Passenger From Allentown Dies In Hospital After Bethlehem Crash: Police Passenger From Allentown Dies In Hospital After Bethlehem Crash: Police
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,…
Bethlehem Motorcyclist, 34, Killed In Upper Saucon Crash Remembered Bethlehem Motorcyclist, 34, Killed In Upper Saucon Crash Remembered
Bethlehem Motorcyclist, 34, Killed In Upper Saucon Crash Remembered Condolences are pouring in for the 34-year-old motorcyclist killed in a Lehigh County crash Friday, Oct. 4. Jorge Pickett, of Bethlehem, is survived by two children, whose photos he shared often on social media. Many of the comments are from people who struck up unlikely friendships with Pickett, including one who said they'd only ever met online. Still, Pickett sent his online friend a birthday gift. Another was a co-worker who said their friendly conversations eventually blossomed into a friendship. "You really did have a heart of gold bro 💛," one person write. "I love you bro and I'm go…
Convicted Felon Arrested For Fatal Bathroom Shooting: Lehigh County DA Convicted Felon Arrested For Fatal Bathroom Shooting: Lehigh County DA
Convicted Felon Arrested For Fatal Bathroom Shooting: Lehigh County DA A 56-year-old man who was shot dead on Friday, Oct. 4 has been identified and his suspected shooter is in custody, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced.  Christopher E. Potter was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:36 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, according to the coroner's release. Elvis Miguel Perez, 34, of Bethlehem, has been charged with the following felonies in connection with this fatal shooting: Criminal Homicide, Person Not to Possess, Use, Manufacture, Control, Sell or Transfer Firearms, and Possession of a Firearm with Altered Manufacture’…
Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA
Stolen NY, NJ Cars Found In Allentown Chop Shop: Lehigh County DA Ten vehicles stolen from locations around New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania were recovered from a chop shop in Allentown — leading to the arrest of the shop's owner on Friday, Sept. 27, according to authorities. Allentown Auto Works & Recycling, owned by Cesar Garcia-Martinez, 34, of Easton, was identified as a chop shop that was dismantling stolen vehicles during an investigation by the Lehigh County Auto Theft Task Force Unit, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office explained in a release on Monday, Sept. 30. The investigation began when the task force was contacted by Allen…
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Whitehall man Rajgion Davis was charged Thursday, Sept. 26 with Criminal Homicide for the Friday, Aug. 9 murder of Stephen Fistner, a pedestrian who Davis intentionally struck with his car, according to authorities. Along with the Criminal Homicide charge, 55-year-old Davis is also charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and two counts each of Aggravated Assault relating to other pedestrians endangered in the incident, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. All charges are first-degree felonies. The charges were filed after police investigated the hit-and-run inciden…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Authorities ID Couple Shot Dead In Allentown MURDER-SUICIDE: Authorities ID Couple Shot Dead In Allentown
Murder-suicide: Authorities ID Couple Shot Dead In Allentown Authorities have identified the couple shot dead in a murder-suicide in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Friday, Sept. 6. Livi E. Beltran Fernandez, 44, of Allentown, was found dead of a shooting at about 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in a home on the 2000 block of East Cedar St., according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Her cause of death was ruled a homicide. Jesus J. Cruz Ortiz, a 53-year-old man from Easton, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His cause of death was ruled a suicide.  Autopsies were completed&…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Couple Shot Dead In Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Says MURDER-SUICIDE: Couple Shot Dead In Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Says
Murder-suicide: Couple Shot Dead In Allentown, Lehigh County Coroner Says A murder-suicide is under investigation in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Thursday, Sept. 5. A 44-year-old woman from Allentown was found dead of a shooting at about 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, in a home on the 2000 block of East Cedar St., according to the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Her manner of death was ruled a homicide. A 53-year-old man from Easton was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot at the same address, Buglio said. His manner of death was ruled a suicide.  "The investigation remains active and on-going, however it appears John Doe s…
Late-Night Labor Day Shooting Ruled Homicide, Lehigh Coroner Says (UPDATE) Late-Night Labor Day Shooting Ruled Homicide, Lehigh Coroner Says (UPDATE)
Late-Night Labor Day Shooting Ruled Homicide, Lehigh Coroner Says (Update) Authorities have ruled that the 39-year-old man shot dead in Allentown over the Labor Day weekend was a homicide. Terrence Brunson, of Allentown, Brunson was pronounced dead on Monday, Sept. 2, at about 11:20 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner. He died of a gunshot wound to the chest, the coroner said on Wednesday, Sept. 4. He was pronounced dead in the emergency department at St. Luke's Hospital, Sacred Heart Campus.  The shooting occurred on Monday, Sept. 2, at approximately 10:40 p.m. in the 500 Block of W. Liberty St. in Allentown, the coroner said. …
HOMICIDE: Whitehall Man 'Intentionally' Struck By Car, Lehigh Coroner Says HOMICIDE: Whitehall Man 'Intentionally' Struck By Car, Lehigh Coroner Says
Homicide: Whitehall Man 'Intentionally' Struck By Car, Lehigh Coroner Says A 53-year-old man's death has been ruled a homicide the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Saturday, Aug. 10.  Stephen S. Fistner, of Whitehall Township, "was a pedestrian that was intentionally struck by a motor vehicle," Coroner Daniel Buglio stated.  The fatal strike happened in 1300 block of North 14th Street at 6:05 p.m. on Friday, August 9, 2024, as detailed in the coroner's release.  He was pronounced dead at t Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest at 7:02 p.m. on Friday, August 9. An autopsy has been scheduled to determine the c…
Boy, 17, Ejected, Killed In Lehigh County Rollover Crash: Coroner Boy, 17, Ejected, Killed In Lehigh County Rollover Crash: Coroner
Boy, 17, Ejected, Killed In Lehigh County Rollover Crash: Coroner A 17-year-old boy was killed in a late-night crash on Monday, Aug. 5 in Lehigh County, the coroner said. Javian Alexander Rivera, of Lower Macungie, was the passenger in the car the rolled over on the 2000 block of Orchard Drive around 11:55 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. Javian was ejected and killed, Buglio said. An autopsy will be completed at the LCCO&FC on Thursday, Aug. 8, to determine the cause of death. In addition to the coroner's office, the Whitehall Township Police Department, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office and the Lehigh County Crash Reconst…
Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County
Man Found Dead Of Gunshot Wound In Lehigh County A 65-year-old man from Salisbury Township was found dead of a gunshot wound, authorities said. Richard A. Costello was pronounced dead on Friday, Aug. 2, at 9:37 a.m. at his home, they said. An autopsy was completed on Monday, Aug. 5 at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensics Center.  The cause of death is a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the coroner said. The manner of death is pending an investigation, the coroner said. Costello was found at his home during a welfare check by police, who were contacted by a concerned family member. In addition to the co…
HS Football Player Riding In Pickup Flatbed Falls To Death: PA State Police HS Football Player Riding In Pickup Flatbed Falls To Death: PA State Police
HS Football Player Riding In Pickup Flatbed Falls To Death: PA State Police A 16-year-old died from injuries weeks after a serious fall from the flatbed of a pickup truck, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, July 19. The fall happened when Tucker Wessner of Heidelberg Township, Germansville, was in the flatbed or tailgate with a 17-year-old boy with an 18-year-old man in the passenger seat and a 17-year-old boy was driving the 2011 Toyota Tundra in Lynn Township on June 24, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky detailed in the release.  As the Tundra turned off of Leaser Road onto Follweiler Court, Tucker "fell out of the truck and struck the ground," Branosky…