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Vol. LVI Allentown, PA Friday, March 18, 2016 No. 90

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THE COURTThe Hon. Edward D. Reibman, President Judge

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA vs. JUSTIN COBB, DEFENDANT

Motion to Suppress Evidence—Fourth Amendment— Search and Seizure—Motor Vehicle Stop—Probable Cause—

Reasonable Suspicion—Investigative Detention— Motor Vehicle Code Violation—Suspicion of Drug Activity—

Totality of the Circumstances.

1. While police detective may not have had probable cause to stop vehicle based on motor vehicle code infraction, detective had reasonable suspicion to believe Defendant, a passenger, was involved in illegal drug activity, so that vehicle stop was not an illegal seizure requiring suppression of recovered evidence.

2. Officers who made actual traffic stop were not required to personally have reason-able suspicion Defendant was involved in criminal activity where they received radio com-munication directing the stop from detective who witnessed potential drug activity.

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Pennsyl-vania—Criminal Division. No. CP-39-CR-3331-2014. Common-wealth of Pennsylvania vs. Justin Cobb, Defendant.

Bethany Spear ZamBogna, eSquire, Deputy DiStrict at-torney, on behalf of Commonwealth.

chriStopher m. Shipman, eSquire, on behalf of Defendant.

ForD, J., February 24, 2014. Defendant, Justin Cobb, was charged with drug-related offenses following his arrest on January 29, 2014. On that day, officers of the Allentown Police Department stopped a vehicle in which Defendant was riding as a passenger and seized illegal drugs found inside the vehicle and on Defendant’s person.

On October 6, 2014, Defendant filed a motion seeking sup-pression of all evidence obtained by the police after the stop of the vehicle. Defendant argues that the police lacked reasonable sus-picion or probable cause to believe that the driver of the vehicle had committed a traffic violation or that the occupants of the ve-hicle were involved in illegal activity.

A hearing on Defendant’s suppression motion was conducted on November 12, 2014. For the reasons that follow, the suppres-sion motion lacks merit so it is denied. I begin with my findings of fact from the suppression hearing.

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FINDINgS OF FACT

1. Detective Matthew Karnish is a 15-year veteran of the Al-lentown Police Department. For the past six years, he has been assigned as an undercover detective in the Vice and Intelligence Unit. He has extensive experience in drug investigations including the making of approximately 500 arrests, wiretap investigations, approximately 1,000 interviews with mid- and low-level drug deal-ers, interviews with drug users and purchasers, surveillance hours, work with confidential informants and the purchasing of drugs in an undercover capacity.

2. There is frequent illegal drug activity in the 400 block of Allen Street, especially near its intersection with Penn Street. Police have documented purchases of heroin in that block. Execu-tion of search warrants has yielded quantities of heroin. Based upon their experiences, the police consider this city block to be a regu-lar heroin distribution location.

3. During nighttime hours on January 29, 2014, the Vice and Intelligence Unit was conducting a narcotics operation in the 400 block of Allen Street. Detective Karnish was part of that operation. He was working in plain clothes in an unmarked vehicle. There had been an unrelated drug arrest by the vice officers in that block of Allen Street at the time Defendant’s activities caught the atten-tion of Detective Karnish.

4. Detective Karnish observed a silver Isuzu SUV with a soft top parked on the south side of Allen Street. The detective was parked on the opposite side of the street facing in the opposite direction. Detective Karnish watched the Isuzu by looking at his rearview mirror and by glancing over his shoulders.

5. Detective Karnish observed that there was a woman in the driver’s seat of the Isuzu. This was later determined to be Vanessa Lowe. Karnish saw that a male was in the front passenger seat. This male was later identified as Defendant.

6. Detective Karnish observed the faces of the two occupants occasionally illuminated by cell phones that they were using as they looked down. He also watched both individuals look over their shoulders.

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7. The Isuzu pulled from its parking place on the south side of Allen Street, made a U-turn at Mohr and Allen Streets and parked on the north side of Allen Street facing west in the same direction as Detective Karnish. At this point, the Isuzu was 45 to 60 yards behind Karnish’s vehicle. Karnish continued to observe the two occupants of the Isuzu through his rearview mirror and glances. The occupants again used cell phones. They continued to look around. A marked patrol car drove past the Isuzu. As it passed, the woman in the driver’s seat leaned to one side, which appeared to Detective Karnish to be an attempt to avoid detection. She sat upright when the patrol vehicle drove by.

8. After the Isuzu was parked on the north side of Allen Street for 10 to 15 minutes, Defendant got out of the passenger side car-rying an illuminated cell phone. He walked westerly toward Detec-tive Karnish’s position. He climbed the steps to 433 Allen Street and stood on the porch.

