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Posted on: June 1, 2023

PHILADELPHIA MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR MURDER OF FORMER CO-WORKER IN BENSALEM

Dominique Harris

A 31-year-old man who brutally murdered his former Wendy’s co-worker last year in Bensalem Township was sentenced on Thursday, June 1, 2023, to spend the rest of his life in prison.

Dominique Isaac Harris, of Philadelphia, was convicted of first-...

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Posted on: May 30, 2023

WOMAN CHARGED WITH KILLING HUSBAND AT BRISTOL BOROUGH WHARF

Sammar Khan

A 40-year-old woman was charged with killing her husband Tuesday morning at the Bristol Borough Wharf.

Sammar Khan, of Levittown, was arraigned on charges of criminal homicide, possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person....

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Posted on: May 26, 2023

CONTRACTOR FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK

CONTRACTOR FRAUD

Post-disaster contractor fraud costs hardworking Americans billions of dollars every year. 

To address this growing problem, the National Insurance Crime Bureau?(NICB) and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office are teaming up to edu...

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Posted on: May 25, 2023

EXPLOSIVE DEVICES RECOVERED FROM MORRISVILLE HOME

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, along with several local and federal law enforcement agencies, investigated an incident in Morrisville Borough on Thursday morning where a number of explosive devices were recovered. We can assure the...

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Posted on: May 25, 2023

MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING 4-MONTH-OLD SON IN BRISTOL

Tyler Sullivan

A Bristol Borough man was charged on Thursday, May 25, 2023, with killing his 4-month-old son.

Tyler Sullivan, 30, was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Frank W. Peranteau Sr. on charges criminal homicide and two counts of aggravated assault. He was ...

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Posted on: May 24, 2023

ALFONSO SANCHEZ FORMALLY SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2007 DOUBLE MURDER

A Bucks County judge formally sentenced Alfonso Sanchez to death – a sentence handed down by a Bucks County jury earlier this month - on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, for the killing of Lisa Diaz inside a Warminster Township apartment in October 2007...

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Posted on: May 23, 2023

SHOOTING BY FALLS TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICERS WAS JUSTIFIED, FIRST ASSISTANT DA RULES

The March 28 shooting of a man who twice pointed what appeared to be a handgun at Falls Township officers was justified, First Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

The 20-year-old man survived the shooting and wil...

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Posted on: May 10, 2023

MAN WILL SERVE UP TO 25 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR CRIME SPREE THAT INCLUDED STEALING AMBULANCE

Cody Lynn-Phipps

A 31-year-old man was sentenced to 10 ½ years to 25 years in a state prison for five criminal matters that included stealing an ambulance from Lower Bucks Hospital, biting and spitting on Bristol Township police officers during a 2021 arrest, a...

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Posted on: May 9, 2023

FATHER FOUND GUILTY OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT IN BABY SON’S OVERDOSE DEATH IN BENSALEM

Daniel Howarth

A 26-year-old man was convicted of child endangerment Tuesday, May 9, 2023, for the overdose death of his 4-month-old son last year in Bensalem.

Daniel Scott Howarth was found guilty by Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman on charges of child endangerment, po...

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Posted on: May 5, 2023

SERIAL STRAW GUN PURCHASER JAILED UP TO 20 YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING NEARLY 20 FIREARMS

Frederick Brown

HARRISBURG– Attorney General Michelle Henry announced today that collaborative enforcement efforts between the Office of Attorney General and Bucks County investigators have resulted in a serial straw purchaser being jailed for at least 10 years...

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Posted on: May 3, 2023

ALFONSO SANCHEZ SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR 2007 WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP KILLINGS

Alfonso Sanchez

A Bucks County jury sentenced Alfonso Sanchez to death on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, for the killings of a man and woman inside a Warminster Township apartment in October 2007.

It marked the second time Sanchez was convicted and sentenced to death for the 200...

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Posted on: May 1, 2023

ALFONSO SANCHEZ CONVICTED OF KILLING MAN, WOMAN IN WARMINSTER TOWNSHIP APARTMENT IN 2007

Alfonso Sanchez

Alfonso Sanchez was convicted by a Bucks County jury on Monday, May 1, 2023, of first-degree murder for the killing of a man and woman inside a Warminster Township apartment in 2007.

Sanchez gunned down Lisa Diaz, 27, and Mendez Thomas, 22, on Oct. 16, 200...

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Posted on: April 27, 2023

BUCKS COUNTY MEDICATION COLLECTION DAY SUCCESS

Drug Take Back Totals

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Bucks County held its semi-annual combined medication and sharps collection. Law enforcement officers collected unused and expired prescription medications for safe disposal at 48 locations throughout the county as part of Buc...

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Posted on: April 21, 2023

MAN CONVICTED OF ETHNIC INTIMIDATION FOR RACIST RANT AT PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP AT&T STORE

A Plumstead Township man was convicted Thursday, April 20, 2023, of ethnic intimidation and harassment for a racist rant against an AT&T employee and then later pulling a gun on him.  

Tony Ngo, 35, was found guilty by Common Pleas Judge Steph...

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Posted on: April 21, 2023

PHILADELPHIA MAN CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN KILLING OF FORMER CO-WORKER IN BENSALEM

Dominique Harris

A Bucks County jury convicted a 31-year-old man on Thursday, April 20, 2023, for killing a former co-worker last year in Bensalem Township.

Dominique Isaac Harris, of Philadelphia, was found guilty of first-degree murder and possession of an instrument of ...

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Posted on: April 11, 2023

HUSBAND PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING ELIZABETH CAPALDI OF SELLERSVILLE; SENTENCED TO 22-44 YEARS IN STAT

Stephen Capaldi

Stephen Capaldi will spend 22 to 44 years in state prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, to killing his wife Elizabeth “Beth” Capaldi, dismembering her body and hiding her remains.

Stephen Capaldi, 57, of 254 High St....

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Posted on: April 11, 2023

FORMER ATTORNEY SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR STEALING MORE THAN $169K FROM ELDERLY FATHER

Diane Rohrman

A former attorney who stole more than $169,000 from her elderly father was sentenced on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, to serve up to three years in a state correctional institution.

Diane L. Rohrman, 50, of Downingtown, Chester County, was convicted on Dec. 13,...

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Posted on: April 10, 2023

FALLS TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING MOTHER

Sean Rivera

A 28-year-old man was charged on Monday, April 10, 2023, with killing his mother over the weekend.

Sean Rivera, of Berwyn Road, Morrisville, Falls Township, drugged 72-year-old Carol J. Clark by putting fentanyl in her iced tea and then drove her to Philad...

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Posted on: March 31, 2023

BUCKS COUNTY DETECTIVES, PSP INVESTIGATORS SOLVE MYSTERY OF 1980 NOCKAMIXON MURDER

Peter Marschner

Investigators with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police have identified the man who shot and killed 34-year-old Richard Wesley Wheeler in September 1980, in Nockamixon Township.

Peter Eric Marschner, who c...

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Posted on: March 29, 2023

MAN SENTENCED TO UP TO 6 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF ELDERLY SOLEBURY RESIDENT

Robert Wootters

A 56-year-old man was sentenced to three to six years in a state correctional institution on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, for taking more than $650,000 from an elderly Solebury Township resident over a 4-year period.

Robert R. Wootters, of Warrington, was al...

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Posted on: March 28, 2023

DA’S OFFICE INVESTIGATING POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN FALLS TOWNSHIP

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred overnight in Falls Township. 

The incident began with a routine traffic stop early Tuesday. A male displayed a handgun to po...

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Posted on: March 27, 2023

MAN CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING $2.4 MILLION FROM BENSALEM COMPANY

Michael Bull

On January 12, 2023 the Chief Executive Officer of KGM Gaming LLC located at 2944 Samuel Drive, Bensalem made a police report in regards to the embezzlement of over $1.4 million dollars by the business’ former CPA/Accountant Michael Bull, 47 yea...

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Posted on: March 21, 2023

FORMER WARMINSTER OFFICER JAMES CAREY SENTENCED TO UP TO 55 YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FIVE BOYS

James Carey

James Carey, the former Warminster Township police officer who sexually assaulted five boys, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, to serve 24 ½ to 55 years in a state correctional institution.

Carey, 54, of Cape May Court House in New Jerse...

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Posted on: March 15, 2023

CONTRACTOR CONVICTED OF INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHING BOY AT NEWTOWN HOME

JEFFREY LUKENS

A 62-year-old man was convicted on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, of indecent assault and related charges for inappropriately touching an 11-year-old boy in Newtown Township in September 2021.

Jeffrey Todd Lukens, of Buckingham Township, had been working as a ...

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Posted on: March 14, 2023

THREE MEN WHO TRAFFICKED $1 MILLION IN FENTANYL, METH TO BENSALEM SENT TO STATE PRISON

Ramon Caro

Three of the four California men who were arrested in Bensalem in June with approximately 40,000 fentanyl pills and 11 pounds of methamphetamine pleaded guilty on Monday, March 13, 2023 and were sentenced to state prison.

Ramon Caro, 19, Alex Zaragoza, 22,...

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Posted on: March 13, 2023

SERIAL STRAW GUN PURCHASER TAKEN OFF THE STREETS AFTER GUILTY VERDICT IN BUCKS COUNTY COURT

Frederick Brown

Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the conviction of a Bucks County man who has been illegally purchasing and distributing firearms for more than a decade. Frederick Cornelius Brown, Jr., 62, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was convicted this week in...

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Posted on: March 13, 2023

ARREST MADE IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN CRASH AT BRISTOL TOWNSHIP MCDONALDS

Daniel Dietrich

A New Jersey man was charged Friday, March 10, 2023, with intentionally running a man over in the parking lot of a McDonald’s in Bristol Township last month.

Daniel Stephen Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, is charged with criminal homicide, accidents in...

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Posted on: March 9, 2023

PENNDOT, PARTNERS HIGHLIGHT TRAFFIC SAFETY DURING ‘ST. PATRICK’S DAY IMPAIRED DRIVING INITIATIVE'

District Attorney Weintraub at St. Patrick's Day Safety Event

King of Prussia, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania DUI Association, Bucks County District Attorney, Warrington Township Police Department, and AAA, held an event today at the Bucks County Justice Center to outline ...

