Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Someone breaks into four vending machines at entrance to Lower Macungie store, troopers report.
Have you spent endless hours -- and quarters -- at a grocery store trying to beat those crane-like vending machines to snag candy or a plush animal? Or maybe you wanted a certain prize inside one of those gumball-type machines, but you got the junky one instead. Someone recently took a different approach in trying to outsmart these machines at Walmart in Lower Macungie Township by skipping the "payload" of prizes and just going for silver in the coinbox left by previous players, according to state police at Fogelsville. Police said that someone between Feb. 25 and March 4 entered the coin boxes of four vending machines at the entrance to the store at 1091 Mill Creek Road and stole a total of $430. The machines are owned by National …
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Wal-Mart Supercenter
1091 Millcreek Rd Ste 1, Allentown, PA
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Lower Macungie PayPal user has two fishing poles he didn't buy charged to his account, troopers report.
An cyber thief went trolling recently and reeled in two fishing rods at a Lower Macungie Township man's expense, according to police. Brian David Miller of 1544 Oak Drive was a victim of access device theft, according to state police at Fogelsville. Miller reported that his PayPal account had been compromised on Jan. 31. The thief bought two fishing rods valued at $837.94, police said -- unfortunately, a nice catch at Miller's expense.
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1544 Oak Dr Lowr, Macungie, PA
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Friday, March 1, 2013
Lower Macungie burglar enters shed, finds adult magazines and views them in victim's garage at about 1:30 a.m., troopers report.
There's probably only one person who really knows what was going on here. According to a police report, that person is a 5-foot-9 man who was wearing gray sweatpants, black sneakers and a black hooded sweatshirt. For the rest of us, there's a lot of head scratching to be done. The man wearing the sweatshirt about 1:30 a.m. Thursday entered an unattached shed belonging to Joseph W. Woomer of 7582 Quarry Road, according to state police at Fogelsville. There, the prowler found a box of adult magazines. He took that box to the victim's attached garage and placed the container inside on the floor, leaving one magazine open, police said. The man in the sweatshirt fled on foot, last seen headed west toward Sauerkraut Lane. It wasn't clear whether…
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7582 Quarry Rd, Alburtis, PA
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
TV, laptop computer and movie cameras are among items stolen from Lower Macungie residence, troopers report.
A thief with a penchant for electronics or anticipating cash from the resale of hot goods found some items to his liking at a Lower Macungie Township residence, according to police. Someone in the span of two weeks made off with several items valued at $2,300 from the home of Ray Allen Leibensperger and Jean Marion McFadden of 2300 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., said state police at Fogeslville. The theft occurred between Jan. 14 and 29. Police just released details of the crime this week. Items taken included a 50-inch Sony television, a Panasonic laptop computer and two movie cameras, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 610-395-1438.
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2300 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Allentown man and woman told philanthropist Linny Fowler they needed money for a sick child, but spent her money instead on clothing, travel and gambling, DA John Morganelli says.
Marlene “Linny” Fowler was well-known in the Lehigh Valley for her generosity, giving millions of dollars away to institutions, causes and individuals she thought needed the money. But according to a Northampton County grand jury, two Allentown residents who got more than $1.2 million of the late UPS heiress’ money were taking advantage of her generous spirit. On Friday, Shawnta Equana Carmon, 32, of 27 West St., and Hassan Rahman Carmon, 34, of 848 N. 16th St., were each arraigned on four felony theft counts. Both were committed to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail. Shawnta Carmon took more than $1.15 million from Fowler during a four-and-a-half-year period that started in January 2008 and ended in August, according to …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The following Lower Macungie Township arrest information was supplied by the state police at Fogelsville. It does not indicate a conviction.
Charged: Nicole Kilareski of Macungie; cited for criminal mischief for intentionally breaking a window belonging to Mary Hutters of the 5600 block of Wood Lane at 10 p.m. Dec. 23, police said; no value of loss given. Criminal mischief: Reported by Jennifer McKenna of 7080 Periwinkle Drive; garage door reported dented at 11 p.m. Jan. 19, police said; no value of loss given. Theft: Reported by David Mendlewski of 2697 Brookside Road; white iPad 2 taken from the home between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 25, police said; no value of loss given. Theft of services: Six bags of garbage dumped in trash container at Leons Park at Spring Creek Road and Red Oak Lane between Jan. 4 and 7, police said.