9. Before this narcotics operation on January 29, Detective Karnish received information from his sources that drugs were distributed by the occupants of 433 Allen Street. According to that information, occupants of 433 Allen Street would leave that resi-dence, go to the nearby intersection of Allen and Penn Streets, turn onto Penn Street and exchange drugs at Penn Street’s inter-section with the alley which is Mary Street.

10. While Defendant was standing on the porch of 433 Allen Street, a person came out of that house. It was dark on the porch, but Detective Karnish was able to observe the individual from the house interact with Defendant for about 40 to 90 seconds. Defen-dant then left the porch and walked toward the Isuzu. He walked at a quicker pace than he did when he approached the porch. In Detective Karnish’s experience, participants in drug sales typi-cally walk away from them at a quicker pace than they go to them. Defendant stopped walking after passing about four residences. He returned to the area in front of 433 Allen Street. Detective Karnish saw him stuffing something at his waist into his pants. Defendant then walked quickly back to the Isuzu, which he entered.

11. Ms. Lowe and Defendant remained parked in the Isuzu for several minutes. Ms. Lowe pulled from that parking space into

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the westbound lane of Allen Street. She did that without using a turn signal. Ms. Lowe drove the Isuzu past Detective Karnish who was still seated in his car.

12. Detective Karnish followed the Isuzu. He called for marked police units to stop the Isuzu. Although Karnish did not advise the marked units as to the reason that he wanted the Isuzu stopped, he was directing that it be stopped based upon what he believed was a vehicle code violation for pulling from a parked position into a lane of travel without using a turn signal, and based on his belief that a drug sale had just occurred. Three marked police vehicles assisted in the stop or aftermath of the stop of the Isuzu.

13. Detective Karnish walked to the passenger side of the stopped Isuzu. Defendant was seated in the front passenger seat. Karnish opened the door and asked Defendant to step out. As Defendant was getting out of the vehicle, he dropped a plastic bag which appeared to the detective to contain marijuana. From the exterior of the Isuzu, Karnish observed a second plastic bag of suspected marijuana in the map pocket of the front passenger door. Karnish seized these bags of marijuana.

14. One of the officers on the scene at Eighth and Allen Streets was Captain Reinik. He advised Detective Karnish that he could see suspected heroin in plain view in the passenger compart-ment of the Isuzu. Reinik pointed out the suspected heroin to Karnish. Karnish seized the suspected heroin which was packaged in 153 baggies.

15. The suspected marijuana and heroin were field tested by the police and yielded positive results for controlled substances. Defendant was arrested for drug offenses at the scene. Detective Karnish did a search of Defendant’s person incident to the arrest. Defendant had a “brick” of heroin in his coat pocket packaged in 60 baggies.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Defendant contends that Detective Karnish lacked justifica-tion for directing marked patrol units to stop the Isuzu in which

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Defendant was traveling. Defendant argues that all evidence ob-tained after this illegal vehicle stop must be suppressed. While a question exists as to whether Detective Karnish had probable cause to believe that the driver of the Isuzu committed a motor vehicle code infraction, the detective had reasonable suspicion to believe that the Defendant, an occupant of the Isuzu, was involved in il-legal drug activity. Therefore, the police stop of the Isuzu was legal and proper.

When a police officer stops a motor vehicle, the stop consti-tutes a “seizure” activating the protections of the Fourth Amend-ment to the United States Constitution. Commonwealth v. Chase, 599 Pa. 80, 89, 960 A.2d 108, 113 (2008). Police are permitted to stop a motor vehicle only when they witness a violation of the mo-tor vehicle code or have cause to believe that an occupant of the vehicle in question is involved in criminal activity. See Common-wealth v. Polo, 563 Pa. 218, 224-25, 759 A.2d 372, 376 (2000). (The parties did not raise the issue of whether a passenger in a vehicle has standing to challenge the legality of a vehicle stop premised on a driver’s alleged vehicle code violation so the Court does not ad-dress the topic.)

The Commonwealth first contends that Detective Karnish had probable cause to believe that Ms. Lowe, the driver of the Isuzu, violated Section 3334 of Pennsylvania’s Motor Vehicle Code. That section requires a driver to use a turn signal when “enter[ing] the traffic stream from a parked position.” 75 Pa. C.S. §3334(a), (b). The Court finds that Detective Karnish did observe Ms. Lowe drive the Isuzu into the westbound lane of Allen Street from a parked position without using a turn signal. A question exists as to whether the Isuzu “entered a traffic stream” because there was no evidence that a “stream” of traffic existed when Ms. Lowe pulled from her parking place. This alleged violation is not treated as the justification for the vehicle stop.

