Crime & Safety
Road Rage Reported Near Village West Shopping Center
Driver called police to report that his vehicle was struck from behind by another vehicle that followed him into the Village West Shopping Center. Arrests do not indicate a conviction.
A South Whitehall man has been charged in connection with what South Whitehall police are calling a case of road rage Tuesday night at Cedar Crest Boulevard and Tilghman Street.
Bernard Jacob Brown, of 232 S. 33rd St., has been charged with recklessly endangering another person, harrassment and reckless driving.
No injuries were reported.
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According to South Whitehall police, a driver called police at 7:28 p.m. to report that he was being followed and that his vehicle had been struck from behind several times. The caller said he was followed into the Village West Shopping Center.
Police said the caller gave police a description of the vehicle that had followed him and its registration number.
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South Whitehall police and state police said they located the vehicle near Cedar Crest Boulevard and Union Street and took Brown into custody.
District Judge Donna Butler set bail at $25,000.
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