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Posted on: March 9, 2023

BUCKS COUNTY TEACHER CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO MEET MINOR FOR SEX

Steven Struzinski

A Bucks County teacher was charged on Thursday, March 9, 2023, with attempting to meet someone he believed to be a juvenile at a Buckingham Township park for a sexual encounter.

Steven Allan Struzinski, 42, of Plumstead Township, was charged with criminal ...

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Posted on: March 3, 2023

MAN CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING, KILLING SELLERSVILLE MAN; VICTIM HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE OCTOBER 2021

Michael Stark

A 49-year-old man was charged Thursday, March 2, 2023, with kidnapping and killing Matthew James Branning, the Sellersville man who has been missing since October 2021 after leaving his job in Silverdale Borough.

Following an unyielding investigation by De...

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Posted on: March 2, 2023

MAN SENTENCED TO 1-2 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR STEALING MONEY FROM DISABLED QUAKERTOWN RELATIVE

Patrick Alderton

A man convicted of stealing more than $38,000 from a disabled relative was sentenced on Thursday, March 2, 2023, to spend up to two years in a state correctional facility. 

Patrick Wayne Alderton, 46, formerly of Whitehall Township, was convicted ...

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Posted on: February 27, 2023

PHILADELPHIA MAN CHARGED WITH STALKING, GROPING 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON BENSALEM-BOUND SEPTA BUS

Elmange Watson

A Philadelphia man stalked and groped a 17-year-old girl for 45 minutes on a SEPTA bus headed to Bensalem and authorities are asking any additional victims to come forward.

Elmange Watson, 25, was charged on Feb. 21 with stalking, corruption of minors and ...

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Posted on: February 23, 2023

MAN SOLD WOMAN PILL CONTAINING FENTANYL, LEADING TO HER OVERDOSE DEATH IN BRISTOL TOWNSHIP

Shakur Brisbon

A Bensalem man was charged Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, with selling a counterfeit prescription pill laced with Fentanyl that led to a 23-year-old woman’s overdose death in Bristol Township in November.

Shakur Ali Brisbon, 24, of the 1200 block of Ne...

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Posted on: February 16, 2023

MAN CHARGED WITH PROVIDING DRUGS THAT LED TO WOMAN’S OVERDOSE DEATH IN FALLS TOWNSHIP

Steven Yard

A man was charged on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, with providing the drugs that led to a woman’s overdose death in Falls Township in November 2021.

Steven Frederick Yard Jr., 31, of S. Kenwood Drive in Tullytown, was charged with drug delivery resul...

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Posted on: February 10, 2023

BUCKS COUNTY DA'S OFFICE AWARDED $3 MILLION GRANT TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office was recently awarded a federal Gun Violence Investigation and Prosecution grant of more than $3 million, further strengthening our efforts to remove illegal guns from the streets and hands of those who...

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Posted on: February 9, 2023

BENSALEM MAN SENTENCED TO 20-51 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR THE SEXTORTION OF 15 VICTIMS

Ian Pisarchuk

His crimes as cruel and disturbing as they were pervasive, a 27-year-old man who sexually extorted and harassed 15 victims over several years, including one young woman who later killed herself, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, to serve 20 to 51 y...

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Posted on: February 7, 2023

MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR SETTING FATAL BUCKINGHAM FIRE

Christopher Gillie

A Lackawanna County man will spend the rest of his life in state prison for setting the December 2021 fire at a Buckingham Township home that killed his girlfriend’s 81-year-old father.

Appearing in court on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, Christopher Gil...

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Posted on: February 6, 2023

BUCKS DA, BRISTOL TOWNSHIP POLICE PROVIDE DETAILS ABOUT FATAL HIT-RUN CRASH

Bristol truck

The Bristol Township Police Department and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a fatal crash in the parking lot of a McDonald’s located at 7700 Bristol...

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Posted on: February 6, 2023

MAN SENTENCED TO 15-30 YEARS FOR SHOOTING YARDLEY POLICE CHIEF KELLY

Colin Petroziello Mugshot

When Bucks County Adult Probation and Parole Officer Cristina Viviano went on an offender check at the Yardley Common Condominiums on Aug. 18, 2021, something did not feel right, so she radioed dispatchers for a status check if she’s not heard f...

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Posted on: January 30, 2023

AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY HUMAN SKULL FOUND IN 1986 IN MORRISVILLE

Richard Alt

Bucks County Detectives partnered with Othram Inc., a private forensic DNA laboratory based in Texas, to identify the skull found in 1986 on the banks of the Delaware River in Morrisville, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced on Monday,...

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Posted on: January 20, 2023

FELON SENTENCED TO UP TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON IN RICHLAND TOWNSHIP STRANGULATION, GUN CASE

Qadir Jones

A convicted felon who beat and strangled his girlfriend in her Richland Township residence last year was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, to 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison.

Qadir Jones, 31, of Philadelphia, entered an open guilty plea on N...

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Posted on: January 19, 2023

MAN WILL SPEND 5-12 YEARS IN PRISON IN STOLEN VALOR CASE WHERE HE STOLE 320K FROM MIDDLETOWN COUPLE

Marc Cheeseman

A man who pretended to be a U.S. Marine in his plot to deceive an elderly Middletown Township couple out of almost $320,000 was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, to five to 12 years in state prison.

Marc A. Cheeseman, 50, of Silverdale, pleaded guilty ...

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Posted on: January 19, 2023

DRIVER WHO INJURED TWO IN DUI CRASH AT BENSALEM INTERSECTION SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON

David Perlman

A man convicted of causing the drunk driving crash that injured two at a Bensalem intersection was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, to serve 18 to 36 months in a state correctional institution.

David A. Perlman, 56, of Allentown, N.J., was found guil...

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Posted on: January 18, 2023

WARMINSTER MAN FACES UP TO SEVEN YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT

Justin Kearns

A Warminster Township man was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, to serve 3 ½ years to 7 years in state prison after overdosing on heroin while caring for his 2-year-old daughter.

Justin W. Kearns, 36, was convicted by a Bucks County jury in O...

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Posted on: January 18, 2023

BUCKS INVESTIGATORS SEEK INFORMATION ON 2013 HILLTOWN MURDER

Joseph Canazaro

Ten years ago, on January 18, 2013, two men broke into the home of a Hilltown Township family. When they left, Joseph Canazaro was dead. The search continues for those responsible for his murder.

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and th...

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Posted on: January 17, 2023

MAN WHO MURDERED GIRLFRIEND IN FALLS TOWNSHIP MOTEL TO SERVE UP TO 47 YEARS IN STATE PRISON

Evan Smith

A Morrisville man was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, to serve 23 ½ to 47 years in state prison for killing 39-year-old Jamie Beighley inside a Falls Township motel in July 2021.

Evan Marquis Smith, 39, was convicted in September during a t...

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Posted on: January 17, 2023

FALLS TOWNSHIP MAN SENTENCED TO 23-46 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO GIRLS

Craig Hartman

Convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting two 9-year-old girls, a Falls Township man was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, to 23 to 46 years in state prison.

Craig S. Hartman, 69, was convicted by a Bucks County jury in September of one count of rape ...

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Posted on: January 13, 2023

ST. CHARLES TEACHER CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Todd Napolitano

A Middletown Township man was arrested on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, and charged with possession of child pornography.

Todd Philip Napolitano, 39, was charged with dissemination of photos or film of child sex acts, possession of child pornography and criminal ...

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Posted on: January 12, 2023

MAN CONVICTED OF STEALING MONEY FROM DISABLED QUAKERTOWN RELATIVE

Patrick Alderton

A Bucks County jury convicted a 46-year-old man of stealing more than $38,000 from a disabled relative and creating fake invoices to hide some of his spending.

Patrick Wayne Alderton, formerly of Whitehall Township, was found guilty on Wednesday, Jan. 11, ...

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Posted on: January 4, 2023

MAN SENTENCED TO COUNTY JAIL AND 12 YEARS OF PROBATION FOR REPEATEDLY STALKING WOMAN

Andrew Gold

A 33-year-old man convicted of terrorizing a Bedminster Township woman for more than six years was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, to the Bucks County Correctional Facility and 12 years of probation.

Andrew David Gold, of Hatfield Township, Montgomery ...

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Posted on: January 4, 2023

CAREER BURGLAR SENTENCED TO 10-20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR BUCKS COUNTY BURGLARIES, ROBBERY

Billy Woodard

A career burglar from New Jersey was sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, to serve up to 20 years in state prison for committing several burglaries throughout Bucks County from May 2018 to May 2019.

Billy M. Woodard, 57, of Trenton, N.J., was convicted in a...

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Posted on: December 23, 2022

DETECTIVES DRUG STRIKE FORCE ARREST MAN, SEIZE DOZENS OF FIREARMS AND PARTIALLY BUILT ‘GHOST GUNS’

Russell Norton

The Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force charged a Bensalem man on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, with more firearms sales and possession offenses than anyone else in Bucks County in recent history.

Russell Byron Norton, of Bensalem, is being held in lieu o...

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Posted on: December 22, 2022

MORRISVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH IMPERSONATING ATTORNEY, TAKING THOUSANDS FROM CLIENTS

Michael McAndrew

A 57-year-old man is being charged with practicing law without a law license out of a Middletown Township attorney’s office he operated for more than seven years and taking thousands of dollars in legal fees from unsuspecting clients.

Michael Jerome McAndr...

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Posted on: December 15, 2022

HUSBAND CHARGED WITH KILLING ELIZABETH CAPALDI OF SELLERSVILLE, DA ANNOUNCES

Stephen Capaldi

District Attorney Matt Weintraub today announced that Stephen Michael Capaldi has been arrested for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth “Beth” Capaldi, who was reported missing nearly two months ago from their Sellersville home.

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Posted on: December 14, 2022

WOMAN CONVICTED OF STEALING MORE THAN $169K FROM ELDERLY FATHER

Diane Rohrman

A Bucks County jury convicted a 49-year-old woman on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, for stealing more than $169,000 from her elderly father over a period of three years.

Diane L. Rohrman, of Downingtown, Chester County, was found guilty of theft, identity theft, ...

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Posted on: December 2, 2022

PLUMSTEAD FELON WHO ILLEGALLY POSSESSED GUNS SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON

Scott McCaughey

A felon who illegally possessed two firearms, one of them a ghost gun, was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, to serve five to 10 years in state prison.

