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ATV Rider Who Outran Cops Arrested In Allentown, Police Say ATV Rider Who Outran Cops Arrested In Allentown, Police Say
ATV Rider Who Outran Cops Arrested In Allentown, Police Say An Allentown man accused of riding an offroad vehicle on city streets and fleeing police has been arrested, authorities say.  City police were patrolling near 4th and Gordon Streets on Thursday, April 27, when they spotted a group of offroad vehicles — allegedly including an ATV — "riding illegally and dangerously in the roadway," the department said in a release.  Officers tried to pull them over, but all of the riders fled the scene, police wrote.  Authorities later obtained a search warrant for a house on the 300 block of North 5th Street, where they say they lo…

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by Mac Bullock
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3 Injured In Allentown Restaurant Shooting 3 Injured In Allentown Restaurant Shooting
3 Injured In Allentown Restaurant Shooting Three people were injured in a shooting outside of an Allentown restaurant early Monday morning, authorities said. Officers found the victims suffering non life-threatening injuries outside of Antojos Restaurant on 4th Street around 2:20 a.m., police say. The victims were uncooperative and transported by Allentown EMS to local hospitals. Evidence of the shooting was located on scene.  The investigation is active and ongoing. Meanwhile, an arrest was made in a fight outside the restaurant associated with the incident. Juan Ortiz, 26, of Lansdale, was charged with simple assault, hara…

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by Cecilia Levine