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Philly Man Threatened Bucks Driver With Gun During Road Rage Incident: PD Philly Man Threatened Bucks Driver With Gun During Road Rage Incident: PD
Philly Man Threatened Bucks Driver With Gun During Road Rage Incident: PD A Philadelphia man brandished a handgun at another driver after he was cut off in traffic on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17, according to Warrington police.  Authorities said the victim was driving along Easton Road near Autozone around 2 p.m. when he accidentally cut off a man in a Hyundai sedan.  The Hyundai driver became enraged, pulling up alongside the victim and reaching into his glovebox to grab a black handgun, the victim told police.  The driver called police and relayed the Hyundai's license plate number, authorities said. Warrington police stopped the driver near the i…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says
Deadly Shooting At Allentown AutoZone Was 'Justified,' DA Says The man who shot and killed another at an Allentown Autozone early last month will face no charges, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin's Office announced in a release.  Twenty-two-year-old Edgar Gonzalez was fatally shot in the parking lot at 1871 South 5th St. on June 4, in what prosecutors are now calling an act of self-defense.  A second victim was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at an area hospital, authorities said then.  Now, the DA's Office says the gunfight followed an "altercation and confrontation" between two groups of people that began at the ne…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Allentown Cops Investigate Deadly Shooting In Autozone Parking Lot Allentown Cops Investigate Deadly Shooting In Autozone Parking Lot
Allentown Cops Investigate Deadly Shooting In Autozone Parking Lot One person is dead and another is hospitalized after shots rang out in an Autozone parking lot over the weekend, say Allentown police.  It happened around 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, said the department in a statement. Officers were dispatched to the store at 1871 South 5th Street for a report of shots fired, police said.  Minutes later, a 22-year-old man was brought to St. Luke's Hospital-Sacred Heart Campus where he died from his injuries, the department said. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Edgar Gonzalez of Allentown and ruled his death a homicide. T…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Auto Manager, Aspiring Tattoo Artist Mason Werkheiser Of Northampton County Dies Suddenly, 21 Auto Manager, Aspiring Tattoo Artist Mason Werkheiser Of Northampton County Dies Suddenly, 21
Auto Manager, Aspiring Tattoo Artist Mason Werkheiser Of Northampton County Dies Suddenly, 21 Tributes are flooding social media for auto manager and aspiring tattoo artist Mason Werkheiser of Northampton County, who died unexpectedly at Abington Memorial Hospital on Friday, Dec. 30 aged 21. Born in Easton, Mason attended Easton Area High School, his obituary and social media pages say. He was a manager at AutoZone as well as an aspiring tattoo artist. Mason loved spending his free time with his family and friends. Mason is survived by his siblings, Mark Werkheiser, Chelsea Werkheiser, and Corina Werkheiser; his niece, Zuri Johns and nephew, Ennius Werkheiser; and many close frien…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash At 4 Lehigh Valley AutoZone Stores, Police Say A New York man was arrested after he was caught using counterfeit cash at four different AutoZone stores throughout the Lehigh Valley, authorities said Monday. Kendel T. Sabal, 28, used counterfeit $100 bills to purchase items at AutoZone on Mountain Avenue in Hackettstown around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, local police said. Sabal had also made purchases using the counterfeit bills at AutoZone stores in Lopatcong and Allentown, PA, Hackettstown Police said. Officers responding to the fraud report at the Mountain Avenue store met with Sabal, who was trying to return the items that were fr…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Armed AutoZone Carjacking Ends With South Jersey Man's Arrest Armed AutoZone Carjacking Ends With South Jersey Man's Arrest
Armed AutoZone Carjacking Ends With South Jersey Man's Arrest An armed carjacking at an AutoZone store in Toms River ended with an arrest of a a 20-year-old man from Burlington County, authorities said. Devin Copley-Clevenger, of Lumberton, is accused of stealing the victim's car at gunpoint in the parking lot of Route 37 east, after the victim agreed to give someone a ride to AutoZone when their car broke down Friday around 4:10 p.m., local police said.  Once at Auto Zone, the victim’s acquaintance exited the car and walked toward the store. The passenger door opened moments later and another male entered the vehicle, brandishing a handgun&…

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by Jon Craig