The Commonwealth next argues that Detective Karnish had reasonable suspicion to believe that Defendant was engaged in illegal drug activity. A police officer can stop a vehicle and effectu-ate an investigative detention of the vehicle’s occupants when the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the occupants are

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involved in illegal activity. Commonwealth v. Washington, 63 A.3d 797, 802 (Pa. Super. 2013) (citation omitted); Commonwealth v. Cruz, 21 A.3d 1247, 1250 (Pa. Super. 2011).

Reasonable suspicion [supporting an investigative deten-tion] exists only where the officer is able to articulate spe-cific observations which, in conjunction with reasonable infer-ences derived from those observations, led him reasonably to conclude, in light of his experience, that criminal activity was afoot and that the person he stopped was involved in that activity. Therefore, the fundamental inquiry of a reviewing court must be an objective one, namely, whether the facts available to the officer at the moment of intrusion warrant a [person] of reasonable caution in the belief that the action taken was appropriate.

Commonwealth v. goldsborough, 31 A.3d 299, 306 (Pa. Super. 2011) (quoting Commonwealth v. Jones, 874 A.2d 108, 116 (Pa. Super. 2005)). Reasonable suspicion is determined objectively under the totality of the circumstances. Commonwealth v. Steven-son, 894 A.2d 759, 771 (Pa. Super. 2006) (citation omitted).

Here, Detective Karnish observed Defendant and Ms. Lowe sitting in a parked Isuzu at night in an area known for drug activ-ity. The detective knew that an unrelated drug arrest had just oc-curred that night in this area. Karnish saw Defendant and Ms. Lowe repeatedly using cell phones and looking over their shoulders while inside the vehicle throughout the time he had surveillance of them. He observed Ms. Lowe park the Isuzu at two different spots in the same block of Allen Street. When a marked patrol unit drove past, the detective watched Ms. Lowe lean to avoid detec-tion. The detective watched Defendant exit the Isuzu and approach 433 Allen Street, a residence known to be a source of illegal drugs. Defendant interacted with a person on the porch. After this, the detective witnessed Defendant walk quickly back toward the Isuzu. After passing a few houses, Defendant suddenly turned around and returned to the front of 433 Allen Street. Detective Karnish saw Defendant stuff something into his pants as he stood in front of 433 Allen Street. Defendant then quickly walked back to the parked Isuzu and reentered the vehicle. Detective Karnish

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had often seen people involved in drug selling walk slowly to an exchange point and then quickly from it. Under the totality of the circumstances, these observations gave Detective Karnish reason-able suspicion to believe that Defendant was involved in illegal drug activity. Therefore, the detective was justified in directing patrol units to stop the Isuzu.

Following the legal stop of the Isuzu, it was permissible for Detective Karnish to ask Defendant to exit the vehicle. Pennsyl-vania courts have held that “police may request both drivers and their passengers to alight from a lawfully stopped car [even] with-out reasonable suspicion that criminal activity is afoot.” Common-wealth v. Rodriguez, 695 A.2d 864, 868-69 (Pa. Super. 1997) (quoting Commonwealth v. Brown, 439 Pa. Superior Ct. 516, 528, 654 A.2d 1096, 1102 (1995) (emphasis added)).

Detective Karnish saw suspected marijuana fall to the ground as Defendant exited the Isuzu. The detective observed a second bag of what appeared to be marijuana in plain view in the map pocket of the front passenger door of the Isuzu. Captain Reinik spotted suspected heroin in plain view in the passenger compart-ment. After making these observations, the police had probable cause to arrest Defendant for illegal drug activity. All of the physical evidence the police found in the Isuzu was obvious con-traband and it was in plain view from outside the car. The heroin on Defendant was seized during a search incident to a lawful arrest. See Commonwealth v. Wright, 560 Pa. 34, 41-42, 742 A.2d 661, 665 (1999) (holding that police officers are authorized to search a defendant and any area within the defendant’s immediate vicinity contemporaneously with a lawful arrest).

One of the defense arguments was that the patrol units had no justification to stop the Isuzu because Detective Karnish di-rected them to stop the car without explaining the basis for the stop over the police radio. This claim lacks merit. According to the Superior Court,

[p]olice are justified in stopping a vehicle when relying on information transmitted by a valid police bulletin. ... More-over, even where the officer who performs the stop does not

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have reasonable suspicion, the stop is nonetheless valid if the radio officer requesting the stop has reasonable suspicion.

Commonwealth v. Cruz, supra at 1250 (citations omitted).

For these reasons, Defendant’s suppression motion must be denied and all of the evidence obtained by police subsequent to the stop of the Isuzu is admissible at trial.

