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'Masked Male' Sought For Knifepoint Robbery In Allentown, Detectives Say
Allentown police are investigating an armed robbery on Tuesday, March 26. The masked robber walked into Royal Fuels at 301 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard around 12:30 p.m., APD said in a release. He was brandishing a "cutting instrument" and demanded money before fleeing in an unknown direction on the boulevard, according to police. No one was injured, authorities said. Anyone with information is being asked to call Allentown police at 610-437-7721.
Police & Fire
Gunman Shot Into Crowd Near Allentown's Muhlenberg College: DA
One man is charged with attempted murder after four people were shot near Allentown's Muhlenberg College late on Tuesday night, Feb. 20, prosecutors say. It happened at 1837 West Turner Street around 6:45 p.m., the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office wrote in a release. Investigators said 22-year-old Axel Yadiel Suarez-Vidal shot into a crowd of people outside the home, striking three women and one man. All four were taken to area hospitals in private vehicles and "are expected to survive," authorities said. "We understand that Muhlenberg College was briefly loc…
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Allentown Shooting Victim ID'd As 33-Year-Old Alburtis Man: Coroner
A 33-year-old Alburtis man was killed in an Allentown shooting over the weekend, officials said. Miguel Steven Dalmasi was shot at the intersection of East Walnut Street at South Dauphin Street around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The manner of death a was ruled a homicide and an autopsy will be completed on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The Allentown Police Department, Lehigh County Homicide Task Force and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office are investigating.
Police & Fire
Missing PA Girl Has Lehigh Valley Ties, Police Say (
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Update: The subject of this report has been safely located, said Allentown police. A missing child from Erie has family members in the Allentown area, city police say. She was last seen in January, Allentown police wrote in a release. She is 5-foot and 130 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Martinez was last known to be wearing a green and white hoodie with sweatpants, authorities said. Anyone with information can call APD's Community Outreach Unit at 610-437-7741.
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Double Allentown Murder Suspect Surrenders: Police
Gabriel Cartagena, the 44-year-old man wanted in connection with a double homicide last month in Allentown, has surrendered, police announced. Cartagena turned himself in on Thursday, Jan. 4, after warrants for his arrest on two counts of criminal homicide, attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and various weapons offenses were issued, Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca said. According to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office, Gabriel Cartagena shot and killed 44-year-old Ada Ortiz and her 1-year-old grandson, Sebastian Serrano Jr. inside a home on Chestnut Street. https:/…
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Double Homicide: Infant, Woman, Man Shot In Allentown, Police Say
A man, a woman, and a baby were found shot in Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio told Daily Voice on Saturday. The unnamed 66-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, and a 1-year-old infant were found shot in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, Allentown, Lehigh County, at 8:49 p.m. on Dec. 29, the coroner detailed. The woman was pronounced dead at 9:59 PM and the baby boy was pronounced dead at 10:01 p.m., according to coroner Buglio. The man was found wounded at the scene and was taken by Allentown EMS to a local hospital, the Allentown police explaine…
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Pair Of Pedestrians ID'd After Deadly Strike In Allentown: Coroner (
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(Note: This story has been updated with new information from the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.) Officials have named the two Allentown pedestrians killed in an early morning crash on Sunday, Dec. 10. Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, 43, and Christopher E. Stocker, 44, were struck on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. They were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where Ruiz Acosta died around 2 a.m. and Stocker died around 2:45 a.m., authorities said. Both died from blunt force injuries, the Coroner's Off…
Police & Fire
'Someone Is Going To Die Tonight': Gunman Threatened Woman In Allentown Home, Police Say
An Allentown man is charged with making terroristic threats while brandishing a gun at an area home on Sunday, Nov. 26. Lloyd Saunders, 44, is also charged with illegal firearm possession, simple assault, and harassment, police said. Investigators said it happened at a home on the 900 block of West Chew Street after midnight. The victim told police Saunders aimed a gun at her and said "Someone is going to die tonight" before fleeing out the back door. Patrol officers found Saunders a short time later with a .22 revolver in his possession, APD said. Court records show the…
