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🌱 Allentown lifts shelter order after water plant chemical emergency

Allentown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Allentown! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Allentown lifts shelter order after water plant chemical emergency
  • Former prosecutor alleges scapegoating in Allentown officer's rape case
  • Car stolen from Allentown ends up in I-78 chase, police say

Also on today's calendar: Field House Reptile & Exotic Pet Expo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 57 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 59, low: 45.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 56 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Shelter-in-place order lifted Friday night following hazardous material spill at Allentown water treatment facility (wfmz.com) — Allentown's shelter-in-place order ended Friday evening after a chemical mix-up at the water treatment facility, but officials said Martin Luther King Jr. Drive remained closed between South 10th and South 15th streets. Drinking water was unaffected, and outdoor air readings were zero. Five employees went to the hospital as a precaution.
   

• Former Lehigh County first assistant DA says he was unfairly blamed for problems with Allentown police officer's rape case (mcall.com) — Former Lehigh County prosecutor Eric Dowdle testified Friday that he was unfairly blamed for problems in the rape case against former Allentown officer Jason Krasley. Krasley denies the charges and seeks dismissal over alleged prosecutorial misconduct. Dowdle denied having a conflict of interest and alleged others in his office failed to address police wrongdoing.
   

• Stolen car chase on I-78 reaches 90 mph, ends in Upper Saucon crash: cops (lehighvalleylive.com) — A car stolen from Allentown reached 90 mph during an I-78 pursuit before crashing in Upper Saucon, police said. Kyree Daniel Perkins Prince, of Coopersburg, faces felony charges after officers allegedly found him hiding in a cornfield with help from a thermal-imaging drone. He remained jailed Friday on $100,000 bail.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Allentown man pleads guilty to 2025 ‘quick draw' Catasauqua homicide (wfmz.com)
  • Lehigh Valley fall basketball: A look at the SCBL's ‘Super Sunday' (mcall.com)
  • Letters to the Editor: After ‘blue wave,' Dems should serve country, not party (mcall.com)

Emmaus

  • Lehigh Valley college basketball: Junior class will play pivotal role in how DeSales does this season (mcall.com)
  • Should You Remove Climbing Vines from Your Siding Before Winter? (thededicatedhouse.com)
  • Ghost kitchen promotes community on campus - The Brown and White (thebrownandwhite.com)

Ok Allentown! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is easy to get in to but hard to get out of?" — Trouble (Thank you Candice H. for sending it in!)
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