Tags
Subscribe
Subscribe
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Subscribe
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Neighbors
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Events
Traffic
Legal
Real Estate
Readers Choice
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2026 Cantata Media
Tag:
Allentown Police
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Passenger Arrested As Fugitive During Traffic Stop In Northampton County: Police
A passenger was arrested after police discovered she had an outstanding warrant during a traffic stop in Northampton County, authorities said. Stephanie Jordan Lee, 35, of Bethlehem, was taken into custody after a Forks Township police officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation near Sullivan Trail and Kesslersville Road in Easton on Friday, March 14 at approximately 6:44 p.m., according to Forks Township Police. During the stop, the officer identified the occupants of the vehicle and determined Lee had an active arrest warrant, police said. She was taken into custody at the scene. L…
Allentown, PA
News
32-Year-Old Mom Of 2 Found Dead On Allentown Sidewalk: Coroner (
Update
)
A 32-year-old mom was found dead on a sidewalk in Allentown, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 25. Gina Marie Chroust, of Nazareth, was discovered near the 700 block of Brush Street and pronounced dead at the scene at 12:53 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. An autopsy was conducted on Wednesday, but the cause of death remains pending the results of toxicology tests, officials said. Allentown Police are assisting in the investigation, the release states. Gina was remembered as a cherished daughter, mother, sister, niece, and friend who loved …
Allentown, PA
News
Man Who Shot 21-Year-Old Dead Over $181 On Allentown Bridge Sentenced: DA
A man who gunned down a 21-year-old during a broad-daylight robbery on a bridge in Allentown has been sentenced to decades behind bars, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, June 16. Jose Santiago, 38, of Allentown, pleaded guilty to felony third-degree murder and felony conspiracy to commit robbery. He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison by Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks. His wife, 36-year-old Latasha Santiago, who drove the getaway car, was sentenced earlier this month to 10 to 20 years after pleading guilty to felony conspiracy to commit robbery. …
Phillipsburg, NJ
Police & Fire
US Marshals Capture Phillipsburg Homicide Suspect In Maryland: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Maryland man wanted for a deadly stabbing in New Jersey has been captured and is now facing multiple charges, including homicide, prosecutors announced. Jamari E. Dortch, of Rossville, MD, was arrested on Saturday, May 17, by the U.S. Marshals Capitol Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in connection with a stabbing Friday, May 16 on Anderson Street in Phillipsburg, according to Warren County Acting Prosecutor Jessica L. Cardone. Phillipsburg Police were flagged down around 3 a.m. after a 26-year-old woman was found unresponsive with injuries consistent with being stabbed, autho…
Allentown, PA
News
Mom Of 3 Shot Through Door In Allentown; Killer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Decades: DA
A man who gunned down a mother of three through her apartment door in Allentown while her children were home asleep has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, April 17. Obadiah Whack, 30, of Allentown, pleaded guilty to Murder of the Third Degree and Possession of a Firearm Prohibited, both felonies of the first degree, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. He was sentenced by Judge James T. Anthony to 30 to 60 years in state prison. The plea deal came after three days of trial before a jury and was reached prior to …
Allentown, PA
News
Sexual
Servitude
: Allentown Officers Raped, Assaulted Same Victim For Years, DA Says
An Allentown police officer and a former vice officer have been charged with rape and related offenses spanning several years, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Friday, Jan. 10. Evan Weaver, 45, of Weisenberg, and Jason Michael Krasley, 47, of Upper Milford Township, are accused of sexually assaulting the same victim between 2011 and 2015, authorities said. The pair face felony charges of Rape and Involuntary Sexual Servitude, as well as Misdemeanor Indecent Assault, Official Oppression, Prostitution, and Related Offenses, according to the DA. Weaver, a current A…
Allentown, PA
News
Allentown Gang Member Sentenced To Up To 30 Years For 2023 Double Shooting: DA
A gang member will serve up to 30 years in state prison for a 2023 double shooting in Allentown that left two victims seriously injured, the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Dec. 20. Dimitrius Bashir Campbell, 24, of Allentown, pleaded guilty on Oct. 18, 2024, to attempted third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit homicide, both first-degree felonies, according to the DA. At a sentencing hearing on Dec. 16, Campbell was ordered to serve 15 to 30 years behind bars by Judge Robert L. Steinberg. Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 300 block of Ri…
Allentown, PA
News
Coroner IDs Allentown Man Killed In Shooting At City Park
