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PA Man Pleads Guilty In Armed North Jersey Chase, Route 78 Crash That Injured 3
A PA man pleaded guilty to eluding, assault by auto and various weapons offenses after leading police on an armed North Jersey chase ending with a crash that injured three people.
Demarcus A. Caldwell, 35, led New Jersey State Police on a high-speed chase through Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties before crashing into two vehicles on Route 78 in Clinton Township and injuring three people, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said.
Caldwell, of Bethlehem, was found with a 9mm handgun when he was taken into custody.
Caldwell pleaded guilty Sept. 24 to second-de…
PA Contractor, 73, Dies After Falling Through Roof In Bethlehem, Coroner Says
A Pennsylvania contractor was pronounced dead after falling through a roof in Bethlehem Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Charles T. Irwin, 73, was working on a roof on the 1300 block of Spillman Drive when he fell through it and landed on the ground about 40 feet below, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said in a release.
Irwin, of Reynoldsville in Warsaw Township, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The incident remains under investigation by the City of Bethlehem Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health A…
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…
