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NY Couple Found Guilty Of Assaulting Teen Employee At Sesame Place Over Face Mask Refusal
A Bucks County jury found a New York couple guilty of assaulting a 17-year-old Sesame Place employee last summer, leaving the teen with several injuries, including a broken jaw, authorities said.
The employee spotted Troy McCoy, 40, of the Bronx, N.Y. waiting in line for a ride and asked him to wear his mask, which was the policy at the Middletown Township theme park on Aug. 9, 2020, the Bucks County District Attorney's office said Friday.
McCoy became angry and began yelling at him and the teen walked away to avoid a confrontation, authorities said.
Hours later, the em…
Community Mourns Loss Of Retired NJ, PA Couple Killed In Surfside Building Collapse
A couple with ties to the Philadelphia area and the Jersey Shore were among the dozens of victims killed in the Surfside, Florida building collapse.
David and Bonnie Epstein were on the 9th floor of the Champlain Towers South with their dog, Chase, loved ones say. They previously lived in Bucks County, PA and Brooklyn, NY, and spent summers in Ventnor, NJ, according to 6abc.
David and Bonnie had one child, 26-year-old Jonathan, their pride and joy, according to David's business partner, Richard Oller.
Jonathan penned a heartfelt tribute to his parents on Facebook.
Heartbroken to shar…
Winners: NJ Mega Millions Players Take Home $60,000
Four lucky New Jersey lottery players took home third-tier prizes totaling $60,000 in Friday's Mega Millions drawing, according to state officials.
The winners matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn winning the $10,000 prize.
One of two winning tickets sold in Camden County was purchased with the Megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $30,000.
ALSO SEE: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Player Takes Home $515 Million
Th winning tickets were purchased at the following locations:
Camden County ($30,000): Express Food Mart, 2701 Black Horse Pike, …
Prosecutor In PA Busted For Working As DoorDash Deliveryman During Day Job
A Bucks County prosecutor has been demoted after word spread that he was delivering food with Door Dash during daytime work hours, authorities said.
First Assistant District Attorney, Gregg D. Shore, will be demoted to the office’s deputy district attorney, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub announced in a press conference Thursday.
Jennifer Schorn, who has been with the office since 1999, was promoted to Shore's former role, Weintraub said.
Shore was delivering with Door Dash, the food service app, during work hours between October and February, Weintraub said.
He has sin…
Ny-bound Drug Traffickers Busted In PA With $4M In Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl, Authorities Say
A routine traffic stop led by a keen-eyed Bedminster Township patrol officer seized nearly $4 million worth of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from a couple "passing through" during a cross-country drug trafficking operation, authorities said.
Christian Ochoa, 28, of Laredo, Texas, was driving the drugs across the country and likely headed to New York, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said at a news conference on Thursday. He was likely just "passing through" Bucks County when he was stopped, Weintraub said.
Ochoa's passenger, Edith Tomasa Rodriguez Cardenas, 27, of Huntington Park,…
