Hellertown Crime

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• Study: Regional Police Force Would Be More Efficient

  Tuesday May 29 | via Patch.com 

  Overall attendance may have been sparse, but a number of township and borough police officers were conspicuous among those who were at the public meeting held to unveil the results of a regional police study commissioned by Hellertown Borough and Lower Saucon Township councils last year.

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  Related Topix: Montgomery County, PA, Hellertown, PA

• 2 hurt when pickup truck rolls

  Monday May 28 | via Reading Eagle/Reading Times 

  Reading Eagle Two Northampton County residents were taken to Reading Hospital on Sunday after their pickup truck was hit by another vehicle and rolled over the guide rail along southbound Route 222, authorities said.

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  Related Topix: Northampton County, PA, Hellertown, PA, Wyomissing, PA

• Share Messages of Support for Fire Victims, Volunteers

  Friday May 25 | via Patch.com 

  Editor's Note: This article has been updated. The disastrous fire at Lower Saucon Township's Leithsville Fire Company Thursday has been compounded by the news last night that at least one person died in the 1pm dump truck accident that sparked the blaze.

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• Upper Macungie Helps Cover Hellertown Fatal Fire

  Thursday May 24 | via Patch.com 

  Upper Macungie's volunteer fire companies are reportedly covering the Hellertown area this evening, as local fire crews remain at the scene of the badly-damaged Leithsville Fire Station.

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  Related Topix: Fire, Hellertown, PA, Northampton County, PA, Boat Disaster

• Dump Truck Explodes After Slamming Into Pa. Station

  Thursday May 24 | via FireHouse.com 

  Leithsville Volunteer Fire Company's station near Hellertown went up in flames Thursday after a dump truck hauling asphalt crashed into the building and exploded, with the driver barely escaping, according to witnesses and emergency radio dispatches.

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  Related Topix: Fire, Hellertown, PA, Boat Disaster, Northampton County, PA

• Coroner on Scene of Lower Saucon Fire Station Fire

  Thursday May 24 | via Patch.com 

  UPDATE, 8pm: A coroner has been called to the scene UPDATE, 6:30pm: Palmer Township and Upper Bucks volunteer fire companies are reportedly covering the Hellertown area this evening, as local fire crews remain at the scene of the badly-damaged Leithsville Fire Station.

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  Related Topix: Fire, Hellertown, PA, Boat Disaster

• 1 Dead After Firehouse Fire

  Thursday May 24 | via NBC Philadelphia 

  One person was found dead inside the Leightsville Fire House in Hellertown after a fire was put out Thursday afternoon.

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• Pocono Thursday: NCC grad's second act, firehouse bl...

  Thursday May 24 | via Pocono Record 

  We start today's newsletter with some positive news about a man who has turned his life around after a troubled past.

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  Related Topix: Monroe County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Hellertown, PA, Pike County, PA

• Northeastern Pa. firehouse goes up in flames

  Thursday May 24 | via WFMJ-TV Youngstown 

  The State Highway Patrol is kicking off a new program to train truck drivers to watch for signs of potential crimes and safety threats while they're traveling Ohio roadways.

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• Allentown Public Library to host several local autho...

  Thursday May 24 | via NJ.com 

  Several local authors will be appearing at the Allentown Public Library next month.

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  Related Topix: Hellertown, PA, Bucks County, PA, Penn State University Park, Moravian College

• Yellow Lab Found on Easton Road in Hellertown

  Thursday May 24 | via Patch.com 

  Anybody lost a puppy? Hellertown Borough officials reported Thursday that a female yellow Labrador retriever was found wandering in the 1300 block of Easton Road Wednesday at about 11am.

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• Hellertown Police Blotter: May 24, 2012

  Thursday May 24 | via Patch.com 

  Man Arrested for DUI on Main Street On April 24 at 9:37pm police say they stopped Aaron D. Kochsmeier, 22, of the 1700 block of Creek Road, Bethlehem, in the 1400 block of Main Street for a summary traffic violation.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Hellertown, PA

• Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township study joint police...

  Wednesday May 23 | via NJ.com 

  A Hellertown - Lower Saucon Township police department would initially cost Hellertown more but would save both towns money after three years, and it would provide better service, a study has found.

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  Related Topix: Hellertown, PA, Montgomery County, PA

• Police: Suspected Bomb Was Not Explosive Device

  Saturday May 12 | via Patch.com 

  The suspected pipe bomb that was found near Front and West Water streets in Hellertown Saturday morning was not a bomb, according to borough police officer Jeff Johnston, who is quoted in an Express-Times story published this afternoon.

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  Related Topix: Northampton County, PA

• Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township police-merger repo...

  Thursday May 10 | via NJ.com 

  Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township officials are holding a joint meeting May 23 to hear a draft report on a Pennsylvania study on the proposal to merge the municipalities' police departments.

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• Pit Bull Puppy Found in Hellertown

  Tuesday May 8 | via Patch.com 

  A male pit bull puppy was found in the vicinity of High Street in Hellertown Tuesday morning, and its owner is being sought, the borough announced via email.

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• Project Blue Light to Be Observed in Borough

  Tuesday May 8 | via Patch.com 

  A tribute to the sacrifices made by police officers will take place in the borough of Hellertown the week of May 13-19, and local residents are being asked to show their support by participating in it.

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