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PA Dad Stabbed Dead On Ride Home From Casino PA Dad Stabbed Dead On Ride Home From Casino
PA Dad Stabbed Dead On Ride Home From Casino Support is surging for the family of a 35-year-old Lehigh Valley dad who was stabbed to death by another man on their way home from Wind Creek Bethlehem casino on Friday. Nearly $2,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for the five children of Elson Aviles as of Monday afternoon.  Aviles was remembered on the fundraiser as a "loving, loyal person and a true stand-up family man."  Jose Luis Leon, 30, is facing charges of criminal homicide, possessing instruments of crime, simple possession, and two counts of aggravated assault for the killing of Aviles, of Bethlehem, according to…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope
Bethlehem Police Officer Matthew Ragusa Who Died By Suicide Gave Others Hope The Lehigh Valley community is mourning the loss of a Bethlehem police officer who died by suicide on July 4. Matthew Ragusa was "a beckon of light to countless citizens who needed hope in their darkest hour," wrote Robert Corsi. Corsi organized a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and other needs for his wife Stephanie, and three sons, Xavier, 13, Braxton, 10, and Lex, 6. The campaign had raised more than $33,000 as of Thursday evening. Matthew RagusaGoFundMe photo Prior to joining the Bethlehem Police Department in 2015, Ragusa served as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Cor…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Stabbing Suspect Loses Police During 130-MPH Pursuit On I-78 In NJ PA Stabbing Suspect Loses Police During 130-MPH Pursuit On I-78 In NJ
PA Stabbing Suspect Loses Police During 130-mph Pursuit On I-78 In NJ A man suspected of beating and stabbing a woman in Bethlehem remained at large following a high-speed police chase on Route 78, authorities said. Christopher Alexander, 35, broke into a home on East Eighth Street in Bethlehem, punched a woman in the face and stabbed her around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, NJ.com reports citing court records. The victim had ended her relationship with Alexander earlier that day, the report says. The woman sustained a “golf-ball sized bruise” on her face as well as a “gaping” stab wound toward the top of her left hand as a result of the attack, police said. Alexand…

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by Valerie Musson