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7080 Periwinkle Dr Lowr, Macungie, PA
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2697 Brookside Rd Lowr, Macungie, PA
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
State troopers say the $1,500 device was wheeled across several nearby yards in Macungie, but need help in tracking its whereabouts.
State police at Fogelsville are hoping that the industrious-looking person who was toting a log splitter across some backyards of Ridings Circle in Macungie this weekend impressed some neighbors. So is Michael J. Weber Jr. They're all hoping that the act was impressive enough to be memorable and that a witness can tell them who stole the log splitter that Weber had at his home at 3113 Sequoia Drive not far away in Lower Macungie Township. The log splitter was taken either Saturday or Sunday, police said. It was taken from the victim's backyard and wheeled across several backyards in The Ridings housing development. Police were not specific as to how they knew, but it's likely that tracks were left behind. The splitter was described as …
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3113 Sequoia Dr Lowr, Macungie, PA
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Monday, January 14, 2013
The following Lower Macungie Township arrest information was supplied by the state police at Fogelsville. It does not indicate a conviction.
Theft from motor vehicle: Reported by Slawomir Krempa of Macungie between 6 and 11:55 p.m. Jan. 3 along Industrial Way; laptop computer, GPS and Cobra CB radio stolen from commercial vehicle, police said; no value given. Charged: Stephen Reyes, 19, at 10 p.m. Jan. 2 with harassment; shoved a 58-year-old woman during an argument at 5489 Princeton Road, police said. Harassment: Reported by a 34-year-old woman at 3284 Sequoia Drive received unwanted text messages between Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, police said. Access device fraud: Reported by Christine Ann Koman of 8078 Hiritage Drive; victim's credit cards were used to make unauthorized purchases Dec. 30 and 31, police said; no value given. Criminal mischief: Reported by four residents in the 8000 …
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Metro Beauty Academy
4977 Medical Center Cir, Allentown, PA
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5489 Princeton Rd, Macungie, PA
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3284 Sequoia Dr Lowr, Macungie, PA
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8078 Heritage Dr, Alburtis, PA
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8001 Creamery Rd, Alburtis, PA
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4692 Blue Grass Ln, Macungie, PA
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2203 Greenmeadow Dr Lowr, Macungie, PA
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Monday, January 7, 2013
Thefts from cash register and food and drink on numerous occasions totaled near $200 at Lower Macungie store, troopers report.
If you follow the police items on Lower Macungie Patch, you know that Walmart is a frequent unintentional contributor. While there are other area stores where retail theft occurs, Walmart is by far and away the unofficial leader. From air conditioners to Yugioh cards to televisions to cosmetics to more air conditioners (seemed they were a summer favorite), Walmart has been where the action is. That trend continued late into last year, the only difference was that police say the thief was a cashier, not a customer at the 1091 Mill Creek Road store. According to state police at Fogelsville, Michael Joseph Donnelly, 44, of Catasauqua on 26 occasions took money totaling $94 from a cash register. He also on 16 occasions took food or drink …
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Wal-Mart Supercenter
1091 Millcreek Rd Ste 1, Allentown, PA
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Friday, January 4, 2013
The following information was supplied by troopers at the barracks in Fogelsville. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Access device fraud: Reported by Dorothy Gorman Dwyer of 5745 Springhaven Lane; someone attempted to use her credit card to make an online purchase Dec. 27 or 28, police said; amount not given. Charged: An unnamed 26-year-old man with simple assault; shoved a 5-year-old girl into a wall between Dec. 27 and 30 causing minor injury at 6897 Hunt Drive, police said; the incident remains under investigation. Access device fraud: Reported by Mark Kahler Fine of Allentown; someone between Dec. 17 and 31 opened several credit card and bank accounts in his name and sent the information to his address, police said; no purchases were made on these accounts, which were immediately closed by the victim. Access device fraud: Reported by Frannys …
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6897 Hunt Dr, Macungie, PA
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1282 Morning Star Dr, Allentown, PA
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QED
9:35 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Linny Fowler was clearly a wonderful woman. That her kindness, or perhaps late life health, interferred with her judgement about motives will hopefully be made right by DA John Morganelli. The crime here is that resources might have been directed to more worthy use than feeding scamsters. Now the public will most likely pay to incarcerate the the scamsters so the loss to the public continues. more ›