Scott Allen McCaughey, 65, of Plumstead Township, was arrested after an April 28 search of his home in...

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Posted on: November 29, 2022

THREE MEN SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR SUPPLYING DRUGS THAT LED TO WOMAN’S OD DEATH IN FALLS TOWNSHIP

Ryan Shields

Three men were sentenced to state prison on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, for supplying a pressed fentanyl pill that was made to look like Percocet that killed Amanda Shields of Falls Township two years ago.

Ryan Shields, the victim’s husband, was sente...

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Posted on: November 29, 2022

DOYLESTOWN DOCTOR SENTENCED TO 2-6 YEARS FOR UNLAWFUL PRESCRIBING OF OPIOID MEDICATIONS

Richard Kondan

A Doylestown doctor will spend the next two to six years in prison for prescribing highly addictive opioid medications to patients in his care.

Dr. Richard Alan Kondan, 59, appeared before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman on Monday, Nov. 28, ...

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Posted on: November 29, 2022

WOMAN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR LOWER SOUTHAMPTON CRASH THAT KILLED KOREAN WAR VETERAN

Adrienne Breslin

An Upper Southampton woman was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, to serve up to five years in prison for a March 2021 crash that killed a Korean War veteran.

Adrienne Breslin, 46, pleaded guilty in August to homicide by vehicle and related charges for th...

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Posted on: November 21, 2022

JUVENILE LIFER RESENTENCED TO 80-160 YEARS IN PRISON FOR 1998 MASS SLAYING AT BRISTOL HOUSE PARTY

Ivory King

A man serving four consecutive life sentences for killing four people when he was 17 at a house party in Bristol Township was resentenced on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, to serve 80 to 160 years in state prison.

Ivory King, now 41, was originally sentenced on Oc...

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Posted on: November 17, 2022

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING FATHER IN NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, SENTENCED TO 30-60 YEARS IN STATE PRISON

Jordan Kurman

The 22-year-old man who killed his father in their Newtown Township home earlier this year pleaded guilty on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, and will spend the next 30 to 60 years in state prison.

Jordan Matthew Kurman, of Newtown Township, pleaded guilty to thir...

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Posted on: November 10, 2022

CONTRACTOR SENT TO COUNTY JAIL, ORDERED TO REPAY ALMOST $43K FOR RIPPING OFF WARRINGTON MAN, OTHERS

Joseph COLLOPY

A Lansdale contractor was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, to nine-23 months in the county jail and ordered to repay almost $43,000 for incomplete work at four homes, including one in Warrington Township.

Joseph E. Collopy, 46, had entered an open gui...

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Posted on: November 10, 2022

STRAW PURCHASER NABBED IN BUCKS COUNTY; BOUGHT 21 GUNS IN 8 MONTHS, SOME RECOVERED IN PHILADELPHIA

Leonard TRUESDALE

A 24-year-old man is facing a slew of felony charges for the illegal straw purchase of 21 guns at gun stores, almost exclusively in Bucks County.

Leonard Truesdale was arraigned on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, on 21 counts each of making false statements on fi...

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Posted on: November 9, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO 5-10 YEARS FOR STRAW PURCHASE OF SIX HANDGUNS IN BUCKS COUNTY

Bashir Shakir

An Upper Darby man will spend 5 to 10 years in state prison for the straw purchase of six guns he purchased at a Chalfont gun store in November 2020, some of the guns which were later recovered during criminal investigations.

Commons Pleas Judge Raymond F....

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Posted on: November 9, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO 40-80 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR UPPER SOUTHAMPTON KIDNAPPING, ATTEMPTED MURDERS

Pavel Belous mugshot

Calling his crimes cold and calculated, a Bucks County judge sentenced a Philadelphia man on Wednesday to 40 to 80 years in state prison for kidnapping a young man in Upper Southampton Township, then forcing him at knifepoint to drive to an ATM to withdra...

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Posted on: November 3, 2022

GUN TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION OPERATING IN MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES DISMANTLED

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Nov. 3, 2022) — Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub and Abington Township Police Chief Patrick Molloy announce the dismantling of a gun trafficking organization t...

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Posted on: October 28, 2022

WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CAUSING MAN’S OVERDOSE DEATH IN BENSALEM MOTEL; SENTENCED TO 5-10 YEARS IN ST

CORRINE SMITH

A Montgomery County woman was sentenced to state prison for five to 10 years after pleading guilty on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 20222, to delivering the drugs that caused the June 2020 overdose death of a Bensalem man.

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Posted on: October 27, 2022

BUCKS COUNTY DA RULES STEAM PUB SHOOTING JUSTIFIED; ONE CHARGED IN MELEE

Steam Pub Investigation

The 21-year-old man who shot and killed two men who were attacking him in the parking lot of the Steam Pub in Upper Southampton Township was justified in using deadly force, District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.

Liam Hughes...

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Posted on: October 27, 2022

FORMER WARMINSTER OFFICER JAMES CAREY PLEADS NO CONTEST TO SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FIVE TEEN BOYS

James Carey

James Carey, the former Warminster Township police officer, pleaded no contest on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, to sexually assaulting five teen boys.

Carey, 54, of Cape May Court House in New Jersey, committed the acts while working as a DA.R.E. officer and ru...

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Posted on: October 26, 2022

BUCKS DA, PERKASIE PD ANNOUNCE MISSING PERSON INVESTIGATION

Beth Capadli

Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Perkasie Borough Police Department are investigating the disappearance of a 55-year-old woman who was last seen at her home on Oct. 10, 2022.

At a news conference on Oct. 26, 202...

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Posted on: October 13, 2022

FORMER CB WEST CHOIR DIRECTOR PLEADS NO CONTEST TO INDECENT ASSUALT OF TWO FORMER STUDENTS

Joseph Ohrt

Joseph G. Ohrt, the former choir director at Central Bucks West High School, pleaded no contest on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, to indecently assaulting two former students and filming another former student as he undressed.

Ohrt, 57, of Buckingham Township, e...

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Posted on: October 8, 2022

TWO DEAD IN SHOOTING AT PARKING LOT OF UPPER SOUTHAMPTON PUB; INVESTIGATION ONGOING

Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Upper Southampton Police Department are investigating a shooting on Friday night, Oct. 7, 2022, that left two people dead and a third injured.

At 11:31 p.m. Friday, Bucks County ...

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Posted on: October 6, 2022

MAN SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR 6-20 YEARS FOR DRUG DEALING CASES IN BUCKS COUNTY

Brian O'Connell

A 31-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, to six to 20 years in state prison for three drug-dealing cases in 2021, including one committed in the Bucks County Correctional Facility that led to an inmate’s overdose.

Brian Joseph O...

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Posted on: September 29, 2022

MAN ENTERS OPEN PLEA TO SHOOTING YARDLEY POLICE CHIEF KELLY

Colin Petroziello Mugshot

A 25-year-old man entered an open plea on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, to attempted murder and related charges for shooting Yardley Police Chief Joseph Kelly and attempting to shoot a Bucks County Adult Probation and Parole Officer.

Colin Frank Petroziello, o...

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Posted on: September 21, 2022

LOWER SOUTHAMPTON POLICE INVESTIGATING ROBBERY, ASSAULT AT COMIC COLLECTION STORE

Comic Book Store Robbery

From the Lower Southampton Police Department:

On September 18th, 2022, Lower Southampton Township Police Officers responded to the Comic Collection store, located at 83 Bustleton Pike, Feasterville, PA, for an Assault & Robbery. 

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Posted on: September 16, 2022

GUNS, DRUGS AND STOLEN VEHICLES SEIZED AFTER SEARCH OF MIDDLETOWN HOME, PHILADELPHIA STORAGE UNITS

Joseph Scott

A Middletown Township man was charged on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, after an investigation led authorities to a search of his Durham Road home and storage units in Philadelphia where they located a stockpile of guns, drugs, and stolen vehicles. 

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Posted on: September 15, 2022

FALLS TOWNSHIP MAN CONVICTED OF REPEATEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TWO GIRLS

Craig Hartman

A 68-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, of sexually assaulting two 9-year-old girls. 

Craig S. Hartman, of Falls Township, was convicted by a Bucks County jury of one count of rape of a child and two counts each of aggravat...

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Posted on: September 14, 2022

RECOGNITION FOR WARRINGTON, BUCKS DETECTIVES AND PROSECUTORS WHO SOLVED KORZON COLD CASE

Warrington Recognition

Last night, the Warrington Township Board of Supervisors recognized the hard work and determination of Warrington Township detectives and Bucks County prosecutors and detectives in solving the cold case murder of Gloria Korzon three years ago.Korzon’s hus...

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Posted on: September 9, 2022

BENSALEM MAN TO SERVE 24-48 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING TWO BOYS

Anthony Troupe

A Bensalem man was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, to 24 to 48 years in state prison for sexually abusing two boys over several years and possessing and sharing child pornography.

Anthony Troupe, 34, pleaded no contest in January to two counts each o...

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Posted on: September 7, 2022

EVAN SMITH CONVICTED OF KILLING GIRLFRIEND IN FALLS TOWNSHIP MOTEL

Evan Smith

A Bucks County man was convicted on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, of killing 39-year-old Jamie Beighley inside a Falls Township motel last summer. 

Evan Marquis Smith, 38, of Morrisville, was found guilty by Common Pleas Judge Raymond F. McHugh of...

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Posted on: August 26, 2022

MAN FOUND GUILTY OF REPEATEDLY STALKING BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP WOMAN

Andrew Gold

A 33-year-old man was convicted by a Bucks County jury on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, of stalking and terrorizing a Bedminster Township woman for more than six years. 

Andrew David Gold, of Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, was found guilty of tw...

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Posted on: August 25, 2022

OWNER OF CHALFONT COLLISION CENTER CHARGED WITH SUBMITTING $426K IN FALSIFIED INSURANCE CLAIMS

John Reis

The owner of the Chalfont Collision Center submitted nearly 300 false insurance claims over several years to four insurance companies, pocketing more than $426,000 in payouts. 

John Paul Reis, 56, of Newtown Township, turned himself in on Thursday...

