Incidents

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Incident
Created Sep 13, 2025 / Updated Sep 16, 2025
** UPDATE** Update to the release on September 13th, 2025 The Hazleton City Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on September 13th, 2025, at the Hilltop Apartments. The female victim found deceased at the scene has been identified as Vanessa Bigg-Carr. T...
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Incident
Sep 11, 2025
On September 10, 2025, at 2:28 am, Officers with the Hazleton City Police Department were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident in the 500 block of West Maple Street. The 911 caller reported a 3-car motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle had struck the side of a house. &...
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Incident
Sep 9, 2025
On September 7, 2025, at 4:02 a.m., Hazleton City Police Department officers responded to a call about a male lying in the road near the intersection of West 1st Street and North Church Street. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male with an open fracture to his left leg. A...
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Incident
Aug 27, 2025
On August 18, 2025, at 7:39 pm, the Hazleton City Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle near Columbus Court. Upon arrival, officers found a Nissan Altima with two occupants. Their investigation revealed that Dominique Frazier-Gibson was in possession ...
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Incident
Aug 11, 2025
On August 11th, 2025, at 11:10 am, Officers with the Hazleton City Police Department were dispatched to the area of South Poplar Street and Arthur Gardner Highway for a report of a motor vehicle accident where a vehicle had rolled over and was now in the ditch. Upon arrival, o...
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