Man hits 9-year-old on dirt bike, steals motorcycle and leads cops on chase, authorities say
Updated May 04, 2021;
At 3:27 p.m. Sunday, city officers responded to the 900 block of North Penn Street for a report that a 19-year-old man assaulted a 9-year-old riding a new 2021 SSR dirt bike in the North Lavan Street alley and stole the motorcycle, court papers say.
The child, who was allegedly struck in the head by Jordan Manuel Rarick of Allentown and fell from the bike, suffered a cut to his head that required staples to shut, authorities said. The child did not know Rarick and did not give him permission to ride the dirt bike, police said.