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Elijah Abreu Borgen ID'd As Toddler Killed In Allentown
The toddler who died from a gunshot wound in Allentown on Thursday, March 28 was 3-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Borgen's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the body, but the manner of death is pending investigation, said Coroner Daniel Buglio after an autopsy on Friday, March 29. Police said he was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities have said. …
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Alexander Price Murder: John Albert Garner Charged, DA Says
A suspect is in custody for the murder of Alexander M. Price, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said on Thursday, March 14. John Albert Garner, 25, is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault and is being held without bail, prosecutors wrote in a release. Price, 29, was found dead at his 314 N. 16th Street home last July 9, Daily Voice reported. The Coroner's Office called his death a homicide and said he died from blunt-force head injuries. On Thursday, prosecutors said Price was discovered by someone who had not heard from him in several day…
Obituaries
Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Wreck Was A Beloved Mom, Family Says
Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, an Allentown mother of two with a grandchild on the way, was hit and killed in a car accident Sunday, Dec. 10, according to authorities and loved ones. She was 43. Ruiz Acosta was on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m. when she was fatally struck, Daily Voice reported. The crash remains under investigation by Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Born in Puerto Rico, Ruiz Acosta most recently worked at KidsPeace in Allentown, her obituary says. Her daughters, Luz Ramos Ruiz and Lurielis…
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Coroner IDs 18-Year-Old Woman Killed In Allentown Shooting
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has named the 18-year-old woman who was fatally shot in an Allentown home last Monday, Oct. 2. Sian A. Cartagena was struck by gunfire on the 2000 block of West Green Street around 5:30 a.m., officials said. She died from her wounds at the hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Her cause of death has been ruled a homicide, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating. In a GoFundMe post, Cartagena's mother Dolores said her daughter had just turned 18 in August. "(She) had so many goals, dreams…
Police & Fire
Woman Shot Dead In Allentown: Coroner
A 35-year-old woman was shot and killed in Allentown early Friday morning, Sept. 29. The unnamed victim was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Her death was ruled a homicide. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 2. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating in addition to the Coroner's Office. Officials said they have identified the victim but are withholding her name so family members can grieve privately.
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim Identified In Allentown
Authorities in Allentown have named the 58-year-old man who was shot and killed on a city street early Saturday morning, Sept. 23. Orlando Ibanez was struck by gunfire on the 500 block of West Allen Street around 1:45 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Ibanez, of Allentown, was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his wound around 2:20 a.m., the coroner said. His death was ruled a homicide. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating, the Coroner's Office added.
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Lehigh Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Deadly DUI Crash: Police
An Emmaus man is charged with homicide by vehicle after police say he was driving under the influence during a deadly crash in Allentown late last year. Chase R. Strahler, 25, faces multiple felony offenses for the wreck that killed 63-year-old John Sassaman on Oct. 2, said the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and Allentown police. First responders were called to the 400 block of South 24th Street just before 1 a.m. that morning for a serious crash, the release says. They arrived to find Strahler's Jeep Grand Cherokee facing east in the southbound lane and Sassaman's Hyundai So…
Obituaries
Man Dies 24 Hours After Hit-Run In Allentown, Authorities Say
A 58-year-old man has died after a hit-and-run collision, authorities announced on Tuesday. Agustin Ibanez-Morales of Allentown was found by police after being struck by a motorvehicle at the intersection of Tilghman and North Elliger streets around 11:05 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18,the department explained. Ibanez-Morales was pronounced dead at Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem Campus at 11:21 p.m.on Friday, August 18, 2023 the coroner detailed in a separate release His an autopsy was completed at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center on&…
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Victim Dies From Wound Years After Allentown Shooting: Coroner
The victim in a 2021 Allentown shooting died from his wounds this week in what the Lehigh County Coroner's Office has ruled as a homicide. Roniel O. Santos-Rivera of Plymouth Meeting was shot in the head on the 1200 block of West Linden Street on Aug. 21, 2021, authorities said. On Thursday, July 27, he died of complications from that wound at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. He was 29. In addition to the Coroner's Office, his death remains under investigation by Allentown police and county detectives. No charges have been filed i…
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Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash Identified By Coroner
Authorities have named the 20-year-old man who died after his motorcycle crashed in Allentown on Saturday afternoon. Justin J. Vasquez-Sotomayor died of multiple traumatic injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release on Monday. Vasquez-Sotomayor's motorcycle crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of W. Greenleaf Street and Ott Street around 1:20 p.m. on July 8, the coroner wrote. The manner of death was ruled accidental. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died of his wounds, officials added. The crash remains und…
Police & Fire
Duo Charged In Week-Long Allentown Robbery Spree, Police Say
A man and a woman sit in Lehigh County jail after police say they masterminded a string of robberies across Allentown over the last week. Tyson J. Sydoriak, 48, and Jillian Pittman, 40, are each charged with four counts of robbery, simple assault, and related offenses, said Allentown police and the District Attorney's Office in a joint release. Police say the pair robbed the A1 Express Market, 802 N. 10th Street, as well as Hirsch's Market, 131 S. 17th Street, both on Friday, April 7. They then struck again at the Linden Street Deli and Grocery on Wednesday, April 12, acc…
