Posted: 1:03 pm EDT June 25, 2011
ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- We're taking a look back at the stories that were making headlines in the past week. Friends and family gathered last week to remember a woman who was brutally murdered in Bethlehem. More than 100 people attended a vigil for Trisha Sadler outside her home on Thursday night. Police said she was killed and dismembered by her live-in boyfriend William Ward. Earlier in the day, officials released the grisly findings of a search warrant. Police said the warrant yielded axes, electrical saws and knives. Officials said Ward was an out- of-work contractor. Police have not yet said if any of the tools they found were actually used to commit the crime. Link: Search Warrant Yields New Details In Grisly Murder CaseMembers of Bethlehem City Council passed an historic anti-discrimination ordinance last week. The council approved the measure Tuesday night. It establishes a Human Relations Commission that will handle claims of discrimination. The group will have the power to hold hearings and issue subpoenas. The community was divided on whether the commission would force churches and religious-affiliated organizations to hire gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender workers. But council members voted that religious groups would be exempt from the new ordinance. Link: Bethlehem Passes Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
Reading Police were investigating after a man was shot in the head and chest in broad daylight. It happened Wednesday afternoon on Spring Street near North 11th Street. Police said the 31-year-old victim was sitting in his car when he was shot. Officials are looking for three men who were spotted running from the area after the shooting. So far, no arrests have been made. Link: Man Shot Twice, Three Men Sought
On Friday, officials announced that two arrests had been made in connection with a murder that happened in Hunterdon County, New Jersey almost 30 years ago. Police arrested Jose Chaveco, 65, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and Orlando Concepcion, 63, in Florida last week. The men are charged in connection with the 1983 death of Cuban immigrant Mario Soto. Officials said he was shot execution style. A family found his body off of Hollis Road in Holland Township. There's no word on a motive for the murder. U.S. Marshals are still looking for a third suspect. Link: Arrests Made In Connection With 1983 Murder
