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Dirt Bike Rider Who Intentionally Ran Over Firefighter In Pennsylvania Surrenders: Report, PD Dirt Bike Rider Who Intentionally Ran Over Firefighter In Pennsylvania Surrenders: Report, PD
Dirt Bike Rider Who Intentionally Ran Over Firefighter In Pennsylvania Surrenders: Report, PD A dirt bike rider who police say intentionally struck a pedestrian identified by NBC10 as a 64-year-old firefighter has surrendered to authorities in Pennsylvania. Brian Barlow is believed to have knocked the firefighter to the ground on his bike around 7:50 p.m. on Neshaminy Valley Drive in Bensalem on Aug. 5, police said at the time. The 64-year-old victim was knocked to the ground around 7:50 p.m. on Neshaminy Valley Drive in Bensalem, and then run over by the dirt bike operator, police said.Bensalem Police Department Barlow, then unidentified, proceeded to run over the victim, leavi…
Trenton Ride-Share Driver Charged In PA Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical Trenton Ride-Share Driver Charged In PA Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical
Trenton Ride-Share Driver Charged In PA Hit-Run Crash That Left Pedestrian Critical A 38-year-old ride share driver from New Jersey has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian critical in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Jacques Mamy, of Trenton, NJ, surrendered to authorities in Bucks County in connection with the Saturday, June 10 crash on Route 1in Bensalem, PA, Bensalem police said. Police are trying to track down the pictured vehicle.Bensalem Police Department After hitting 42-year-old Jason Jacobs in front of the Lincoln Motel, Mamy got out of his Hyundai Sonata, looked at Jacobs lying in the roadway, then got back in the car and drove away, police…
Cocaine, Heroin, Handgun, 30 Pounds Pot Seized In NJ-PA Bust: Prosecutor Cocaine, Heroin, Handgun, 30 Pounds Pot Seized In NJ-PA Bust: Prosecutor
Cocaine, Heroin, Handgun, 30 Pounds Pot Seized In Nj-pa Bust: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in connection with dealing drugs in Trenton and Bucks County, PA, authorities said. Akeem Smith, 33, of Trenton, was arrested on Tuesday, July 18, as a result of the investigation conducted by the members of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the DEA, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, and Hamilton, Trenton and Bensalem, PA, police, they said. About $63,900 in drugs, a handgun and $13,860 cash were seized as a result of the Pennsylvania arrest and searches, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Ono…
NJ Man Killed Brother-In-Law During Fight At PA Family Member's Apartment: Authorities NJ Man Killed Brother-In-Law During Fight At PA Family Member's Apartment: Authorities
NJ Man Killed Brother-In-Law During Fight At PA Family Member's Apartment: Authorities A New Jersey man surrendered to Bensalem police on Friday after he was indicted for causing his brother-in-law's death during a 2022 fistfight, authorities say.  Antwan McKoy, 37, of Maple Shade, NJ, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment, said Bensalem police in a release.  According to investigators, McKoy and his wife were visiting her mother at the Bucks Meadow Apartments on June 19 of last year. Michael Whispell, McKoy's brother-in-law, was staying at the apartment at the time. At some point during the visit,…
NJ Man Sold Drugs At PA Businesses For Months, Police Believe NJ Man Sold Drugs At PA Businesses For Months, Police Believe
NJ Man Sold Drugs At PA Businesses For Months, Police Believe A New Jersey man faces multiple felony charges in Bucks County after authorities say he sold them drugs.  Desean D. Howard, a 35-year-old Trenton resident, was arrested after Bensalem police conducted a "controlled buy" on the 3600 block of Street Road on Tuesday, March 28, the department said.  Detectives with the department's Special Investigations Unit said they received information that Howard was selling heroin and fentanyl at businesses along Street Road "over the past few months." At the time of his arrest, officers claimed the 35-year-old had 160 baggies of suspected drugs…
'I Just Killed Someone': Teen PA Boy Admits To Murder Over Instagram Video Call, Police Say 'I Just Killed Someone': Teen PA Boy Admits To Murder Over Instagram Video Call, Police Say
