goods from homes in Lehigh, Berks and Northampton counties.  They also targeted at least one home in Warren Township, New Jersey, authorities said.  Beginning in 2019, a team of state and local police agencies began investigating burglaries and attempted burglaries in Allentown, Bethl…

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by Mac Bullock
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COLD CASE: Redner's Executive Found Beaten To Death In Berks County COLD CASE: Redner's Executive Found Beaten To Death In Berks County
Cold CASE: Redner's Executive Found Beaten To Death In Berks County Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the cold case murder of a grocery store executive in Berks County.  Gary Redner, executive vice president of Redner's Warehouse Market, was found beaten to death on a neighbor's property on March 9, 2008, according to PSP.  Redner, 55, was last seen leaving Ganley's Pub at 500 Brownsville Road in Sinking Spring around 7 p.m. the night before, troopers say. The bar was only a quarter mile west of his home on the 400 block of Reber’s Bridge Road in Lower Heidelberg.  His car was found parked in his driveway, authorities said.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania Ex-Boyfriend Nabbed For Swatting Connecticut Woman: Police Pennsylvania Ex-Boyfriend Nabbed For Swatting Connecticut Woman: Police
Pennsylvania Ex-Boyfriend Nabbed For Swatting Connecticut Woman: Police A Philadelphia man has been charged with making a false incident report telling police that his former girlfriend was being held at gunpoint in Connecticut. The incident occurred in Fairfield County on Sunday, March 17, around 8:30 a.m. According to Lt. Tomasz Podgorski of the Norwalk Police, the department received information from the New York City Police Department that a woman was being held at gunpoint in a Norwalk home. Norwalk patrol officers responded to the scene, established a perimeter, and began to contact residents. Officers quickly determined the call to be a hoax, Podgorski …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Toddler Sisters 'Looking For New Home' Found In PA Street: Affidavit Toddler Sisters 'Looking For New Home' Found In PA Street: Affidavit
Toddler Sisters 'Looking For New Home' Found In PA Street: Affidavit Two very young girls were found wandering the streets after "their mother kicked them out and they were looking for a new home," the Palmyra police wrote in the affidavit citing the neighbor who found them. The 35-year-old mom of the 2 and 4-year-old girls has been charged after they were found wandering in Palmyra, police announced on Friday, April 26.  Janessa Louise Mione of Lebanon's two "children left the residence and were wandering the neighborhood unattended," the police stated in the release. The affidavit explained that a neighbor didn't just stumble across the young gir…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Motorcyclist, 38, Killed In Route 1 Crash Identified By South Brunswick Police PA Motorcyclist, 38, Killed In Route 1 Crash Identified By South Brunswick Police
PA Motorcyclist, 38, Killed In Route 1 Crash Identified By South Brunswick Police Police in Central Jersey have identified the 38-year-old Pennsylvania motorcyclist killed in a Route 1 crash earlier this week. Lawrence Green of Marcus Hook, PA, was operating a Honda motorcycle near Major Road during the 7:40 a.m. crash on Tuesday, April 23, according to South Brunswick police. Green was driving on the shoulder of Route 1 northbound when he was struck by a Chevy Malibu attempting to merge onto the Major Road off-ramp, police said. Police did not release the name of the Chevy Malibu driver and no summonses had been issued. The investigation is still active and anyone wit…