Police & Fire
Man, 20, Killed In Allentown Police Shootout ID'd
The alleged assailant shot and killed by police in Allentown over the weekend was identified by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office as a 20-year-old Coplay man. Xavier Arnold was being pursued by officers following an assault near Eighth and Maple streets in Center City, when he fired a gun at them around 8:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, the Lehigh County DA's Office and Allentown police said in news releases. An Allentown officer fired back, striking Arnold, local police said. An officer was nicked by a projectile but protected by his vest, while Arnold was pronounced dead at Lehigh Val…
Police & Fire
Allentown Teen Brought Loaded Gun To School, Police Say
An Allentown high school was locked down Wednesday before authorities could track down and arrest a student who had brought a loaded gun on campus, officials said. Administrators at Louis E. Dieruff High School learned that a student was in possession of a firearm at about 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 1, Allentown police said in a statement. The school initiated its lockdown protocol and notified parents through "school messaging channels," the department continued. Meanwhile, school resource officers identified and located the accused student. After a search, the 14-year-old boy wa…
Police & Fire
Police Standoff Ends Peacefully In Allentown
Authorities in Allentown responded to the barricaded home of a man experiencing a mental health crisis on Tuesday, Jan. 24, city police said in a release. It began around noon, when a Pennsylvania Constable was at a home on the 800 block of North Halstead Street to "perform an official action involving a male resident" on the property, Allentown police said. They did not detail or describe the "official action." At some point during the visit, the man "barricaded himself" in the home and threatened to harm the Constable and any other responding law enforcement, according to the releas…
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Police Investigate Bomb Threat At Allentown Stadium
Allentown police investigated a bomb threat against the PPL Center on Monday, Dec. 12, the department said in a statement. Authorities received the threat around 4:30 p.m. and took "precautionary measures" while detectives investigated, police said on Twitter. The threat was eventually determined to be "non-credible." Officials said the investigation had "resolved" and said there was no remaining threat to the public. The PPL Center at 701 Hamilton Street is an 8,500-seat arena that is home to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, and also hosts concer…
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30-Year-Old Man Killed In Allentown Crash
A fatal, pedestrian-involved car crash that left a 30-year-old man dead rerouted traffic in Allentown, authorities announced. City police responded to the scene of a "serious accident" at 31st and Lehigh Streets at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, said Assistant Chief James Gress. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio identified the victim as 30-year-old Hiram Arroyo of Allentown. Officials said Arroyo died of multiple traumatic injuries after he was hit by a propane truck. The accident will cause traffic to be "detoured for an extended amount of time," Gress said, but…
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Minors Charged With Making Threats To Allentown Schools: Police
Criminal charges have been filed in connection with a string of violent threats aimed at Allentown schools, authorities announced. Without specifying how many were charged and if they were students, Allentown police Captain Kyle Pammer said in a release Tuesday, Nov. 15 that "several juveniles" have been charged with making terroristic threats. Allentown School District has experienced an unusual number of violent threats that disrupted classes in recent weeks. On Thursday, Nov. 10, Dieruff High School was locked down and then dismissed after administrators received warni…
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Elderly Lehigh County Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash: Coroner
An elderly Lehigh County man died after being hit by a car early on Sunday, Oct. 30, authorities have announced. John Nick, 77, was struck near the intersection of Springhouse Road and Springwood Drive in west Allentown just after 6:30 a.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a statement. An autopsy completed Monday, Oct. 31 revealed the cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries, officials wrote. Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office are investigating the accident, authorities said, though it's unclear if charges have been filed in conn…
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Convicted Felon Busted With Guns, Drugs In Allentown Raid: Police
A small arsenal of guns and a large quantity of drugs were recovered in a raid on a Lehigh County man's home, authorities have announced. Allentown police executed a search warrant at the East Court Street home of Jonathan Rodriguez Rosado, 38, just after 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, local police said in a press release. There, officials said they seized no less than seven firearms as well as heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and some unspecified pills. It's not clear what prompted investigators to obtain the search warrant. Rosado now faces a bevy of gun and drug charges — all feloni…
Police & Fire
Teen Charged As Adult In Shooting Death Of William Allen High School Football Player
A teenager in Lehigh County will be charged as an adult for his role in the shooting death of a William Allen High School football player, authorities said. Elijah Patterson, 16, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 26, and charged with criminal homicide, firearms not to be carried without a license, and possession of a firearm by a minor, in connection with the death of 15-year-old Treshawn Tracy, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Officers responding to a report of a shooting at Stevens’ Park located at 630 N. 6th Street, found the bo…
Schools
South Mountain Middle School Threat 'Not Credible,' Allentown Police Say
A threat made against a school in Allentown on Sunday, Sept. 25 was found to be not credible, authorities said. The gun-related threat was directed at South Mountain Middle School for the Monday, Sept. 26 school day, Allentown police said. An investigation revealed that the threat was unfounded, and as a result, police have implemented increased security measures at the school, they said. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Allentown School District’s Anonymous Tip line at 1-844-SAFE2SAY or safe2say.org.
