December 31, 2024
**UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AROUND 7:00 PM**
Manhunt Underway for Allentown, NJ, Shooting Suspect
**UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AROUND 7:00 PM**
From Allentown Facebook Page: Shelter in place has been lifted. Please stay vigilant as the suspect has not been apprehended. Official statements to follow
Update Robbinsville Police report “* Roadway has been reopened*”
ROBBINSVILLE TOWNSHIP OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (OEM) ADVISORY:
******UPDATE: ROADWAY HAS RE-OPENED***
ALLENTOWN, NJ (MONMOUTH)–There is heavy police activity in downtown Allentown near Main Street and Church Street (Robbinsville-Allentown Road). A shelter in place order has been given by the Borough of Allentown until further notice. No details have been released but it appears to be a search for a suspect.
Hope Fire Company and Mercer County Fire Police have Robbinsville Allentown Road closed at Circle Drive.
Further details to follow when they become available from official sources.
Statement on behalf of Prosecutor Santiago and Borough of Allentown Police Department Chief Panckeri:
Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Allentown Chief of Police Daniel Panckeri are advising members of the public that Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and the Allentown Police Department are handling a shooting investigation in the vicinity of Johnson Drive and that there is currently a shelter-in-place as law enforcement continues to attempt to locate the suspect. Prosecutor Santiago and Chief Panckeri indicated that all available resources are being utilized and that there is a large police presence in the area. They urge all local residents to exercise caution and stay within their homes at this time and for any non-residents to avoid the surrounding areas until further notice. Affected residents will be notified as soon as the shelter-in-place is lifted. Anyone with information is urged to call 911.
Please follow our social media pages for official updates as the investigation progresses.
A Monmouth County Sheriff Officer blocks off Main Street and Church Street. There is heavy police activity this afternoon.
A New Jersey State Police helicopter circled Allentown Borough for at least an hour searching for someone.
Members of the Hope Fire Company and Mercer County Fire Police block off Robbinsville-Allentown Road near Circle Drive. Please follow detours in the area.