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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
Obituaries
PA Mom Who Died After Crash Was '5-Foot Woman With Giant Personality,' Daughter Says PA Mom Who Died After Crash Was '5-Foot Woman With Giant Personality,' Daughter Says
Crystal Mercado Was '5-Foot Woman With Giant Personality' Iris Crystal Mercado, an Allentown mother, and New Jersey native, died from injuries sustained in a car crash on Sunday, March 31, authorities said. She was 37.  Mercado, called Crystal by friends and loved ones, was hospitalized after a wreck on Route 22 in South Whitehall on Feb. 3, state police have said.  Her daughter Ciara Rodriguez said Mercado was "a 5-foot woman with the personality of a giant." "My mother loved being around friends and family and just enjoying being outside," Rodriguez told Daily Voice.  "She was great at whatever she learned and put her mind …

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by Mac Bullock
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Coroner Seeks Family For 69-Year-Old South Whitehall Man Coroner Seeks Family For 69-Year-Old South Whitehall Man
Coroner Seeks Family For 69-Year-Old South Whitehall Man The Lehigh County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help to locate a late South Whitehall man's family.  Leonard J. Snyder, 69, was pronounced dead from natural causes at his home on Friday, Feb. 2, officials said.  Anyone who is able to contact his loved ones should call the office at 610-782-3426 or email Coroner Daniel A. Buglio at danielbuglio@lehighcounty.org.

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by Mac Bullock
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Bomb Squad Called To Scene Of Lehigh County Blaze: Authorities Bomb Squad Called To Scene Of Lehigh County Blaze: Authorities
Firefighter Hurt In Salisbury Township Blaze: Officials Several residents were displaced and one first responder was injured after a Salisbury Township home caught fire Wednesday evening, Jan. 4, according to authorities.  Firefighters were called to a house on the 2900 block of Meadowbrook Circle around 4:30 p.m. to find smoke and flames coming from the basement, officers said in a release.   Police officers used fire extinguishers to keep the blaze contained while firefighters arrived and suppressed the flames, they wrote.  The Allentown Bomb Squad was called to the scene after one resident said there "may be" fireworks, b…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver In Tractor Trailer Crash That Closed Rt. 22 For Hours Faces Numerous Citations Driver In Tractor Trailer Crash That Closed Rt. 22 For Hours Faces Numerous Citations
Driver In Tractor Trailer Crash That Closed Rt. 22 For Hours Faces Numerous Citations A trucker was cited by state police after his tractor trailer overturned on a Lehigh County on-ramp on Monday, July 3, authorities say.  It happened at the Route 22 west on-ramp from Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall, troopers wrote in a police report.  The driver, in a "commercial vehicle carrying waste," failed to negotiate the ramp and flipped the truck, "spilling the waste across all lanes of travel," police said.  Troopers said 52-year-old Richard Weatherspoon of Allentown was was driving the truck "at a high rate of speed" and "is at fault for the crash." He rec…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police
Man Arrested Following Multi-Hour Standoff In South Whitehall: Police A man is in police custody following a standoff that lasted several hours in a Target parking in South Whitehall, according to township police.  Authorities said officers were dispatched to the Crest Plaza parking lot on North Cedar Crest Boulevard around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov., 27 for a report of a suicidal man refusing to get out of his vehicle. South Whitehall police called Lehigh County Municipal Emergency Response Team (MERT) crisis negotiator, who eventually convinced the man to stand down, officials said. He was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation, they added.  On…

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by Mac Bullock
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Support Surges For Family Of PA Dad Shot Dead By NJ Road Rage Driver Support Surges For Family Of PA Dad Shot Dead By NJ Road Rage Driver
Support Surges For Family Of PA Dad Shot Dead By NJ Road Rage Driver Support is pouring in for the loved ones of a 42-year-old Pennsylvania dad of three who was shot dead by a New Jersey man after a road rage incident on Tuesday. Nearly $6,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Kippy Henry's loved ones as of Friday afternoon. The South Whitehall man leaves behind his wife Meggie, and their three children; Jahnessa, 17, Noah, 13, and Judah, 12, according to GoFundMe organizer Daniel Berta. Justin “Nuk” Nevius, of Phillipsburg, is accused of fatally shooting Henry for allegedly cutting him off on the streets of Allentown, authorities said. Officers were …

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Capitol Riot Lehigh County Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Capitol Riot
Lehigh County Man Pleads Guilty To Role In Capitol Riot A Lehigh County man whose distinctive leopard-print vest assisted federal authorities in identifying him as a Jan. 6 riot participant has pleaded guilty. Jackson Kostolsky, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of parading, picketing, or demonstrating in a Capitol building, according to court papers. He faces a maximum of six months in prison. Kostolsky, of South Whitehall, admitted entering the building on Jan. 6 and taking video on his cell phone, which was later deleted, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. It was his leopard-print vest that led FBI agents to identify him as a membe…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Community Rallies For Family Of Lehigh Dad Killed By Driver In South Whitehall Community Rallies For Family Of Lehigh Dad Killed By Driver In South Whitehall
Community Rallies For Family Of Lehigh Dad Killed By Driver In South Whitehall The Lehigh County community is rallying for the family of a father of two killed by a driver in South Whitehall last week. Over $35,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign for the family of Barry Evans, 30, who was struck around 8:55 p.m. on Sept. 2 while crossing the 1400 Block of North Cedar Crest Boulevard. The Coplay resident was pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Evans left behind his wife, Rebecca (Ciciliot) Evans, and two children, ages 5 and 3 years old, his GoFundMe reads. He worked as the General Manager of PrimoHoagies on Cedar Crest Boule…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District
Gun Threat Prompts Police Presence At Parkland School District Authorities in Lehigh County are investigating a possible threat made at the Parkland School District, reports say. The apparent threat made Monday includes circulating Snapchat posts of a handgun and two men with handguns that read “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building," WFMZ reports. Parkland School District Possible Threat: An investigation was initiated after these Snapchat posts were brought to the attention of police. One reads “we are hitting up parkland with the gang and we’re shooting up the whole building.” @69News pic.twitter.com/o…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Lehigh Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In South Whitehall Lehigh Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In South Whitehall
Lehigh Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In South Whitehall A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in Lehigh County Thursday night, authorities said. Barry Evans, 30, was struck around 8:55 p.m. in 1400 Block of North Cedar Crest Boulevard in South Whitehall, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The Coplay resident was pronounced dead by Deputy Coroner Jack Fliter at 9:24 p.m., authorities said. Cedar Crest Boulevard was temporarily closed in both directions in the 1600 block from Office Center Road to Winchester Road as officers investigated the scene, South Whitehall police said. An autopsy is scheduled for Sept. 4 to det…

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by Nicole Acosta