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Man Jumps Off Bridge To Escape Police After Robbing Allentown Hotel, Guest At Knifepoint
Authorities in Allentown have arrested a homeless armed robbery suspect who they say jumped off a bridge and into a creek to escape police. Officers were called to the Americus Hotel on Sixth Street and Hamilton Street around 10:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, Allentown police said. Hotel employees reportedly told police that a man -- later identified as Samuel Santiago-Delgado -- armed with a knife robbed the business and a guest in the lobby. The 41-year-old man ran off, but was later spotted by officers, who led a foot chase on the 300 block of Linden Street, they said. The man then jumped o…
Police & Fire
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say
Two alleged gunmen are behind bars after one allegedly tried to grab a police officer's gun during an arrest in Allentown. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a business on the 1700 block of Union Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. on Sun. Aug. 28, Allentown police said. There, officers saw that multiple shots had been fired at the business, causing damage to the building, they said. An investigation led officers to a house on the 200 block of South Carlisle Street, where they say two suspects were living. As police tried to arrest the pair, one of the men fought the officers and tr…
Police & Fire
Man Killed, Another Hurt In Allentown Double-Shooting: Police
A 28-year-old man was killed and another man hurt in a double-shooting in Allentown over the weekend, authorities said. Officers responding to a report of a shooting on South 15th Street and Union Street found two men with gunshot wounds around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, Allentown police said. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital, where Jaleel A. Sthillaire, of Allentown, was pronounced dead, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The second victim, who has yet to be identified is expected to survive. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. …
Police & Fire
Witnesses Sought In Allentown Stabbing: Police
Allentown police are looking for witnesses to a stabbing that happened Friday, July 22. Responding officers found a 33-year-old man with a stab wound on 31st Street SW and Berger Street around 5:40 p.m., local police said. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital, where he is expected to survive. Further details were not immediately known. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Allentown Police Criminal Investigation division at 610-437-7721 or make an anonymous tip through the Allentown Police Tip411 app.
Police & Fire
Suspect Saved By Allentown Officer He Was Running From
A suspect dove into the water to elude police — but they jumped in after him to save his life, authorities in Lehigh County said. Officer Phil Shedaker pulled 21-year-old Pablo Acevedo-Santiago from the water in Canal Park around 1 a.m. Friday, July 1, Allentown police said. Patrol officers had spotted an unoccupied vehicle parked after hours. They approached him, and he ran and jumped into the water. Officer Patrick Bull and Sergeant Scott Snyder also helped bring the man to shore, police said. Acevedo-Santiago, of Allentown, was charged with false iden…
Police & Fire
1 Hurt In Allentown Shooting: Police
One person was injured in a shooting in Allentown Tuesday, June 21, authorities said. Officers responded to the 200 block of East Hickory Street around 11:40 p.m. on a report of shots fired, Allentown police said. There, they found a male gunshot victim. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment and is expected to survive, police said. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information on the ongoing investigation is urged to contact Allentown police detectives at (610)-437-7721 or the police desk at (610)-437-7753.
Police & Fire
Fight Leads To Gunfire At Jordan Park, Police Say
A fight led to gunfire at a park in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the shooting at Jordan Park around 6:45 p.m. Monday, June 6, Allentown police said. Parkgoers told responding officers that they heard a gunshot, police said. The incident was captured on city surveillance cameras, and it shows a man firing a shot during a fight, officers said. An ensuing investigation identified the man as 30-year-old Yenfries De Leon Adames, of Allentown, police said. He was arrested at his home and subsequently charged with the following: Recklessly Endangeri…
Police & Fire
Allentown Driver Arrested After Hamilton Street Bridge Shooting Leads To Chase: Police
A 24-year-old Allentown man who opened fire on the Hamilton Street Bridge led police on a chase early Friday, June 3, authorities said. Officers were on patrol on Front and Hamilton Streets around 2:20 a.m., when they saw shots coming from Joseph Castro's vehicle on the bridge, they said. When officers tried to stop him, he fled, leading them on a chase, Allentown police said. When Castro finally stopped, he got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, tossing a handgun in the process, police said. He was later arrested and a loaded 9mm handgun was recovered nearby, officers said. Several 9m…
Police & Fire
Missing Allentown Woman With Autism Found Safe (
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UPDATE: Police have safely located a woman who had gone missing in Allentown. ***Original story below*** Allentown police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman with autism. Marion DeJesus, 57, was last seen walking away from her home in the 100 block of West Gordon Street, Allentown police said Tuesday, May 17. DeJesus is known to frequent the 400 block of North 2nd Street and American Plaza. She is 4'11" tall and weighs 110 pounds, according to police. Anyone with information on her wherabouts is urged to call 610-437-7751.
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man Wanted In Deadly Hit-Run Arrested, Police Say
A Lehigh Valley man wanted in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Allentown was arrested Wednesday, May 10, authorities said. Jose Rainer Gonzalez-Roman, 29, was being held in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said in a joint release. Gonalez-Roman in March was charged with homicide by vehicle, accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed, reckless driving, and other related offenses in the Tuesday, Feb. 15 incident, DA Martin said alongside Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Investigators say Gonzalez…
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