Officials have named the victim in the deadly Fountain Park shooting on Saturday evening, June 1. Angel Martinez Velez, 25, was struck by multiple gunshots around 6:30 p.m., according to Allentown police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. He was pronounced dead at the scene on the 900 block of Martin Luther King Drive, authorities said. Martinez Velez's cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of death was homicide, the coroner said after an autopsy on Monday, June 3. Mayor Matthew Tuerk called the shooting "a terrible and preventable tragedy" in a statement over…
Allentown, PA
News
Coroner Names 3-Year-Old Killed By Gunfire In Allentown
The toddler who died from a gunshot wound in Allentown on Thursday, March 28 was 3-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Borgen's cause of death was a gunshot wound to the body, but the manner of death is pending investigation, said Coroner Daniel Buglio after an autopsy on Friday, March 29. Police said he was shot around noon on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street. Responding officers rendered first aid and took him to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:45 p.m., authorities have said. …
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Allentown Man's 2023 Murder
A suspect is in custody for the murder of Alexander M. Price, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office said on Thursday, March 14. John Albert Garner, 25, is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault and is being held without bail, prosecutors wrote in a release. Price, 29, was found dead at his 314 N. 16th Street home last July 9, Daily Voice reported. The Coroner's Office called his death a homicide and said he died from blunt-force head injuries. On Thursday, prosecutors said Price was discovered by someone who had not heard from him in several day…
Allentown, PA
Obituaries
Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Wreck Was A Beloved Mom, Family Says
Luz Daneza Ruiz Acosta, an Allentown mother of two with a grandchild on the way, was hit and killed in a car accident Sunday, Dec. 10, according to authorities and loved ones. She was 43. Ruiz Acosta was on the 300 block of West Hamilton Street around 1:15 a.m. when she was fatally struck, Daily Voice reported. The crash remains under investigation by Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Born in Puerto Rico, Ruiz Acosta most recently worked at KidsPeace in Allentown, her obituary says. Her daughters, Luz Ramos Ruiz and Lurielis…
Allentown, PA
News
Coroner IDs 18-Year-Old Woman Killed In Allentown Shooting
The Lehigh County Coroner's Office has named the 18-year-old woman who was fatally shot in an Allentown home last Monday, Oct. 2. Sian A. Cartagena was struck by gunfire on the 2000 block of West Green Street around 5:30 a.m., officials said. She died from her wounds at the hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Her cause of death has been ruled a homicide, said Coroner Daniel Buglio. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating. In a GoFundMe post, Cartagena's mother Dolores said her daughter had just turned 18 in August. "(She) had so many goals, dreams…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Shot Dead In Allentown: Coroner
A 35-year-old woman was shot and killed in Allentown early Friday morning, Sept. 29. The unnamed victim was shot around 2 a.m. on the 600 block of North Law Street, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said. Her death was ruled a homicide. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 2. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating in addition to the Coroner's Office. Officials said they have identified the victim but are withholding her name so family members can grieve privately.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim Identified In Allentown
Authorities in Allentown have named the 58-year-old man who was shot and killed on a city street early Saturday morning, Sept. 23. Orlando Ibanez was struck by gunfire on the 500 block of West Allen Street around 1:45 a.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Ibanez, of Allentown, was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from his wound around 2:20 a.m., the coroner said. His death was ruled a homicide. Allentown police and Lehigh County detectives are investigating, the Coroner's Office added.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
PA Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Deadly DUI Crash: Police
An Emmaus man is charged with homicide by vehicle after police say he was driving under the influence during a deadly crash in Allentown late last year. Chase R. Strahler, 25, faces multiple felony offenses for the wreck that killed 63-year-old John Sassaman on Oct. 2, said the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and Allentown police. First responders were called to the 400 block of South 24th Street just before 1 a.m. that morning for a serious crash, the release says. They arrived to find Strahler's Jeep Grand Cherokee facing east in the southbound lane and Sassaman's Hyundai So…
Allentown, PA
Obituaries
Man Dies 24 Hours After Hit-Run In Eastern PA, Authorities Say