'I Just Killed Someone': Teen PA Boy Admits To Murder Over Instagram Video Call, Police Say A 16-year-old teenage boy is being charged as an adult with murder after police say he told a friend that he had just killed someone and then showed them the victim's bloodied legs and feet of his alleged victim, authorities in Pennsylvania said. Police received a 9-1-1 call on Friday, Nov. 25 saying a teen later identified as Joshua Cooper showed a 16-year-old friend the body and admitted to killing the victim over Instagram video, police in Bensalem said. He then asked the friend to help him dispose of the body. Officers responding to Cooper's trailer home at Top of the Ridge Trailer park…
NJ Man Wanted For Knocking Elderly Man Unconscious During PA Robbery NJ Man Wanted For Knocking Elderly Man Unconscious During PA Robbery
NJ Man Wanted For Knocking Elderly Man Unconscious During PA Robbery Authorities are searching for a New Jersey man who they say assaulted and robbed and an elderly man in Pennsylvania. An arrest warrant was issued for Tyrick Miranda, of New Brunswick, on charges of robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault in the undated incident, Bensalem police said in a Thursday, Oct. 6 news release. Miranda punched the 70-year-old man in the face, knocking him unconscious, police said.  He then searched the victim's pockets, stole an unknown amount of money, and kicked him twice in the face before fleeing the scene, according to authorities. The injure…
Burglar Named Bimbo Told Bucks Homeowner He Was 'Checking The Pipes': Police Burglar Named Bimbo Told Bucks Homeowner He Was 'Checking The Pipes': Police
Burglar Named Bimbo Told Bucks Homeowner He Was 'Checking The Pipes': Police A burglar from New Jersey tried to avoid capture by convincing a Pennsylvania homeowner that he was a plumber, authorities in Bucks County said. Lawrence Bimbo, 28, entered the Clover Lane home through an unlocked door in late July and walked inside the house even after being confronted by the owner, Lower Southampton police said. The Cherry Hill, NJ man claimed he was a plumber and was "checking the pipes" before walking out of the house and disappearing across the street, police said. An investigation led police to Bimbo's white Ford pickup truck with a New Jersey registration,…
Obsessed Patient Beat Pennsylvania Chiropractor To Death, DA Says Obsessed Patient Beat Pennsylvania Chiropractor To Death, DA Says
Obsessed Patient Beat Pennsylvania Chiropractor To Death, DA Says A 23-year-old Bucks County man admit beating his chiropractor to death and assaulting a detective investigating the case, authorities announced. Joseph O'Boyle, of Bensalem, took a guilty plea in the fatal Nov. 2, 2020 beating of 64-year-old Dr. James Sowa in his Hulmeville Road home office District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. He ultimately entered an open guilty plea to criminal homicide, criminal trespassing, and possession of an instrument of crime before President Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and one count …
'This Is A Robbery': Bensalem Bank Robber Nabbed By Police 'This Is A Robbery': Bensalem Bank Robber Nabbed By Police
'This Is A Robbery': Bensalem Bank Robber Nabbed By Police UPDATE: Police arrested Maurice E. Ray on Friday in Philadelphia. He was sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $500,000 bail. ** Orginal story below *** Police in Bucks County are asking for the public's help in locating a man who they say handed a bank teller a note announcing a robbery and then fled. Maurice E. Ray, 31, entered a Bank of America on Street Road in Bensalem on Thursday and handed a teller a piece of paper with the words "This is a robbery" written on it, according to police. The teller handed over the money, and Ray fled the scene on a bicycle, …
Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students
Bensalem HS Teacher's Aide Arrested For 'Sexually Inappropriate' Contact With Underage Students A 27-year-old high school teacher's aide in Bucks County was charged Thursday for having sexually inappropriate contact with underage students, authorities said. Donnie Reed, of Philadelphia, was arraigned on charges of unlawful contact with a minor, sexual abuse of children, corruption of minors, and related offenses, according to the Bensalem Police Department. On Oct. 6, police received an anonymous report alleging that a Bensalem High School teacher was sending inappropriate text messages and photos to underage girls, they said. Reed, who was also a basketball and football coach at the…
TONIGHT: Jersey Shore Detective Details Harrowing 2004 Murder Case On New TV Show TONIGHT: Jersey Shore Detective Details Harrowing 2004 Murder Case On New TV Show