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ESTATE AND TRUST NOTICESNotice is hereby given that, in the

estates of the decedents set forth below, the Register of Wills has granted letters testamentary or of administration to the persons named. Notice is also hereby given of the existence of the trusts of the deceased settlors set forth below for whom no personal representatives have been appointed within 90 days of death. All persons having claims or de-mands against said estates or trusts are requested to make known the same, and all persons indebted to said estates or trusts are requested to make payment, without delay, to the executors or administrators or trustees or to their attorneys named below.

FIRST PUBLICATION

Barrick, Eleanor I., dec’d.Late of Coopersburg. Executor: Ernest C. Barrick, 1337 N. Broad St., Apt. 2, Lans-dale, PA 19446.

Becker, Vera Meyers a/k/a Vera M. Becker, dec’d. Late of Bethlehem. Executor: L. Ronald Meyers a/k/a Lloyd Ronald Meyers c/o R. Nicholas Nanovic, Esquire, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., 515 W. Hamilton St., Suite 502, Allentown, PA 18101.Attorneys: R. Nicholas Nanovic, Esquire, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., 515 W. Hamilton St., Suite 502, Allentown, PA 18101.

Bips, Linda L., dec’d. Late of Allentown. Co-Executrices: Kristina W. Lohre and Jessica L. Pine c/o Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., 4001 Schoolhouse Lane, P.O. Box 219, Center Valley, PA 18034-0219.

Attorneys: Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., 4001 Schoolhouse Lane, P.O. Box 219, Center Val-ley, PA 18034-0219.

Carey, Jean M., dec’d. Late of Whitehall Twp. Executrix: Linda S. Foss c/o Amy H. Besser, Esq., 1701 Wal-nut St., 6th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Attorneys: Amy H. Besser, Es-quire, Peter L. Klenk & Assoc., 1701 Walnut St., 6th Fl., Phila-delphia, PA 19103.

Carter, Elinor E., dec’d. Late of the City of Allentown. Executrix: Judith H. Smith c/o Andrew V. Schantz, Esquire, 702 Hamilton Street, Suite 300, Allentown, PA 18101. Attorneys: Andrew V. Schantz, Esquire, Davison & McCarthy, 702 Hamilton Street, Suite 300, Allentown, PA 18101.

Cunningham, Catherine M., dec’d.Late of Allentown. Executrix: Mariellen Pence c/o Andrew C. Traud, Esquire, 3055 College Heights Blvd., Suite 2A, Allentown, PA 18104.Attorneys: Andrew C. Traud, Esquire, Traud Law Offices, 3055 College Heights Blvd., Suite 2A, Allentown, PA 18104.

Eck, Janet F., dec’d. Late of Salisbury Township. Executrix: Roxanne L. Grube c/o John O. Stover, Jr., Es-quire, 537 Chestnut Street, Emmaus, PA 18049. Attorney: John O. Stover, Jr., Esquire, 537 Chestnut Street, Emmaus, PA 18049.

Evans, Janette a/k/a Janette M. Evans, dec’d. Late of Whitehall Township.

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Executor: Thomas T. Evans, 133 Union Rd., Coatesville, PA 19320.

Gaffney, Robert E., dec’d.Late of Lehigh. Executrix: Patricia A. Windas, 416 7th Ave., Belmar, NJ 07719.

Geiger, James J. a/k/a James Joseph Geiger a/k/a James Geiger a/k/a Jim Geiger, dec’d.Late of the City of Allentown. Administrator: Jamie A. Legath, 2193 Main Street, Northamp-ton, PA 18067. Attorneys: Martin D. Cohen, Esquire, Cohen & Feeley, 2851 Baglyos Circle, Suite 200, Beth-lehem, PA 18020.

Ibrahim, Joseph N., dec’d. Late of Whitehall Twp. Executor: Elissar J. Ibrahim c/o Kevin M. Buttery, Esq., 509 S. Lenola Rd., Bldg. 7, Moores-town, NJ 08043.Attorneys: Kevin M. Buttery, Esquire, Begley Law Group PC, 509 S. Lenola Rd., Bldg. 7, Moorestown, NJ 08043.

Keener, Diane L., dec’d. Late of the City of Bethlehem. Administrator: Kenneth Donald Keener c/o Littner, Deschler & Littner, 512 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.Attorneys: Robert V. Littner, Esquire, Littner, Deschler & Littner, 512 North New Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018.

Klaassen, Johanna H., dec’d. Late of the Township of South Whitehall.

Executrix: Nancy A. Longen-bach c/o Karl F. Longenbach, Esquire, 425 West Broad St., P.O. Box 1920, Bethlehem, PA 18016-1920. Attorney: Karl F. Longenbach, Esquire, 425 West Broad St., P.O. Box 1920, Bethlehem, PA 18016-1920, (610) 867-8150.