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by Jon Craig
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Suspect Spied On Shoppers In King Of Prussia Dressing Room: Upper Merion PD Suspect Spied On Shoppers In King Of Prussia Dressing Room: Upper Merion PD
Suspect Spied On Shoppers In King Of Prussia Dressing Room: Upper Merion PD Authorities in Upper Merion are looking for a man who they say spied on shoppers in a mall changing room.  Police said they were called to the Aerie store at King of Prussia Mall around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24.  A witness said the suspect was holding a cell phone over the top of the dressing stall, according to authorities. She alerted staff and the man fled before police arrived, the department said.  He was described as a man between 20 and 30 with a medium build wearing a black hat, a long-sleeve Philadelphia Eagles sweatshirt, dark pants, and black sho…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pair Shot Dead, 76-Year-Old Suspect Arrested In Chester County: Troopers Pair Shot Dead, 76-Year-Old Suspect Arrested In Chester County: Troopers
Pair Shot Dead, 76-Year-Old Suspect Arrested In Chester County: Troopers One man is in custody after two people were fatally shot in East Marlborough Township on Thursday evening, April 25, according to state police.  Troopers were called to the 200 block of Wiltshire Drive around 6 p.m. and found two unnamed victims dead in a residence, authorities said. The 76-year-old suspect was found in the home's garage and arrested.  "Further information will be disseminated upon additional investigation," they added. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities
Police Shoot, Injure Hammer-Wielding Man In Philadelphia: Authorities Officials have released new details in the police shooting of a man allegedly armed with a hammer in Philadelphia last Saturday, April 20.  Authorities said 23-year-old Maurice Samuels was at an East Cliveden Street apartment with two women when he got into an argument and was asked to leave. He later returned to the apartment and climbed inside through a window, "continuing the argument which was domestic in nature," according to police.  A second man, a 26-year-old who authorities said was the "subject of the argument," arrived at the apartment and knocked at the front door.&nbs…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Fiery Crash On PA Turnpike Sends 1 To Hospital (UPDATED) Fiery Crash On PA Turnpike Sends 1 To Hospital (UPDATED)
Fiery Crash On PA Turnpike Sends 1 To Hospital (Updated) A fiery crash on I-476 closed the northbound lanes in a portion of Lehigh County early Friday, April 26. It happened around 6 a.m. near Mill Race Road near Macungie. CRASH BLOCKING - #Paturnpike - I-476 Northbound milepost 51 between Quakertown #44 and Lehigh Valley #56 blocking the right lane. Be alert for slow or stopped traffic.@PA_Turnpike @TotalTrafficABE @TotalTrafficPHL @KYWRadioTraffic pic.twitter.com/RgHolM1Ljj — PA Turnpike Alerts (@PATurnpikeAlert) April 26, 2024 The Pennsylvania Turnpike northbound in Macungie is closed after a multiple-vehicle crash. https://t.co/YAsNg…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Softball Team Treasurer Arrested At Oxford High School Sporting Event For Theft Softball Team Treasurer Arrested At Oxford High School Sporting Event For Theft
Softball Team Treasurer Arrested At Oxford High School Sporting Event For Theft A 50-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested at a high school sporting event in Chester County for stealing thousands of dollars from a youth softball team, authorities said. James "Rudy" Allen, of Cochranville, "improperly used" more than $6,000 in funds intended for a youth softball team, the Oxford Police Department said in a news release. Allen was arrested at an Oxford High School sporting event on Thursday, April 24, police said. Court documents show he's been charged with Theft by failure to make required disposition of funds and receiving stolen property. In April 2022, Ox…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Abduction Of 14-Year-Old In Philadelphia Was Fake: Police Abduction Of 14-Year-Old In Philadelphia Was Fake: Police
Abduction Of 14-Year-Old In Philadelphia Was Fake: Police An investigation found that the abduction of a 14-year-old girl in Philadelphia turned out to be fake, police confirmed. On Thursday, April 25, city police reported that the teen was grabbed behind by a male while on a FaceTime call with her mom around 4:55 p.m. Police later put out the following statement: "The teen has been located. She is in good health and back at home. Police are continuing to investigate the incident, but at this point in the investigation, an abduction does not appear to have taken place."

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by Cecilia Levine
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Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police
Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police A routine traffic stop led to two arrests in Bensalem, township police said in a release.  Officers stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe for a faulty brake light, a broken mirror, and a suspended registration on Saturday, April 13, authorities said.  Police said the driver, 33-year-old Brittany Dougherty of Philadelphia, was found to have a warrant for theft at a Bensalem Kohl's, a warrant for burglary in Camden, New Jersey, and a warrant for robbery out of Evesham, New Jersey.  The passenger, 30-year-old Omar Pedro of Philadelphia, was wanted for retail theft, authorities said.&n…

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by Mac Bullock