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Duo Charged In Week-Long Allentown Robbery Spree, Police Say Duo Charged In Week-Long Allentown Robbery Spree, Police Say
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…

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by Mac Bullock
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Allentown Police Track Down Car In Deadly Hit-Run Allentown Police Track Down Car In Deadly Hit-Run
Allentown Police Track Down Car In Deadly Hit-Run Allentown police have located a car involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash on Tuesday, Feb 15. Police took the vehicle -- presumably a white Acura TSX --  into custody on Tuesday,  Feb. 22, they said. Steven Bernhard, 39, of Macungie, was killed in the crash on 17th Street and Sumner Avenue, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact Sergeant Eric Stauffer of the Allentown Police Department Traffic Division at 610-437-7732, ext 2326, or the Allentown Police Non-Emergency numb…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Coroner ID's Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Hit-Run Crash Coroner ID's Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Hit-Run Crash
Coroner ID's Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Hit-Run Crash The pedestrian struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Allentown has been identified, authorities said. Steven Bernhard, 39, of Macungie, died when the driver of a white Acura TSX hit him at 17th Street and Sumner Avenue just after 3 a.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and the Allentown Police Department. An autopsy on Bernhard's body was scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 16 to determine the cause and manner of death, the coroner's office said. Police were still looking for the driver as of Tuesday afternoon. They say the car should have f…

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by Nicole Acosta