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man Lied About Pregnant Girlfriend's Kidnapping, Say Police
The man who told Allentown police his pregnant girlfriend was abducted during a carjacking over the weekend was lying, authorities claim. Junior Gomez Richardo called police at 3 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 and said that his car had been "forcibly taken" near Walnut and Union streets, according to APD. He also reportedly told dispatchers his pregnant girlfriend was still in the vehicle when the carjacker sped off. "After a thorough investigation by members of the Lehigh County Auto Theft Task Force and the Allentown Police Department, the report was found to have been fabricated…
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Allentown High Schooler Accused Of Making Hoax 'Active Shooter' Threat
A 14-year-old William Allen High School student made the phony 911 call about an active shooter that brought authorities to campus last week, according to Allentown police. The unnamed teen is charged with terroristic threats, disorderly conduct, and communication with 911 systems for a non-emergency, the department said in a release. His case will be adjudicated in Lehigh County Juvenile Court, they added. APD officers rushed to the high school last Thursday morning, Oct. 26 when they received a report that an active shooter was roaming campus, Daily Voice reported. …
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Phony 'Active Shooter' Report Brings Presence Police To Allentown School
Allentown police were dispatched to William Allen High School Thursday morning for an active shooter report that turned out to be a hoax, according to the department. Authorities said they received the phony call around 10:20 a.m., Oct. 26. Officers and Lehigh County sheriff's deputies "conducted a systematic clearing" of the building and found "no threat to the public," APD said. Police are investigating the source of the call and anyone with information is asked to submit a tip at 610-437-7721. The incident comes just a month after a 15-year-old WAHS student was …
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Bomb Threat Received By Allentown Synagogue Was Not Credible, Police Say
Allentown police responded to a bomb threat at a city synagogue on Thursday, according to the department. Authorities said the Congregation Keneseth Israel at 2227 Chew Street received a threat about an explosive device around 11:40 a.m. that was "determined to be unfounded." Allentown firefighters also responded to the scene, police said. APD and the FBI are continuing to investigate.
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Pedestrian Struck Dead In Allentown Hit-Run, Authorities Say
An 85-year-old pedestrian was killed Thursday morning, Oct. 19, by a driver who then fled the scene, according to officials. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office said the victim was hit near Union Boulevard and North Jerome Street around 8:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy is scheduled for Friday, the Coroner said. His name was withheld pending notification of loved ones. Allentown police shut down Union Boulevard from Kiowa Street to Jasper Street Thursday morning to investigate the crash. STREET CLOSED: Union Blvd. will be closed for a period of time from…
Police & Fire
Allentown Mom Was Shot Through Apartment Door: Police
Police in Allentown have charged a 29-year-old man with Giselle Trabal's fatal shooting last Friday, Sept. 29. Obadiah Whack is accused of shooting the 35-year-old mom of three through the door to her first-floor apartment at 628 North Law Street, APD said. A bullet hole was found in her front door and a 9-millimeter cartridge casing was found on the hallway floor, according to authorities. Trabal was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with a gunshot wound to the chest around 2 a.m. and died there hours later, the Coroner's Office has said. Investiga…
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Mom, 35, Killed In Allentown Shooting Was 'Happy Spirit'
Police have identified the victim of a shooting last week in Allentown as a 35-year-old mother of three. Giselle Karen Trabal was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. She was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 4:49 a.m. The cause of death was found to be a gunshot wound to body. Buglio ruled Trabal's death a homicide. A GoFundMe page launched for Trabal's funeral had raised more than $760 as of Monday, Oct. 2. "On Friday, September 29th, we received the call that no mother, b…
Schools
Teen Found With Loaded Gun At PA High School: Police
