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Lower Saucon Township Police Blotter: Dec. 11, 2012

The following information was supplied by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Man Arrested for DUI on Easton Road On Nov. 11 at 1:19am police say Brent Hosterman, of the 400 block of Main Street, Harleysville, was observed traveling at 67.8mph in a posted 45mph zone in the 2700 block of Easton Road. In a press release police said an officer detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and observed signs of impairment in Hosterman, who allegedly failed field sobriety tests and was arrested for DUI. Police said Hosterman's blood alcohol content (BAC) was determined to be .10 percent. Woman Ran Red Light, Causing Accident, Police Say On Dec. 4 at 11:09am police say they responded to a motor vehicle accident at Route 378 and Seidersville Road. In a press release, police said the accident occurred when Barbara Bakley, of …

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Lower Saucon Township Police Blotter: Nov. 28, 2012

The following information was supplied by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Man Arrested for DUI at Lower Saucon and Applebutter Roads On Oct. 27 at 4:36am police say they stopped Donald Smith Jr., of the first block of Young Street, Easton, at Applebutter and Lower Saucon roads, after he allegedly drove through a stop sign. Police said in a press release that Smith was driving with a broken tail light and that he was observed driving over the double yellow lines on the road. He was determined to have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .11 percent, police said. Smith has been charged with DUI, they added. Man Arrested for DUI at Ringhoffer and Easton Roads On Oct. 28 at 1:17am police say George Sosa Jr., of the 1600 block of West Cumberland Street, Allentown, was arrested for DUI after he was stopped for traffic …

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Township Man Allegedly Shot at Pumpkin

Christopher Green, 30, of 2235 Koehler Drive, Lower Saucon Township, faces charges after allegedly firing at a gourd Wednesday.

A Lower Saucon Township man was jailed Thursday morning after he allegedly got drunk and started shooting at a pumpkin. Township police say Christopher Green, 30, of 2235 Koehler Drive, Apt. 1, fired shots from a .22 caliber handgun at a pumpkin across the street from his home. According to court records, Green's landlord told police he had heard shooting late Wednesday night, and found Green behind the property. Police say Green had been drinking, and admitted he was "just shooting a pumpkin." His 5-year-old son was sleeping inside the apartment during the shooting. Green is charged with reckless endangerment, possession of an instrument of crime, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He was arraigned early Thursday morning before on…

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Bus Driver Headed to Sands to be Cited in Route 378 Crash

No one was injured in the bus crash on Route 378 on Saturday, Lower Saucon police say. Citations do not indicate a conviction.

  A bus driver carrying about 40 passengers to the Sands Casino will be cited for reckless driving following an accident shortly before noon Saturday on Route 378, Lower Saucon police said. Russell Gray, of Philadelphia, will be charged by mail with reckless driving and driving at an unsafe speed. According to police, Gray was driving a charter bus north on Route 378, at Koeler Drive, when he rear-ended two SUVs. In all, five vehicles were involved in the crash.  No one was injured.

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Chris

10:16 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012

They need to pick better people to drive buses and anything anymore like really road rage   more ›

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Lower Saucon Township Police Blotter: Oct. 6, 2012

The following information was supplied by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Man Arrested for DUI on Mountain Drive On Sept. 15 at 1:18am police say Felix Perez, of the 1200 block of East Fourth Street, Bethlehem, was stopped on Mountain Drive for allegedly driving erratically on Mountain Drive and Old Philadelphia Pike. Police said in a press release that Perez was found to be under the influence of alcohol and taken to the Bethlehem DUI Center. He was determined to have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .15 percent, according to police, who said he has been charged with DUI and careless driving. Man Arrested for DUI Following Springtown Hill Road Accident On Sept. 22 at 1:48am police say they were dispatched to 2263 Springtown Hill Road after it was reported that a car had crashed in a yard. Police said in a press…

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Lower Saucon Township Police Blotter: Sept. 25, 2012

The following information was supplied by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Property Owner Cited Following High Weed Complaint On Sept. 14 police say Francis Deprill, of the 3300 block of Airport Road, Hanover Township, Lehigh County, was cited for a township ordinance violation after police received a complaint about high weeds at a property he owns at 1283 Seidersville Road. Police said in a press release that Deprill's property was found to be in violation of the ordinance because there was vegetation on it that was in excess of 12 inches high and within 50 feet of a roadway or property line. Man Arrested for DUI at Applebutter and Lower Saucon Roads On Sept. 15 at 2:17am police say John Bubori, of the 2800 block of County Line Road, Lower Saucon Township, was observed traveling east on Applebutter Road at …

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Lower Saucon Township Police Blotter: July 24, 2012

The following information was supplied by the Lower Saucon Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Man Arrested for DUI Following Black River Road Accident On July 3 at 6:43am police say they responded to a report of a car off the road on Black River Road. Police said they arrived at the scene of the accident to find that Colin Strawn, 19, of the 400 block of West Hamilton Street, Allentown, had gone off the road and struck a tree. "(The) officer spoke with the driver, who advised that he was travelling too fast while rounding the curve in the roadway," police said in a press release. A blood test determined Strawn's blood alcohol content (BAC) to be .11 percent, they added. Strawn has been charged with DUI, underage drinking and careless driving.  Woman to Be Cited for Friedensville Road Accident On July 5 at 5:12pm, police say …

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Police: Donations to Leithsville Fire Fund Stolen

Lower Saucon Township Police say a donation jar containing approximately $150 was reported stolen from Feasta Pizza July 16. The money was to benefit the Leithsville Building Fund, police said.

Approximately $150 that had been collected for the Leithsville Building Fund in a jar on the counter at Feasta Pizza was reported stolen July 16, Lower Saucon Township Police announced in a press release Wednesday. The building fund was established after the landmark volunteer fire station on Leithsville Road was destroyed in a fiery dump truck accident May 24. A local resident was killed in the accident, and the driver of the dump truck was seriously burned. Police are asking anyone with information about the theft of the donation jar to contact the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-317-6110.

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High Speed Chase on Rt. 378 Leads to Charges

A Bethlehem man accused of eluding a traffic stop in Lower Saucon Township on July 4 now faces multiple charges.

A Bethlehem man who eluded a Lower Saucon Township police officer on a high-speed chase during the early morning hours of July 4 is in prison on suspicion of multiple infractions, according to court records. Laquan Marquise Knolton, 23, of 484 Birkel Ave., allegedly fled north on Route 378 into Bethlehem driving at well over 60 mph after the Lower Saucon officer attempted to stop him with police lights at N. Mountain Drive, according to the arrest warrant against him. According to the affidavit of probable cause: Knolton was apprehended Saturday morning and charged with fleeing or eluding a police officer, reckless endangerment and multiple vehicular offenses. He was arraigned before weekend duty District Judge James Narlesky and committed…

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