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Passenger From Allentown Dies In Hospital After Bethlehem Crash: Police
The passenger for a vehicle involved in a crash died in the hospital, the Bethlehem Police Department announced on Monday, Oct. 14.
Ezequiel Hernandez-Cartagena, 20, of Allentown, has been identified as the passenger killed in the single-vehicle crash, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.
Officers responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash with injuries in the 700 block of Central Boulevard at 6:53 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, police said. When they arrived, officers found a vehicle severely damaged from striking a utility pole, but no one could be found in or around it,…
Victim Shot In Botched Bethlehem Robbery: Police
One person is hospitalized and another in police custody after an attempted robbery ended in gunfire late on Friday, Sept. 8, Bethlehem police say.
Elijah Watkins, 19, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, robbery, and related counts, city police said.
Investigators say Watkins walked up to a vehicle on the 200 block of East Ettwein Street and tried to rob the victim at gunpoint around 11:40 p.m. He then opened fire, hitting the victim in the arm and leg before fleeing on foot, they claimed.
Police reached the victim within three minutes of the 911 call, t…
Coroner IDs Bethlehem Crash Victim
Officials have identified the man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Bethlehem over the weekend.
Joseph G. Rodriguez, 32, of Bethlehem, was driving north on Route 412 near Commerce Center Boulevard on Saturday, Feb. 18, said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement.
Just before 10 p.m., Rodriguez's car veered off the road, hitting several trees before coming to a rest, the coroner said. He was rushed to St. Luke's University Hospital on Ostrum Street when he was pronounced dead minutes later, officials wrote.
Rodriguez's cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, a…
Bethlehem Parents Charged In Toddler's OD Death: Reports
Two parents whose toddler son died of a fentanyl overdose in Bethlehem last summer now face criminal charges, reports LehighValleyLive.com.
Nicole Stauffer, 45, of Bethlehem, and Christian Brewster, 25, of New York, are charged with involuntary manslaughter and felony child endangerment, according to filings in Northampton County court.
Stauffer, Brewster, and their 2-year-old son were lounging in their shared bedroom on July 5, 2022, when Stauffer and the child fell asleep, LVL wrote. The mother woke up but eventually realized her son was unresponsive and that his lips had turn…
Northampton County Dump Truck Driver Dies Days After Crash That Also Killed Passenger
A Northampton County dump truck driver was pronounced dead at the hospital several days after a crash that also killed his passenger, authorities announced.
Bobby Johnson, 66, was driving a dump truck that collided with another vehicle and hit a traffic sign support post near East 4th Street and Emery Street in Bethlehem shortly before 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, authorities said.
Johnson, of Hellertown, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem and pronounced dead just after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15.
Meanwhile, front seat passenger David Polczer, 57, of Bethlehem, died from…
Lehigh Valley Man, 57, Killed In Dump Truck Crash
A 57-year-old Lehigh Valley man was killed in a crash involving a dump truck, authorities confirmed.
The dump truck collided with another vehicle and hit a traffic sign support post near East 4th Street and Emery Street in Bethlehem just before 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, authorities said.
Front seat passenger David Polczer, 57, of Bethlehem, died from blunt force trauma at St. Luke’s Hospital about an hour after the crash, according to a release from the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
Meanwhile, the area was shut down for several hours, causing major delays, DailyVoice.com reported.
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2 Men Arrested After Raid Of Allentown Home Finds Fentanyl, Cocaine, Guns, Police Say
Two men were arrested after a raid on an Allentown home turned up drugs, loaded guns, and a large sum of cash, authorities said.
As part of an ongoing drug investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, the Bethlehem Police Department, and the Allentown Police Department, a search warrant was served at a home on Greenleaf Street, local police said.
The warrant seized $11, 937 in cash, 508 grams of fentanyl, 12 grams brown tar heroin, 34 grams cocaine, 4.1 grams marijuana, and three loaded handguns, including one "ghost gun," Bethlehem police said.
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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…
