Allentown saw an 11% drop in violent crimes in 2020, according to city data. Other victories include the most guns taken off city streets in a year and the fact that officers did not fire a single shot over the course of the year, police Chief Glenn Granitz Jr. said.
Allentown police stopped 100 dirt bikes and ATVs last year. They want to do better this year.
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 15, 2021
Two dirt bikes that were seized in 2019 after one of the riders crashed in front of an Allentown police officer.Photos courtesy Jeni Betancourt
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Complaints about dirt bikes and ATVs lessen during the cold and snowy months, but Allentown police are already gearing up for the influx of off-road vehicles during the upcoming spring and summer.
In his State of the City address last month, Allentown Mayor Ray O’Connell lauded the police department’s work last year on what he called a quality of life issue: illegal vehicles on city streets.
Shots are fired toward cop dealing with double-parked car, police say
Updated Jan 22, 2021;
An Allentown man is accused of shooting multiple rounds toward a city police officer dealing with a double-parked car last weekend, authorities said Friday.
No one was reported injured, and the officer did not return fire, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin and Allentown police Chief Glenn Granitz Jr. announced in a news release.
It occurred about 2:50 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of North Lumber Street.
Officer Cody Mullins had spotted a double-parked vehicle, turned on the emergency lights of his marked cruiser and begun speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, according to the release.
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