{"id":103760,"date":"2026-02-03T10:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/103760\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:40:10","slug":"hit-and-run-damages-coplay-police-chiefs-car-investigation-underway-lehigh-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/103760\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit-and-run damages Coplay Police Chief\u2019s car, investigation underway | Lehigh County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"625620826_1325101932981175_5129306093796290426_n.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6980f7eea41ab.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy of the Coplay Police Department<\/p>\n<p>COPLAY, Pa. &#8211; The Coplay Police Department is searching for a suspect involved in a hit-and-run that damaged the police chief\u2019s vehicle Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The pictured U-Haul along with a Ford Edge ran into the side mirror on the police car, according to a Facebook post from the police department.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"625515078_1325101946314507_944575774974747329_n.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6980f7da120ba.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy of the Coplay Police Department<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are urging those involved to come forward before investigators begin reviewing Flock Safety camera footage, U-Haul rental records, and other surveillance video.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is asked to call or message the Coplay Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"625606073_1325101969647838_4097183940476870961_n.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6980f804384e2.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                    Courtesy of the Coplay Police Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Courtesy of the Coplay Police Department COPLAY, Pa. &#8211; 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