Residents urged to remember school bus stopping law

Whitehall Township police remind residents and visitors they are required to obey the state School Bus Stopping Law.

Drivers must stop and not attempt to pass or overtake a stopped school bus with red signal lights flashing and the stop arm bar is extended.

Motorists must stop when approaching an intersection where a school bus is stopped with red signal lights flashing and the stop arm bar extended. This includes roadways divided with painted lines.

Drivers also must stop at an intersection whether it is or is not marked with a stop sign. All traffic must stop at least 10 feet away from the school bus.

Only when the bus is on the opposite side of the street with a clearly defined dividing section or physical barriers providing separate roadways do drivers not have to stop.

The Whitehall police responded to these and other calls recently.

SEPTEMBER 1

· A report of a suspicious activity brought officers to the 900 block of Sixth Street.

· Officers assisted EMS in the 4000 block of Spring Street.

· An alarm summoned police to the 500 block of Seventh Street.

· A report of corn stalks broken in a resident's yard brought officers to the unit block of Madison Lane.

· Police responded to a motor vehicle crash on Fairmont Avenue.

· Officers were called to the 3400 block of North Fourth Street to investigate a report of a theft.

SEPTEMBER 2

· An alarm summoned police to the Home Depot, 1350 MacArthur Road.

· Officers responded to a theft at the Giant, 2641 MacArthur Road.

· A report of a disturbance brought police to the 5100 block of Saylor Park Drive.

· Police were called to Main Street to investigate a motor vehicle crash.

· A report of a disturbance brought officers to Rent-A-Center, 1155 MacArthur Road.

SEPTEMBER 3

· Officers responded to a report of a sick skunk in the 1200 block of Ellsworth Drive.

· A verbal dispute brought police to Presidential Drive.

· Officers responded to a disorderly group of people at the McDonald's, 2752 MacArthur Road.

· A report of access device fraud brought police to Weis, 3644 MacArthur Road.

· Police were called to Steckel Elementary School, 2928 Zephyr Blvd., to investigate a report of a missing juvenile.

· An alarm summoned officers to the 1700 block of Michael Drive.

SEPTEMBER 4

· Officers responded to a theft from a vehicle at E.M. Kutz, 801 Front St.

· A report of harassment brought police to the 1200 block of Mickley Road.

· Officers were called to the 1900 block of Linden Drive to investigate a dispute between a husband and wife.

· An alarm summoned police to the 4100 block of Scheidys Road.

SEPTEMBER 5

· Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Washington Street.

· A theft from a vehicle brought officers to the 300 block of Sumner Avenue.

· Police were called to the 1600 block of Harding Circle to investigate a report of a noise in a resident's home.

· Officers responded to a vehicle damaged in the 700 block of Pennsylvania Street.

· A complaint regarding loud music brought police to the 2000 block of Columbia Street.

· Officers responded to a verbal dispute between a man and woman in the 2100 block of Main Street.

SEPTEMBER 6

· A report of an assault brought police to the 400 block of Carolina Avenue.

· Officers responded to a motor vehicle crash on MacArthur Road.

· Police responded to a disturbance in the 3500 block of Limestone Drive.

· A motor vehicle crash brought officers to Overlook Road.

· Police responded to a report of harassment in the 1500 block of Front Street.