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VA Man Found Dead In Tractor Trailer Along I-78 In Weisenberg Township: Coroner VA Man Found Dead In Tractor Trailer Along I-78 In Weisenberg Township: Coroner
VA Man Found Dead In Tractor Trailer Along I-78 In Weisenberg Township: Coroner A 67-year-old Virginia man was found dead inside of his tractor trailer in Pennsylvania Friday, March 1, the county coroner said. Larry H. Harris Jr.'s trailer was found parked and secured near the Exit 45 off ramp on the westbound side of I-78, in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County around 11 a.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. An autopsy will be performed on Monday, March 4, 2024 to determine the cause of death, which was not considered suspicious, Buglio said. The Pennsylvania State Police, Fogelsville station is also investigating.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lehigh Coroner Investigating Death Of Woman Reported Missing Lehigh Coroner Investigating Death Of Woman Reported Missing
Catherine Blank: Lehigh Coroner Launches Death Investigation An Emmaus woman who was reported missing early on Tuesday, Feb. 13 was found dead near the railroad tracks in Alburtis Borough on Wednesday morning, Feb. 14, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Catherine E. Blank, 46, was pronounced dead on the 4700 block of Indian Creek road around 8:30 a.m., Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in a release. An autopsy to determine her cause of death is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 16.  Blank was last seen around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday on the 5300 block of Indian Creek Road, under a mile from where she was found, Alburtis police said. She was fo…

