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Riverview Drive, Lehigh Township, PA

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Philly Man Tried To Steal Construction Truck From Lehigh Valley Worksite, Police Say Philly Man Tried To Steal Construction Truck From Lehigh Valley Worksite, Police Say
Philly Man Tried To Steal Construction Truck From Lehigh Valley Worksite, Police Say An attempted theft from a Lehigh Township construction site ended in the arrest of a Philadelphia man on Monday morning, April 15, according to police.  Authorities were called about a man in dark clothing trying to enter a construction truck at Riverview and Lehigh drives around 3 a.m., they said in a release.  Police arrived to find an idling van parked on Riverview Drive and spotted a suspect jump over a concrete median on Lehigh Drive, the department said.  He was identified as 27-year-old Shaquan Dahmir Louis of Philadelphia and charged with possession of an instru…

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by Mac Bullock
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Coroner ID's Lehigh Valley Driver Who Fatally Crashed Into House Coroner ID's Lehigh Valley Driver Who Fatally Crashed Into House
Coroner ID's Lehigh Valley Driver Who Fatally Crashed Into House Authorities have identified the Lehigh Valley driver who died after crashing into a Northampton County home Thursday night but are still working to figure out exactly how it happened.  Gregory Allen Mertz, 63, of Palmerton, was declared dead at the scene of the accident on Riverview Drive/State Route 145 in Lehigh Township on Dec. 22, Coroner Zachary Lysek said in a statement.  The cause of death was determined to be multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death is accidental, he wrote.  Investigators believe Mertz was involved in a two-car accident on the 1100 block …

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by Mac Bullock