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Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years
Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years A drug kingpin who headed a network that slung fentanyl and meth in South Jersey and the suburbs of Philadelphia while he hid from his pursuers was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 18 years in federal prison. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, must serve just about all of the time he received in U.S. District Court in Camden on Jan. 4 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Long – known on the street as “Bless” and “Max” – ran the operation as a fugitive for three years while under a federal indictment for major drug trafficking out of Philadelphia. A second drug conspi…
Infant Assault, 2K+ Images Found On Phone Of Music Teacher From NJ In PA: Officials Infant Assault, 2K+ Images Found On Phone Of Music Teacher From NJ In PA: Officials
Infant Assault, 2K+ Images Found On Phone Of Music Teacher From NJ In PA: Officials More than 2,000 images of child pornography — including sexual assaults of infants — were found on a New Jersey man's phone when police came to interview him at one of the Pennsylvania schools where he works.  Christopher Bygott, 47 Mulberry Avenue, Hamilton, NJ was charged and briefly held on Dec. 19 after a 50-day investigation into files uploaded by Bygott's Gmail account on the Pennsbury School District's IP address after the Bucks County District Attorney's Office received CyberTips from Amazon.com Inc.  Bygott, a Curriculum Coordinator for …
NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed PA Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed PA Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence
NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed PA Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence The New Jersey driver who admitted to killing a Levittown man during a road rage incident early this year will spend over a decade behind bars, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office on Thursday.  Daniel S. Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years for the Feb. 5 death of Jason Smith, prosecutors said.  Authorities have claimed Dietrich and Smith were involved in a "driving incident" about a mile before they both arrived at the 7700 Bristol Pike McDonald's. When Smith tried to pull into the parking lot, Dietrich used his truck to block the way, poli…
Couple From PA Charged In Computer Repair Scam That Conned Victims In NJ, Elsewhere Couple From PA Charged In Computer Repair Scam That Conned Victims In NJ, Elsewhere
Couple From PA Charged In Computer Repair Scam That Conned Victims In NJ, Elsewhere A Pennsylvania man whose wife was charged with a computer scam that allowed her to siphon money out of unsuspecting victims’ accounts had a similar scheme going, Bergen County authorities announced. Kuleep Sethi, 66, was arrested by detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on theft, conspiracy and money laundering charges earlier this week -- five months after they busted his wife, Mona, for the same thing. The Furlong, PA couple scammed victims not only in New Jersey but throughout the world, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. The thieves “created the belief that vic…
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…
Man Left Overdose Victim's Body Behind Bensalem Dumpster, DA Says Man Left Overdose Victim's Body Behind Bensalem Dumpster, DA Says
Man Left Overdose Victim's Body Behind Bensalem Dumpster, DA Says A 41-year-old man was charged Thursday with the abuse of a corpse for leaving an overdose victim's body behind a Bucks County dumpster last month instead of calling for help, authorities said. After 40-year-old Dean A. DeJesus overdosed in Maksim Stankevich's Bensalem apartment on Sept. 16, he wrapped the victim's body with a rope and blanket and left him behind a red dumpster of a nearby apartment complex, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Stankevich was also charged with theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property after taking DeJesus' cel…
NY Couple Found Guilty Of Assaulting Teen Employee At Sesame Place Over Face Mask Refusal NY Couple Found Guilty Of Assaulting Teen Employee At Sesame Place Over Face Mask Refusal
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…
DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Woods DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Woods
DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Woods Two teen brothers from New Jersey were arrested on accusations they killed a man found in a wooded area in Quakertown (Bucks County), Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Anthony Gamble, 19, and Joshua Gamble, 17, both of Somerset, NJ, will be charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. The younger Gamble is being charged as an adult. The brothers are accused of killing a man found stabbed to death early Thursday in a wooded area in the 500 block of East Pu…
Ex-Cape May Campground Instructor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Boys In PA Ex-Cape May Campground Instructor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Boys In PA
Ex-Cape May Campground Instructor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 4 Teen Boys In PA A former Cape May campground instructor was arrested on accusations he sexually abused four teenage boys while working as their D.A.R.E. officer in Pennsylvania nearly 20 years ago, authorities announced. James Carey, 52 -- who was the center of a New Jersey State Police investigation for inappropriate conduct with minors at the campground in 2006 -- was arrested Wednesday in Bucks County, PA. A renewed investigation into the former D.A.R.E. officer was launched last spring, when one of the four alleged victims reported Carey's abuse to police. The case was referred to Bucks County DA Mat…
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…
NY-Bound Drug Traffickers Busted In PA With $4M In Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl, Authorities Say NY-Bound Drug Traffickers Busted In PA With $4M In Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl, Authorities Say
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,…
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…
PA Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students PA Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students
PA Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students A former Palisades High School math teacher and athletic coach is facing one year behind bars for secretly taking upskirt photos of female students and sharing them online with the intention to masturbate to them, authorities said. Francis James Reppert Jr., 27, of Quakertown pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and invasion of privacy on Oct. 6, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Reppert was charged last January following an investigation that began in October 2019, after a student captured a video of him viewing, and zooming in on a photo of what appeared to be …