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Bethlehem Woman Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila By Date From Sugar Daddy Site: Complaint
A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
Obituaries
Community Mourns Passing Of Police Sgt. In Upper Southampton
The Upper Southampton community is mourning the passing of retired Sgt. Jeffrey Delp on Wednesday, Aug. 14. He was 68 years old. He was formerly from Langhorne. After honorably serving his country as an Army MP, Sergeant, Delp joined the Upper Southampton Township Police Department in June 1979 as a patrol officer. In January 1987, Delp was promoted to the rank of Sergeant, a position he held until his retirement in June 2011 after 32 years of service. Viewing services will be held at the McGhee-Givinish Funeral Home (690 Belmont Ave. in Southampton) on Wednesday, Aug. 21, bet…
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Langhorne Lotto Player Wins Million-Dollar Prize
For the second time in a week, a Pennsylvania Lottery player in Bucks County became a millionaire. A Mega Millions player in Langhorne matched all five white balls pulled in the Friday, April 5 drawing to win $1 million, said state gaming officials. The Wawa at 639 East Lincoln Highway will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the lucky slip. The win came just days after a Cash 5 player in Perkasie won $1.6 million on Tuesday, April 2. Winners are not known until they claim their prize and their ticket is validated. All winners have up to one year from the …
Police & Fire
100+ 'Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse' Found On Bucks County Man's Computer, Police Say
A Langhorne man is charged with possessing child pornography and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Lower Southampton police. Authorities said Paul Kerr, 78, came under investigation after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in January. Police executed a search warrant at Kerr's home and found over 100 offending images on the devices they seized, the department said. He surrendered to police on Friday, March 22, and was released on $75,000 unsecured bail, court records show. Kerr's preliminary hearing is sch…
Lifestyle
PA Hospital Welcomes First Baby Of 2024
It's a girl! Dana Nieves gave birth to St. Mary Medical Center's first baby of the year, the hospital announced on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Drew, a baby girl, was delivered around 2:10 a.m. on New Year's Day, according to staff. Nieves is also, coincidentally, an employee at the Langhorne hospital. The mother and daughter were given a welcome basket and a baby seat on behalf of the Labor and Delivery Department, St. Mary's added.
Police & Fire
Bucks Woman Sought On Identity Theft Charges
A Bucks County woman is wanted on charges of identity theft after police claim she stole her grandmother's credit card. Nautica Merritt, 23, of Langhorne, is also sought for felony theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, according to Lower Southampton police and state court records. Investigators believe Merritt used the credit card to make "numerous" unauthorized purchases. A warrant for her arrest had been issued Lower Southampton police added. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at 215-357-1234 or submit a tip on the Bucks Count…
Police & Fire
'That Baby Never Had A Chance': Bucks Dad Sentenced In Infant Son's Overdose Death
A Bensalem father will spend up to two years behind bars for the fatal overdose of his 4-month-old son, a Bucks County judge has ruled. Daniel S. Howarth was convicted of child endangerment, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia by Judge Gary B. Gilman after a two-day waiver trial that began on Monday, May 8, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a release. Gilman heard testimony from Bensalem police officers who responded to an Oak Avenue home on Jan. 7, 2022 for a call about an infant in cardiac arrest. Body came…
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Route 1 Crash Was Pulled From Vehicle By Good Samaritan: Report
A driver died and a passenger was injured in a one-car crash on Route 1 in Bucks County, LevittownNow reports. The vehicle traveled on the southbound median before crashing into the West Interchange bridge support near West Gilliam Avenue on the Langhorne and Middletown Township border around 6:30 p.m Sunday, Oct. 23, the outlet says citing a local fire official. The unidentified driver, who was trapped inside the car, was pulled out by a Good Samaritan, but was eventually pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlet. Meanwhile, the passenger was taken to a local hospital for treat…
Police & Fire
Dozen PA Residents Charged In Federal $1 Million Social Security Fraud Case
Nearly a dozen Pennsylvania residents have been charged in a $1 million federal social security fraud case, with nine already pleading guilty, authorities announced. The charges stem from a targeted investigation to catch those who steal a dead beneficiary's social security payments, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said on Monday, Oct. 3. In total, the fraud loss in these 12 cases amounts to nearly $1 million. The following individuals have been charged: Sloan Carter, 59, of Philadelphia; charged by Information on Aug. 2, with theft of government funds; pleaded…
Business
Regal Cinemas Quietly Closes Bucks County Theater
Regal Cinemas has closed a Bucks County location. The Regal Richland Crossing movie theater off Route 309 in Quakertown shuttered on Thursday, Sept. 15, the company announced on its website. Regal's parent company Cineworld Group LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. "The pandemic was an incredibly difficult time for our business, with the enforced closure of cinemas and huge disruption to film schedules that has led us to this point,” Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger said. The following 18 Regal locations remain open in Pennsylvania: Conshohocken, Regal Plymouth M…