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Posted on: August 24, 2022

MAN ARRESTED FOR PAIR OF CARJACKINGS IN BUCKS COUNTY; THREATENED VICTIMS WITH SYRINGE

Kevin O'Connell

A man was charged with committing two carjackings in Bucks County, including one on Friday morning in Bristol Borough that left an 83-year-old woman hospitalized. 

In each of the carjackings, Kevin O’Connell, with no fixed address, threa...

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Posted on: August 12, 2022

BUCKS COUNTY DA WARNS OF EMAIL WARRANT SCAM

Email Warrant Scam

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office would like to warn residents of a scam where the offender emails a fake warrant from the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office and threatens the recipient with arrest if they do not pay a fee.

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Posted on: August 12, 2022

MAN CONVICTED FOR THE STRAW PURCHASE OF SIX HANDGUNS IN BUCKS COUNTY

Bashir Shakir

A 25-year-old man was convicted on Thursday, August 11, 2022, for the straw purchase of six guns he purchased at Chalfont gun store in November 2020, the latest example of this office’s efforts to punish those who illegally possess and sell guns...

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Posted on: August 9, 2022

DETECTIVES PROMOTED: NEW PROSECUTORS SWORN IN DURING CEREMONY

Abby and Rebekah

It’s always a great day when we can announce some new additions and promotions at the District Attorney’s Office. 

This morning, our two newest Assistant District Attorneys were sworn into office, and two county detectives who ...

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Posted on: August 5, 2022

MORRISVILLE FELON CHARGED WITH ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION FOLLOWING DRUG STRIKE FORCE INVESTIGATION

Andrew Bizon

An investigation by the Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force led to the arrest Thursday of a 33-year-old felon and the seizure of three ghost guns, two rifles, ammunition and tools used to make additional firearms.   

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Posted on: July 19, 2022

DOMESTIC ABUSER SENTENCED TO UP TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR FIFTH DOMESTIC ASSAULT AGAINST VICTIM

A Tullytown man was sentenced Tuesday morning to 2 ½ to five years in state prison in his fifth domestic abuse case against the same woman. 

Bryan Trentini, 37, of Laurel Lane, entered an open guilty plea in April to terroristic threats...

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Posted on: July 12, 2022

WOMAN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR CAUSING BABY’S DEATH AT UNLICENSED DAYCARE FACILITY IN UPPER SOUTHAMPTON

Lauren Landgrebe

An Upper Southampton Township woman was sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility for causing the asphyxiation death of an 11-month-old girl at an illegal daycare facility the woman ran out of her home. 

Lauren Elizabeth Landgrebe, 50, was senten...

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Posted on: June 28, 2022

MASSACHUSETTS MAN CHARGED IN NORTHAMPTON TWP. HOMICIDE/ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub has announced charges in a homicide that occurred in the Holland section of Northampton Township earlier this month. 

Thadius William McGrath, 35, of Chatham, Massachusetts is charged with Murder of th...

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Posted on: June 23, 2022

LOWER MAKEFIELD MAN ADMITS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT OF TEENAGE GIRL; SENTENCED TO BUCKS COUNTY JAIL

Cody Jammer

A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty to the sexual assault of a teenage girl from 2015 to 2016 and was sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility for the next 10 months to 23 ½ months.   

Cody Dylan Jammer, of Lower Makefield Towns...

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Posted on: June 22, 2022

WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CAUSING BABY’S DEATH AT UNLICENSED DAYCARE FACILITY IN UPPER SOUTHAMPTON

Lauren Landgrebe

An Upper Southampton Township woman admitted on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, to causing the asphyxiation death of an 11-month-old girl at an illegal daycare facility the woman ran out of her home. 

Lauren Elizabeth Landgrebe, 50, of the 1500 block of R...

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Posted on: June 10, 2022

JOSEPH O'BOYLE WILL SPEND 37-74 YEARS IN PRISON FOR KILLING OF BENSALEM CHIROPRACTOR

Joseph O'Boyle

The man who admitted to killing Dr. James Sowa inside the chiropractor's home office in Bensalem in November 2020 was convicted Friday, June 10, 2022, of 3rd-degree murder and sentenced to 37 to 74 years in state prison.  

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Posted on: June 9, 2022

RING THAT SOLD 'GHOST GUNS' TAKEN DOWN BY BUCKS COUNTY DETECTIVES, BRISTOL TOWNSHIP POLICE

Nicholas Pentz

The Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force and Bristol Township Police Department took down a gun and drug ring they say supplied methamphetamine and firearms, including untraceable “ghost guns” and fully automatic weapons, in the L...

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Posted on: June 6, 2022

MAN WILL SPEND UP TO FOUR DECADES IN PRISON FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF MINOR IN BENSALEM

andrew hall

A Philadelphia man was sentenced on Monday, June 6, 2022, to 17 to 40 years in state prison for sex trafficking of a 15-year-old girl in Bensalem. 

Andrew Hall, 29, pleaded guilty on February 28 to two dozen offenses, including felony counts of hu...

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Posted on: June 2, 2022

CONTRACTOR CHARGED WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT FRAUD; TOOK MORE THAN $200,000 FROM BUCKS COUNTY HOMEOWNERS

Joseph Eibell

A Huntingdon Valley contractor was charged Wednesday, June 1, 2022, with ripping off at least four Bucks County homeowners of more than $210,000 for work he never completed, and in some cases never began. 

Joseph Eibell, 47, faces four counts each...

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Posted on: May 27, 2022

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING BENSALEM CHIROPRACTOR, ASSAULTING BENSALEM DETECTIVE

Joseph O'Boyle

A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty on Friday, May 27, 2022, to killing Dr. James Sowa inside the chiropractor's home office in Bensalem in November 2020. 

Joseph O'Boyle, of Bensalem, entered an open guilty plea to criminal homicid...

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Posted on: May 25, 2022

ARREST MADE IN 1991 MURDER OF JOY HIBBS IN BRISTOL TOWNSHIP

Robert Atkins

District Attorney Matt Weintraub today announced that a 56-year-old man will be charged with murdering Joy Hibbs in April 1991 and trying to cover up the crime by setting her Bristol Township home on fire, an arrest that follows a tireless investigation b...

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Posted on: May 23, 2022

MAN SENTENCED FOR SUPPLYING DRUGS THAT LED TO WOMAN’S OVERDOSE DEATH AT TULLYTOWN RECOVERY HOUSE

Matthew Lavender

A 26-year-old man will spend two to five years in state prison for supplying the drugs that led to a woman's overdose death at a Tullytown recovery house last summer. 

Matthew Derby Lavender, of Bensalem, appeared before Common Pleas Judg...

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Posted on: May 20, 2022

FREE VIN ETCHING EVENT AT PARX CASINO IN BENSALEM THIS SUNDAY, MAY 22

VIN Etch Flyer

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is hosting a free VIN etching event this Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Parx Casino in Bensalem, in conjunction with the Bensalem Police Activities League “Cops and Rodders” Car Show.&...

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Posted on: May 19, 2022

SHANE BROLLY SENTENCED TO 15-30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DRUNKEN CRASH THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED FOUR TEENS

Shane Brolly

The 25-year-old man who seriously injured four Neshaminy High School girls in a drunken head-on crash in Northampton Township last year will spend more than 15 to 30 years in state prison.

Shane Brolly was heavily intoxicated the night of March 27, 2021, w...

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Posted on: May 12, 2022

MAN CONVICTED BY BUCKS COUNTY JURY OF FIRING AT GROUP OF PEOPLE IN BRISTOL TOWNSHIP

Sysco Schruby

A 22-year-old man was convicted by a Bucks County jury on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, of shooting at a group of people that included a 4-year-old child during a November 2019 encounter in Bristol Township. 

Sysco Schruby, of Bristol, was found guilty...

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Posted on: May 9, 2022

TRINH NGUYEN NOW FACING FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN UPPER MAKEFIELD SHOOTING

Trinh Nguyen

The 38-year-old mother who shot her two juvenile sons in Upper Makefield Township last week is now facing first-degree murder charges after the boys passed away on Friday. 

Trinh T. Nguyen, 38, has been in custody since Monday, May 2, 2022, when s...

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Posted on: May 6, 2022

GILLIE ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES HE SET FATAL BUCKINGHAM FIRE; NOTICE OF AGGRAVATING FACTORS FILED

Christopher Gillie

Christopher Gillie, charged with setting the December fire at a Buckingham Township home that killed an 81-year-old man, was formally arraigned Friday morning, a day after the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office filed notice of aggravating c...

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Posted on: May 4, 2022

WOMAN SENTENCED FOR STEALING FROM GRANDMOTHER IN COUNTY’S FIRST CONVICTION OF NEW EXPLOITATION LAW

A Bensalem woman will spend close to one to two years in the Bucks County Correctional Facility for stealing $6,500 from her 89-year-old grandmother in the county’s first conviction of a recently passed law aimed at protecting seniors from finan...

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Posted on: May 3, 2022

MAN SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR BEATING EX-GIRLFRIEND WITH ALUMINUM BASEBALL BAT IN QUAKERTOWN

Roland Ghiloni

A 51-year-old man was sentenced to five to 15 years in state prison for a brutal domestic assault against his ex-girlfriend where he twice struck her in the head with an aluminum baseball bat.

Roland Blake Ghiloni, with a last known address in Quakertown, ...

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Posted on: May 2, 2022

UPPER MAKEFIELD MOTHER CHARGED WITH SHOOTING HER TWO SONS, ATTEMPTED SHOOTING OF NEIGHBOR

Trinh Nguyen

District Attorney Matt Weintraub today announced attempted homicide charges against a 38-year-old woman for the shooting of her two juvenile sons and the attempted shooting of a neighbor in Upper Makefield Township. 

Trinh T. Nguyen, 38, was taken...

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Posted on: April 29, 2022

MAN FACING GUN CHARGES FOLLOWING SEARCH OF HIS PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP HOME

Scott McCaughey

A 64-year-old man is facing a number of weapons charges after a search of his Plumstead Township home turned up a fully automatic “ghost gun” and a rifle with an obliterated serial number.

Scott Allen McCaughey, of the 4900 block of Dur...

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Posted on: April 29, 2022

NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Nicholas Stefanowski

A 79-year-old man is facing child pornography charges following an investigation conducted by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. 

