Bethlehem Police Release Details on Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Selkirk

On Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 9:41 PM, the Bethlehem Police Department responded to a report of a motorcycle crash on Creble Road at the intersection of Elm Avenue in Selkirk.  A passing motorist noticed the crash scene off the roadway and co...

Police Press Release - Bethlehem Police Offer Consolidated Services in Wake of MeTooBethlehem Posts

July 1, 2020

The Bethlehem Police Department is aware of a recently added Instagram profile entitled “Me Too Bethlehem”.  In barely twenty-four hours, over one hundred anonymous reports have been published on this account that ...

Updates to New York State Child Safety Seat Law

Updates to Child Safety Seat Law

            Effective November 1, 2019, New York State Law has been amended requiring all children under the age of two, be restrained in a rear-facing car seat. &nb...

Police Press Release - Are any fireworks legal in New York State?

With the the summer upon us, there have been many questions on legal and illegal fireworks.  The Bethlehem Police Department would like to clarify what fireworks are legal, and which are not.  Due to recent changes by the legislature the...