Tonight: Jersey Shore Detective Details Harrowing 2004 Murder Case On New TV Show Well-educated. Tall and blonde. Highly esteemed. Heather Lavelle was an unlikely killer.  But in Summer 2004, a killer is exactly what Lavelle became. In August of that year, she and boyfriend James Savage tortured and beat her ex-boyfriend Christian Rojas to death in his Bensalem apartment. If not for Bensalem Police Det. Chris McMullin -- who worked as one of the lead detectives on the case, along with two from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office -- Lavelle and Savage may have gotten away with the crime. McMullin will be detailing the gruesome homicide on the Feb. 17 episode of…
GOOD BOY: Bucks Police K9 Leads Police To Burglar Hiding On Home Depot Roof GOOD BOY: Bucks Police K9 Leads Police To Burglar Hiding On Home Depot Roof
Good BOY: Bucks Police K9 Leads Police To Burglar Hiding On Home Depot Roof A burglary suspect was found by a Bucks County police K9 on the roof of a local Home Depot while running from police over the weekend, authorities said. Local police responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the Home Depot on Rockhill Drive around 6 a.m. on Sunday, Bensalem police said. That's when Ryan McLinden, of Philadelphia, made his way to the roof of the building in an attempt to elude police, according to the Bensalem Police Department. K9 Bowie, along with officers, made their way to the rooftop with ladder assistance from the Nottingham Fire Company, police said. K-…
North Wildwood Officer Details Harrowing 2004 Murder Case On New TV Show 'American Detective' North Wildwood Officer Details Harrowing 2004 Murder Case On New TV Show 'American Detective'
North Wildwood Officer Details Harrowing 2004 Murder Case On New TV Show 'American Detective' Well-educated. Tall and blonde. Highly esteemed. Heather Lavelle was an unlikely killer.  But in Summer 2004, a killer is exactly what Lavelle became. In August of that year, she and boyfriend James Savage tortured and beat her ex-boyfriend Christian Rojas to death in his Bensalem apartment. If not for Bensalem Police Det. Chris McMullin -- who worked as one of the lead detectives on the case, along with two from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office -- Lavelle and Savage may have gotten away with the crime. McMullin will be detailing the gruesome homicide on the Feb. 17 episode of…
Obsessed Patient Beat Pennsylvania Chiropractor To Death, DA Says Obsessed Patient Beat Pennsylvania Chiropractor To Death, DA Says
Obsessed Patient Beat Pennsylvania Chiropractor To Death, DA Says A 22-year-old Bucks County man was charged with killing his chiropractor whom prosecutors say he became obsessed with while seeking treatment for jaw pain. Joseph O'Boyle, of Bensalem, beat 64-year-old Dr. James Sowa to death in his Hulmeville Road home office on Nov. 2, 2020, Bucks County, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Friday. O'Boyle was remanded to the Bucks County jail on Nov. 10, when he assaulted a police officer at his home as part of the homicide investigation, Weintraub said. O'Boyle was being jailed on charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment when he w…
SEEN HIM? Bucks County Police Chase Wallet Thief SEEN HIM? Bucks County Police Chase Wallet Thief
Seen HIM? Bucks County Police Chase Wallet Thief Bensalem Police Department seeks the public's help in locating a suspected wallet thief. Police are investigating a theft that occurred at the Giant store on Nov. 21 at approximately 7:30 p.m. An unknown man approached the victim's shopping cart while she wasn't looking and removed her wallet from her purse, police said. Later, it was reported that the man used the victim's credit card and made more than $800 worth of purchases, police said. The suspect is described as a black man, shaved head, wearing large glasses, gray sweatpants and a gray jacket, police said.  He may be driving…
DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult
DA: Teen Who Lead Illegal PA Firearm Ring, Accidentally Shot Himself Will Stand Trial As Adult A Norristown teen who accidentally shot himself will be standing trial as an adult for his leadership role in a major Pennsylvania gun trafficking organization, authorities said. Rahajahi Taylor Batchelor, 17, was among nine other adults charged in late September for illegally obtaining and reselling 44 firearms in Montgomery, Bucks and Philadelphia counties in July and August 2020, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. Batchelor was certified as an adult before Judge Cheryl Austin following a lengthy hearing in Juvenile Court on Nov. 24, Steele said alongside …