Kyle, Arthur J. a/k/a Arthur James Kyle, dec’d. Late of Allentown. Executrix: Virginia L. Kyle c/o Noonan & Prokup, 526 Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18101-2394.Attorneys: Noonan & Prokup, 526 Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18101-2394.

Martin, Lelia K., dec’d. Late of Whitehall. Executor: Gary W. Richards c/o Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., 4001 Schoolhouse Lane, P.O. Box 219, Center Valley, PA 18034-0219.Attorneys: Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., 4001 Schoolhouse Lane, P.O. Box 219, Center Val-ley, PA 18034-0219.

Rock, Erwin E., dec’d. Late of Allentown. Executor: Erwin Rock, Jr.Attorneys: Martin J. Karess, Esq., Law Offices of Martin J. Karess, PC, 215 North Ninth St., Allentown, PA 18102.

Rothrock, Bruce L., Sr., dec’d. Late of N. Whitehall Twp. Executors: David B. Rothrock, Dean A. Rothrock and Bruce L. Rothrock, Jr. c/o Michael C. McBratnie, Esq., P.O. Box 673, Exton, PA 19341.Attorneys: Michael C. McBrat-nie, Esquire, Fox Rothschild LLP, P.O. Box 673, Exton, PA 19341.

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SECOND PUBLICATION

Bittenbender, George Paul a/k/a George P. Bittenbender, dec’d.Late of 1816 E. Cambridge St., Allentown. Administrator: Matthew W. Bit-tenbender, 147 Clarkstown Rd., Muncy, PA 17756.

Fink, Orrin H., dec’d. Late of 3000 Fellowship Drive, Whitehall Township. Executors: Robert S. Nester and David O. Fink c/o The Roth Law Firm, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.Attorneys: Larry R. Roth, Es-quire, The Roth Law Firm, 123 North Fifth Street, Allentown, PA 18102.

Hamm, Marlene S., dec’d. Late of Breinigsville. Administrator: Clark K. Hamm, 458 Wood Lane, Breinigsville, PA 18031. Attorney: James E. Sher, Es-quire, 15019 Kutztown Road, Kutztown, PA 19530.

Klement, Helen A. a/k/a Helen Klement, dec’d. Late of 149 S. 6th Street, Co-play. Personal Representative: John F. Klement c/o James A. Ritter, Esquire, Gross McGinley, LLP, 111 E. Harrison St., Suite 2, Emmaus, PA 18049-2916.Attorneys: James A. Ritter, Es-quire, Gross McGinley, LLP, 111 E. Harrison St., Suite 2, Em-maus, PA 18049-2916.

Maurer, Marlyn L. a/k/a Marlyn Maurer, dec’d. Late of Whitehall. Co-Executors: Sandra L. Saylor and Donald W. Maurer c/o Rebecca M. Young, Esq. and Lia

Rutledge, Richard L. a/k/a Rich-ard Lee Rutledge, dec’d. Late of Bethlehem. Administratrix: Kathleen M. Bock c/o Vaughn A. Terrinoni, Esq., 3976 Township Line Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020. Attorney: Vaughn A. Terrinoni, Esq., 3976 Township Line Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020.

Speigel, Kellie a/k/a Kellie S. Speigel a/k/a Kellie Sue Spei-gel, dec’d. Late of 508 Liberty Street, Em-maus. Personal Representative: Joy A. Stinner c/o James A. Ritter, Esquire, Gross McGinley, LLP, 111 E. Harrison St., Suite 2, Emmaus, PA 18049-2916.Attorneys: James A. Ritter, Es-quire, Gross McGinley, LLP, 111 E. Harrison Street, Suite 2, Emmaus, PA 18049-2916.

Wieand, John E., Sr. a/k/a John E. Wieand, dec’d.Late of 2178 Riverbend Road, Allentown. Executors: Edward J. Wieand and John E. Wieand, Jr. c/o Ronald E. Corkery, Esquire, 352 Fifth Street, Suite A, White-hall, PA 18052.Attorney: Ronald E. Corkery, Esquire, 352 Fifth Street, Suite A, Whitehall, PA 18052.

Willgruber, Lorraine E., dec’d. Late of Allentown. Executrix: Lisa A. Brunner-Devers a/k/a Lisa Brunner Devers c/o Timothy J. Duck-worth, Esquire, P.O. Box 20770, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-0770.Attorneys: Timothy J. Duck-worth, Esquire, Mosebach, Funt, Dayton & Duckworth, P.C., P.O. Box 20770, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-0770.