Nicholas Stefanowski, of Newtown Township, was charged with possession of child pornography and c...

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Posted on: April 29, 2022

MAN CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS FATHER IN NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP

Jordan Kurman

A 22-year-old man is being charged with killing his father in their Newtown Township home on Friday, April 29, 2022. 

Jordan Matthew Kurman, of Newtown Township, faces charges of criminal homicide and possession of an instrument of crime. He was a...

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Posted on: April 28, 2022

FATHER PLEADS GUILTY IN DEATH OF 2-YEAR-OLD SON WHO ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF IN MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP

Jorddan Thornton

A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in the death of his 2-year-old son who picked up his father’s handgun and accidentally shot himself in a Middletown Township apartment in December 2020. 

Jorddan M. Thornton a...

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Posted on: April 28, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO 7 ½ TO 15 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR FIRING SEVERAL SHOTS AT MIDDLETOWN APARTMENT

Eric Dawson

A 34-year-old man will spend up to 15 years in state prison for firing 18 shots toward a man, the man’s girlfriend, and her child in Middletown Township two years ago, the bullets striking occupied apartments but missing anyone inside.  ...

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Posted on: April 26, 2022

SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR SENTENCED TO 25-50 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF BOY

David Hofmann

A Bristol Township man will spend 25 to 50 years in prison for the repeated sexual assault of a boy during a 12-year period from 1995 to 2007. 

David Charles Hofmann, 62, was found guilty in December on charges of rape of a child, involuntary devi...

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Posted on: April 25, 2022

GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS CHARGES IN CHRISTMAS EVE HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT KILLED MAN IN BRISTOL TOWNSHIP

Kevin Baker Jr.

A Bucks County Investigating Grand Jury has recommended a 20-year-old man be charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash last Christmas Eve in Bristol Township. 

Kevin Michael Baker Jr., of Bensalem, turned himself in on Monday, April 25, 2022, to be arr...

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Posted on: April 22, 2022

ALFONSO SANCHEZ SENTENCED TO UP TO 40 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR RUNNING DRUG RING OUT OF BCCF

Alfonso Sanchez

A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nearly 10 years to 40 years in state prison on Friday, April 22, 2022, for running a drug smuggling ring inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility.   

Alfonso Sanchez was in the co...

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Posted on: April 12, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR ASSAULTING DEPUTIES AT BUCKS COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER

Jeffrey Dingle

A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, and was sentenced to 18 months to 48 months in state prison for assaulting Bucks County sheriff's deputies last year while trying to evade security protocols at the Bucks County Justic...

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Posted on: April 6, 2022

SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATOR SENTENCED TO 19-40 YEARS IN PRISON FOR WARRINGTON RAPES

Rosalio Suchite

A 28-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, to 19 to 40 years in a state prison for the repeated rapes of two boys in Warrington Township. 

Rosalio Suchite, of Warrington, pleaded guilty on August 27 to two counts of involuntary d...

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Posted on: March 31, 2022

WOMAN CHARGED IN HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP KILLING; BODY DISCOVERED INSIDE BEDROOM

Anna Maria Tolomello

Hilltown Township Police and the Bucks County Detectives have charged a 48-year-old pizza parlor owner with the death of her longtime partner. 

Anna Maria Tolomello was arraigned on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. She is charged with shooting and killi...

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Posted on: March 29, 2022

COUPLE FOUND GUILTY, SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING $5.6 MILLION WORTH OF DRUGS THROUGH BUCKS

Edith Rodriguez Cardenas

A Texas truck driver and a California woman were found guilty on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, of trafficking $5.6 million worth of drugs through Bucks County. 

Christian Ochoa, 29, of Laredo, Texas, and Edith Tomasa Rodriguez Cardenas, 28, of Huntingt...

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Posted on: March 25, 2022

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HIDING OVERDOSE VICTIM’S BODY BEHIND BENSALEM DUMPSTER

Maksim Stankevich

A 41-year-old man admitted on Friday, March 25, 2022, to hiding the body of an overdose victim behind the dumpster of an apartment complex in Bensalem Township. 

Maksim Stankevich pleaded guilty before Common Pleas Judge Raymond F. McHugh on charg...

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Posted on: March 25, 2022

NORTHAMPTON MAN TO SPEND UP TO FOUR YEARS IN STATE PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO KILLING DOG

Nikolay Lukyanchikov

A 50-year-old man was sentenced to two to four years in state prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, to killing his dog last year and then burning it on a barbecue grill.

Nikolay Lukyanchikov, of Northampton Township, entered an open gu...

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Posted on: March 25, 2022

PHILADELPHIA MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN UPPER SOUTHAMPTON KIDNAPPING, ROBBERY

Pavel Belous mugshot

A 37-year-old man pleaded guilty on Friday, March 25, 2022, to kidnapping a young man last year in Upper Southampton Township, forcing him at knifepoint to drive to an ATM to withdraw money and threatening to kill him and his mother. 

Pavel Belous...

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Posted on: March 24, 2022

BANK ROBBER WHO ATTEMPTED TO MURDER STATE TROOPER DURING ARREST SENTENCED TO OVER 25 YEARS

Christopher Larue

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Christopher Larue, 44, of Lansdale, PA, was sentenced to 25 years and one day in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $7,500 fine by U...

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Posted on: March 21, 2022

DA WEINTRAUB, AG SHAPIRO ANNOUNCE ARREST OF MAN FOR STRAW PURCHASES OF 16 FIREARMS

Deon Hudson

In a joint operation by Detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, the Office of Attorney General’s Gun Violence Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a 25-year-old Philadelphia man w...

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Posted on: March 16, 2022

NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP MAN TO SPEND 12-24 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR GUN, DRUG ARRESTS

Austin Carter mugshot

A 33-year-old man was sentenced on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, to 12 to 24 years in state prison for three arrests involving gun and drug offenses, two arrests happening while he was out on bail. 

Austin Vaughn Carter, of Northampton Township, pleade...

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Posted on: March 15, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR RAPE OF GIRL IN FALLS TOWNSHIP

Shane Ferguson

A 38-year-old man will spend the next seven to 15 years in state prison for the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Falls Township last year. 

Shane Ferguson, of Morrisville, pleaded guilty in September to rape by forcible compulsion, aggravated indecen...

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Posted on: March 15, 2022

EX-PHILLY OFFICER SENT TO COUNTY JAIL FOR SEX ABUSE OF A CHILD

Richard Frank

A former Philadelphia police lieutenant was sentenced on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, to just under a year to two years in the Bucks County Correctional Facility for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl in 2017. 

Richard Michael Frank, 51, was conv...

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Posted on: March 8, 2022

FORMER CB WEST CHOIR DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH INDECENT ASSAULT OF TWO FORMER STUDENTS

Joseph Ohrt

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, that additional charges are being filed against the former choir director at Central Bucks West High School for indecently assaulting two former students. ...

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Posted on: March 5, 2022

GRAND JURY: WOMAN AND SON KILLED CHRISTOPHER WILSON IN MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP

Joyce Brown-Rodriguez

A Philadelphia woman and her son were charged Friday, March 4, 2022, with the murder of Christopher M. Wilson, who was gunned down outside his workplace in Middletown Township in December of 2020. 

Joyce Brown-Rodriguez, 55, and Kahlill Saleem Bro...

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Posted on: March 4, 2022

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY MAN CONVICTED OF SELLING DRUGS LEADING TO FATAL MILFORD OD

Jose Maldonado

A Bucks County jury on Thursday, March 3, 2022, convicted a 46-year-old man of selling the heroin/fentanyl that killed a man at a Milford Township cemetery in November 2019. 

Jose David Maldonado, of Easton, was found guilty of drug delivery resul...

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Posted on: March 1, 2022

BUCKS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY TARGET PFAS MANUFACTURERS IN LAWSUIT

2022.03.01 PFAS news conference

The Bucks County Commissioners and the District Attorney have filed a joint lawsuit against several manufacturers of dangerous PFAS that have contaminated water and soil in Bucks County.

Filed Tuesday in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, the suit see...

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Posted on: March 1, 2022

BENSALEM MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXTORTION OF 15 VICTIMS

Ian Pisarchuk

A 26-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, March 1, 2020, to sexually extorting and harassing 15 victims, including one young woman who later killed herself. 

Ian Pisarchuk, of the 3600 block of Skyline Drive, Bensalem Township, admitted that fo...

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Posted on: February 18, 2022

BRIAN CAREY CHARGED WITH KILLING HIS STEPFATHER IN BRISTOL TOWNSHIP

Brian Carey

Brian Joseph Carey was charged on Friday, February 18, 2022. with killing his 78-year-old stepfather in his stepfather’s Bristol Township home earlier this week. 

Carey, 41, with no current address, was arrested Wednesday night, hours af...

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Posted on: February 14, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO 6-15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING GUNS OUT OF BUCKS COUNTY CARS AND SELLING THEM

Bobby Johnson

A 25-year-old man was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, to six to 15 years in state prison for entering several unlocked vehicles in Upper Bucks County and stealing handguns and other items, which he then sold. 

Bobby Andrew Johnson, formerly of...

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Posted on: February 8, 2022

CB WEST CHOIR DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH FILMING FORMER STUDENT AS HE UNDRESSED

Joseph Ohrt

The choir director at Central Bucks West High School is being charged with hiding cameras inside a bedroom of his home to record a former student as he undressed. 

Joseph Ohrt, 56, of Buckingham Township, is facing one count of interception, discl...

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Posted on: January 31, 2022

MAN SENTENCED TO 8-20 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR BRISTOL TOWNSHIP SHOOTING

Terrance Hall

A 51-year-old man pleaded guilty on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, to an October 2020 shooting in Bristol Township and was sentenced to eight to 20 years in state prison. 

Terrance Oliver Hall fired at least six shots at an occupied vehicle at Mitchell Ro...

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Posted on: January 28, 2022

HELP US CATCH THESE CATALYTIC CONVERTER THIEVES

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Can you help us catch these brazen catalytic converter thieves? 

These two suspects committed this theft in broad daylight on the Jan. 20. The theft happened at approximately 2:42 p.m. at a home on Century Avenue in Bristol Township. They fled in ...

