Saturday, May 4, 2013
Also: an Easton couple gets prison time for robbing a pharmacy, and a prostitution sting involves two city women.
Carrie Smith's voice, recorded two months before her death, was filled with terror. "Please help me before they come back," the Wilson grandmother told the 911 operator in a tape played Wednesday at a preliminary hearing for one of the accused robbers. Her 911 recording was one of the pieces of evidence that led a judge to rule that Rogel Suero—a man accused of giving Smith an ultimately fatal heart attack last year—should stand trial for her death. A Delaware County man will spend the next five years on probation for causing a deadly truck crash on Interstate 78 in Williams Township last year. A judge said there's no evidence Alexandro Morales, 23, acted with gross neglience during the accident that killed 58-year-old Rocco Antonelli of …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Man ordered to stand trial in home invasion case that authorities say led to Wilson woman's death.
Carrie Smith's voice, recorded two months before her death, was filled with terror. "Please come quick, I was robbed," the Wilson grandmother told the 911 operator in a tape played Wednesday at a preliminary hearing for one of the accused robbers. "They made me open my safe. Please help me before they come back." Police showed up within minutes, but prosecutors say the damage was done. They say stress of the gunpoint robbery caused Smith to suffer a heart attack, which caused her health to decline until she died on March 16, 2012. Her death was ruled a homicide. And now, one of those accused robbers—30-year-old Rogel Suero of Allentown—is headed to trial for allegedly robbing, threatening, assaulting and ultimately killing the 76-year-old …
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Other major stories this week include the arrest of a man in a deadly home invasion.
Easton police say a man arrested after a stand-off on the South Side Thursday could have answers into a two-week old homicide in the city. Lt. Matthew Gerould said police have been looking for Miguel Rodriguez to talk to him in connection with the shooting death of Damien Robinson on Feb. 9 at Eddie G's Bar. Rodriguez was taken into custody late Thursday following a raid at 516 Glendon Ave. Wilson teen Bradley Roth, 19, died after being hit by a Norfolk-Southern Train near Island Park Road along the Lehigh River in Glendon, according to state police at the Belfast barracks. His death was ruled a suicide by the Northampton County Coroner, according to a Lehigh Valley Live report. Roth graduated from Wilson High School and worked at Pizza …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Rogel Suero is accused of causing a woman's fatal heart attack during Wilson robbery.
A man accused of committing a home invasion that essentially scared a Wilson woman to death is behind bars. Rogel Suero, 30, was arraigned on homicide charges Tuesday before District Judge Richard Yetter in Wilson, according to the judge's office. Police say Suero and another man -- who they've yet to identify -- broke into the home of Carrie Smith last January to steal from her safe. Smith, 76, suffered a heart attack during the robbery, and died two months later. Suero was arrested earlier this month by U.S. Marshals in Texas. Smith's 28-year-old granddaughter, Rebecca Johnson, is accused of helping organize the robbery. At her preliminary hearing last week, Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek testified that the heart attack caused…
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Also among our top stories: man wanted in Wilson homicide caught in Texas, and DA seeks victims of 'serial' rapist.
The former director of technology at the Easton Area School District is under investigation for allegedly spying on his colleagues. A search warrant filed by Forks Township police says Drago accessed his colleague's computers without their permission, copied documents that may have contained student information, and made an unauthorized recording of a closed school board meeting. Starting this June, you'll be able to visit the Easton Farmers' Market two days a week. Market officials announced Wednesday the creation of "Weyerbacher Wednesdays," a new evening market that will run Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. beginning June 5. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said Wednesday that a man accused of raping two teens he …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Rogel Suero accused of causing Carrie Smith's fatal heart attack during burglary.
A man facing homicide charges for allegedly causing a woman's fatal heart attack during a burglary has been caught. Rogel Suero was still at large in November when he was charged with criminal homicide in the death of 76-year-old Wilson resident Carrie Smith. On Thursday, he was picked up by authorities in Texas, according to Patricia Mulqueen, the assistant Northampton County district attorney handling his case. Mulqueen said she wasn't sure of the circumstances behind Suero's arrest. She said Suero waived extradition, and should be back in Pennsylvania soon. According to police, Smith suffered a heart attack after her granddaughter Rebecca Johnson and Suero -- Johnson's boyfriend -- burglarized Smith's home on Hillside Avenue last …
Michelle Phoenix
11:06 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
Well, as the daughter of Carrie Smith, and the mother of Rebecca Johnson, I agree. The police and DA's office have done a wonderful job. If my mother had gotten medical care sooner, I believe she would still be here with us today. As a nurse I know with any MI, time is heart muscle.. My daughter was not raised to be this way,. PLEASE teach your children about the dangers of addiction. Hopefully … more ›