Published October 24. 2026 09:00AM
State police at the Bethlehem barracks reported the following incidents:
• Police said they attempted to make a traffic stop on Kernsville Road, Lowhill Township, but the driver of a motorcycle failed to yield and the pursuit was ended.
The incident occurred at 4:49 p.m. Oct. 21.
• Copper wire valued at $10,000 was stolen in an incident that was reported to police at 9:36 a.m. Oct. 6 at 1149 Rising Sun Road, North Whitehall Township.
Police said a representative of Verizon, Allentown, told police that someone stole about 150 feet of the wiring at approximately 4 p.m. Oct. 4.
Police said several Verizon customers reported service outages, prompting the company to send technicians to the scene where they discovered the theft.
There are no video cameras in the section of Rising Sun Road where the theft occurred, according to police.