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Sesame Place Character Refuses To Hug Young Girls In Viral Video
A video posted by a distraught mother shows a Sesame Place character refusing to interact with her two Black daughters before apparently hugging a white child next to them. The video shows the two girls waiting with their hands out for high fives or a hug from the green fluffy character at the Langhorne, PA theme park, who looks at them and shakes his head no, leaving the girls seemingly confused and sad. "THIS DISGUSTING person blatantly told our kids NO then proceeded to hug the little white girl next to us," their mom, Jodi, writes on Instagram. "Then when I went to complain ab…
Police & Fire
Woman Pushing Shopping Cart Outside Bucks Grocery Store Dies After Crash: PD
A woman died after a car hit her shopping cart and knocked her to the ground outside a grocery store in Bucks County Wednesday, June 8, authorities said. A motorist driving slowly through the parking lot of the Giant Food Store in the Fairless Hills Shopping Center struck two shopping carts being pushed by the 73-year-old victim and another person around 3 p.m., Falls Township police said. The woman, who police say is a local resident, was taken to Saint Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, where she died around 9:30 p.m. It was unclear whether the second person received me…
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Pair Of PA Lottery Players Split $127K Treasure Hunt Jackpot
A pair of Pennsylvania Lottery players will split a Treasure Hunt jackpot worth $127,014. The winning tickets were sold at 7-Eleven on North Pine Street in Langhorne (Bucks County), and D & D Cigar & Cigarette Emporium, on State Route 903 in Albrightsville (Carbon County). Each jackpot-winning ticket matched all five numbers drawn, 3-7-12-23-27, to win individual prizes of $63,507. Treasure Hunt winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Tried To Meet FBI Agent Posing As 11-Year-Old Girl For Sex, Authorities Say
A federal jury found a 27-year-old Bucks County man guilty of multiple child exploitation offenses after he tried to meet an undercover FBI agent posing as an 11-year-old girl online for sex, authorities said. Kyle Paine, of Langhorne, was indicted on the charges in January 2020. The charges stem from an investigation in March 2019 when Paine attempted to meet the FBI agent posing as the young girl for sex, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He also asked the "girl" to send him pornography of herself, Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. …
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HIM? Police Looking For Missing Philly Teen Last Seen In Langhorne
Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help locating a 16-year-old Philadelphia boy last seen in Langhorne. Nasir Martin's last contact was on July 25 at the Sheraton Hotel on North Oxford Valley Road, Falls Township police said. Martin was last seen wearing a black suit with thin, white, pin stripes and may be in the Philadelphia area, police said. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective John Vella at 215-949-9100 ext. 431 Or via email: j.vella@fallstwp.com. Individuals can also contact the department's anonymous tip line at (215) 949-9120, Anonymous ema…
Police & Fire
Crash Closes U.S 1 Lanes In Bensalem, Langhorne
A crash closed all northbound lanes of U.S 1 in Bensalem and caused southbound lane restrictions in Langhorne Tuesday afternoon, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The northbound lanes are closed between the Neshaminy Exit and Township Road, and there are lane restrictions in the southbound lanes in the same area as of 11: 40 a.m., according to a 511 PA traffic map. The crash reportedly involved two trucks and a car, according to initial and unconfirmed reports. The lanes were still closed/restricted as of 12:18 p.m., according to the traffic map. This is a develo…
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Regal Cinemas Reopen Pennsylvania Theaters
Regal Cinemas has announced that it is reopening to the public in Pennsylvania. Eight theaters across the state have reopened: Downingtown, Regal Downingtown & IMAX Harrisburg, Regal Harrisburg Easton, Regal Northampton Cinema & RPX Oaks, Regal Oaks King Of Prussia, Regal UA King Of Prussia 4DX, IMAX & RPX Langhorne, Regal UA Oxford Valley Warrington, Regal Warrington Crossing ScreenX, 4DX, & IMAX York, Regal West Manchester The chain originally announced plans to reopen nation-wide in April but they are strategically reopening the cinemas in several rounds, with more reop…
Obituaries
Doylestown Mom Of 2, Caitlin E. Thomas Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer, 33
Doylestown mother of two Caitlin Erin Thomas (Farley) died on Feb. 25 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 33. Born in Langhorne, Thomas graduated from Central Bucks High School South in 2005 and received her bachelor's degree from Delaware Valley University in 2009, as well as her Master's in Early Childhood Education from Walden University, her obituary says. Thomas worked alongside her husband running Camp Curiosity, The Curiosity Shoppe, and Toddler Center, her memorial says. Thomas' obituary remembered her as someone who loved horses and ice hockey. She is survived …
Police & Fire
DA: Bucks Teen Gets Off With Sensitivity Training After Making Racist Threats On Social Media
A 19-year-old Chalfont man who reportedly made racist and threatening comments on a social media video posted in July was ordered to undergo racial sensitivity training, authorities announced. Andrew J. Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment and was also sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Diane E. Gibbons to a year of probation, mental health assessments, and continued racial sensitivity training at The Peace Center in Langhorne and at Good Shepard Mediation in Philadelphia, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The racial sensitivity training was an arrange…
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