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State Worker Steals $130K From Mom Who Killed Both Sons Then Fled To NJ For Drugs: DA State Worker Steals $130K From Mom Who Killed Both Sons Then Fled To NJ For Drugs: DA
State Worker Steals $130K From Mom Who Killed Both Sons Then Fled To NJ For Drugs: DA A Philadelphia woman stole over $130,000 from a former Norristown State Hospital resident who was convicted of murdering her two young sons, using the funds for personal expenses, including a Puerto Rico vacation, officials announced on Monday, Dec. 23. Bridget Nicole Compton, 51, is accused of stealing $132,480.01 from the TD Ameritrade account of Trinh Nguyen, a former Norristown State Hospital resident, officials in Bucks County, PA said. Nguyen is currently serving two life sentences for fatally shooting her sons, 13-year-old Jeffrey “JT” Tini and 9-year-old Nelson Tini, in their Upper M…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Four More Bucks Flood Victims Named By Officials Four More Bucks Flood Victims Named By Officials
Four More Bucks Flood Victims Named By Officials Authorities have released the names of four more people who died in the flash flooding in Bucks County on Sunday, July 16.  They are:  Enzo Depiero, a 78-year-old man from Newtown Susan Barnhart, a 53-year-old woman from Titusville, NJ Yuko Love, a 64-year-old woman from Newtown Linda Depiero, a 74-year-old woman from Newtown.  Katheryn Seley, a 32-year-old mom from Charleston, South Carolina, was previously confirmed as having died, Daily Voice reported.  Two of Seley's children, 9-month-old Conrad Sheils and 2-year-old Matilda Sheils, are the subject of a mass search…

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by Mac Bullock
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Four Including Baby Missing, Three Dead In Bucks County Flash Floods Four Including Baby Missing, Three Dead In Bucks County Flash Floods
Four Including Baby Missing, Three Dead In Bucks County Flash Floods The Bucks County coroner has provided an update into last night's flash flood rescue and recovery efforts. As of Sunday morning, July 16, the bodies of two females and one male who had been swept away in the flash floods had been recovered from areas across Upper Makefield, Coroner Meredith Buck and Upper Makefield police said. Four people ranging from 9 months old to 62 years old remained unaccounted for. Police and fire were able to rescue one woman who was trapped in her vehicle. Identities of those missing and deceased were not immediately being release. Police said the worst of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Three Dead In Flash Flooding Incidents Across Bucks County With More Recoveries Expected Three Dead In Flash Flooding Incidents Across Bucks County With More Recoveries Expected
Three Dead In Flash Flooding Incidents Across Bucks County With More Recoveries Expected Three bodies had been recovered from flash-flooding incidents in Bucks County with more expected on Saturday, July 15, authorities said. The bodies of two females and one male had been recovered from areas across Upper Makefield as of 9:15 p.m., Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck tells Daily Voice. Buck said she anticipated more recoveries. "It's going to be a long night," she said, noting the situation was unfolding "as we speak." Police urged drivers to avoid flooded areas, with parts of River and Taylorsville roads were impassable. pic.twitter.com/7tSiaOITWs — Lower Makefield (@LM…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA
PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA The day that Trinh Nguyen shot her two sons was also the day she intended to die, authorities said releasing brand-new information. The 38-year-old Pennsylvania mom drove to New Jersey for heroin in an attempt to kill herself after shooting her two sons, Jeffrey "JT" and Nelson Tini, in their Upper Makefield home on Monday, May 2, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. All of it was planned, said Weintraub, noting the family had been given an eviction notice for Tuesday, May 3.  But things exactly didn't go as planned, for Nguyen, who was captured around 11:3…

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by Cecilia Levine & Nicole Acosta
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Charges Upgraded For PA Mom Who Shot Young Sons: DA Charges Upgraded For PA Mom Who Shot Young Sons: DA
Charges Upgraded For PA Mom Who Shot Young Sons: DA UPDATE: 'PA Mom Went To NJ For Heroin After Young Sons' Planned Murders: DA' Charges have been upgraded for 38-year-old Pennsylvania mom Trinh Nguyen who shot her 9-and 13-year-old sons last week, authorities said. Nguyen was newly charged with first-degree murder on Monday, May 9, in the Monday, May 2 shooting, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Jeffrey, who went by "JT" and Nelson Tini died on Friday, May 6, less than a week after being shot in the head by their mother while in bed at their Timber Ridge Road home in Upper Makefield, authorities said. JT was a…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Brothers Shot By PA Mom Not Expected To Survive: Report Brothers Shot By PA Mom Not Expected To Survive: Report
Brothers Shot By PA Mom Not Expected To Survive: Report The 9- and 13-year-old boys shot by their 38-year-old mom Trinh Nguyen while in bed in the Philadelphia suburbs were not expected to survive, authorities said the evening of the incident. The brothers were identified by friends as Jeffrey "JT" Tini, 13, and Nelson Tini, 9, 6abc reports. A vigil for the was held at Newtown Middle School in Bucks County Monday, May 2. Nguyen was under the influence when she was captured around 11:30 a.m., at the United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing, hours after the shooting at her Timber Ridge Road home in Upper Makefield, Bucks County District…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine