Hunterdon man charged with impersonating police, fake traffic stops
A suspect has been arrested in connection with impersonating police and trying to pull over Hunterdon County motorists in recent weeks. Dean R. Pluchino, 18, of Raritan Township, was arrested and charged with two counts of fourth-degree impersonating a law enforcement officer and one count of fourth-degree tampering...
Phillipsburg police find body near Shappell Park (UPDATE)
Phillipsburg police found a body near Shappell Park early Friday. Police said the 63-year-old man was found dead at 7:49 a.m. Friday, according to a post on the department Facebook page. His name was withheld pending notification of next of kin. This incident does not appear to be suspicious and...
Delivery driver robbed of $16,000 in weight‑loss medications outside pharmacy
Police said the driver was dropping off GLP1 medications when he was attacked. Two boxes containing Mounjaro, Ozempic and Trulicity, worth about $16,000, were stolen.
NJ man going to prison for stealing over $690,000 in cash and gold from...
A New Jersey man is facing at least one year in prison after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $600,000 in gold and over $90,000 in cash from a Pennsylvania victim, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Hirtik Hemchand Khatri, 26, pleaded guilty to several charges including theft by...
Jerome Street water main break affects dozen Allentown homes
An eight-inch water pipe rupture has closed roads and affected a dozen homeowners in an Allentown neighborhood, authorities said Thursday. The water main break happened around 5:30 a.m. Thursday in the 800 block of Jerome Street, Taylor Stakes, director of communications and strategic partnerships for the Lehigh...
State, National Leaders Tour Allentown Dual Immersion School, Highlight ASD Paraprofessional Program
ALLENTOWN, PA – Earlier today, AFT Pennsylvania, AFT, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), the Allentown School District, Rep. Peter G. Schweyer (D-134), Rep. Michael H. Schlossberg (D-132), Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D-129), and leaders from the Allentown Federation of Paraprofessionals #1716...
State police still searching for killer in 2004 Carbon Co. homicide, $5,000 reward offered
CARBON CO. (WOLF) — Pennsylvania State Police are renewing their call for information in the unsolved killing of a Carbon County man, offering a $5,000 reward for tips that help bring the case to a close. Troopers from PSP Troop N, Lehighton Barracks, say they continue to investigate the...
Forks Township paid its ex-police chief $72K to leave his job
Forks Township paid former Police Chief Michael Friel $72,000 to leave his job, according to a separation agreement obtained by lehighvalleylive.com via a right-to-know request. The township supervisors approved the agreement Dec. 4, 2025. The agreement came about six months after Friel misplaced his loaded gun in a...
4 arrested in connection with robbery at Pennsylvania smoke shop: Prosecutors
Four people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a smoke shop in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, prosecutors shared. According to the Northampton County District Attorney's Office, on Sept. 10, 2025, at around 1:17 a.m., Lehigh Township police responded to Cherryville Vape and Cigar Shop,...
Authorities remove explosive devices from home of man accused of assault in Bethlehem Twp.,...
BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. - Bethlehem Township Police say authorities removed explosive devices and materials on Thursday from the home of a man accused of assault and terroristic threats. Daniel Allen Bissey, 69, had been in Northampton County Prison when officers recovered the materials, the Bethlehem Township Police...
