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Life Sentence For Killer Who Dumped NJ Man's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors Life Sentence For Killer Who Dumped NJ Man's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors
Life Sentence For Killer Who Dumped NJ Man's Body On PA Highway: Prosecutors A man convicted in a 2020 Bristol Township murder received a life sentence in a Bucks County court on Tuesday, Jan. 23, according to the District Attorney's Office.  A jury found Robert S. Christie, 37, of Trenton, New Jersey, guilty in the first-degree murder of Joshua McRae back in October, prosecutors said.  Police found the body of McRae, 31, also of Trenton, on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange early on Jan. 19, 2020, Daily Voice reported. Prosecutors said he had been shot five times.  Investigators later found that McRae, Christie, and two other men had v…

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River
NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River A chemical spill into the Delaware River last week did not impact New Jersey's treated water, however, New Jersey American Water is taking some precautions. A voluntary water conservation notice was issued by NJAW for customers in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, who were being asked to limit their non-essential water use following the Friday, March 24 latex spill in Bristol Township, PA. Out of an abundance of caution, Pennsylvania residents along the Delaware River were urged to drink from bottled water, as officials were not 100 percent certain that the drinking water was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report
NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a New Jersey man wanted for killing another Garden State resident and dumping his body along a Pennsylvania highway, PennLive reports. Robert Christie, 36, of Trenton, was charged Friday, Aug. 12 with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence, among other offenses, in the shooting death of Joshua McRae, 31, also of Trenton, the outlet says citing the Philadelphia Inquirer. McRae’s body was found on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange in Bristol Township on Jan. 19, 2020. Click here for more from PennLive.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Getaway Driver Takes Guilty Plea In Armed Robbery Spree Across NJ, PA Getaway Driver Takes Guilty Plea In Armed Robbery Spree Across NJ, PA
Getaway Driver Takes Guilty Plea In Armed Robbery Spree Across NJ, PA A Trenton resident admitted driving the getaway car for a stickup man who robbed a string of convenience stores at gunpoint in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Omar Feliciano-Estremera, 44, took a deal from the government rather than go to trial after accused robber Gabriel Lopez died. Feliciano-Estremera pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Trenton on Tuesday, March 15, to three counts of robbery and one each of conspiracy and aiding and abetting the possession of a gun that was fired during one of the holdups, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. He and Lopez committed the robberies i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Police Capture Man Wanted In Murder Of Bristol Township Stepfather UPDATE: Police Capture Man Wanted In Murder Of Bristol Township Stepfather
Update: Police Capture Man Wanted In Murder Of Bristol Township Stepfather UPDATE: Police have captured a Bucks County man wanted as a person of interest in the murder of his stepfather, authorities said. Brian Joseph Carey, 41, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 16 in Trumbauersville Borough by state police troopers on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. He was being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10 percent of $750,000 bail. Carey was believed to be driving the silver 2006 Chevy Trailblazer owned by his stepfather, who was found dead inside a Bri…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA
Drunken, Speeding Driver Sentenced In I-95 Crash That Killed 2 In PA A 38-year-old DUI driver was sentenced Friday to 19 ½ to 39 years in state prison for his role in a high-speed crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others on I-95 nearly two years ago, authorities said. Kevin R. Peters was convicted by a Bucks County jury last month of two counts each of third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and related charges. Peters was driving a Mazda CX-5 more than 100 miles per hour when he rear-ended a minivan around 1 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2019, in the southbound lane o…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife In Front Of Daughter, 8 PA Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife In Front Of Daughter, 8
PA Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife In Front Of Daughter, 8 A Bucks County man who violated a protection of abuse order in repeatedly stabbing his estranged wife last August admitted trying to kill her before a judge on Wednesday, authorities said. Walter Joseph Vandoren Jr., 44, of Bristol Township, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, burglary, criminal trespassing, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, and criminal mischief before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley, the Bucks County DA's Office announced. Bristol Borough police were dispatched to the 200 block of Buckley Street after receivin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Bucks Driver Shot, Killed Through Car Window Police ID Bucks Driver Shot, Killed Through Car Window
Police ID Bucks Driver Shot, Killed Through Car Window Authorities have identified the young man who was shot and killed while behind the wheel of a car last Wednesday night in Bucks County.  Bristol Township police responded to Edgely Road and Marion Avenue on reports of a shooting around 7:05 p.m. Dec. 23, Bucks County spokesperson Manuel Gamiz said. There, they found a Chrysler 200 stopped in the northbound lane of Edgely Road.  Shaquille Love, 21 of Bristol Township was still inside the car after having been shot through the driver's side window, local authorities said in a press release. An autopsy determined Love died of a single gunsh…

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by Cecilia Levine