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Arrest Made In Allentown Man's 2023 Murder Arrest Made In Allentown Man's 2023 Murder
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…

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by Mac Bullock
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600+ Bags of Fentanyl Found At Allentown Drug Counselor's Home: DA 600+ Bags of Fentanyl Found At Allentown Drug Counselor's Home: DA
600+ Bags of Fentanyl Found At Allentown Drug Counselor's Home: DA An Allentown drug counselor is accused of possessing hundreds of baggies of fentanyl at his Easton home.  Northampton County authorities raided the Steeplechase Drive residence of Jeffrey Cooper last Thursday, Oct. 26 as part of their investigation "related to Cooper's drug-dealing enterprise," said the District Attorney's Office.  While they were in Cooper's home "searching for documents," members of the county Drug Task Force said they found 600 bags of fentanyl, leading them to seek a second "drug-specific" search warrant.  A handgun and $2,000 cash were confiscated in th…

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by Mac Bullock
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22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Crash ID'd By Coroner 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Crash ID'd By Coroner
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Crash ID'd By Coroner A motorcyclist is dead following an accident in Salisbury Township late on Tuesday, May 9, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release.  It happened on the 600 block of State Avenue around 8:45 p.m., he wrote. Peyton E. Hyndman, a 22-year-old Emmaus resident, collided with another vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the coroner said.  The cause of death was listed as multiple traumatic injuries and the manner of death was ruled accidental, he added.  Around 9:10 p.m. on Tuesday, Salisbury Township police warned of a "serious motor vehicle accident" in the area near Sta…

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by Mac Bullock
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Lehigh Valley Man, 18, Killed In Allentown Crash With Tractor-Trailer Lehigh Valley Man, 18, Killed In Allentown Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Lehigh Valley Man, 18, Killed In Allentown Crash With Tractor-Trailer An 18-year-old Lehigh Valley man was killed in an Allentown crash involving a tractor-trailer on Monday, Jan. 2, authorities confirmed. Elijah A. Soler, of Hanover Township, was behind the wheel of a vehicle that collided with a tractor-trailer on the American Parkway Bridge just after 7:35 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner said Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene just after 9:05 p.m. Soler was a recent Catasauqua High School graduate and football player known as "Soler Power," online news reports said. A former Catasauqua High School Football standout is killed in a fatal car…

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by Valerie Musson
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Allentown Woman, 81, Burns To Death Lighting Candles: Coroner Allentown Woman, 81, Burns To Death Lighting Candles: Coroner
Allentown Woman, 81, Burns To Death Lighting Candles: Coroner An 81-year-old Allentown woman is dead after her clothes caught fire while lighting candles, authorities say.  Dolores Fahrman was at home lighting candles just before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11 when she accidentally lit her clothes, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement.  Fahrman died after 46.5 percent of her body's surface area was burned, he added.  The death has been ruled an accident, and remains under investigation by the Allentown Fire Department, the coroner said. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Coroner Identifies Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Township Crash Coroner Identifies Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Township Crash
Coroner Identifies Motorcyclist Killed In Salisbury Township Crash Authorities have identified the motorcyclist killed in a Thursday, Oct. 6 crash in Salisbury Township. Edward A. Senick, 63, died on the 1500 block of Seidersville Road around 9:15 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The Bethlehem man lost control of his motorcycle and was struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m., the coroner said. His cause of death was determined to be multiple blunt force injuries. It was not immediately known if any charges against the other driver had been filed. In addition to the coroner’s office, the death is being investigated by the Salisbury Towns…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Lehigh Valley Couple Dies In Route 309 Crash: Authorities Lehigh Valley Couple Dies In Route 309 Crash: Authorities
Lehigh Valley Couple Dies In Route 309 Crash: Authorities A 73-year-old Lehigh Valley woman and her 83-year-old husband died after a crash on Route 309, authorities said. Judith Rutherford was pronounced dead at the scene on Friday, Sept. 23, the Bucks County Coroner told WFMZ. Robert E. Rutherford, of Coopersburg (Upper Saucon Township), meanwhile, was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, where he died at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. The woman was behind the wheel of a car that collided with another vehicle around 4:35 p.m. in the area of SR 309 and Hilltop…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bomb Squad Called To Death In Allentown Apartment, Police Say Bomb Squad Called To Death In Allentown Apartment, Police Say
Bomb Squad Called To Death In Allentown Apartment, Police Say A bomb squad was called to an Allentown home after a roommate reported a man’s death, local police said. Benjamin Boehm, 39, was found dead in a home located at 1600 block of East Cedar Street on Sunday around 8:30 p.m., Lehigh County officials said. The Allentown Fire Department was called to the scene after police finding containers and packages with hazardous labels on them, according to Fire Capt. John Christopher. A bomb squad and hazmat team were then called to investigate. It was determined the substances were used for exotic plants and the scene was safe, Christopher said. Boehm w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe The death of a 32-year-old Lehigh County Jail inmate has been ruled a suicide, LehighValleyLive reports. An autopsy was performed Monday on the body of Jeff Mendoza, of Bethlehem, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, the news outlet reports. Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities told The Morning Call. Jail staff attempted to revive him until emergency medics arrived at 7:20 a.m. but they failed to do so, Janine Donate, Lehigh County’s director of corrections told the outlet. Mendoza was being held on $50,000 bail after he was arrested in …

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by Nicole Acosta