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Gun Found During Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police Gun Found During Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police
Gun Found During Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police A driver was arrested during a Bensalem traffic stop after a "struggle" with police, according to authorities.  Police said they stopped Robert Rice's Nissan Maxima for "vehicle code violations" around 1 a.m. Saturday, May 11.  BPD said he was "observed concealing items in the center console" and struggled with officers after being asked to get out of his car. He was detained and a handgun was spotted on the rear passenger floorboard, according to authorities.  Police obtained a search warrant and recovered a Taurus .45 caliber semi-automatic along with some mariju…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Bethlehem Robber's Arrest: Police Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Bethlehem Robber's Arrest: Police
Fingerprints On Noodle Cup Led To Thyler Blakes' Arrest: PD A Bethlehem man is charged with multiple robberies after police identified him using fingerprints on a cup of instant noodles, authorities said in a release.  A convenience store on the 1100 block of East 4th Street was robbed just before noon on Dec. 29, police said. The suspect "violently ripped" the cash box from the store's register and fled on foot with about $500 and some food items, according to BPD.  Investigators recovered a cup of instant noodles that the robber dropped on his way out of the store, and a forensic examination revealed the fingerprints of 21-year-old Thyle…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police
Pair Sought For Robbing Elderly Woman At ATM: Bethlehem Police Authorities are looking for two people who they say conspired to rob an elderly woman in Bethlehem just days before Christmas.  It happened on Friday evening, Dec. 22 at the 1107 Butztown Road Bank of America branch, city police claim.  Investigators believe the pictured woman "forcibly" robbed a senior in the ATM drive-through line, taking cash and a debit card. Police said she gave the car to the male suspect who used it to withdraw more cash from an ATM inside.  Anyone who can identify the suspects is asked to call BPD at 610-865-7000 or email tips to bethlehempolice@beth…

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by Mac Bullock