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K. Snyder, Esq., Young & Young, 119 E. Main Street, Macungie, PA 18062.Attorneys: Rebecca M. Young, Esq. and Lia K. Snyder, Esq., Young & Young, 119 E. Main Street, Macungie, PA 18062.

Noga, Anna T. a/k/a Anna Noga, dec’d. Late of Allentown. Executor: Thomas P. Noga c/o Rebecca M. Young, Esq. and Lia K. Snyder, Esq., Young & Young, 119 E. Main Street, Macungie, PA 18062.Attorneys: Rebecca M. Young, Esq. and Lia K. Snyder, Esq., Young & Young, 119 E. Main Street, Macungie, PA 18062.

THIRD PUBLICATION

Benner, Barbara Y. a/k/a Bar-bara Young Benner, dec’d.Late of South Whitehall Town-ship. Executrix: Janet A. Young c/o Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., 515 West Hamilton Street, Suite 502, Allentown, PA 18101.Attorneys: Judith A. Harris, Esquire, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., 515 West Hamil-ton Street, Suite 502, Allen-town, PA 18101.

Cunningham, Hilda A., dec’d.Late of Allentown. Executor: Roger L. Guth, 4844 Scheidys Road, Coplay, PA 18037.Attorneys: Charles W. Stopp, Esquire, Steckel and Stopp, 125 S. Walnut Street, Suite 210, Slatington, PA 18080.

Davies, Celia M., dec’d.Late of Coplay. Executor: Jeffrey J. Davies c/o Timothy J. Duckworth, Jr., Esquire, P.O. Box 20770, Le-high Valley, PA 18002-0770.

Attorneys: Timothy J. Duck-worth, Jr., Esquire, Mosebach, Funt, Dayton & Duckworth, P.C., P.O. Box 20770, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002-0770.

Domyan, Christopher T., dec’d.Late of Allentown. Executor: Mark Domyan c/o Law Offices of Lawrence B. Fox, P.C., 1834 Pennyslvania Ave-nue, Hanover Township, Allen-town, PA 18109.Attorneys: Law Offices of Law-rence B. Fox, P.C., 1834 Penn-sylvania Avenue, Hanover Township, Allentown, PA 18109.

Dougherty, Betty H., dec’d.Late of Macungie. Executrix: Ann E. Dougherty c/o Robert A. Weinert, Esq., 512 Hamilton St., Suite 405, Allen-town, PA 18101.Attorney: Robert A. Weinert, Esq., 512 Hamilton St., Suite 405, Allentown, PA 18101.

Gangwere, Joane V., dec’d.Late of the City of Bethlehem. Executrix: Susan J. McCabe c/o Dionysios C. Pappas, Es-quire, Vasiliadis & Associates, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA 18020.Attorneys: Dionysios C. Pappas, Esquire, Vasiliadis & Associ-ates, 2551 Baglyos Circle, Suite A-14, Bethlehem, PA 18020.

Heller, Kenneth R. a/k/a Ken-neth Heller, dec’d. Late of Breiningsville. Personal Representative: Judith Lee Volanski a/k/a Judith L.Pozzi.Attorney: Kent H. Herman, Es-quire, One West Broad Street, Suite 700, Bethlehem, PA 18018.

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Hoppes, Christine E., dec’d.Late of Slatington. Trustee: Donald G. Peters c/o Keith W. Strohl, Esquire, 125 South Walnut Street, Suite 210, Slatington, PA 18080.Attorney: Keith W. Strohl, Es-quire, 125 S. Walnut St., Suite 210, Slatington, PA 18080.

Hoppes, Floyd J. a/k/a Floyd J. Hoppes, Sr., dec’d.Late of Slatington. Trustee: Donald G. Peters c/o Keith W. Strohl, Esquire, 125 S. Walnut Street, Suite 210, Slat-ington, PA 18080.Attorney: Keith W. Strohl, Es-quire, 125 S. Walnut St., Suite 210, Slatington, PA 18080.

Kovacs, Thelma D., dec’d.Late of South Whitehall Town-ship. Executrix: Joslyn E. Smith c/o Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., 4001 Schoolhouse Lane, P.O. Box 219, Center Valley, PA 18034-0219.Attorneys: Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C., 4001 Schoolhouse Lane, P.O. Box 219, Center Val-ley, PA 18034-0219.

Merriman, Jean A. a/k/a Jean Mae Allen a/k/a Jeanmae A. Merriman, dec’d.Late of Allentown. Executor: Leslie A. Knauss, 5222 Elmhurst Dr., Schnecks-ville, PA 18078.

Sandoval, Carmen J., dec’d.Late of 2647 Halleck Drive, Whitehall. Executrix: Elyse M. Sandoval c/o Ronald E. Corkery, Esquire, 352 Fifth Street, Suite A, White-hall, PA 18052.Attorney: Ronald E. Corkery, Esquire, 352 Fifth Street, Suite A, Whitehall, PA 18052.

