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Police Seek Fogelsville Hit-and-Run Driver

Upper Macungie police are seeking the driver of a silver pickup truck who left the scene of an accident Wednesday night at Hops Fogelsville Hotel.

Upper Macungie Police are seeking the driver of a silver pickup truck who struck another car Wednesday night at Hops Fogelsville Hotel and left the scene of the accident. Police said the driver of the silver pickup truck hit a 2012 Chevrolet Suburban owned by EAN Holding at approximately 10 p.m. Wednesday at Hops Fogelsville Hotel, located at 7921 Main Street in Fogelsville. Police said the driver of the silver pickup left the scene. Police did not provide a make and model on the pickup or a license plate number. Police ask that anyone with information on this accident contact them at 484-661-5911 or 610-437-5252.  

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Bicycle Registration Day a Success, Police Say

A total of 49 bicycles were registered by the Upper Macungie Police Department during last Saturday's event at Lone Lane Park. The department is working on holding similar events throughout the township.

Upper Macungie Police say their first bicycle registration event at Lone Lane Park Saturday was a resounding success and that similar events will be planned in other parts of the township. A total of 49 bicycles were registered by the police department Saturday. This included recording owner and bicycle information, taking photographs of the bicycles and labeling the bicycle with a registration number to assist police with future identification if the bicycle is ever lost or stolen. In addition to the registration process, the police had three vehicles on location for residents to view and even sit in. Children were encouraged to take a closer look inside the patrol cars and ask questions while moms and dads completed paperwork for the …

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New Upper Macungie Police Station Dedicated Under Blustery Skies

The new Upper Macungie Police station, at 37 Grim Road, is state-of-the-art.

New Upper Macungie Police Station Dedicated Under Blustery Skies

The new Upper Macungie Police station, at 37 Grim Road, is state-of-the-art.

  Local officials and police from surrounding towns gathered Tuesday under cold, gray blustery skies to officially dedicate the new Upper Macungie Police Department headquarters. About 100 people, including Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin, attended the ceremony in front of the new station at 37 Grim Road. "There isn't much to say that hasn't already been said," said Chief Edgardo Colón. "We're eager to get to work. We're at the end stage now with planning and components and want to get the momentum started." The new police force, after separating from the Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Department, started its service to the community Dec. 31. During the brief ceremony, Colón was quick to thank people throughout the community who…

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New Police Station to be Dedicated Tuesday

The public is invited as Upper Macungie dedicates its new police station on Grim Road.

  Five months after its opening, Upper Macungie's new police station at 37 Grim Road, Breinigsville, will be formally dedicated. The public is invited. The dedication is set for 10 a.m. Tuesday. There will be a tour of the facility. Refreshments also will be served. Upper Macungie's new police station opened in August with new chief Edgardo Colon, Lt. Joe Wilson and Lt. Mike Sitoski being sworn into duty, as the transition from the Berks-Lehigh Regional Police force got under way. The township's new police department, with its 28 officers, went into service New Year's Eve. 

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Video: Upper Macungie Police Force as it Goes into Service

Patch was with Upper Macungie Police on New Year's Eve when the new department went into service. The Rev. Mark F. Plaushin told officers, 'great night to start new things.'

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It's Official: Upper Macungie Police Department Gets Down to Work

Upper Macungie patrol cars rolled out into the community shortly after 6 on New Year's Eve.

After months of planning, the construction of a new police building and swearing-in and promotion ceremonies, Upper Macungie's new police department went into service at 6 on New Years Eve.  "It's a great night to start new things," said the Rev. Mark F. Plaushin, executive director of public safety, security and health at DeSales University and chaplain of the Lehigh County Police Chiefs Association, who came to lead a prayer for the new department. With township supervisor Sam Ashmar and a few others looking on, Plaushin led a moment of silence for those who have fallen in service, read a Bible passage and led the prayer. With that, Plaushin and another chaplain shook the hands of the police officers who would be the first for the …

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5 Things to Know about Upper Macungie's New Police Department

Upper Macungie will now have a police department to call its own.

  1. Upper Macungie's new police force goes into service at 6 tonight, Dec. 31. It takes over from the Berks-Lehigh Regional police force, which will cease to exist at the end of the day. 2. The new Upper Macungie police department is located at 37 Grim Road, a stone's throw from the township municipal building. 3. In all, 28 police officers will serve in the new force, many of whom worked for the Berks-Lehigh police. The officers were sworn into service Friday, and a promotion ceremony also was held. 4. The department's general patrol unit will serve four geographic zones in the township, designated by traffic and population. Patrol also will have traffic and canine units. 5. Steering the new department is Chief Edgardo A. Colón, former …

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Upper Macungie's New Police Officers to be Sworn in Today

Two swearing-in ceremonies will be held today for Upper Macungie's new police officers.

  Upper Macungie's new police officers will be sworn into service today by District Judge Michael Faulkner, three days before the new department takes over from the Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Department. The ceremonies will be held at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., at the township municipal building. A promotion ceremony also will be held after the 4 p.m. swearing-in event. The public is invited. Many of the new officers in the 28-member force served with Berks-Lehigh Regional police, which will continue to provide police coverage to the township until Monday evening. Township supervisors set salaries last week. The department, which will be located at 37 Grim Road, will be under the supervision of the township's new Police Chief, Edgardo A. Colón 

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Upper Macungie's New Police Cars: A Sneak Peak

Upper Macungie's new police department goes into service New Years Eve with 20 vehicles, most new, that will be equipped with computers.

Upper Macungie's new police cars are silver, with a strip of blue, and sport the department's new logo and patch.  The new department, which will have 28 officers, goes into service at 6 p.m. on New Years Eve.  Upper Macungie Police Chief Edgardo A. Colón said the department will have 20 cars, 12 of which are new. The cars will be equipped with computers. Until the new department goes into service, Upper Macungie is served by the Berks-Lehigh Regional Police force. Upper Macungie had contributed $2.8 million to the regional operation, and now that it's creating its own police force, the township anticipates police costs to only increase about $200,000 a year, officials have said.

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