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by Mac Bullock
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89-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Lehigh Valley Wreck 89-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Lehigh Valley Wreck
89-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Lehigh Valley Wreck A car accident in Lehigh County on Thursday afternoon claimed the life of an 89-year-old passenger, the county Coroner's Office says.  It happened just before 2 p.m. near the intersection of Old US Route 22 and Mill Creek Road in Weisenberg Township, officials wrote in a release.  Myra T. Rosenberger of Weisenberg was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died of multiple blunt force injuries, the coroner said. Her death was ruled accidental.  The accident remains under investigation by state police at Fogelsville, officials added. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Standoff That Started At Lehigh County Post Office Ends After Several Hours Standoff That Started At Lehigh County Post Office Ends After Several Hours
Standoff That Started At Lehigh County Post Office Ends After Several Hours A 30-year-old Lehigh County man was hospitalized after an hours-long negotiation that began at a local post office, PA State Police said. Troopers responded to the Germansville Post Office on Memorial Road in Heidelberg around 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, for a man who was harassing customers, authorities said. After the confrontation, a trooper went to the man's home down the street, where the man threatened to kill the trooper and was showing the trooper items in a threatening manner, according to police. Troopers from both the Bethlehem and Fogelsville stations arrived on scene and cr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later
PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later A Pennsylvania man who was strangled by his pet snake has died days after the incident, authorities said. Elliot Senseman, 27, died from anoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by constriction after an 18-foot Boa constrictor-type snake wrapped itself around the man's neck inside his Church Street home in Fogelsville (Upper Macungie Township) on Wednesday, July 20, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The snake completely cut off oxygen to Senseman's brain, the coroner's office said. Officers arrived around 2:10 p.m. to find Senseman in cardiac arrest with the snake still wrap…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Cops Shoot, Kill 15-Foot Snake Wrapped Around PA Man's Neck, Police Say Cops Shoot, Kill 15-Foot Snake Wrapped Around PA Man's Neck, Police Say
Cops Shoot, Kill 15-Foot Snake Wrapped Around PA Man's Neck, Police Say Authorities in Pennsylvania had to shoot and kill a 15-foot snake that was wrapped around a Lehigh County man's neck in order to free him, they said. Cops responding to a report of a cardiac arrest found an unresponsive 28-year-old man lying on the floor of a home on the 1400 block of Church Street in Fogelsville with a snake wrapped around his neck around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, Upper Macungie police said. In response, a cop shot the massive reptile in the head, allowing their fellow officers to pull the man to safety. The unidentified victim was taken to a local hospital, where his…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
Lehigh Valley Restaurant To Temporarily Shutter After Owner's Sudden Death Lehigh Valley Restaurant To Temporarily Shutter After Owner's Sudden Death
Lehigh Valley Restaurant To Temporarily Shutter After Owner's Sudden Death A Lehigh Valley restaurant announced it will be temporarily closing following the sudden death of beloved owner Gregory Wert. Wert's Cafe in Allentown will be closed until Monday, April 11.  "It is with a very heavy heart that we share this sad news. We lost our Greg unexpectedly last night. We are extremely devastated," the business said on Facebook Saturday, April 2.  It is with a very heavy heart that we share this sad news. We lost our Greg unexpectedly last night. We are extremely... Posted by Wert's Cafe on Saturday, April 2, 2022 Wert's "contagious laugh could be heard for hour…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Texas Roadhouse Wallet Snatcher Takes Himself On Shopping Spree: Bethlehem PD Texas Roadhouse Wallet Snatcher Takes Himself On Shopping Spree: Bethlehem PD
Texas Roadhouse Wallet Snatcher Takes Himself On Shopping Spree: Bethlehem PD Police in Bethlehem are looking for a man who they say stole a woman's credit cards and then went on a shopping spree with them. The man snatched a wallet from the victim's purse at Texas Roadhouse on Southmont Way on Sunday, Feb. 27, Bethlehem police said on Sunday, April 3. Her credit cards were then used at a Giant in Allentown and Home Depot and Rite Aid in Fogelsville, police said. The alleged thief was seen on surveillance video driving a white car with a disability parking placard on the rearview mirror, according to police. Anyone with information on the man's identity is urg…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
1 Airlifted In Route 22 Crash In Lehigh County 1 Airlifted In Route 22 Crash In Lehigh County
1 Airlifted In Route 22 Crash In Lehigh County One person was airlifted in a Route 22 crash on Sunday night, authorities said. The crash was reported around 6:15 p.m. near Heffner Road in Weisenberg Township, Weisenberg and Fogelsville fire officials said. Tonight crews from 51, 25, 8, and 62 were dispatched to a MVA with Rescue on Old 22 at Heffner Road. Once on scene... Posted by Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department on Sunday, December 12, 2021 The car ended up into an overpass concrete pillar, causing entrapment, local fire departments said. The female driver was in and out of consciousness and bleeding from the head, local fi…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Lehigh County Man Dies 4 Days After Bicycle Accident In Weisenberg Township Lehigh County Man Dies 4 Days After Bicycle Accident In Weisenberg Township
Lehigh County Man Dies 4 Days After Bicycle Accident In Weisenberg Township A 52-year-old Lehigh County man died four days after sustaining injuries in a bicycle accident last weekend, authorities said. Anthony Kyvelos, of Fogelsville, was involved in an "unwitnessed bicycle accident" in the 3200 block of Shale Head Road in Weisenberg Township at approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 31, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest on Wednesday, authorities said. An autopsy performed Friday confirmed his cause of death to be blunt force head injuries, the coroner's office said. His manner o…

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by Nicole Acosta
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KNOW THIS Car? State Police Seek ID For Vehicle That Hit Unmarked Cruiser On Rt. 22, Sped Away KNOW THIS Car? State Police Seek ID For Vehicle That Hit Unmarked Cruiser On Rt. 22, Sped Away
Know This Car? State Police Seek ID For Vehicle That Hit Unmarked Cruiser On Rt. 22, Sped Away Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a vehicle they say struck an unmarked patrol cruiser in Bethlehem and fled the scene Saturday night. The trooper stopped on the right shoulder of Route 22 eastbound near Route 33 in Bethlehem Township to investigate reports of eight vehicles racing just after 11:40 p.m., PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky said Monday. As the trooper was opening the driver’s side door, the suspect vehicle — which had stopped on the right shoulder behind the unmarked cruiser — sped away and hit the driver’s side door, Branosky said. The suspect veh…

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by Valerie Musson