Assault arrest

A 28-year-old male, of Bethlehem, was charged Oct. 20 with simple assault and harassment following an alleged domestic disturbance in the 1400 block of Lehigh Avenue, according to Salisbury police.

Terroristic threats arrest

A 43-year-old male, of Allentown, was arrested Oct. 19 and charged with alleged terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness following an incident that started at the Commix Hotel, 3245 W. Emaus Ave., according to Salisbury police.

Wanted person arrest

A 33-year-old male, of Allentown, was taken into custody Oct. 20 after a traffic stop in the 1800 block of East Susquehanna Street on a domestic relations arrest warrant out of Lehigh County, according to Salisbury police.

Receiving stolen property arrest

A 38-year-old male, of Allentown, was charged Oct. 16 with receiving stolen property after allegedly taking possession of $1,910 in cash. The funds were connected to two checks a township resident of the 700 block of Yorkshire Road mailed to family members. The checks were stolen before reaching their destination, according to Salisbury police.

Disorderly conduct arrest

A student at the Arts Academy Charter School was cited for disorderly conduct Oct. 21 after allegedly “engaging in behavior that was alarming and served no legitimate purpose,” according to Salisbury police.

Theft

A person, of Emmaus, reported their cellphone was stolen while at South Mall, 3300 Lehigh St., Oct. 17. The phone was recovered after the phone’s GPS signal led officers to a cash-for-phones vending machine in the mall, according to Salisbury police.

Unwanted persons

On Oct. 13, Salisbury officers were called to a business complex in the 1100 block of South Cedar Crest Boulevard for an unwanted person, according to Salisbury police. The person left without incident, according to authorities.

On Oct. 15, Salisbury officers were called to retailer GIANT Food Stores, South Mall, 3300 Lehigh St., for an unwanted person, according to Salisbury police. The person left without incident, according to authorities.

Shots fired

On Oct. 18, officers were called to 2720 S. Pike Ave. for a disturbance involving shots fired, according to Salisbury police. “When officers arrived, the disturbance had already ended, but spent casings were located in the roadway,” according to authorities.

Disturbances

Officers were called to a residence in the 100 block of White Oak Lane for a disturbance Oct. 12, according to Salisbury police.

Officers were called twice to a residence in the 400 block of East Federal Street for disturbances Oct. 15, according to Salisbury police.

Officers were called to a residence in the 1200 block of Garden Avenue for a disturbance Oct. 21, according to Salisbury police.

Officers responded to GIANT Food Stores, South Mall, 3300 Lehigh St., for a report of a disturbance outside the store Oct. 21. All involved parties had left the area by the time police arrived, according to Salisbury police.

Citizen assist

On Oct. 13, a resident of White Oak Lane filed a complaint after reporting his electric company overbilled him, according to Salisbury police. He was advised to address the matter directly with the utility provider.

Mutual aid

Salisbury officers were called to the emergency room at St. Luke’s University Hospital, 801 Ostrum St., Fountain Hill, Oct. 16 to help Fountain Hill Police with a barricaded individual, according to Salisbury police.

Scam

A resident of Country Club Road was swindled out of a large sum of money after someone contacted her and falsely claimed she had missed jury duty, according to Salisbury police. “She was instructed to send money to avoid being arrested,” according to authorities.

School bus violations

Between Oct. 12 and Oct. 21, 2026, three automated school bus camera violations were approved, bringing the school year’s total to 38 approved violations, according to Salisbury police. “Additionally, one motorist who passed a school bus on its loading side was identified through investigation and was cited via summons for overtaking the school bus,” according to authorities.