Two area residents were injured -- one moderately so -- recently when the driver attempted to avoid another vehicle that had pulled out in front of him in Upper Milford Township, according to police. Paul M. Fenstermaker, 80, of Macungie, was southbound on Kings Highway N. at 7:45 a.m. April 27, said state police at Fogelsville. A car driven by Garrett A. Horton, 20, also of Macungie, was headed west on E. Macungie Road and was stopped at the intersection with Kings Highway N. Horton stopped for a stop sign and pulled into the intersection, beginning his left-hand turn onto southbound Kings …

An argument turned physical recently in Upper Milford Township, with a man shoving a woman and the woman kicking the man, police said. Both will be cited for harassment, according to state police at Fogelsville. The pair, unnamed in the report but listed as a 21-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, began arguing about 10 p.m. April 23 at 3331 S. Seventh St. Extension, police said. Police weren't specific as to who started the physical actions, but the man pushed the woman, and the woman kicked the man. Police did not say whether either person was injured. They also did not say whether either…

Talk about a free ride. An Upper Milford Township service station recently reported to police that someone has on several occasions used its fleet gas card to purchase fuel at the business' expense and without its knowledge. A representative of Mechanics Plus of 4701 Colebrook Ave. said that its Hess fleet gas card has been used at different Hess stations in Lehigh County on several occasions without the permission of the business, according to state police at Fogelsville. A value was not given. The representative on April 11 reported the thefts and said they began on Jan. 12, 2013, police …

State police filed the charge, but an Emmaus-area man may have to answer to a higher authority for allegedly scattering rubbish at an Upper Milford Township church camp. Brendan Trapp, 22, is accused of dumping trash about 10:30 p.m. April 7 on the grounds of Victory Valley Camp at 7472 Sigmund Road, according to online court records and state police at Fogelsville. He dumped several pizza boxes, five bags of household garbage, a dresser and a gerbil cage. The police report said evidence left at the scene led them to Trapp. Court records show that a citation for scattering rubbish was filed …

Someone recently chose a low-use Upper Milford Township roadside to discard their hazardous liquids, police said. Four 40-gallon, blue plastic barrels were left along Scout Road between Rock and Geisinger roads. The barrels were left between 10 p.m. April 16 and 12:30 p.m. April 17, according to state police at Fogelsville. The barrels contained water, automatic transmission fluid, brake fluid and deisel fuel or kerosene. Police did not say how full each barrel was or whether any of the liquid spilled. However, they did not report any emergency response or clean-up. The incident was …

A three-vehicle rear-end collision Wednesday injured four people in Upper Milford Township, police said. The crash began when Matthew E. Ollikainen, 39, of Green Lane, Montgomery County, was driving south on Chestnut Street about a quarter-mile north of Colebrooke Avenue about 3:40 p.m. April 17. Ollikainen could not stop his minivan in time and struck from behind a Ford Edge driven by Matthew T. German, 48, of Collegeville, Montgomery County, according to state police at Fogelsville. German's vehicle was pushed into a Ford Crown Victoria operated by Michael P. Kapustic, 60, of Catasauqua, …

Two drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles Friday morning in Upper Milford Township following a two-vehicle accident during heavy rain, police said. One driver was moderately hurt, and the second escaped with minor injuries, according to state police at Fogelsville. Police noted heavy rain when Theresa Bucco, 47, of Zionsville was traveling south on Chestnut Street at 7:32 a.m. Bucco lost control of her Chevrolet Trail Blazer and spun into the northbound lane, police said. The passenger's side of Bucco's sport-utility vehicle was hit by the front end of an oncoming car driven by …

Two men literally carted away 18 iPhones worth $10,000 recently for free -- at least for now -- from a Lower Macungie Township department store, according to police. The unidentified men walked into Walmart at 3 p.m. March 30 and loaded 18 of the phones into their cart, according to state police at Fogelsville. The problem was they pushed the cart out of the store at 1091 Mill Creek Road without paying for the estimated $10,000 in merchandise. State police have recently reported the theft of 10 laptop computers March 17 from the same store. No value was given in that theft. Anyone with …

Someone liked Dunkin' Donuts recently for more than its coffee and doughnuts. Apparently, that someone took a liking to a green money holder with $400 inside as well, if not in particular. According to state police at Fogelsville, that someone took the money holder from an office inside the Dunkin' Donuts at 4030 Chestnut St. in Upper Milford Township between March 1 and 3. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call police at 610-395-1438.

