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Woman ordered to stand trial for murder of Wrightstown man

A woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday, July 18, for the murder of a 72-year-old man in Wrightstown Township in October.

Upper Makefield police look to add new officers

The Upper Makefield Township Police Department is keen to bolsters its ranks. An important step toward doing so occurred at the mid-July public meeting of the township board of supervisors.

Infant rescued from hot car; mother charged

Bystanders removed a 2-month-old infant from an unattended parked vehicle in Quakertown recently, when the outside temperature was approximately 90 degrees, borough police said today.

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Bedminster Police Chief Matt Phelan to retire

“Retiring from policing for a career opportunity at Upper Bucks County Technical School,” Bedminster Township Police Chief Matt Phelan is stepping down, effective July 30. Phelan read his …

Solebury swears in new police chief, honors outgoing ones

Solebury saluted its police force — past, present and future — before a crowd of 100-plus officers, their families and friends Tuesday night.

Caregiver who faked having cancer to delay theft case sentenced to jail

A 48-year-old woman was sentenced Wednesday in Bucks County for stealing thousands of dollars in money and heirloom jewelry from the families of two elderly women she cared for and then submitting fake medical documents claiming to have stage 4 esophageal cancer so that she could delay her trial.

Arrest made in fatal Saturday shooting at Bucks apartment complex

Abel Mendoza-Ramirez, 31, who lives at Bucks Meadow Apartments in Bensalem, has been arrested in connection with a Saturday evening fatal shooting at the Knights Road complex.

Multiple police departments to target aggressive drivers

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said more than 80 municipal police departments from Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties will join the Pennsylvania State Police in a coordinated aggressive driving enforcement wave.

Central Bucks Regional Police officers commended

When a military veteran had an episode of PTSD earlier this year in Doylestown Borough, it was three trained Central Bucks Regional Police Department members who came to the vet’s aid.

Central Bucks Regional PD adds 4 officers, 3 of them women

Four new officers recently joined the Central Bucks Regional Police Department, bringing the total number of “sworn personnel” to 28, officials said.

Perkasie hires two new police officers

Perkasie recently welcomed officers Justin Nyce and Mark Compas to the borough police department, according to a press released posted on the department’s Crimewatch page.

Souderton Community Park vandals frustrate borough officials

Souderton Police Chief Brian Newhall and Borough Council President Tracy Burke are expressing frustration over ongoing vandalism at Souderton Community Park.

Owner of Pina’s Pizza in Chalfont gets up to 40 years for killing partner

Anna Maria Tolomello was sentenced Tuesday to 18 to 40 years in state prison for the 2022 murder of longtime partner Giovanni Gallina in their home in Hilltown.

Bucks man charged with killing his mother; abuse of a corpse

William M. Ingram, 49, of Northampton, who admitted to Washington, D.C., police to killing his mother last weekend, was extradited to Bucks County Thursday. He was arraigned on multiple charges Thursday night in District Judge Brian Marriott’s court in Northampton.

First woman to lead Solebury PD starts next month

Solebury Police Chief Dominick Bellizzie retires July 7 after 18 years. His replacement — Kelley Warner, a Buckingham resident — will be the township’s first female police chief.

Homicide discovered in Bucks after man tells Washington, D.C., police he killed his mother

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Northampton Township Police Department are continuing their investigation into the killing of an 82-year-old woman found buried in a pile of furniture, clothing, towels, linens and other household items inside a condominium in the Holland section of Northampton Township.

Falls Township man convicted of raping young girl

A 33-year-old man was convicted by a Bucks County jury Friday, of repeatedly raping a girl in Falls Township.

Jury convicts Warminster man of repeated rapes of 2 girls

A 39-year-old man was convicted on Thursday, June 13, of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting two girls over several years in Warminster Township.

Hilltown crash that killed former firefighter under investigation

A Sunday morning crash in Hilltown Township that killed a 35-year-old former Plumsteadville firefighter is being investigated by police and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, officials announced Thursday.

Carjacker who threatened victims with syringe sentenced to 11-25 years

A 41-year-old man was sentenced Monday, June 3, to serve up to 25 years in state prison for committing two burglaries and two carjackings in Bucks County, including one that left an elderly woman hospitalized.

Warminster police issue scam warning

Warminster police said they have received information that scammers are calling people regarding missed jury duty. The police department issued the following warning via Crimewatch.

Bucks County bear killed crossing Route 611 bypass

The young black bear that was repeatedly spotted in Central Bucks County recently was killed by a car as it tried to cross the Route 611 bypass Thursday afternoon, according to authorities.

Bristol Borough man admits killing 4-month-old son

Tyler Sullivan, 30, of Bristol Borough, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child in the death of his 4-month-old son.

Quakertown rapist sentenced to state prison

A Bucks County judge sentenced a 60-year-old man to serve 18 ½ to 47 years in state prison for the repeated rape and sexual assaults of two girls in a Quakertown home.Matias J. Martinez Morales, …
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