State Police
Driver flees
scene
State Police Troop M, Bethlehem, report troopers responded to the lobby of PSP Bethlehem Barracks for a report of a hit and run crash which occurred shortly after midnight June 24 on Route 22 East near mile marker 317, South Whitehall Township.
Police said after talking with the victim, a 22-year-old Allentown man, it was determined Singbah Dennis, 42, of Bethlehem, was operating a 2010 white Ford Fusion when he allegedly struck a 2017 silver/aluminum Hyundai Elantra and fled the scene.
Charges have been filed against Dennis accordingly, police say.
Smartwatch, car
key stolen
State Police Troop M, Bethlehem, report at approximately 11 p.m. June 20 the Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched for a report of lost items at the Schnecksville Fair, 4550 Old Packhouse, North Whitehall Township.
According to police, a 27-year-old Lansford woman said she had put her bag down under a set of stairs while she went to first aid to get a band-aid for her daughter and when she returned to collect her bag, it was gone.
The woman and her family members searched for the bag, and it was located under an ATM, police say.
Police say the woman’s Samsung S5 Smartwatch valued at $200 and her Jeep car key, valued at $100 were missing from the bag.
Trailer, landscaping
equipment stolen
A 36-year-old Coplay man reported a 2013 orange Victory trailer from Rocky Mount, Va., with landscaping equipment was stolen shortly after midnight May 23 from Balliet Street, according to North Whitehall Township, State Police Troop M.
Police say items stolen included a AGT excavator, valued at $7,000, a Echo weed whacker, valued at $400, an Echo blower, valued at $600 and a a VCTL registration tool valued at $10,000.
According to police, the trailer and excavator stolen were located the following day.
Currently two Echo weed whackers and one Echo blower are still not located, police say.
According to police, a 2019 white Ford Escape was allegedly involved.
Anyone with information regarding this theft is asked to call state police at 610-861-2026.