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Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
PD: Man, 27, Gets Aggravated Assault Charge In Allentown Stabbing
A 27-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault in a stabbing that occurred last weekend in Allentown, authorities said. Officers found a man suffering a life-threatening injury in the 1600 Block of West Liberty Street around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to the Allentown Police Department. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment. On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., officers saw the alleged suspect in the area of North 4th Street and West Greenleaf Street, police said. Officers took Christopher Santana, of the 1500 Block W. Liberty Street, into custody and charged him w…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
PD: 3 People Stabbed, 1 Person Shot Overnight In Allentown
Three people were stabbed and one person was shot overnight in Allentown, authorities said. Officers responding to a home in the 100 block of North 15th Street around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday found a 59-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman suffering from stab wounds, Allentown Capt. Michael Becker said. They are expected to survive their injuries. An investigation led to the arrest of Harold Wingler, 30, charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simple assault, and harassment. Wingler was housed in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail, according to court records. Not lo…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
PD: Woman Arrested After Firing Gunshots Into Allentown Home
A 49-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly fired shots into an occupied home in Allentown over the weekend, authorities said. Officers were able to catch the shooter, Sydney Small, when they arrived at a home in the 400 Block of West Turner Street around noon on June 26, according to Allentown police. There were no injuries. Officers also recovered a loaded handgun from Small, police said. She was charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, and simple assault. Small was sent to Lehigh Count…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Allentown Woman Accused Of Attempting To Hire 'Hitman' To Kill Husband
A 44-year-old Allentown woman was arrested on accusations she attempted to hire a "hitman" to kill her husband, authorities announced. A confidential informant involved in an undercover operation with Allentown police on June 10 told officers that a woman, later identified as Claudia F. Carrion, was attempting to hire a "hitman" to kill her husband, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown police chief Glenn Granitz Jr. Carrion later met with an undercover detective and told them she wanted her husband killed due to alleged abuse, but wasn't able to pay for it a…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
DA: 19-Year-Old Accused Of Killing 1, Injuring 4 In Allentown Shooting
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night for his alleged involvement in a May shooting that left one man dead and four others injured in Allentown, authorities said. Devin Kordell Rarick is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, and three counts of attempted homicide, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's office. Rarick allegedly fired rounds at a group in the 700 block of Lehigh Street on the night of May 10, authorities said. Arriving officers found two victims suffering from gunshot wounds. One of them, identified as Erik Mondragon, later died from his in…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
DA: Bethlehem Man Charged In Fatal Allentown Hit-Run Crash
A 21-year-old Bethlehem man was charged Wednesday for his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run crash last year, authorities announced. An investigation found that Issac Resto was behind the wheel of a Nissan Sentra traveling at a "high rate of speed" when he struck a 46-year-old man who was crossing the street at Hanover Avenue and East Linden Street at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2020, according to Allentown Police Chief Glenn Granitz Jr. and Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin. Witnesses told police they saw the Nissan Sentra immediately flee the scene after striking …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Man Exposes Himself While Walking Through Bethlehem Apartment Complex, Report Says
A 31-year-old reportedly homeless man is behind bars after he allegedly exposed himself while walking through a Bethlehem apartment complex Friday afternoon, according to a recent news report. Bethlehem police arrived at the Woodland Manor Apartments in the 1900 block of Gatewood Lane to witnesses saying they allegedly saw Vincent L. Rash "holding his genitals" as he walked through the complex parking lot and basketball court, WFMZ reports citing a criminal complaint. In one instance, Rash reportedly began to walk towards a witness' 5-year-old niece, the news outlet says. Rash was charged …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Allentown Mother Facing Charges After Allegedly Forcing 2-Year-Old Into Scorching Bath Water
A 22-year-old Allentown mother is facing assault charges after allegedly admitting she forced her 2-year-old daughter into hot bath water, leaving her with second-degree burns last year, according to news reports. Police responded to a home in the 900 block of Jackson Street after Chanel Norris reported that her daughter had been burned and needed an ambulance, around 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2020, WFMZ reports citing Allentown police. When authorities arrived they reportedly found the 2-year-old girl “screaming in pain” with skin falling off her feet, the outlet says citing a crimin…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Lehigh Driver Charged After Pushing Woman's Car With 2 Kids Into I-78 Median
A 31-year-old Lehigh driver is facing aggravated assault charges after state police say he was yelling at drivers and even hit one woman's car, sending it into a concrete median on I-78 earlier this month, authorities said. Justin C. Mitman, who was jailed March 8 in unrelated DUI and trespassing incidents from the day before, was identified after Pennsylvania State Police released photos of the truck and details about the road rage incident, LehighValleyLive says citing Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and police Capt. Joseph F. Sokolofski. The woman was putting gas into a silver…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Berks Man Already Charged With Homicide Stabs 2 Lehigh County Jail Corrections Officers
A 23-year-old Berks County man charged with homicide in relation to a shooting last August in Reading reportedly stabbed two corrections officers on March 9 at Lehigh County Jail in Allentown, according to LehighValleyLive. Mohnton native, Joewel Keita, who is now being housed in Berks County Prison, was charged Thursday with four counts of aggravated assault in the stabbing, according to court documents obtained by LehighValleyLive. Keita reportedly had a homemade knife but Lehigh County Jail staff members failed to find it in a search of his cell while Keita was on a recreation break the …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe
The death of a 32-year-old Lehigh County Jail inmate has been ruled a suicide, LehighValleyLive reports. An autopsy was performed Monday on the body of Jeff Mendoza, of Bethlehem, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, the news outlet reports. Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities told The Morning Call. Jail staff attempted to revive him until emergency medics arrived at 7:20 a.m. but they failed to do so, Janine Donate, Lehigh County’s director of corrections told the outlet. Mendoza was being held on $50,000 bail after he was arrested in …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Lehigh County Jail Inmate's Death Ruled Suicide, Family Launches GoFundMe
The death of a 32-year-old Lehigh County Jail inmate has been ruled a suicide, LehighValleyLive reports. An autopsy was performed Monday on the body of Jeff Mendoza, of Bethlehem, by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office, the news outlet reports. Mendoza was found unresponsive in his cell around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, authorities told The Morning Call. Jail staff attempted to revive him until emergency medics arrived at 7:20 a.m. but they failed to do so, Janine Donate, Lehigh County’s director of corrections told the outlet. Mendoza was being held on $50,000 bail after he was arrested in …
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