Tenant enters apartment without permission

Coplay police responded Dec. 5 to a report that a former tenant entered a building in the unit block of North Fifth Street.

The owner of the building told police the individual entered the apartment and removed items without his permission, police said.

Odor of gas reported

Police and firefighters responded Dec. 6 to a report of a strong odor in the unit block of North Fifth Street.

Officials determined the source of the odor was natural gas coming from the area in the 100 block of Maple Street.

UGI was notified and resolved the situation, police said.

Vehicle reported stolen

A resident of the 200 block of South Second Street reported the theft of his 1995 Honda Accord Dec. 2.

The vehicle had been parked on Lehigh Street, police said.

As the officer was taking information from the vehicle owner, he noticed a Honda parked down the street with the motor running and the trunk open. No one was near the vehicle, police said.

The officer learned the vehicle was owned by someone in Allentown. After checking with the owner, Allentown police discovered the vehicle had been stolen.

Coplay police returned the stolen vehicle found on Lehigh Street back to its owner in the city. The vehicle belonging to the South Second Street resident was later recovered and returned to the borough, police said.

The Lehigh County Auto Task Force is currently investigating the incident, police said.