5 Slashed in Fights at Party, Police Say

State police at Fogelsville say they are looking for a thin-built black man with dreadlocks in connection with the slashing of five people, including a 19-year-old Wescosville woman.

Five people, including a 19-year-old Wescosville woman, were slashed or stabbed in fights that broke out early Saturday at a large party at 8996 Kings Highway in Lynn Township, state police at Fogelsville said. Police are looking for a suspect in connection with the slashings. He is described as a thin-built black man with dreadlocks, between the ages of 18 and 21. Police said several fights broke out during the party, and the five people were slashed or stabbed by an edged weapon. After everyone disbursed, a gunshot was fired in the area of the residence, police said. Police did not name the victims or say whether they were taken to hospitals.  They said, however, that those slashed or stabbed included a 17-year-old boy, a 26-year-old man…

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2 Charged in Walmart Theft, 'Carjacking,' Chase, Police Say

Two men are charged in connection with a theft at Walmart in Lower Macungie that ended in a police chase for a fake carjacking, state police at Fogelsville say.

Two Allentown men are in custody following a police chase that began Friday in Lower Macungie after one man stole baby formula from the Walmart in the township then lied that his vehicle had been carjacked, state police at Fogelsville said. The chase ended in Allentown, with police taking the second man who fled in the vehicle into custody at Seventh and Union streets, police said. Hector Vincente Rosa, 42, and Stephen "NMN" Rodriguez, 34, face charges that include retail theft and fleeing and eluding, police said.  According to police, both men arrived at the Walmart at 5:45 p.m. Friday in the same vehicle, based on the store's video surveillance. One of the men went into the store and allegedly stole 18 cans of baby formula, a Walmart …

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Dino Santos

11:08 pm on Sunday, April 28, 2013

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Underage Drinkers at House Party Cited, Police Say

The alleged underage drinking took place at the Weisenberg Township home of a Northwestern Lehigh School Board member, according to a report in The Morning Call.

Twelve people, including two from Fogelsville and three from Orefield, have been cited for underage drinking at a Feb. 3 party at a Weisenberg Township home, state police at Fogelsville said. The alleged underage drinking took place at 4542 Senny Court. The home is the residence of LeRoy Sorensen, vice-president of the Northwestern Lehigh School Board, according to a report by The Morning Call. State police said they cited Christopher Rice, 18, of Fogelsville; and Hunter Culp, 20, Christopher Ruch, 20, and Brett Austin, 18, all of Orefield, with underage drinking. A 16-year-old girl from Fogelsville was also cited, police said. The other seven people who were cited, including five other juveniles, were from New Tripoli, Kutztown, …

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Man Accused of Eluding Police in High-Speed Chase

The chase started in South Whitehall, went through North Whitehall and ended in Slatington, state police said. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.

  A 23-year-old Allentown man faces charges of trying to elude police in a high-speed chase that started in South Whitehall and ended in Slatingon. A felony arrest warrant was issued for Brady Wyatt Gruver by District Judge Jacob Hammond, whose office is in South Whitehall. State police at Fogelsville said they initiated a traffic stop at 12:50 a.m. Dec. 5 on eastbound Route 22 near Route 309 in South Whitehall on a green Volkswagen Jetta. But the driver didn't stop, and a chase ensued to Whitehall, Allentown, North Whitehall, Washington Township and Slatington, police said.  According to a report in The Morning Call, the arrest affidavit said Gruver was travelling up to 115 mph, getting off Route 22 at 15th Street and eventually onto …

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11 Dead Puppies Found Near Lower Macungie Park

The following information was supplied by state police at Fogelsville.

  Eleven puppies were found dead, some partially inside a plastic bag, off Quarry Road near Lower Macungie Park. State police at Fogelsville said the puppies were found about 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, by someone reporting suspected animal abuse. Police said the dead puppies were on the side of the road, their fur removed. The Morning Call reported earlier this month that a dog had been found on the side of Route 863 in Lynn Township & that it appeared to have been skinned and cooked. State police are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 610-395-1438.

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Alleged 'Spider-Man' Robber Nabbed on I-78 in Upper Macungie

A traffic stop Tuesday on Interstate 78 in Upper Macungie resulted in the arrest of a 20-year-old man wanted for a convenience store robbery while wearing a 'Spider-Man' mask. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.

A 20-year-old man wanted for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Susquehanna County while wearing a Spider-Man mask was arrested Tuesday along Interstate 78 in Upper Macungie following a traffic stop. Louis Sherman, of Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, was stopped at 10:22 p.m. on I-78 near mile marker 48.4 after state police allegedly saw him driving erratically. Another person was in the vehicle. Sherman was later charged with DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving violations. At first, he falsely told police he was "Michael Sherman," then told police he had given them a wrong name because an arrest warrant had been issued for him on a robbery charge, according to the arrest affidavit. State police at Gibson said …

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Three Face Heroin Charges in I-78 Traffic Stop

Fogelsville state police allegedly find 50 bundles of heroin in an SUV stopped for speeding on Interstate 78 in Upper Macungie on Wednesday. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.

  Three people have been charged with intent to deliver heroin following a traffic stop on Interstate 78 in Upper Macungie on Wednesday. Alicia Atkinson, 35, Todd Lamont Holmes, 43, and Lateef Stubblefield, 39, all of Pittsburgh, each face charges of conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver heroin. Stubblefield also faces a charge of marijuana possession. According to an arrest affidavit: * State police stopped an SUV, driven by Atkinson, for speeding at 9:27 p.m. Wednesday in the eastbound lanes of I-78 in Upper Macungie. * Police ran a check and learned that Holmes, who owns the vehicle, and Stubblefield had extensive criminal histories for firearms and narcotics trafficking violations. * Holmes gave police permission to search …

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Grandpa Scammed Out of $4,000

Caller tells Lehigh County man that his grandson has been arrested in Mexico and needs bail money, police say.

They have differing characters and plots, but a scam by any other name is . . . still a scam. The variables are, of course, what makes this type of scam believable to some. That and the urgency that is always involved. Act now! That's always the common theme. And it's insisted upon to prompt an irrational response and one to act before checking facts. This scam occurred Sept. 20 to a man on Alexander Drive in Lower Macungie Township. A caller told the man that his grandson had been arrested in Mexico and needed bail money, according to state police at Fogelsville. The victim sent $4,000 via Western Union to Mexico. Police classified the incident as theft by deception. Calls like these typically involve a friend or relative who has been …

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Dorney Park Worker Killed Crossing I-78 Ramp

State Police at Fogelsville say Allentown driver could not stop in time, striking a 22-year-old woman from China as she walked across a ramp to Interstate 78 near South Whitehall border.

Woman Killed Walking Across I-78 Ramp near South Whitehall

State Police at Fogelsville say Allentown driver could not stop in time.