Allentown police officer charged in assault during arrest
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — An Allentown police officer has been charged with assault after investigators determined he struck a suspect in the face with the muzzle...
By Isabel Hope
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Crime and public-safety news across the Lehigh Valley — arrests, charges, court cases and police reports from Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton and surrounding towns.
Two injured in shooting at Sizzling Bites in Bethlehem
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Bethlehem police are investigating a shooting that injured two people early Friday at a restaurant on the South Side. Officers responded shortly...
By Isabel Hope
Allentown man remains at large on child sex assault charges
ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a 31-year-old man wanted on sexual assault charges involving a minor. Julio...
By Jai Smith
Death of man in South Whitehall police custody ruled accidental
SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man who died in police custody after a confrontation inside a Weis Market in May had methamphetamine in his...
By Isabel Hope
Two charged in Easton shooting that injured six, one suspect remains at large
EASTON, Pa. — Two people are facing charges in connection with a July shooting in Easton that left six people injured, authorities announced Tuesday. Yandiel...
By Isabel Hope
Wisconsin man sentenced in fentanyl death of toddler in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to state prison in connection with the fentanyl-related death of his 22-month-old son in Allentown, Lehigh...
By Isabel Hope
Stepfather charged with illegally recording police in teen disappearance case
PALMER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The stepfather of a Northampton County teenager who vanished earlier this year and was later found safe in Georgia has been...
By Isabel Hope
Third suspect charged in 2024 Allentown homicide
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca announced a third suspect has been charged in connection...
By Isabel Hope
Easton school resource officer sentenced for sending explicit photo to student
EASTON, Pa. — A former Easton Area High School resource officer was sentenced Wednesday to nine to 24 months in county prison after pleading guilty...
By Isabel Hope
Two juveniles charged in Allentown shooting that critically injured teen girl
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two juveniles have been charged in connection with a shooting that critically injured a female teenager in Allentown, authorities said Monday. The...
By Isabel Hope
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