Warning: Another Burglary Despite Recent Arrests

Salisbury Police report another burglary and an attempted burglary; residents urged to watch for suspicious activity.

Police reported a burglary and an attempted burglary Wednesday. Two men distracted a woman at her Ritter Street home while a third person went inside and stole items and cash, according to a post on the Salisbury Township Police Facebook page. An attempted burglary on East Emmaus Avenue was interrupted by a neighbor. Police said three people were trying to force their way into a home. Police ask residents to stay alert for suspicious activity and call 911 or 610-437-5252. There's been a rash of burglaries in the township—14 during a 30-day period in March and April. Police arrested three people late Monday and charged them with burglary.

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Police Warn of Daytime Burglaries in Salisbury

Salisbury Township Police ask residents to be on alert after several daytime break-ins through obscured entry points.

Police Warn of Daytime Burglaries in Salisbury

Salisbury Township police are investigating daytime burglaries in which someone broke into homes through obscured entry points.

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Do You Know Them? Police Need Help in $2,000 Fraud Case

Police seek the public's help in identifying two women allegedly involved in a debit card fraud investigation.

Editor's Note: This case was mistakenly picked up from Salisbury, Maryland rather than Salisbury Township in Lehigh County. Salisbury police are seeking the public's help in identifying two women in a debit card fraud investigation, according to a posting on the Salisbury Police Facebook page. More than $2,000 in fraudulent purchases were made with a stolen debit card in early February, police said. Anyone with information on the identities of the women shown in the photos released by police is asked to contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776. Crime Solvers routinely pays cash rewards in amounts up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Callers in this case who provide …

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E. Emmaus Avenue Re-opened Following Accident

Emergency crews and PPL were on the scene of an accident on Emmaus Avenue near Chapel Avenue on Thursday morning

Salisbury police say E. Emmaus Avenue has re-opened following an accident Thursday morning. The accident, near Chapel Avenue, had closed the roadway for hours. A pole was down, and police and PPL crews were on the scene.  Additional information was not immediately available. Check back with Patch for updates.

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Lehigh Street Starbucks Robber Caught, Police Say

Police say they caught the man who robbed Starbucks on Lehigh Street on Saturday

Pit Bull Owner Charged After Dog's Attack on Cockapoo

An Allentown man has been charged after, police say, his pit bull ran loose and attacked two people and their small dog in Salisbury Township

Woman's Burned Body ID'd

Identity of Jennifer Velez-Negron of Reading, whose body was found burning in Salisbury Township, is confirmed today through DNA testing, Lehigh County Coroner says.

The identity of the woman whose body was found burning last month in Salisbury Township was confirmed today through DNA testing, according to Lehigh County Coroner Scott Grim. She is Jennifer Velez-Negron, 26, of Reading, Grim said. Investigators received clues after they released a detailed description of the body a day after it was found burning on Dec. 27 in a wooded residential area behind the Unami Fish and Game Association, 75 Chestnut Hill Road. Velez-Negron, who died from suffocation and thermal injuries, was burned beyond recognition but some distinguishing characteristics were discovered during the autopsy. One was a tattoo that said "Javi" on the right side of her neck. "However, this alone was not enough to make the positive …

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Salisbury Cops Revisit Scene of Murder, Talk to Motorists

Salisbury Township police talk to passing motorists, neighbors Thursday on Chestnut Hill Road where a woman was suffocated and burned last week.

Salisbury Township police officers conducted a checkpoint Thursday morning on Chestnut Hill Road in an effort to glean more information about the identity of a woman who was suffocated and burned there last week and who may have killed her. Beginning at 9 a.m., Salisbury police stopped and spoke to motorists on the remote road in a wooded residential section on South Mountain near the Unami Fish and Game Association. Police discovered the woman's burning body after a passing motorist reported something was on fire around 9:30 a.m. Dec. 27 on Chestnut Hill Road. Police discussed information they had previously released to the media, such as a description of the woman and distinguishing characteristics Police continue to request any …

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Best of 2012: Year in Review

Top Crime Stories of 2012 on Salisbury Patch

Salisbury Township was rocked by two grisly murders in 2012, making the list of 2012's top crime stories.

As 2012 winds down, Salisbury Patch takes a look at the top crime stories of the year. Dead Whitehall Woman Missing Since July 4, Family Says Coroner: Body Identified as 20-Year-Old Whitehall Woman Burned Body Found Thursday Identified as 20- to 40-Year-Old Woman Three-Alarm Fire Erupts at Lindberg Avenue Home Man Finds Whitehall Woman's Body While Walking Dogs Man Charged in Salisbury Homicide   Fatal Crash Shuts Down I-78 at Lehigh Street        

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