A 58-year-old man has died after a hit-and-run collision, authorities announced on Tuesday. Agustin Ibanez-Morales of Allentown was found by police after being struck by a motorvehicle at the intersection of Tilghman and North Elliger streets around 11:05 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 18,the department explained. Ibanez-Morales was pronounced dead at Luke's University Hospital, Bethlehem Campus at 11:21 p.m.on Friday, August 18, 2023 the coroner detailed in a separate release His an autopsy was completed at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center on&…
Allentown, PA
News
Victim Dies From Wound Years After Allentown Shooting: Coroner
The victim in a 2021 Allentown shooting died from his wounds this week in what the Lehigh County Coroner's Office has ruled as a homicide. Roniel O. Santos-Rivera of Plymouth Meeting was shot in the head on the 1200 block of West Linden Street on Aug. 21, 2021, authorities said. On Thursday, July 27, he died of complications from that wound at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. He was 29. In addition to the Coroner's Office, his death remains under investigation by Allentown police and county detectives. No charges have been filed i…
Allentown, PA
News
Motorcyclist Killed In Allentown Crash Identified By Coroner
Authorities have named the 20-year-old man who died after his motorcycle crashed in Allentown on Saturday afternoon. Justin J. Vasquez-Sotomayor died of multiple traumatic injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release on Monday. Vasquez-Sotomayor's motorcycle crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of W. Greenleaf Street and Ott Street around 1:20 p.m. on July 8, the coroner wrote. The manner of death was ruled accidental. He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died of his wounds, officials added. The crash remains und…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Duo Charged In Week-Long Allentown Robbery Spree, Police Say
A man and a woman sit in Lehigh County jail after police say they masterminded a string of robberies across Allentown over the last week. Tyson J. Sydoriak, 48, and Jillian Pittman, 40, are each charged with four counts of robbery, simple assault, and related offenses, said Allentown police and the District Attorney's Office in a joint release. Police say the pair robbed the A1 Express Market, 802 N. 10th Street, as well as Hirsch's Market, 131 S. 17th Street, both on Friday, April 7. They then struck again at the Linden Street Deli and Grocery on Wednesday, April 12, acc…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Man, 20, Killed In Allentown Police Shootout ID'd
The alleged assailant shot and killed by police in Allentown over the weekend was identified by the Lehigh County Coroner's Office as a 20-year-old Coplay man. Xavier Arnold was being pursued by officers following an assault near Eighth and Maple streets in Center City, when he fired a gun at them around 8:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, the Lehigh County DA's Office and Allentown police said in news releases. An Allentown officer fired back, striking Arnold, local police said. An officer was nicked by a projectile but protected by his vest, while Arnold was pronounced dead at Lehigh Val…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Allentown Teen Brought Loaded Gun To School, Police Say
An Allentown high school was locked down Wednesday before authorities could track down and arrest a student who had brought a loaded gun on campus, officials said. Administrators at Louis E. Dieruff High School learned that a student was in possession of a firearm at about 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 1, Allentown police said in a statement. The school initiated its lockdown protocol and notified parents through "school messaging channels," the department continued. Meanwhile, school resource officers identified and located the accused student. After a search, the 14-year-old boy wa…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Police Standoff Ends Peacefully In Allentown
Authorities in Allentown responded to the barricaded home of a man experiencing a mental health crisis on Tuesday, Jan. 24, city police said in a release. It began around noon, when a Pennsylvania Constable was at a home on the 800 block of North Halstead Street to "perform an official action involving a male resident" on the property, Allentown police said. They did not detail or describe the "official action." At some point during the visit, the man "barricaded himself" in the home and threatened to harm the Constable and any other responding law enforcement, according to the releas…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Bomb Threat At Allentown Stadium
Allentown police investigated a bomb threat against the PPL Center on Monday, Dec. 12, the department said in a statement. Authorities received the threat around 4:30 p.m. and took "precautionary measures" while detectives investigated, police said on Twitter. The threat was eventually determined to be "non-credible." Officials said the investigation had "resolved" and said there was no remaining threat to the public. The PPL Center at 701 Hamilton Street is an 8,500-seat arena that is home to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, and also hosts concer…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
30-Year-Old Man Killed In Allentown Crash