A high school student in Allentown was found to have a loaded handgun in his possession on Monday morning, Sept. 25, according to city police. The 15-year-old and others were caught smoking in a William Allen High School bathroom when the school resource officer searched their belongings and came across the weapon, APD said. The youth was charged with carrying a firearm without a license, a felony, and related misdemeanor counts, the department said. He is also charged with marijuana possession. "We communicated information with staff and families regarding a safet…
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'Limited Cooperation' From Victims After Allentown Shooting, Police Say
Allentown police investigators claim they are getting "very limited cooperation" from a man and a woman who were shot early Thursday morning, Sept. 7. First responders were called to the 500 block of North 5th Street around 2:30 a.m. to find a woman suffering from a gunshot wound, city police said. She was rushed to a nearby hospital. While investigating the shooting, police learned an adult man had also checked into the hospital with a gunshot wound. Both victims "suffered serious injuries but are expected to survive," the department said. Neither are fully cooperating w…
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Two 'Upper-Level' Lehigh Drug Dealers Nabbed In $1.5M Fentanyl Bust: AG
A pair of Allentown-based drug dealers are behind bars and more than $1.5 million worth of fentanyl was seized during a raid last weekend, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office. Wilson Jose Rosario, 33, and Luis Manuel Ventura, 21 — both alleged by prosecutors to be "upper-level" traffickers — were taken into custody by a team of city, county, and state authorities on Saturday, Aug. 26, officials said. Officers, detectives, and agents with the AG's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation claimed to seize 11 pounds of fentanyl, or "nearly 165,000 doses of th…
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Missing, 'Endangered' PA Man Sought By Family
Douglas Lindtner has been missing since last month, and now Allentown police are asking the public for help locating him. The 60-year-old was last known to be living at the Rescue Mission at 355 Hamilton Street as of July 13, police said. A family member reported him as missing and endangered on Tuesday, Aug. 15, according to the department. Lindtner is described as a 5-foot-9 white man and police have provided his identification photo. Anyone with information is asked to call APD at 610-437-7753 ext. 1 or the city Communication Center at 610-437-7751.Â
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No ID For Young Man Found Dead In Allentown
Authorities in Lehigh County are working to identify a man in his 20s found dead on an Allentown alley in the early morning hours on Sunday, July 16. The victim was discovered on the 600 block of Morris Street and taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where doctors pronounced him dead around 2 a.m., said county Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. His cause of death is pending an autopsy scheduled for Tuesday, July 17, but officials said he "appears to have suffered head and traumatic injuries." "With the assistance of the Allentown Police Department, post-mortem fingerprints a…
Police & Fire
'You're All Going To Die': Allentown Cop Tried To Kill His Wife, Court Papers Say
An Allentown police officer pointed a shotgun at his wife and threatened to kill her and her children, according to a criminal complaint filed in Northampton County court obtained by Daily Voice. Ismael Segarra, 37, is charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and related counts stemming from a domestic incident at his Easton home on Tuesday, June 27, police documents say. The victim told investigators that she and Segarra got into an argument and began discussing divorce no long after she woke up on Tuesday, per the criminal complaint. Whe…
Police & Fire
Allentown Stabbing Victim Had Harrowing Final Facebook Post
"The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride and nothing is guaranteed. 🥀" Those were the words posted to 29-year-old Kevin Tarafa's Facebook page nearly 24 hours exactly before he was stabbed dead in Allentown early Sunday, June 18. According to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, Tarafa, of Bethlehem, was stabbed around 2:55 a.m. near 1522 Union Boulevard. At 4:45 a.m., he was pronounced dead on the 1600 Block of East Greenleaf Street. Tarafa's final Facebook post certainly left an impact, having been shared 42 times as of 3 p.m. "This is…
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Woman Gunned Down In Public Park
A woman was shot and killed in a Lehigh County park on Wednesday, says Coroner Daniel A. Buglio's Office. It happened just before 7 p.m., near the West Catasauqua Playground on Pine Street in Whitehall Township, the coroner said. The victim, a 35-year-old Allentown resident, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she was pronounced dead a few minutes later, officials said. Her death was ruled a homicide but the cause is pending an autopsy scheduled for Thursday, June 14. "The victim has been identified and her family has been notified," the coroner sai…
Police & Fire
Victim Wounded In Shooting On Allentown Street