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Posted on: January 21, 2022

PHILLY MAN SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR ILLEGAL SALE OF A GUN IN BENSALEM

Xzayvien Jenkins

A 29-year-old man who illegally sold a loaded handgun and ammunition to undercover police in Bensalem Township in December 2020 was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, to serve up to seven years in state prison. 

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Posted on: January 20, 2022

THREE CHARGED WITH SUPPLYING FENTANYL-LACED PILL THAT CAUSED FALLS TOWNSHIP WOMAN’S OVERDOSE DEATH

Ryan Shields

After 40-year-old Amanda Shields died of a suspected drug overdose in her Falls Township home on Aug. 11, 2020, Bucks County Detectives and Falls Township Police began a lengthy investigation to find out where she got the fentanyl-laced Percocet pill that...

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Posted on: January 19, 2022

MAN WILL SERVE 18 TO 40 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR SHOOTING MAN IN FALLS TOWNSHIP

Thomas Zorrer

A man convicted of attempted homicide for shooting a man during an assault in February 2019 at a Falls Township trailer park was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, to 18 to 40 years in state prison. 

Thomas Zorrer, 39, was convicted on all cou...

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Posted on: January 18, 2022

COUPLE SENTENCED TO DECADES IN PRISON FOR SEX ABUSE OF THREE CHILDREN IN BRISTOL

Leonard Hewitt

A man and woman will face decades in state prison for the repeated sexual assault of three children under the age of 13, abuse that they also filmed in more than 40 videos of child pornography. 

Leonard F. Hewitt Sr., 51, and Krystyn Anne Smock, 4...

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Posted on: January 18, 2022

DRUG DEALERS ARRESTED BY DRUG STRIKE FORCE WILL SERVE UP TO TWO DECADES IN PRISON

Winston Frias-Moya

Two Philadelphia drug dealers arrested two years ago during an investigation by the Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force were sentenced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, to up to 20 years in state prison. 

Winston Frias-Moya, 33, and Adalberto Villa...

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Posted on: January 7, 2022

WOMAN ADMITS TO HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT KILLED PEDESTRIAN; SENTENCED TO 3-10 YEARS IN PRISON

Charlotte Kleckner

A 27-year-old woman admitted Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, that she was intoxicated when she struck and killed a man walking along Stump Road in Plumstead Township and then fled the scene.

Charlotte Mary Kleckner, of Doylestown, appeared before Common Pleas Judg...

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Posted on: January 6, 2022

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO DRUNKEN NORTHAMPTON CRASH THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED FOUR TEENS

Shane Brolly

The 24-year-old man who seriously injured four Neshaminy High School girls in a drunken head-on crash in Northampton Township last year pleaded guilty on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, to all charges. 

Shane Brolly is accused of crossing into opposing tr...

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Posted on: December 23, 2021

PENNDEL MAN SENTENCED TO UP TO 98 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF FIVE BOYS

Louis Aiello

A Penndel Borough man was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, to 49 to 98 years in state prison for the sexual assault of five boys from 1993 to 2010. 

Louis Charles Aiello, 59, was found guilty in July on several charges, including felony count...

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Posted on: December 22, 2021

BUCKS DA, PERKASIE POLICE SEEK INFORMATION ON TWO MEN MISSING SINCE OCTOBER

Matthew James Branning

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and Perkasie Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in finding two men who have been missing from the area for more than two months. 

Matthew James Branning, 50, of Sellersville, and Mi...

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Posted on: December 21, 2021

TULLYTOWN BABY RESCUE

DA Weintraub interview with Officer Nate Aldsworth

Tullytown Borough Police Officer Nate Aldsworth had just finished a call when he got a distressing call around 10:58 a.m. on Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving. 

A 4-to-5-day old baby boy had stopped breathing, possibly from an obstructed airway...

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Posted on: December 19, 2021

MAN CHARGED IN BRISTOL TOWNSHIP HOMICIDE

David Jenner

A 38-year-old man was charged Sunday morning with a killing a man inside a Bristol Township home on Saturday night. 

David Joseph Jenner had been staying at the home at 605 Veterans Highway when he got into an argument with 43-year-old Charlie R. ...

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Posted on: December 13, 2021

COUPLE SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR VIOLENT CARJACKINGS IN NEWTOWN, MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIPS

Eric Meehan

A homeless couple was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, for two violent carjackings and an attempted carjacking in Newtown Township and Middletown Township in November 2020, sending two people to the hospital. 

Eric Meehan, 29, and Ashley Young,...

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Posted on: December 9, 2021

THOMAS TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO TARGET PORCH PIRATES

Porch Pirates

HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) will soon introduce legislation to crack down on home delivery theft. 

“With the ongoing pandemic, online purchases have skyrocketed,” Thomas said.   

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Posted on: December 9, 2021

MORRISVILLE MAN WHO REPEATEDLY RAPED VICTIM SENTENCED TO 10-20 YEARS IN PRISON

Joseph Exume

A 51-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, to 10 to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the repeated rape of a woman for more than seven years, starting when she was 16 years old. 

Joseph Exume, of Morrisville, began ...

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Posted on: December 8, 2021

BUCKS COUNTY JURY CONVICTS BRISTOL TOWNSHIP MAN FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING BOY FOR 12 YEARS

David Hofmann

A 62-year-old man was convicted by a Bucks County jury on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, for the repeated sexual assault of a boy during a 12-year period from 1995 to 2007. 

David Charles Hofmann, of Bristol Township, was found guilty of rape of a child...

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Posted on: December 8, 2021

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP INVESTIGATORS SEEK ASSISTANCE IN 2020 HOMICIDE

Christopher Wilson

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and Middletown Township Police are seeking the public’s assistance in solving the murder of Christopher M. Wilson of Philadelphia, PA. 

Friday, December 10th, will mark one year since...

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Posted on: December 6, 2021

MAN CHARGED WITH SETTING BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP FIRE THAT KILLED 81-YEAR-OLD MAN

Christopher Gillie

A Lackawanna County man was charged with setting a fire at a Buckingham Township home early Sunday morning, killing an 81-year-old man inside and sending his wife fleeing from the home. 

Christopher George Gillie, 61, of Dunmore, was charged with ...

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Posted on: December 2, 2021

MAN CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE FOR SHOOTING AT MORRISVILLE TRAILER PARK

Thomas Zorrer

A 38-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, of attempted homicide and related charges stemming from a shooting and assault in February 2019 at a trailer park in Morrisville. 

Thomas Zorrer was also convicted by a Bucks County jur...

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Posted on: December 2, 2021

FORMER PHILLY POLICE OFFICER CONVICTED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE IN BUCKS COUNTY

Richard Frank

A former Philadelphia police lieutenant was convicted by a Bucks County Jury on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, of sexually assaulting a minor. 

Richard Michael Frank, 51, was found guilty of indecent assault, endangering the welfare of a child and corrup...

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Posted on: November 23, 2021

BUCKS COUNTY POLICE WILL BE ON PATROL FOR IMPAIRED DRIVERS THIS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

This Thanksgiving Eve, 15 officers from 10 Bucks County Police Departments will participate in a DUI Traffic Patrol across the county. 
The patrol campaign, “Make It to the Table: Don’t Drink and Drive this Thanksgiving Eve,” will stretch from Ben...
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Posted on: November 19, 2021

BCCF GUARD PLEADS GUILTY IN SMUGGLING RING; SENTENCED TO 2-4 YEARS IN STATE PRISON

Joseph Jennings

A former guard at the Bucks County Correctional Facility pleaded guilty on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, for his role in a drug smuggling ring inside the jail and was sentenced to two to four years in state prison. 

Joseph J. Jennings, 33, of Warm...

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Posted on: November 18, 2021

MILES JONES SENTENCED TO CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES FOR KILLING TWO MEN AT UPPER BUCKS CAMPGROUND

Miles Jones

A dozen relatives and friends of Eric Braxton and Arthur Hill spoke Thursday about the two “good and caring” men gunned down in a shooting rampage in October 2019 at a campground in upper Bucks County. 

Braxton, 41, was a teach...

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Posted on: November 15, 2021

PHILADELPHIA MAN CONVICTED OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN KILLING OF TWO AT UPPER BUCKS CAMPGROUND

Miles Jones

A Philadelphia man was convicted by a Bucks County jury on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, of two counts of first-degree murder for killing two men in October 2019 at a campground in upper Bucks County. 

Miles K. Jones, 42, shot and killed Eric Braxton, 41...

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Posted on: November 15, 2021

LAWYER SENTENCED TO 15-30 MONTHS FOR STEALING NEARLY $1 MILLION FROM BUCKS COUNTY CLIENT

Aaron Friedmann

A Philadelphia lawyer was sentenced Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, to 15 to 30 months in state prison for the theft of more than $980,000 from the estate of his cousin who had hired him as the executor of his will. 

Aaron S. Friedmann, 63, of Conshohocken...

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Posted on: November 12, 2021

MAN SENTENCED TO 17 TO 34 YEARS IN STATE PRISON FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF MAN AT BRISTOL TOWNSHIP PARK

Taariq Norris

A Philadelphia man was sentenced Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, to 17 to 34 years in state prison for the shooting of a man at a Bristol Township basketball park in March 2019. 

Taariq Alfons Norris, 26, pleaded guilty in August to attempted murder, aggra...

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Posted on: November 12, 2021

DRUG STRIKE FORCE ARREST BENSALEM MAN FOR SUPPLYING FENTANYL THAT LED TO WOMAN'S OVERDOSE DEATH

Matthew Lavender

A 25-year-old man was charged on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, with supplying the drugs that led to a woman's overdose death in July at a Tullytown recovery house. 

Matthew Derby Lavender, of Bensalem, was charged with drug delivery resulting ...

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Posted on: November 10, 2021

FATAL SHOOTING BY FALLS TOWNSHIP POLICE OFFICER WAS JUSTIFIED, DA RULES

District Attorney Matt Weintraub ruled that the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding man on Aug. 29, 2021, by a Falls Township police officer was justified. 

In a letter to Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney, Weintraub wrote, “I ha...

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Posted on: October 29, 2021

DETECTIVE EISENHAUER RECOGNIZED BY U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR HELPING TAKE DOWN MAJOR DRUG RING

Certificate of Recognition

On Thursday, Detective Jarrod Eisenhauer, with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, was honored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the hard work of the Bucks County Detectives in taking down a large-scale drug trafficking ring t...

