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Philadelphia Man Illegally Bought 21 Guns In Bucks For Others: DA Philadelphia Man Illegally Bought 21 Guns In Bucks For Others: DA
Philadelphia Man Illegally Bought 21 Guns In Bucks For Others: DA A 24-year-old Philadelphia man is facing several charges for purchasing nearly two-dozen guns almost exclusively in Bucks County for other people, authorities said. Leonard Truesdale was arraigned this week on 21 counts each of making false statements on firearm purchase forms, criminal conspiracy to make false statements on firearm purchase forms and selling or transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person, according to the Bucks County DA's Office. Truesdale appeared before Magisterial District Judge Brian M. Marriott who remanded him to Bucks County Correctional Facility under $100…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Obsessed Patient Admits Beating Chiropractor Dead, Assaulting Investigating Detective Obsessed Patient Admits Beating Chiropractor Dead, Assaulting Investigating Detective
Obsessed Patient Admits Beating Chiropractor Dead, Assaulting Investigating Detective A 23-year-old Bucks County man admit beating his chiropractor to death and assaulting a detective investigating the case, authorities announced. Joseph O'Boyle, of Bensalem, took a guilty plea in the fatal Nov. 2, 2020 beating of 64-year-old Dr. James Sowa in his Hulmeville Road home office District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. He ultimately entered an open guilty plea to criminal homicide, criminal trespassing, and possession of an instrument of crime before President Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. He also pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated assault and one count …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Wanted In Deadly Christmas Eve Hit-Run Crash In Bucks County Surrenders: DA Driver Wanted In Deadly Christmas Eve Hit-Run Crash In Bucks County Surrenders: DA
Driver Wanted In Deadly Christmas Eve Hit-Run Crash In Bucks County Surrenders: DA A driver wanted in a deadly Christmas Eve hit-run crash in Bucks County has surrendered to police, authorities said. Kevin Michael Baker Jr., 20, of Bensalem, turned himself in Monday, April 25, to be arraigned on charges of accidents involving death or personal injury, tampering with physical evidence, and failure to stop and give information or render aid, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Baker was allegedly behind the wheel of a truck that struck and killed 65-year-old John Dugan, as he crossed State Road in Bristol Township to go to a Christmas party on the afterno…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boy For 12 Years Bucks Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boy For 12 Years
Bucks Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boy For 12 Years A 62-year-old Bucks County man was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing a boy for 12 years, authorities said. David C. Hofmann, of Bristol Township, was found guilty of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person less than 13 years old, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person less than 16 years old, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old, indecent assault of a person less than 16 years old, statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Hofmann is accused of sexually assault…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Man Gets State Prison Time For 3 Violent Attacks Of Ex-GF Bucks Man Gets State Prison Time For 3 Violent Attacks Of Ex-GF
Bucks Man Gets State Prison Time For 3 Violent Attacks Of Ex-GF A Bucks County man who beat and choked his ex-girlfriend three different times in a seven-month period was sentenced to two to four years in state prison, authorities sad. Patrick Dando, 35, of Bensalem, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated assault, strangulation, and theft by unlawful taking in the most recent attack, which he committed while he was out on bail for the first two, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. He pleaded guilty to strangulation and simple assault for each of the first two attacks on the victim. The first attack was on Aug. 7, 2020, in…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says
Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says A man registered as a sex offender since last June inappropriately touched an 11-year-old boy living in a household that hired him to remove bees, authorities in Bucks County said. Jeffrey Todd Lukens, 61, of Buckingham Township, had been working as a contractor in the Newtown Township home, and invited the boy over to help him on Sept. 2, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Lukens invited the boy to assist him, offering him a partial bee suit to wear to protect his face and upper body, according to a criminal complaint.  The boy was on a ladder and using a reciprocating…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder
Bucks Man Who Shot Yardley Police Chief Charged With Attempted Murder The 24-year-old man who shot the Yardley Borough police chief Wednesday in Bucks County was apprehended and charged with attempted murder, authorities said Thursday. Colin Petroziello opened fire on Chief Joe Kelly with a shotgun as he responded to a Yardley Commons apartment around 11 a.m., according to Lower Makefield Township Police Chief Ken Coluzzi and District Attorney Matt Weintraub. The situation unfolded after Bucks County Adult Probation/Parole Officer Cristina Viviano arrived to conduct an offender check on Petroziello, according to the Bucks County DA's office. She heard doors …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Man Sentenced In Brutal Attack Of Estranged Wife In Front Of Child Bucks Man Sentenced In Brutal Attack Of Estranged Wife In Front Of Child
Bucks Man Sentenced In Brutal Attack Of Estranged Wife In Front Of Child A Bucks County man was sentenced to 22 to 46 years in state prison on Thursday for repeatedly stabbing his estranged wife during a brutal attack in front of their child last year, authorities said. Walter Joseph Vandoren Jr., 44, of Bristol Township, had pleaded guilty in May to attempted homicide, burglary, criminal trespass, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, and criminal mischief, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The woman was separated from Vandoren for a year, and she had an active Protection from Abuse (PFA) order agains…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Former Warminster Officer Gets New Charges After 5th Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward DA: Former Warminster Officer Gets New Charges After 5th Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward
DA: Former Warminster Officer Gets New Charges After 5th Sexual Abuse Victim Comes Forward A former Warminster Township police officer accused of sexually abusing four teenage boys while working as their D.A.R.E officer nearly 20 years ago, is facing additional charges after a fifth victim came forward, authorities announced Friday. James C. Carey, 52, of Cape May Court House in New Jersey, was arrested and charged on April 7 for incidents that authorities say occurred as early as 1989, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. Days after a news conference to announce Carey’s arrest, Bucks County detectives interviewed a fifth person who said he was vict…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: $120K Worth Of Fentanyl Found In Bristol Man's Home DA: $120K Worth Of Fentanyl Found In Bristol Man's Home
DA: $120K Worth Of Fentanyl Found In Bristol Man's Home A 29-year-old Bristol Township man was arrested after a multi-agency search turned up more than $120,000 worth of fentanyl in his home Tuesday, authorities said. Authorities served a search warrant at 724 Hidden Forest Court in Bristol Township, which is also the home of Lawrence W. Priester, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. There, four sandwich bags containing suspected drugs were found inside a black “Thank You” bag in a living room closet.  The substance tested positive for fentanyl and confirmed that the drugs weighed two pounds, which is valued at $120,00…

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by Nicole Acosta