A fatal, pedestrian-involved car crash that left a 30-year-old man dead rerouted traffic in Allentown, authorities announced. City police responded to the scene of a "serious accident" at 31st and Lehigh Streets at around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, said Assistant Chief James Gress. Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio identified the victim as 30-year-old Hiram Arroyo of Allentown. Officials said Arroyo died of multiple traumatic injuries after he was hit by a propane truck. The accident will cause traffic to be "detoured for an extended amount of time," Gress said, but…
Allentown, PA
Schools
Minors Charged With Making Threats To Allentown Schools: Police
Criminal charges have been filed in connection with a string of violent threats aimed at Allentown schools, authorities announced. Without specifying how many were charged and if they were students, Allentown police Captain Kyle Pammer said in a release Tuesday, Nov. 15 that "several juveniles" have been charged with making terroristic threats. Allentown School District has experienced an unusual number of violent threats that disrupted classes in recent weeks. On Thursday, Nov. 10, Dieruff High School was locked down and then dismissed after administrators received warni…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Elderly Lehigh County Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash: Coroner
An elderly Lehigh County man died after being hit by a car early on Sunday, Oct. 30, authorities have announced. John Nick, 77, was struck near the intersection of Springhouse Road and Springwood Drive in west Allentown just after 6:30 a.m., the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a statement. An autopsy completed Monday, Oct. 31 revealed the cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries, officials wrote. Allentown police and the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office are investigating the accident, authorities said, though it's unclear if charges have been filed in conn…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Convicted Felon Busted With Guns, Drugs In Allentown Raid: Police
A small arsenal of guns and a large quantity of drugs were recovered in a raid on a Lehigh County man's home, authorities have announced. Allentown police executed a search warrant at the East Court Street home of Jonathan Rodriguez Rosado, 38, just after 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, local police said in a press release. There, officials said they seized no less than seven firearms as well as heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and some unspecified pills. It's not clear what prompted investigators to obtain the search warrant. Rosado now faces a bevy of gun and drug charges — all feloni…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Teen Charged As Adult In Shooting Death Of William Allen High School Football Player
A teenager in Lehigh County will be charged as an adult for his role in the shooting death of a William Allen High School football player, authorities said. Elijah Patterson, 16, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 26, and charged with criminal homicide, firearms not to be carried without a license, and possession of a firearm by a minor, in connection with the death of 15-year-old Treshawn Tracy, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca. Officers responding to a report of a shooting at Stevens’ Park located at 630 N. 6th Street, found the bo…
Allentown, PA
Schools
South Mountain Middle School Threat 'Not Credible,' Allentown Police Say
A threat made against a school in Allentown on Sunday, Sept. 25 was found to be not credible, authorities said. The gun-related threat was directed at South Mountain Middle School for the Monday, Sept. 26 school day, Allentown police said. An investigation revealed that the threat was unfounded, and as a result, police have implemented increased security measures at the school, they said. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Allentown School District’s Anonymous Tip line at 1-844-SAFE2SAY or safe2say.org.
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Man Jumps Off Bridge To Escape Police After Robbing Allentown Hotel, Guest At Knifepoint
Authorities in Allentown have arrested a homeless armed robbery suspect who they say jumped off a bridge and into a creek to escape police. Officers were called to the Americus Hotel on Sixth Street and Hamilton Street around 10:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, Allentown police said. Hotel employees reportedly told police that a man -- later identified as Samuel Santiago-Delgado -- armed with a knife robbed the business and a guest in the lobby. The 41-year-old man ran off, but was later spotted by officers, who led a foot chase on the 300 block of Linden Street, they said. The man then jumped o…
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say
Two alleged gunmen are behind bars after one allegedly tried to grab a police officer's gun during an arrest in Allentown. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a business on the 1700 block of Union Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. on Sun. Aug. 28, Allentown police said. There, officers saw that multiple shots had been fired at the business, causing damage to the building, they said. An investigation led officers to a house on the 200 block of South Carlisle Street, where they say two suspects were living. As police tried to arrest the pair, one of the men fought the officers and tr…
Next Page
Archive