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Posted on: October 29, 2021

DA, BENSALEM PD INVESTIGATING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER'S AIDE FOR INAPPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH STUDENTS

The Bensalem Police Department, with assistance from the Bucks County District Attorney’s office, is investigating a teacher’s aide who is also a junior varsity basketball coach at Bensalem High School, regarding allegations of inappro...

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Posted on: October 27, 2021

BUCKS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AWARDED GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION GRANT

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The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office was recently awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency that will be used to prevent and reduce gun violence in Bucks County neighborhoods. 

The Gun Violence Redu...

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Posted on: October 26, 2021

MAN SENTENCED TO 7 ½ YEARS TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SHOOTING OF FORMER FRIEND IN FALLS TOWNSHIP

Jason Brennan

A 26-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to 7 ½ years to 20 years in state prison for shooting a former friend in an unprovoked assault in Falls Township in May 2020. 

Jason Brennan, of Langhorne, was convicted in June by a Bucks County ...

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Posted on: October 25, 2021

MAN SENTENCED TO 16 ½ YEARS TO 35 YEARS FOR REPEATEDLY THREATENING AND STALKING EX-GIRLFRIEND

Steven Castner

A 41-year-old man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend and then repeatedly threatened, stalked, and harassed her, even while he was in Bucks County Correctional Facility, was sentenced Monday to 16 ½ years to 35 years to state prison. 

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Posted on: October 22, 2021

DA PARTNERS WITH THOMPSON AUTO GROUP FOR FREE VIN ETCHING ON OCT. 30

Vin-Etching Oct. 30

A free VIN etching event will be held at Thompson Lexus in Doylestown on Saturday, Oct. 30, through a partnership between the Thompson Auto Group and the District Attorney’s Auto Theft Prevention, Awareness and Education Program. 

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Posted on: October 18, 2021

DISTRICT COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM EXPANDS ITS PROBATION PROGRAM BEGINNING TODAY

Starting today, Oct. 18, 2021, the District Court Diversion Program (DCDP) will expand its pilot DCDP Probation Program from 5 district courts to all 18 of them county-wide, allowing for the inclusion of additional participants who need drug treatment, bu...

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Posted on: October 15, 2021

BRISTOL MAN SENTENCED TO 19 ½ TO 39 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FATAL DUI CRASH THAT KILLED MAN, WOMAN

Kevin Peters

A 38-year-old man was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, to 19 ½ to 39 years in a state prison for a high-speed drunk driving crash in December 2019 that killed a man and woman and seriously injured two others on I-95 in Bristol Township.&...

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Posted on: October 15, 2021

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO MOCK BALLOT DROP BOX LEFT IN BRISTOL BOROUGH HALL

On Tuesday afternoon I was contacted by concerned citizens about the existence of a mock ballot drop box that was placed in Bristol Borough Hall, and which had accumulated six apparent absentee votes which were deposited inside of it.  That box a...

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Posted on: October 14, 2021

MAN CHARGED WITH LEAVING OVERDOSE VICTIM’S BODY BEHIND DUMPSTER AT BENSALEM APARTMENT COMPLEX

Maksim Stankevich

A 41-year-old man is being charged with abuse of corpse after a man overdosed in his Bensalem Township apartment last month, and instead of calling for help, he wrapped the victim’s body with a rope and blanket and left him behind a red dumpster...

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Posted on: October 13, 2021

BUCKS DA ANNOUNCES REWARD IN THREE UNSOLVED BRISTOL TOWNSHIP KILLINGS

News conference Bristol

Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced the creation of a reward fund to help solve three killings in Bristol Township. 

The reward through Bucks County Crime Stoppers was funded by donations from state Rep. John Galloway, state Re...

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Posted on: October 13, 2021

MAN ADMITS TO KILLING PREGNANT BRISTOL WOMAN, UNBORN CHILD; SENTENCED TO 39-78 YEARS IN PRISON

Jaleel Loper

A man pleaded guilty Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, to the 2018 strangulation deaths of a young pregnant Bristol Township mother and her unborn child and was sentenced to 39 to 78 years in state prison. 

Jaleel Lamar Loper, 30, of Philadelphia, admitte...

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Posted on: October 7, 2021

BUCKS COUNTY MAN SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR CHOKING, BEATING EX-GIRLFRIEND IN THREE SEPARATE ATTACKS

Patrick Dando

A Bensalem man who beat and choked his ex-girlfriend three different times in a seven-month period pleaded guilty on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, and was sentenced to two to four years in state prison. 

Patrick Dando, 35, of Elmwood Avenue, pleaded gui...

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Posted on: October 6, 2021

MIDDLETOWN COUPLE CONVICTED OF CHILD NEGLECT OF THREE OF THEIR CHILDREN

Albert Dunkowski

A Middletown Township couple were convicted in absentia Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in a case of child neglect one doctor described as the worst he’s ever seen. 

Albert Dunkowski, 54, and Christine Dunkowski, 47, were convicted by a Bucks C...

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Posted on: October 1, 2021

HIRED TO REMOVE BEES FROM NEWTOWN HOME, CONTRACTOR INAPPROPRIATELY TOUCHED BOY

JEFFREY LUKENS

A 61-year-old man is facing indecent assault and related charges for inappropriately touching an 11-year-old boy in Newtown Township in September. 

Jeffrey Todd Lukens, of Buckingham Township, had been working as a contractor at the boy’...

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Posted on: September 24, 2021

MAN SENT TO STATE PRISON FOR STABBING OF LOWER MAKEFIELD MAN

Zachary Ganie

A Levittown man who repeatedly stabbed a Lower Makefield Township man during an altercation two years ago was sentenced to 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison on Friday, September 24, 2021.

Zachary Ganie, 26, pleaded guilty on June 1 to aggravated as...

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Posted on: September 23, 2021

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF COP KILLER

Officer Brian Gregg

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, again upheld the death sentence of Robert Anthony Flor, convicted of killing Newtown Borough Police Officer Brian Gregg in 2005. 

On Sept. 29. 2005, Flor was taken into custody for s...

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Posted on: September 17, 2021

BRISTOL MAN CONVICTED OF THIRD-DEGREE MURDER IN FATAL DUI CRASH THAT KILLED MAN, WOMAN

Kevin Peters

A Bucks County jury on Friday, September 17, 2021, found a 38-year-old man guilty of two counts of third-degree murder for a high-speed drunk driving crash in December 2019 that killed a man and woman and seriously injured two others on I-95 in Bristol To...

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Posted on: September 15, 2021

STAATS, QUINN UNVEIL CHILD WELFARE REFORM LEGISLATION IN MEMORY OF GRACE PACKER

Grace Packer

Reps. Craig Staats (R-Bucks) and Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) announced the introduction of a legislative package to better protect children in the Pennsylvania child welfare system. The bills are crafted in honor of Grace Packer, a 14-year-old girl who was m...

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Posted on: September 8, 2021

MORRISVILLE MAN ORDERED TO FACE TRIAL FOR KILLING OF WOMAN IN FALLS TOWNSHIP MOTEL

Evan Smith

A Bucks County man charged with killing his girlfriend two months ago in a Falls Township motel was ordered to stand trial during a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.

Evan Marquis Smith, 37, of Morrisville, appeared via video before Magis...

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Posted on: September 7, 2021

LEADER OF DUBLIN METHAMPHETAMINE RING SENTENCED TO NINE TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON

Gary Moyer

The leader of a methamphetamine ring taken down in a joint Drug Strike Force investigation last year was sentenced on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, to nine to 20 years in a state prison. 

Gary Lynn Moyer, 72, of Dublin, ran the operation out of his ...

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Posted on: September 4, 2021

CHECKPOINT IN WARRINGTON LEADS TO 13 DUI ARRESTS, TWO OTHERS FOR DRUGS

On Friday, Sept. 3, a dozen Bucks County law enforcement agencies and state police held a checkpoint on both northbound and southbound lanes of Easton Road in Warrington, leading to several arrests.  

The checkpoint, which ran from 10 p.m. to 3 a....

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Posted on: September 1, 2021

MAN CHARGED WITH CAUSING FATAL CRASH IN DOYLESTOWN TOWNSHIP

Paul Foster

A 24-year-old man was charged Tuesday with homicide by vehicle and related charges for causing a fatal crash on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 where he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on with another vehicle in Doylestown Township. 

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Posted on: August 31, 2021

YARDLEY MAN ORDERED TO FACE TRIAL FOR SHOOTING CHIEF JOSEPH KELLY

Colin Petroziello Mugshot

A 24-year-old man charged with shooting Yardley Police Chief Joseph Kelly earlier this month was ordered to face attempted murder and related charges in Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel ruled during a prel...

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Posted on: August 29, 2021

BUCKS COUNTY DA'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING FATAL OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN FALLS TOWNSHIP

The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Falls Township on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. 

Falls Township Police were dispatched to a residence in the 400 block of Federal Lane at 12:04 p.m. on ...

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Posted on: August 25, 2021

MAN SENTENCED TO 2 ½ TO 5 YEARS FOR DRUNKEN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT INJURED TWO IN BENSALEM

Almondo Merjia

A 43-year-old man pleaded guilty on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, to a hit-and-run crash of two pedestrians, one who suffered serious injuries, on New Year’s Day 2021 in Bensalem Township.

Almondo Merjia, of Bensalem, was sentenced to 2 ½...

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Posted on: August 24, 2021

RAPPER PNB ROCK PLEADS GUILTY IN BENSALEM DRUG, STOLEN GUN CASE

Rakim Allen

A 29-year-old Philadelphia man pleaded guilty on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021, to charges related to a 2019 arrest following a Bensalem Police investigation that netted five pounds of marijuana, a stolen .40-caliber handgun and more than $33,000 in cash.&nbs...

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Posted on: August 20, 2021

MAN SHOT TRYING TO HELP MIDDLETOWN DOMESTIC ASSAULT VICTIM; SUSPECT KILLED IN PHILADELPIA

A man who was killed in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Philadelphia on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, had earlier shot a man in Middletown Township who was attempting to help the victim of a domestic assault.  

Officers with the Middletown Town...

