DUI

Jason Ritter, 35, of Emmaus, was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence after a traffic stop on Route 78, near exit 60, Upper Saucon Township, 12:57 a.m. May 24. Ritter allegedly showed signs of intoxication at the scene. He was processed and released.

Terence Dean Wertman, 57, of Whitehall, was charged with driving under the influence after a traffic accident on Chestnut Street, near Kings Highway, Upper Milford Township, 2:30 p.m. May 9. Wertman allegedly was driving under the influence of a controlled substance. He was injured in the crash and taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest and treated for major injuries. Charges were filed through District Court 31-3-03.

Theft by deception

Audrey Burton, 74, of Alburtis, was taken into custody and charged with theft by deception and retail theft after she allegedly grabbed new items from a store shelf and used an old store receipt to return the items at Walmart, 1091 Mill Creek Rd., Lower Macungie Township, 1 p.m. May 23. Burton allegedly also walked around the store and concealed items in her purse and attempted to leave the store.

Simple assault

A 16-year-old male was charged with simple assault after he allegedly struck in the face a 23-year-old woman, in the 6500 block of Hickory Road, Lower Macungie Township, 10:48 p.m. May 24. The teen struck the woman approximately 5 times, bruising and cutting her eye and fled the scene before police arrived.

DUI checkpoint

Pennsylvania State Police arrested five people on suspicion of driving under the influence in a DUI checkpoint enforcement between 10 p.m. May 24 and 3 a.m. May 25 along Route 222 in Lower Macungie Township. One driver also was arrested for fleeing and eluding police and another was arrested for having a small amount of marijuana and paraphernalia. A juvenile was arrested for underage drinking.

Law enforcement also issued 13 citations and 14 warnings.

Access device fraud

Reported in the 2500 block of River Road, Lower Macungie Township, unknown actors obtained financial information and attempted to withdraw a total of $1,500 from two separate Merck Sharp and Dohme Federal Credit Union accounts between May 6 and May 8. The credit union was notified and stopped the fraudulent transactions.