Steckel, Thomas W. a/k/a Tom Steckel, dec’d.Late of Whitehall Township. Executor: Mark Lewis, 4002 53rd St., Bladensburg, MD 20710.

Taylor, Agnes B., dec’d.Late of Lower Macungie. Executor: Albert E. Taylor, III c/o R. Nicholas Nanovic, Es-quire, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., 515 W. Hamilton St., Suite 502, Allentown, PA 18101.Attorneys: R. Nicholas Nanovic, Esquire, Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., 515 W. Hamilton St., Suite 502, Allentown, PA 18101.

ORPHANS’ COURT DIVISION AUDIT LIST

JUDGE J. BRIAN JOHNSON

9:30 A.M.—MARCH 28, 2016

Estates/Trust of: Atty.Exr. & Adm. Accts.Thomas D. MacFadyen; P. TrainorTrust/Gdn. Accts. Atty.Robert Andrejcisik; D. DoughertyWendy A. W. Parr

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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Incorporation have been (are to be) filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg, Pennsyl-vania, for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the provisions of the Business Corporation Law of the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania, Act of De-cember 21, 1988 (P.L. 1444, No. 177), by the following corporation:

The name of the corporation is:CITY CENTER

DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Certificate of Organization has been filed on February 22, 2016 with the Department of State of the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Limited Liability Act of 1994 for the following limited liability company:

BIAGGIO’S, LLChas filed a Certificate of Organization under the provisions of the Pennsyl-vania Limited Liability Company Law of 1994.GLADYS E. WILES, ESq.SNYDER & WILES, P.C.7731 Main StreetFogelsville, PA 18051(610) 391-9500

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NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Certificate of Organization has been filed on February 16, 2016 with the Department of State of the Common-wealth of Pennsylvania, pursuant to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Limited Liability Act of 1994 for the following limited liability company:

LAYAL, LLChas filed a Certificate of Organization under the provisions of the Pennsyl-vania Limited Liability Company Law of 1994.GLADYS E. WILES, ESq.SNYDER & WILES, P.C.7731 Main StreetFogelsville, PA 18051(610) 391-9500

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NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application was made to the Dept. of State of the Commonwealth of

Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, PA, on February 29, 2016 by Hudson Valley Paving, Inc., a foreign corporation formed under the laws of the State of New York where its principal office is located at 1850 Lake Rd., Monroe, NY 10950, for a Certificate of Author-ity to do business in Pennsylvania under the provisions of the Pennsyl-vania Business Corporation Law of 1988.

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CHANGE OF NAME NOTICE

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County

Civil Action—Law

NO. 2016-C-0753

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 1, 2016, the Petition of NATHANIEL HAYES has been filed in the above named Court, praying for a Decree to change the name of minor child from NATHANIEL HAYES to NATHANIEL COVER. The Court has fixed Monday, May 2, 2016 at 9:30 A.M. in Courtroom No. 1A, Lehigh County Courthouse, Allentown, Pennsylvania, as the date and place for the hearing of said Petition. All persons interested in the proposed change of name may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said Petitioner should not be granted.ALLEN I. TULLAR, ESq.GROSS McGINLEY, LLP33 South 7th StreetP.O. Box 4060Allentown, PA 18105-4060

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CHANGE OF NAME NOTICE

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County

Civil Action—Law

NO. 2016-C-0751

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March 1, 2016, the Petition of Gregory Wayne Hoyle for a Change of

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NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

In the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Civil Action—Law

No. 2015-C-0999

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association,

Plaintiffvs.

Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title

or Interest From or Under Charlene Smith, Deceased,

Defendant(s)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

TO: Unknown Heirs, Successors, As-signs and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Charlene Smith, Deceased, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 1026 East Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18109Your house (real estate) at 1026

East Walnut Street assessed as 1020 East Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18109, 641714126856-1, is sched-uled to be sold at Sheriff’s Sale on June 24, 2016, at 10:00 A.M., at Lehigh County Courthouse, 455 W. Hamilton St., Allentown, PA 18105, to enforce the court judgment of

$194,453.57, obtained by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (the mortgagee) against you.

NOTICE OF OWNER’S RIGHTS— YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PREVENT

THIS SHERIFF’S SALE

To prevent this Sheriff’s Sale you must take immediate action: 1. The sale will be cancelled if you pay back to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, the amount of the judg-ment plus costs or the back pay-ments, late charges, costs, and rea-sonable attorneys fees due. To find out how much you must pay, you may call: (610) 278-6800. 2. You may be able to stop the sale by filing a petition asking the Court to strike or open the judgment, if the judgment was improperly entered. You may also ask the Court to postpone the sale for good cause. 3. You may be able to stop the sale through other legal proceedings. 4. You may need an attorney to assert your rights. The sooner you contact one, the more chance you will have of stopping the sale. (See notice below on how to obtain an attorney.)