City police are investigating after gunfire rang out on an Allentown street late on Wednesday, June 7, the department said in a release. It happened around 9:40 p.m. on the 600 block of North Grant Street in the city's 6th Ward, police said. Officers arrived to find the unidentified victim suffering from "non-life threatening injury," they wrote. The victim was treated at an area hospital, police added. No arrests were reported but authorities said the shooting remains under investigation. There is "no physical danger to the community at this time," the department said.&n…
Police & Fire
Shooting On Allentown Street Leads To 'Struggle' With Armed Suspect: Police
One man faces criminal charges after police say he fired a gun on an Allentown street and then struggled with arresting officers over Memorial Day weekend. It happened on Saturday, May 27 around 7:20 p.m., Allentown police wrote in a release. Officers were called to 8th and Linden streets after residents reported shots fired, the department said. They arrived to find "evidence of shots being fired" and gathered a suspect description, authorities said. A suspect was located about a block away after police swept the neighborhood, according to the release. As police approach…
Police & Fire
Allentown Shooting Victim ID'd As 29-Year-Old Bethlehem Man
Authorities have released the identity of the man gunned down over the weekend in Allentown. Rahmil E. Gordon, 29, of Bethlehem, was killed around 10:50 p.m. Friday, April 21 on the 1100 block of Maple Street, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead. In addition to the coroner's office, this death is also being investigated by the Allentown Police Department, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, with assistance from the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.
Police & Fire
Man Shot Dead In Allentown
A man was shot and killed in a Friday night, April 21 incident in Allentown, authorities said. The man, whose name is not yet being released, was killed around 10:50 p.m. on the 1100 block of Maple Street, and taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Lehigh County coroner. In addition to the coroner's office, this death is also being investigated by the Allentown Police Department, the Lehigh County Homicide Task Force, with assistance from the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.
Police & Fire
Details Released On Allentown Men Who Shot Each Other Dead
Authorities in Allentown have released new details on the pair of men who fatally shot each other during an early-morning argument late last month. Yovanni Suazo Jr., 21, and Alexander J. Perez-Sotomayor, 42, both died from gunshot wounds and their deaths have been ruled homicides, said city police in a release. The pair was found unresponsive on the 100 block of East South Street around 1:30 a.m. on March 24, Daily Voice reported. At that time, police said the shooting occurred when one of the men who lived in the neighborhood confronted the other about allegedly breaking…
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Broad Daylight Shooting Under Investigation In Allentown: Authorities
An investigation is underway after shots rang out on an Allentown street on Friday morning, police say. City authorities received the call just after 11:30 on March 31, according to a release from the department. On the scene at the 800 block of West Chew Street, Allentown police found a man with gunshot wounds that were "non-life-threatening," officials wrote. The victim, whose identity police did not report, was rendered aid at the scene before being taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the department said. Investigators are asking that anyone with information call…
Police & Fire
Shooting Hoaxes Prompt Police Presence At Lehigh Valley Schools
Law enforcement is investigating after phony reports of shootings with multiple victims at a pair of Lehigh Valley high schools prompted a police response early on Wednesday, March 29. It started in Allentown at about 7:45 a.m., city police said in a statement. Dispatchers were told that several people had been shot at William Allen High School, but offciers quickly cleared the building and determined there was no threat after meeting with school staff, the department said. Then, just before 8 a.m., state police in Northampton County were called about an active shooter at Catasauqua High…
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Authorities ID Victims In Deadly Allentown Shootout
Authorities have released the names of the two Allentown men who died in a shootout early last Friday morning. Yovanni Suazo, 21, and Alexander J. Perez-Sotomayor, 41, both died of gunshot wounds at around 2:20 a.m. on March 24, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a release. The manner of death for each man is homicide, he added. The shooting occurred on the 100 block of East South Street about an hour earlier, Daily Voice has reported. Investigators said that "individuals" were "attempting to open car doors of parked vehicles" in the neighborhood when they were confr…
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