Allentown Driver Arrested After Hamilton Street Bridge Shooting Leads To Chase: Police
A 24-year-old Allentown man who opened fire on the Hamilton Street Bridge led police on a chase early Friday, June 3, authorities said.
Officers were on patrol on Front and Hamilton Streets around 2:20 a.m., when they saw shots coming from Joseph Castro's vehicle on the bridge, they said.
When officers tried to stop him, he fled, leading them on a chase, Allentown police said.
When Castro finally stopped, he got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, tossing a handgun in the process, police said.
He was later arrested and a loaded 9mm handgun was recovered nearby, officers said.
Several 9m…
Lehigh Valley Man Wanted In Deadly Hit-Run Arrested, Police Say
A Lehigh Valley man wanted in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Allentown was arrested Wednesday, May 10, authorities said.
Jose Rainer Gonzalez-Roman, 29, was being held in Lehigh County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said in a joint release.
Gonalez-Roman in March was charged with homicide by vehicle, accidents involving death or personal injury while not properly licensed, reckless driving, and other related offenses in the Tuesday, Feb. 15 incident, DA Martin said alongside Allentown Police Chief Charles Roca.
Investigators say Gonzalez…
Woman Stabs Man Multiple Times In Allentown, Police Say
A woman was arrested after stabbing a man over the weekend in Allentown, authorities said.
Eddydania Ortiz, 25, was charged with aggravated assault, simple possession, harassment, Allentown police said.
Officers responding to a local hospital around 9:35 a.m. Sunday, April 24, learned a man was stabbed multiple times, and is expected to recover, police said.
Police did not specify the circumstances surrounding the stabbing.
Ortiz was released on bond Monday, April 25, records show. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, May 2.
Arrest Made In Cedar Beach Park Shooting
Allentown police have arrested a man they say opened fire in a local park Monday, Feb. 21.
Officers were called to Cedar Beach Park on a report of shots fired at around 5:30 p.m., police said.
There were no reported injuries, but shell casings were discovered at the scene, according to police.
An investigation later identified Carlos O. Medina, 25, of Allentown, as the suspected gunman.
He was charged with firearms not to be carried without a license, terroristic threats, simple assault by physical menace, reckless endangerment, and disorderly conduct.
He was remanded to Lehigh County Ja…
