Driver With Warrant Flees After Lehigh Valley Crash: Slate Belt Police
A driver with an active New Jersey warrant fled from police after getting into a crash in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said.
Brandon R. Russ, 38, was involved in a multi-vehicle crash near 56 N. Lehigh Avenue in Wind Gap around 3:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, Slate Belt Regional Police said in a release on Monday, July 25.
As officers were on their way to the crash scene, Russ drove off, police said.
A follow-up investigation found that Russ had an active warrant out of New Jersey.
He was arrested around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 25 and charged with flight to avoid apprehension, obstructi…
Seen HIM? Lehigh Valley Man, 20, Sought For Felony Drug Dealing
Seen him? Authorities are seeking the public’s help tracking down a man sought for felony drug dealing in the Lehigh Valley area.
A warrant was issued on Tuesday, July 12 for the arrest of Brandon Manuel Vega, 20, with charges of felony possession with intent to deliver, as well as misdemeanor counts of drug and paraphernalia possession, Palmer Township Police said in a release on Tuesday, July 19.
Vega may be around the 100 block of Ridgeline Lane in Easton, police said.
Vega should not be approached, police said.
Anyone with information about Vega’s whereabouts is asked to contact Palme…
Disgruntled Lehigh Valley Ex Warehouse Worker Hits Brother With Car, Flees, Police Say
A disgruntled Lehigh Valley former warehouse worker was charged with a felony after intentionally his brother with his car while dropping him off for work at the same location, authorities said.
James Alan Mathews, 55, was charged with felony aggravated assault by vehicle, simple assault, terroristic threats, defiant trespass, fleeing, and reckless driving, Palmer Township Police said.
Mathews — who was terminated from Majestic Athletics last year — was dropping his brother off at the warehouse when he sped through the parking lot and intentionally struck him out of anger toward management …
Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Allentown Woman Outside Warehouse
A 55-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting a woman outside her warehouse job in the Lehigh Valley Friday, July 15, authorities said.
Jose A. Bencosme, of Allentown, has been charged with criminal homicide and firearms not to be carried without a license, Upper Macungie police said.
Maria I. Guzman-Rodriguez, 44, of Allentown, was sitting inside her vehicle when Bencosme shot and killed her outside Lineage Logistics, a refrigerated storage facility on Ruppsville Road just before 4 a.m., according to local police and the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
Bencosme fled t…
