Retail theft

Lana Nicole Dimmig, 25, of Easton, was taken into custody for retail theft and drug possession at Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, 5:38 a.m. Jan. 13, after she allegedly was seen taking several items from the store. Dimmig also allegedly had heroin with her when taken into custody. Charges were filed in District Court 31-3-02.

Reported at Hobby Lobby, 7150 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township, a woman took a shopping cart full of items valued at $111.87 without paying for the merchandise, 3:27 p.m. Dec. 24, 2013. The investigation continues.

Marly Joseph, 23, of Bethlehem, was taken into custody and cited for retail theft after she allegedly tried to leave Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, without paying for $89 worth of items, 10 p.m. Jan. 6. Loss Prevention personnel stopped Joseph and she was transported to the Lehigh County Booking Center.

Jason Zemba, 35, of Hellertown, was arrested for retail theft after he allegedly attempted to remove trading cards with a total value of $328.52 from Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, 11:50 p.m. Jan. 7. Zemba allegedly was detained by Loss Prevention personnel and later transported to the Lehigh County Prison for processing and arraignment.

Ashley Lynn Everett, of Orefield, Shelby Nicole Seidel, of New Tripoli, and Nicholas Taylor Roeder, of Kunkletown, were charged with retail theft after they allegedly removed items for sale from different areas of Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, 7:37 p.m. Dec. 18, 2013. Everett, Seidel and Roeder allegedly hid merchandise on their persons and tried to leave the store without paying for the merchandise.

DUI

Esteban Hernandez, 50, of Macungie, was taken to Lehigh County DUI Center after a two-vehicle accident on Buckeye Road just west of Tank Farm Road, Upper Milford Township, 7:23 p.m. Jan. 17. Hernandez allegedly was speeding when he struck another vehicle. Both vehicles spun out of control and the vehicle Hernandez allegedly was driving struck a utility pole, snapping the pole, breaking through a chain link metal fence and coming to a stop in a retention ditch on the Buckeye Pipeline property. The second vehicle also struck the fence and became entangled under the fence. Hernandez allegedly was driving with a suspended license. Macungie EMS assisted police.

Jared S. Smith, of Pennsburg, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence after police checked a vehicle on State Street at Harrison Street, Emmaus borough, 12:06 a.m. Jan. 5. Smith allegedly showed signs of impairment at the time. Charges are pending.

Tara Hicks, 43, of Emmaus, was arrested for driving under the influence after she allegedly struck three parked empty vehicles near 3911 Main Road West, Upper Milford Township, 8:17 p.m. Jan. 8. Charges were filed in District Court 31-3-02.

Dennis Lee Yost, of Hereford, was accused of driving under the influence in a parking lot at 5531 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township, 4:48 p.m. Jan. 7 after he allegedly encountered Pennsylvania State Police in the lot.

Theft from motor vehicle

Reported in the 6400 block of Pioneer Drive, Lower Macungie Township, between 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 and 5 p.m. Jan. 12, unknown actors entered and rummaged through an unlocked vehicle before fleeing the area. Any witnesses are asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at 610-395-1438.

Reported at the Wyndham Wingate Hotel, 4325 Hamilton Blvd., Lower Macungie Township, between 12:01 a.m. and 7:49 a.m. Jan. 3, unknown actors broke windows on two separate vehicles and removed multiple items before fleeing the area. Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at 610-395-1438.

Reported in the 2900 block of Aronimink Place and the 2800 block of Whitemarsh Place, Lower Macungie Township, unknown actors entered unlocked vehicles and broke into a vehicle between 9 p.m. Dec. 19, 2013 and 4 a.m. Dec. 20, 2013. Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police at 610-395-1438.

Theft

Reported by a 29-year-old Allentown woman at Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Road, Lower Macungie Township, two actors, described as black males, 16 to 18 years old, took her purse from her shopping cart, fled the store and were seen getting into an older model black Saturn sedan, 5:52 p.m. Jan. 9. One of the men was described as wearing dark jeans and a dark jacket. Anyone with information may contact Pennsylvania State Police at 610-395-1438.

Theft

Reported at 4400 S. Cedarbrook Road, Lower Macungie Township, 10:23 a.m. Dec. 21, 2013, prescription Methadone was stolen.

Access Device Fraud

Reported in the 8000 block of Winchester Lane, Lower Macungie Township, by a 45-year-old woman, an unknown actor used the woman's debit card to make multiple purchases online Jan. 6. The total value of the purchases came to $1,614.22.