Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Large Sinkhole Forms In Salisbury Township: Police Large Sinkhole Forms In Salisbury Township: Police
Large Sinkhole Forms In Salisbury Township: Police Traffic is being redirected after a sinkhole formed in Lehigh County on Tuesday, Aug. 8, authorities said. The sinkhole opened up on East Wayne Avenue at South Potomac Street in Salisbury Township around 5:20 p.m., local police said. The Salisbury Township Police Department shared a video on Facebook of water shooting into the air from the sinkhole. ⛑ A large sinkhole is forming in the 800 block of East Wayne Avenue. PD, FD, and PW are on scene. East Wayne Avenue at... Posted by Salisbury Township Police Department on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 The streets will be closed until further no…

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home
Resident Treated For Burns After Fire Breaks Out At 122-Year-Old Allentown Home A resident was burned after a fire broke out at an Allentown home that was built in 1900, authorities said. Crews quickly extinguished the blaze that broke out at the 122-year-old house on the 1000 block of East Emmaus Avenue around 5:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, Salisbury Township police said. One person was treated for burns on the scene after being alerted to the fire by their smoke detectors, police said. No animals were injured. The road was temporarily closed as crews cleared the scene. The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation by the Salisbury Township Fire M…

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report
Woman Shoots, Kills Roommate In Lehigh Valley: Report A 40-year-old woman was arrested for shooting and killing her roommate in their Lehigh Valley home, WFMZ reports. Salisbury Township police officers were called just before 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 to a home on the 700 block of East Federal Street, where they found 37-year-old Tracy Lynn Hoffman dead inside a bedroom, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said in a Tuesday, Aug. 2 release. Terri Hodel, of Allentown, was arraigned on a criminal homicide charge on Monday and remanded to the Lehigh County Jail with bail denied, court records show. It all began on Sunday, July 31, when a member of …

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Multiple Horse-Buggies Involved In Crash In PA: Dispatch Multiple Horse-Buggies Involved In Crash In PA: Dispatch
Multiple Horse-Buggies Involved In Crash In PA: Dispatch Horses and people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in central Pennsylvania on Monday, Apr. 18, according to emergency dispatchers. Two horse-and-buggies and a vehicle collided at the intersection of Cains and Buena Vista roads in Salisbury Township, shortly before 9:30 p.m., a supervisor with Lancaster County-Wide Communications says. One person was hurt in the crash and taken to a local hospital, according to the supervisor. Two horses were also injured and a veterinarian was called to the scene of the crash, the supervisor said. No further information regarding the crash was avai…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Allentown Man Killed In Salisbury Township Crash: Report Allentown Man Killed In Salisbury Township Crash: Report
Allentown Man Killed In Salisbury Township Crash: Report A 65-year-old man was killed and a driver was injured in a two-car crash Tuesday, April 12 in Salisbury Township, LehighValleyLive reports. The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. on the 1200 block of South 24th Street, the outlet says citing police. James Davis, of Allentown, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the outlet. It was not immediately clear whether Davis was a driver or passenger. Click here for more from LehighValleyLive.

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Man, 76, Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle In Allentown: Coroner Man, 76, Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle In Allentown: Coroner
Man, 76, Dies Days After Being Struck By Vehicle In Allentown: Coroner A 76-year-old Salisbury Township man has died four days after being struck by a vehicle in Allentown, authorities said. Joseph A. Lacomare died on Sunday, Feb. 6 at St. Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem from closed head injuries sustained in a crash, according to Lehigh County Coroner's Office. His death was ruled an accident. Lacomare was struck by a vehicle in the 500 block of Union Boulevard around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation by Allentown police.

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Multiple Injuries Reported In Salisbury Township Estate Fire Multiple Injuries Reported In Salisbury Township Estate Fire
Multiple Injuries Reported In Salisbury Township Estate Fire Several injuries were reported in a fire that broke out early Tuesday at an estate in the Lehigh Valley, 6abc reports. Multiple fire companies responded to the home at the 3000 block of Barrington Lane in Salisbury Township just after 6 a.m., officials said on social media. Three alarms had been struck as of 8 a.m.

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Report: Lehigh County Mom, 25, Accused Of Poisoning 14-Month-Old Son With Nicotine Vape Oil Report: Lehigh County Mom, 25, Accused Of Poisoning 14-Month-Old Son With Nicotine Vape Oil
Report: Lehigh County Mom, 25, Accused Of Poisoning 14-Month-Old Son With Nicotine Vape Oil A Lehigh County mother is facing aggravated assault and child endangerment charges after she admitted to giving her 14-month-old son nicotine vape oil, resulting in a trip to the ICU, a new report says. Alexia Tretter, 25, of Catasauqua, is accused of causing “deadly high levels” of nicotine and cotinine in her son after giving him vape oil during a several-day stay at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Salisbury Township between Feb. 26 and March 3, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. Tretter’s son had a 190 bpm heart rate and was suffering from “seizures, coughing, gagging and throwing …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson
Lancaster, PA
News
More Than $122K Stolen From Lancaster County Horse Hospital More Than $122K Stolen From Lancaster County Horse Hospital
More Than $122K Stolen From Lancaster County Horse Hospital More than $122,000 was stolen from a Lancaster County horse hospital, according to Pennsylvania State Police. State police were called to investigate a theft at the Black Horse Animal Hospital in Kinzers, Salisbury Township around 9:45 a.m. on April 23. Hospital staff informed PSP that unidentified suspects gained access to the Black Horse Animal Hospital's bank accounts and withdrew approximately $122,546.98. The theft was committed via wire fraud. The investigation is ongoing.

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora