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Crime and Fire

Large Propane Tank Stolen in Lower Mac, Police Say

The following alleged incidents in Lower Macungie have been reported by state police at Fogelsville.

Charged: Rebecca Nicole Wetzel, 31, of Alburtis with retail theft and conspiracy to commit retail theft at 12:21 p.m. March 23; conspired with a 17-year-old Alburtis girl to take items including costume jewelry, baby formula and pain reliever from Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, police said; $159.57 total value; Wetzel held in Lehigh County Prison under $7,500 bail and charges waived to court at a preliminary hearing April 1, according to online court records; disposition of juvenile unknown. Arrests do not indicate conviction. Theft/fraud/forgery: Reported by a 53-year-old Allentown-area woman; victim's wallet was taken from the parking lot at 1042 Mill Creek Road between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. March 17, police said; wallet contained a …

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What Does Snow Emergency Mean?

Macungie and Lower Macungie have regulations in place designed to keep major roads passable and safe.

A municipal snow emergency includes several components. How do you know there is one? What is it for? What are your responsibilities? With heavy snow forecast later today and tomorrow, you need to know there are several similarities between Lower Macungie Township and Macungie's regulations, so let's start here. The purpose of declaring a snow emergency is to provide priority plowing so that some main routes would be passable in a severe storm. Those routes are marked with red and white signs on posts or utility poles. Each municipality designates when the emergencies are called. Lower Macungie states this is likely to occur when 6 inches or more of snow are forecast. That's probably safe to say for the borough as well. Residents of both …

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5 Macungie Treasures for Sale on eBay

You never know what you'll discover on eBay -- including some local gems from your community

Local collectibles are popular on eBay and there are even some gems from Macungie and Lower Macungie township including the following: What local treasures have you found on eBay or elsewhere? Post a photo to this article and add your comments below.

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Two Racist Incidents Under Police Investigation

State police report two racist incidents in Lower Macungie but have not said the crimes are related

  State police are investigating racist grafitti and a report of ethnic intimidation targeting a Jewish resident. More than 190,000 such hate incidents and crimes occur each year in the United States, according to a 2005 report. KKK Sprayed on Garage A Lower Macungie Township woman -- Chermay Michelle Bullock, 31 -- told police that someone sprayed "KKK" on the door of her garage on Sequoia Drive, according to state police at Fogelsville. The act has been classified criminal mischief and occurred between 10:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 7, police said. Jewish Teen Targeted Earlier this month, an ethnic-related message sent to a Lower Macungie Township teen on a social media site is being investigated as a criminal offense, according to…

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$8,000 Reward for Tips on Skinned Foxes Found Dead

Lehigh Valley animal lovers are pledging thousands of dollars for tips in the case of 11 small animals found dead and skinned in a rural park.

The Lehigh Valley Pitbull Awareness Club is offering a reward for information about 11 small animals -- likely foxes -- found skinned and dead near Quarry Park in Lower Macungie Township last Friday. The animals were originally thought to be puppies. One was shot and the others appear to have been trapped. They looked to be about 6 months old, according to a Lehigh County Humane Society official. The club posted a notice of a $100 reward for information in the case on its Facebook page and donations have now swelled to $8,000, which includes a $1,000 pledged by Humane Society President Bruce Fritch. The club posted this update on Facebook Wednesday: We want to clarify two things. First, if the police, with help from the humane society and …

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tamarya

10:50 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012

I was thinking the same thing Mark.   more ›

Bed Bugs Now Creeping Into Our Libraries

Bed bug problems have been reported in libraries from Connecticut to California and the Lehigh Valley is no exception

Bed bug alerts are nothing new for hotel guests -- but libraries are now looking out for the insidious pests. A bed bug-sniffing dog was brought to the Lower Macungie Public Library recently after bed bugs were found in DVDs returned through the library's book drop. Library staff tightly bagged and discarded the DVDs and the pieces of rug that lined the bookdrop. The library was then closed until an inspection by an Ehrlich exterminator. Director Kathee Rhodes wanted to go even further to ensure the library was pest free, so she called in Dino, the bed bug-sniffing beagle from Good Night, Sleep Tight to give the final word. Dino was very interested in one sofa and --  though an inspection revealed no bugs in it -- the sofa was removed, …

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Richard Pollack

7:17 am on Thursday, November 29, 2012

Ben, Sorry about your nightmarish experiences. Yes, it can be difficult and costly to eliminate bed bugs, but it does not always need be so challenging. I think you could have saved much time and effort by not laundering all your clothes. I'm not convinced that really helped you. Unfortunately, such laundering is one of several controversial steps required or recommended by some pest control …   more ›

Dead and Skinned Animals Were Foxes, Not Puppies

11 small skinned animals found near a Lower Macungie park in Lehigh County on Friday were foxes not dogs, according to a Lehigh County Humane Society officer

11 Dead Animals Found Skinned Were Foxes, Not Puppies

11 small animals found dead near a Lower Macungie park on Friday have been identified as foxes, not dogs.

Eleven small animals found dead and skinned near Lower Macungie's Quarry Park Friday have been tentatively identified as foxes because of their teeth, according to Christine Wiggins of the Lehigh County Humane Society. Further testing is needed to be sure, Bruce Fritch of the humane society told The Morning Call. A press release from state police originally indicated the animals were puppies, sparking outrage among local animal lovers. An Upper Macungie woman who was walking her dogs on Friday afternoon near the park made the gruesome discovery and called state police. She did not want to disclose exactly what she saw for fear of jeopardizing the investigation. The woman told Patch, "It's very upsetting. And I worry what kind of person …

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tamarya

12:06 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Who taught you what PETA stand for? PETA stands for "people for the ethical treatment of animals". I do agree some of the hunting arguments people come up with are stupid, especially when they think they are doing much better buying their meat at a grocery store and buying meat that comes from factories after it has been pumped with growth hormones, overcrowded, and poisoned till death. And the …   more ›