Two drivers were injured recently when one struck another who had pulled out too far into an Upper Milford Township intersection, police said. Sharon M. Bradbury, 56, of Barto, Berks County, was driving north on Chestnut Street about 11 a.m. March 27. Her Pontiac Vibe struck a vehicle that stopped at a stop sign at Kings Highway S. and was operated by Sean M. Henderson, 28, of Mt. Arlington, N.J., according to state police at Fogelsville. Henderson was preparing to turn left with his Isuzu onto Chestnut Street, but pulled out too far and into the path of Bradbury, police said. Henderson …

Two Wescosville men were hurt recently in Upper Milford Township when their vehicle hit large rocks, went airborne and rolled over end-over-end, police said. Tyler Lee DeLong, 18, was northbound on Route 29 traveling at high speed about 2 p.m. March 30, according to state police at Fogelsville. DeLong saw a vehicle crossing Beck Road in front of him and swerved to avoid a collision. However, DeLong lost control of his vehicle, crossing the roadway and striking two boulders with his passenger's side, police said. His vehicle went airborne and rolled end-over-end before coming to rest about 70 …

Snow caused slippery roads that contributed to a recent accident in Upper Milford Township, police said. A Perkiomenville, Montgomery County, driver was injured in an accident at 6:10 p.m. March 18, according to state police at Fogelsville. The other motorist was unhurt. Nicholas DiFrancesco, 21, was southbound on Chestnut Street when he slowed for the snow-covered roadway, police said. Biao Xu, 44, of Collegeville, Montgomery County, was behind in his Toyota Rav 4 and was unable to stop in time to avoid driving into the back of DiFrancesco's Jeep Cherokee. The two drivers were able to pull …

A Walnutport driver recently lost control of her vehicle on a snowy Upper Milford roadway and struck a shed, according to state police at Fogelsville. She received a minor injury, but declined transport for medical attention. Mary R. Roethlein, 52, was traveling south on a driveway on March 18 at 6:34 p.m. and skidded when she attempted to turn left to travel east on Main Road W., police said. She slid across the roadway, into another driveway and collided with the shed. Police did not say whether the shed was damaged. Roethlein's Ford Taurus was towed. No charges were filed in the crash, …

Three Emmaus youths were injured -- the driver moderately -- on March 17 in a two-vehicle traffic accident in Lower Macungie Township in which their car rolled onto its side, police said. The other vehicle, a pickup truck, ran a red light, according to state police at Fogelsville. The Kia Soul driven by Thomas R. Ninesling, 16, was turning from Sauerkraut Lane onto Brookside Road about 1:22 p.m., police said. As Ninesling was in the intersection, William D. Capwell, 43, of Macungie did not stop at a red light while he was traveling south on Brookside Road. The front of Capwell's Toyota Tundra…

A Zionsville woman was slightly hurt recently when her van slid, spun and struck a tree on a hill in Upper Milford Township, according to police. Susan M. Kirby, 57, had a minor injury but did not require transport to a hospital after her accident at 6:37 p.m. March 18, said state police at Fogelsville. She was traveling down a grade in front of 4264 Mill Road near Shimerville Road when she lost control, police said. Kirby's Chrysler Town and Country van spun half way around and struck a tree. Police did not note weather conditions, but it was snowing throughout the Lehigh Valley around the …

An Emmaus woman was fortunate to escape a recent wild ride and rollover crash in Upper Milford Township, according to police. Kourtney C. Kellar, 19, was westbound on S. Fifth Street approaching Plainview Drive at 10:46 a.m. March 12 when she lost control on a curve, according to state police at Fogelsville. Kellar's Ford Fiesta crossed the road, plowed over a tree, hit a boulder and rolled onto the driver's side. Kellar was taken by Macungie Ambulance Corps to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest for treatment of minor injuries, police said. She was charged with failing to drive at a safe …

Parts were stolen recently from a vehicle that was parked at an Upper Milford address for about 2 1/2 months, according to police. The vehicle, belonging to Ryan J. Kazmierski, 19, was parked at 5421 Chestnut St., according to state police at Fogelsville. Someone entered the vehicle between Dec. 15 and March 6 and took numerous unspecified auto parts. No value was placed on the loss. Police did not suggest a connection, but a Cumberland County man reported that his wallet with credit cards was removed overnight Feb. 27 from a vehicle parked at 4283 Chestnut St., according to a previous police…

Two people were hurt Saturday morning after their car was struck from behind at an Upper Milford Township intersection, according to police. Doris A. Zingley, 55, of Macungie was southbound on Route 100 and stopped for the red flashing light at the Route 29 intersection about 10:50 a.m. March 9, said state police at Fogelsville. A car driven by Jose A. Rivera, 38, of Allentown pulled up behind Zingley and also stopped by the former Countryside Restaurant. Zingley began to pull out with her Honda CR-V but stopped because she saw a vehicle coming south on Route 29, police said. Rivera pulled …

An Emmaus woman was moderately injured recently when she went on a wild ride after swerving her vehicle to try to catch a missed turn on Interstate 78 in Upper Macungie Township, according to police. Christine L. Hyrowich, 43, was traveling eastbound in the left middle lane at 3:15 p.m. March 2 when she realized that she was about to miss her entrance to eastbound Route 22, according to state police at Fogelsville. Hyrowich yanked her steering wheel to try to make a sudden merge onto the Route 22 on-ramp. Hyrowich oversteered her GMC Envoy and struck an embankment, police said. Her sport-…

An Upper Milford Township woman returned to her vehicle recently to see that someone used it for target practice. The unnamed 46-year-old from the 3400 block of Bleiler Road was parked at the Vera Cruz Hotel at 3883 Main Road W. on March 5, according to state police at Fogelsville. When she returned to her vehicle about 10 p.m., she found that the vehicle had been shot at by a BB gun. Police did not say how many pellets struck the vehicle, what was damaged or an estimated damage figure. The incident is being investigated as criminal mischief, police said. Anyone with information is asked to …