State Police Beat
State Police Troop M Fogelsville say a 67-year-old man from the 8600 block of Claussville Road, Weisenberg Township, reported his driver’s side window was shattered sometime between 6 p.m. Jan. 27 and 8 a.m. the next day.
In a separate incident, police say a 67-year-old man the 3300 block of Weidasville Road, Lowhill Township, reported his driver’s side window was shattered sometime between 10 p.m. Jan. 27 and 12:48 a.m. the next day.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact state police at 610-395-1438.
State Police Troop M Fogelsville say Norward L. Leichliter, 66, of Telford, was driving 1999 Volvo Tri-Axl dump truck when it struck a 2015 Hyundai Sonata driven by John D. Antonelli, 56, of Whippany, N.J., 2:41 p.m. Feb. 3 on I-78, Weisenberg Township.
According to police, both vehicles were eastbound on I-78, when the dump truck, traveling in the left lane, merged into the right lane without clearance.
The dump truck then struck the driver’s side rear of the car with its front passenger side.
The impact caused the car to spin counterclockwise before both vehicles came to a final rest, police say.
Neither driver nor a 7-year-old girl, who was in a child safety seat in the Hyundai was injured.
Michelle S. Antonelli, 45, of Whippany, N.J., a passenger in the Hyundai sustained a suspected minor injury, police say.
Both drivers and Michelle Antonelli were wearing their seat belts.
Yocum Towing assisted at the scene. Lynn Twp woman scammed
State Police Troop M Fogelsville say a 69-year-old woman from the 8000 block of Weaver Court, Lynn Township, reported she was scammed into purchasing $2,000 worth of Walmart gift cards under false pretenses at 10 a.m. Feb. 14.
The woman then provided the scammer with the gift cards’ pin numbers which were then used to make online purchases, police say.