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Posted on: August 19, 2021

MAN FACES ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE FOR SHOOTING YARDLEY POLICE CHIEF JOSEPH KELLY

Colin Petroziello Mugshot

A 24-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday night on attempted murder and related charges for shooting Yardley Police Chief Joseph Kelly who was assisting a Bucks County probation officer on an offender check at the Yardley Commons Condominiums.  

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Posted on: August 12, 2021

FALLS TOWNSHIP MAN SENTENCED TO 3 1/2 TO 7 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISSEMINATING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Kenneth Roberts

A 26-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, to 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison for the dissemination of child pornography. 

Kenneth Richard Roberts III, of Falls Township, pleaded guilty on April 22, 2021, to dissemina...

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Posted on: August 11, 2021

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER FOR SHOOTING AT BRISTOL TOWNSHIP PARK

Taariq Norris

A Philadelphia man pleaded guilty on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, to attempted murder for his role in a shooting at a Bristol Township basketball park in March 2019.  

Taariq Alfons Norris, 26, pleaded guilty to attempted murder, aggravated assault...

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Posted on: August 5, 2021

BILL WASYLENKO JR. MEMORIAL CAR SHOW THIS SATURDAY IN BENSALEM

This Saturday, the Bensalem Business Directory will be hosting the Bill Wasylenko Jr. Memorial Car Show at Bensalem High School, 4319 Hulmeville Road. 

The car show will be on Saturday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Posted on: August 3, 2021

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IN BUCKS COUNTY

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Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub visited several locations in the county Tuesday as those who protect and serve our communities hosted National Night Out events. 

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promot...

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Posted on: July 27, 2021

BENSALEM MAN FACES DOZENS OF ADDITIONAL CHARGES IN DIGITAL “SEXTORTION” INVESTIGATION

Ian Pisarchuk

A man who was charged in June for sexually extorting and harassing six victims now faces 40 additional charges after nine more victims have been identified.  

Ian Pisarchuk, 26, of the 3600 block of Skyline Drive, Bensalem Township, was charged Tu...

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Posted on: July 26, 2021

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ARREST OF CORPORAL CLIFF HORN - JULY 26, 2021

Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub: 

"The Bucks County District Attorney's Office is aware of the investigation and arrest of CBRPD Corporal Clifford Horn in Atlantic County, New Jersey.  Our office has assigned p...

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Posted on: July 23, 2021

RING RETURNED TO FAMILY OF 1977 SLAYING VICTIM

Love Ring

For 44 years, a gold ring that spells out the word “Love” sat in a Bucks County Detectives evidence locker. The ring, with a diamond chip in the center of the letter “O,” was among the crime scene evidence from one ...

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Posted on: July 23, 2021

JUDGE HANDS DOWN 22-46 YEAR SENTENCE TO BRISTOL MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO KILL ESTRANGED WIFE

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A Bristol man who repeatedly stabbed his estranged wife during a brutal attack in August was sentenced Thursday to 22 to 46 years in state prison. 

Walter Joseph Vandoren Jr., 44, of Bristol Township, had pleaded guilty in May to attempted homicid...

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Posted on: July 22, 2021

DRUG STRIKE FORCE ARRESTS BCCF OFFICER FOR SMUGGLING SUBOXONE INTO JAIL

Anthony Miller

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office Drug Strike Force arrested a correctional officer on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, for smuggling suboxone strips into the Bucks County Correctional Facility. 

Anthony Louis Miller, 28, of Quakertown,...

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Posted on: July 16, 2021

FALLS TOWNSHIP TEACHER’S AIDE CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT OF STUDENT

Jennilynne Derolf

A Falls Township teacher’s aide was charged Thursday, July 15, 2021, with having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old student. 

Jennilynne M. Derolf, 38, was charged with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statu...

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Posted on: July 9, 2021

NEW YORK COUPLE CONVICTED IN ASSAULT OF TEEN SESAME PLACE EMPLOYEE

Troy McCoy

A Bucks County jury found a New York couple guilty on Friday, July 9, 2021, of assaulting a 17-year-old Sesame Place employee last summer, leaving the teen with several injuries, including a broken jaw. 

Troy McCoy, 40, of Bronx, N.Y., was found g...

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Posted on: July 8, 2021

PENNDEL MAN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FIVE BOYS

Louis Aiello

A Penndel Borough man was found guilty Wednesday, July 7, 2021, on all charges related to the sexual assault of five boys from 1993 to 2010. 

In a waiver trial that began on Tuesday, Common Pleas Judge Diane E. Gibbons ruled that Louis Charles Aie...

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Posted on: July 7, 2021

BUCKS COUNTY HUNTER PLEADS GUILTY, SENTENCED FOR KILLING JASON KUTT AT NOCKAMIXON STATE PARK

Kenneth Heller

The Bucks County hunter who shot and killed 18-year-old Jason Albert Kutt at Nockamixon State Park in October pleaded guilty on Wednesday, June 7, 2021, and was sentenced to seven to 20 years in state prison. 

Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminste...

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Posted on: July 6, 2021

AFTER VICTIM DIES, BUCKS COUNTY MAN NOW FACES HOMICIDE CHARGE IN NEW FALLS MOTEL ASSAULT

Evan Smith

A Bucks County man arrested last week in the brutal domestic assault of his 39-year-old girlfriend is now facing a homicide charge after the victim died on Sunday. 

Evan Marquis Smith, 37, of Morrisville, was charged last week with Aggravated Assa...

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Posted on: July 2, 2021

BUCKS MAN CHARGED IN ASSAULT OF GIRLFRIEND AT NEW FALLS MOTEL

Evan Smith

On Friday, July 2nd District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced the arrest of a Bucks County man in connection to a domestic assault that has left a 39 year old woman clinging to life.  

Late on Thursday, police were dispatched to 201 Lincoln Highw...

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Posted on: July 1, 2021

BUCKS DA, BRISTOL TOWNSHIP PD SEEK INFORMATION ON FATAL HIT AND RUN CRASH

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The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Township Police Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the hit-and-run-driver who struck and killed a 53-year-old bicyclist in the 5500 block ...

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Posted on: June 28, 2021

FORMER WARMINSTER OFFICER ORDERED TO STAND TRIAL FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF FIVE TEENS

James Carey

Bucks County prosecutors presented sufficient evidence Monday to send all charges against former Warminster Township police officer James Carey, accused of sexually assaulting five teen boys, to the Court of Common Pleas. 

Carey, 53, of Cape May C...

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Posted on: June 23, 2021

ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE CHARGES FILED AGAINST MAN ACCUSED IN UPPER SOUTHAMPTON KIDNAPPING, ROBBERY

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A 36-year-old man awaiting trial for robbing and kidnapping a man in Upper Southampton Township in March is now facing attempted homicide charges for that crime. He is also being charged in Philadelphia with killing a man in the city, less than a week bef...

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Posted on: June 18, 2021

BUCKS COUNTY DETECTIVES CHARGE BRISTOL TOWNSHIP MAN WITH POSSESSING, SHARING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Brendon Lauff

A 21-year-old man was charged Friday with possessing several videos and images of child pornography, which he shared on an instant messaging app. 

Brendon Vladimir Lauff, of Bristol Township, was charged with dissemination of photo or film of chil...

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Posted on: June 17, 2021

NEW JERSEY BROTHERS CHARGED IN RICHLAND TOWNSHIP HOMICIDE

Anthony Gamble Arrest Photo

District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced Thursday, June 17, 2021, that two New Jersey brothers will be charged with killing a man found dead in Richland Township. 

Anthony Joel Gamble, 19, and Joshua David Gamble, 17, both of Somerset, N.J., are...

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Posted on: January 28, 2021

DRUG STRIKE FORCE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES AGAINST WOMAN FOR CAUSING MAN’S OVERDOSE DEATH

CORRINE SMITH

A Montgomery County woman is being charged with delivering the drugs that caused the June 2020 overdose death of a 33-year-old Bensalem man. 

Corrine Marie Smith, 42, of Jenkintown, is facing charges of drug delivery resulting in death, criminal u...

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Posted on: May 28, 2021

FORMER WARMINSTER OFFICER FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING FIFTH VICTIM

James Carey

Former Warminster Township police officer James Carey was charged this week with sexually assaulting a fifth teenage boy while working as a DA.R.E. officer more than two decades ago.

Carey, 52, of Cape May Court House in New Jersey, was arrested on April 7...

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Posted on: May 26, 2021

STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ARREST OF OFFICER MATTHEW REISS

Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub: 

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office has cooperated and worked with Montgomery County authorities since being made aware of the investigation into Matthew Reiss.  This offic...

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Posted on: May 24, 2021

MORRISVILLE WOMAN SENTENCED TO COUNTY JAIL FOR FILING SEVERAL FALSE AUTO INSURANCE CLAIMS

Shaminga Davis

A 32-year-old woman was sentenced Wednesday to four to 23 months in county jail for submitting a series of false auto insurance claims over the past few years that defrauded two auto insurance companies of almost $40,000. 

Shaminga L. Davis, of Mo...

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Posted on: May 14, 2021

CHALFONT WOMAN ORDERED TO FACE TRIAL FOR CYBER HARASSING THREE TEENS ON DAUGHTER’S CHEER SQUAD

A 50-year-old Chalfont woman was ordered Friday, May 14, 2021 to face trial for harassing three teens on her daughter’s cheerleading squad. 

Raffaela Spone was charged in early March following an investigation by the Hilltown Township Po...

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Posted on: May 13, 2021

BRISTOL MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE OF ESTRANGED WIFE

Walter VanDoren

A Bristol man who repeatedly stabbed his estranged wife in August pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted homicide and related charges. 

Walter Joseph Vandoren Jr., 44, of Bristol Township, appeared before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley and pl...

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Posted on: January 28, 2021

DETECTIVES WARN OF SCAM USING SPOOFED DA'S PHONE NUMBER

A Bucks County resident received a phone call today telling him his personal information was being used out of state with the caller ID showing that the call came from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

The call did not come from this o...

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Posted on: January 28, 2021

DETECTIVE TIM CAMPBELL EARNS DESIGNATION AS CERTIFIED INSURANCE FRAUD INVESTIGATOR

Recently, Bucks County Detective Tim Campbell was designated a Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator (CIFI) with the International Association of Special Investigative Units (IASIU).  

The Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator program is an accr...

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