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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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
CAPITOL RIOTS: PA Man Wanted On NJ Warrant Charged With Assaulting Female Officer CAPITOL RIOTS: PA Man Wanted On NJ Warrant Charged With Assaulting Female Officer
Capitol Riots: PA Man Wanted On NJ Warrant Charged With Assaulting Female Officer A Bucks County, PA man wanted for assault out of Burlington County, NJ was arrested on accusations he attacked police during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, leaving one with a concussion, federal prosecutors said. Ryan Stephen Samsel, 37, of Bristol has been charged with assaulting a federal officer, obstructing law enforcement, and obstructing a legal proceeding, according to federal court documents unsealed Monday.  Footage from the riots captured Samsel -- who traveled to Washington D.C from Bristol Borough -- apparently leading a group of rioters toward the Capitol, documents say. After top…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Man With Gun Who Threatened Biden, Harris, Wolf On Facebook Captured At Bucks Campsite PA Man With Gun Who Threatened Biden, Harris, Wolf On Facebook Captured At Bucks Campsite
PA Man With Gun Who Threatened Biden, Harris, Wolf On Facebook Captured At Bucks Campsite A Pennsylvania man was captured at a Bucks County campsite where he had been living after posting threatening messages intended for government officials late last week, state authorities said Monday. Kris John Kinsey, 61, was arrested on a warrant out of Ohio at a campsite in a wooded area of the 700 block of Sunday road in Durham Township, by members of the Pennsylvania State Police Dublin Barracks around 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 15, PA State Police Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. Kinsey's arrest comes after an investigation -- with help from Elyria, Ohio police -- in which he posted t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
30-Year-Old PA Native Did Animation On Some Of Your Favorite Pixar Movies 30-Year-Old PA Native Did Animation On Some Of Your Favorite Pixar Movies
30-Year-Old PA Native Did Animation On Some Of Your Favorite Pixar Movies MontaQue Ruffin grew up watching Disney Pixar's animated films. But never did the 30-year-old Bucks County native think he'd help create one.  Particularly, one that meant something to him. Ruffin worked on the animation for Pixar's latest animated film, "Soul" -- the animation studio's first-ever movie to feature an African-American lead. Everybody has a soul. Joe Gardner is about to find his. Watch the new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s Soul, in theaters June 19. About Soul: What is it that makes you...YOU? This Christmas only on Disney+, Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature…

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by Cecilia Levine
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U.S. Marshals Capture Bayonne Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In PA U.S. Marshals Capture Bayonne Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In PA
U.S. Marshals Capture Bayonne Fugitive Wanted For Attempted Murder In PA A man wanted on an attempted murder charge out of Hudson County, NJ was captured by members of the U.S. Marshals in Bucks County, PA, authorities said. Dwight Washington was staying with a woman at her Second Avenue apartment in Bristol Borough, PA, where members of the U.S. Marshals Service Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force and local officers arrested him around 6:15 a.m. Dec. 22, LevittownNow reports. Bayonne, NJ police issued a warrant for 39-year-old Washington's arrest last Tuesday, according to Supervisor Deputy U.S Marshal Rob Clark. Washington was being held in Pennsylvan…

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by Cecilia Levine
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11 New PA Coronavirus Cases Traced To Jersey Shore Gatherings 11 New PA Coronavirus Cases Traced To Jersey Shore Gatherings
11 New PA Coronavirus Cases Traced To Jersey Shore Gatherings Nearly a dozen new coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania have been traced to the Jersey Shore, according to state health officials. Of the 33 new COVID-19 cases, 11 of them traced to a person who spread the virus at recent beach house gatherings at the Jersey Shore over the past two weeks, the Bucks County Department of Health said in a news release Saturday. Additional cases tied to the family member are expected, said Dr. David Damsker, director of the Bucks County Health Department. "This is exactly why we can’t let our guard down now, even if it feels 'safe' to be at the beach," Damsker s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Union County Motorcyclist, 25, Dies In I-95 Pennsylvania Crash Union County Motorcyclist, 25, Dies In I-95 Pennsylvania Crash
Union County Motorcyclist, 25, Dies In I-95 Pennsylvania Crash A 25-year-old motorcyclist from Union County died when he collided with a car on Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Randy Reyes-Jaquez of Elizabeth was headed northbound in Bucks County at a high speed when he crossed in front of a car also trying to take the same exit around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Police said. The 37-year-old Pennsylvania driver tried avoiding Reyes-Jaquez, but instead hit him -- ejecting him from the bike and onto his windshield, a police report says. Reyes-Jaquez landed on the highway and was taken to a local hospital where he died, acco…

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by Cecilia Levine
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ICE: Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting May Be In US Illegally ICE: Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting May Be In US Illegally
ICE: Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting May Be In US Illegally Federal authorities slapped a detainer on a West New York resident accused of shooting a man in the back in Cliffside Park two weeks ago. Josue Orellana, 18, was brought Thursday to the Bergen County Jail following extradition proceedings in Pennsylvania, where he was captured on Sept. 11 by a strike force led by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. The Salvadoran national is charged with attempted murder and a pair of weapons counts. The day after his arrest, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  placed a detainer on Orellana, which asks that he remain in cust…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Accused Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA Charged With Attempted Murder UPDATE: Accused Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA Charged With Attempted Murder
Update: Accused Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA Charged With Attempted Murder A West New York resident accused of shooting a man in the back in Cliffside Park last month was captured Wednesday in Pennsylvania by a strike force led by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Josue Orellana, 18, was nabbed around 8 a.m. Wednesday in an apartment above a tattoo parlor in a Bucks County strip mall a little over seven miles outside Trenton and 82 miles from Cliffside Park, authorities said. A Bucks County judge ordered Orellana held on $500,000 pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of attempted murder and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NABBED! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA NABBED! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA
Nabbed! Accused WNY Gunman In Cliffside Park Shooting Captured In PA A West New York resident accused of shooting a man in the back in Cliffside Park last month was captured Wednesday in Pennsylvania by a strike force led by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office. Josue Orellana, 18, was nabbed around 8 a.m. Wednesday in an apartment above a tattoo parlor in a Bucks County strip mall a little over seven miles outside Trenton and 82 miles from Cliffside Park, authorities said. A judge ordered Orellana held on $500,000 bail pending extradition to New Jersey to face charges of attempted murder and weapons offenses, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Suspects Who Led Officer On Chase Resulting In Crash Tied To Thefts Across Three States: Police Suspects Who Led Officer On Chase Resulting In Crash Tied To Thefts Across Three States: Police
Suspects Who Led Officer On Chase Resulting In Crash Tied To Thefts Across Three States: Police A Philadelphia trio led Paramus police officers on a brief chase that resulted in a crash -- and then their arrests, authorities said. On Oct. 3, Paramus police officers responded to the Paramus Park Mall on a reports of three people pickpocketing and stealing, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Officer Brian Doughty located Michael Grantham, Kachae Jackson and Danielle Taylor, all from Philadelphia, who fled on foot from the officer into a waiting vehicle, the chief said. Paramus Officer Michael Focarino attempted to stop the car using lights and sirens as it sped away from Paramus Park…

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by Cecilia Levine