YOU MAY STILL BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR PROPERTY AND YOU HAVE

OTHER RIGHTS EVEN IF THE SHERIFF’S SALE DOES TAKE PLACE

5. If the Sheriff’s Sale is not stopped, your property will be sold to the highest bidder. You may find out the price bid by calling (610) 278-6800. 6. You may be able to petition the Court to set aside the sale if the bid price was grossly inadequate compared to the value of your prop-erty. 7. The sale will go through only if the buyer pays the Sheriff the full amount due in the sale. To find out if this has happened you may call (610) 782-3175. 8. If the amount due from the buyer is not paid to the Sheriff, you will remain the owner of the property as if the sale never hap-pened. 9. You have a right to remain in the property until the full amount

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Lehigh County Lawyer Referral ServiceLehigh County Bar Assn.P.O. Box 1324Allentown, PA 18105-1324(610) 433-7094PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT

COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT YOU ARE ADVISED THAT THIS LAW FIRM IS DEEMED TO BE A DEBT COLLEC-TOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.CHRISTOPHER A. DeNARDO, ESq.KRISTEN D. LITTLE, ESq.REGINA HOLLOWAY, ESq.SARAH K. McCAFFERY, ESq.LESLIE J. RASE, ESq.ALISON H. TULIO, ESq.KATHERINE M. WOLF, ESq. SHAPIRO & DeNARDO, LLCAttys. for Plaintiff3600 Horizon Dr.Ste. 150King of Prussia, PA 19406(610) 278-6800

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JURY TRIAL DEMANDED

In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Pennsylvania Civil Action

NO. 15-CV-6225

WM Capital Partners XXXIV, LLC,Plaintiff

v.Leslie C. Bartholomew a/k/aLeslie C. Bartholomew, Jr.,

John T. Ruble andRichard C. Benner,

Defendants

NATURE OF THE ACTION: BREACH OF GUARANTY OF

LEASE AGREEMENTS

NOTICE

TO: JOHN RUBLE and RICHARD BENNERTAKE NOTICE THAT WM Capital

Partners XXXIV, LLC (“WM”) has filed a Complaint in Civil Action for Breach of Guaranty of Lease Agreements in the aforesaid Court as of the above term and number, averring that on November 3, 2008, The Elex Group, Inc. (“Elex”), a New Jersey corpora-tion, executed an Agreement for Leasing with First Lane Entertain-ment, Inc. (“First Lane”), a Pennsyl-vania corporation. Defendants exe-cuted a Guaranty for all leases and future leases between Elex and First Lane. Elex and First Lane entered into three (3) separate equipment leases. Upon Lessee’s default under these lease Agreements, Elex was entitled to pursue any and all of its rights and remedies against the De-fendants under the aforesaid Guar-anty. Furthermore, Elex retained the right to assign any rights and powers under the aforesaid Guaranty. With each of the equipment Lease Agree-ments, Elex executed an Installment Note with NOVA Bank. The Install-ment Note was secured by a Security Agreement with the lender NOVA Bank. Elex executed Collateral As-

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date of this publication, in default of which an Order may be entered as prayed for against you, requiring you to take such actions as may be or-dered by the Court within thirty (30) days after the entry of such Order in default of which final judgment shall be entered.

IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND against the claims set forth in Plaintiff’s Complaint or wish to assert any claims in connection with the Com-plaint, you must take action within twenty (20) days after publication of this Notice by entering a written ap-pearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the Court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth. You are warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the court without further notice for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose property or other rights important to you.

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER.

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A RE-DUCED FEE OR NO FEE.

LEHIGH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATIONLAWYER REFERRAL SERVICEP.O. Box 1324Allentown, PA 18105-1324Phone: (610) 433-7094

TIMOTHY T. STEVENS, ESq.Pa. ID #60247DAVISON & McCARTHY, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff702 Hamilton StreetSuite 300Allentown, PA 18101(610) 435-0450

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Skeptics say she will never start her own company.

A lawyer says she will.

She is denied her loan.

A lawyer helps her get one.

She can’t get a lease for office space.

A lawyer sees to it that she does.

She needs a business plan.

A lawyer helps her draft one.

Skeptics said she would never start her own company.

A lawyer helped her prove them wrong.

You have rights. Lawyers protect them.Pennsylvania Bar Association

Bar Association of Lehigh County

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