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Mugshot Released Of Accused Bensalem Apartment Complex Killer Mugshot Released Of Accused Bensalem Apartment Complex Killer
Mugshot Released Of Accused Bensalem Apartment Complex Killer An argument outside of a Bensalem apartment complex ended in a murder, and police have released the suspect's name, age, and mugshot. Abel Mendoza-Ramirez, 31, who lives in the Bucks Meadows Apartments on Knights Road, had been arguing with the victim, Jose Miguel Tenorio-Ruiz, 40, around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, July 6 near the back parking lot when he went to his car, got a gun, and shot him dead, Bensalem police said. Responding officers found Tenorio-Ruiz lying near the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the torso, and began life-saving measures until EMS arrived. The victim was rushed to …

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by Cecilia Levine
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$190K Cash Stolen From Tesla In Bensalem: Police $190K Cash Stolen From Tesla In Bensalem: Police
$190K Cash Stolen From Tesla In Bensalem: Police One man is in police custody after authorities said he stole $190,000 from the back of a Tesla at a Bensalem gas station on Monday, April 29.  Police said it happened at the 2700 Knights Road Conoco around 5 p.m. The victim owns Pennsylvania Skill Game machines and was at the gas station to service a unit, according to investigators.  Detectives obtained security footage from the gas station that showed a suspect breaking the Tesla's back window then snatching the box of cash, authorities said.  The suspect was seen getting into a white Kia Optima with front-end da…

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by Mac Bullock
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Duo In Country Illegally Ran 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Bucks, Police Claim Duo In Country Illegally Ran 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Bucks, Police Claim
Duo In Country Illegally Ran 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Bucks, Police Claim Cocaine, methamphetamine, and psychedelic mushrooms were seized from a Bensalem apartment where police say two men ran an “open-air” drug market. Township police executed a search warrant at the Bucks Meadows Apartments, 3131 Knights Road, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, the department said in a statement.  Detectives had received an anonymous tip about drug sales in a unit at the complex and spent weeks staking out the building, authorities wrote. Investigators said they saw "numerous drug transactions" from clients arriving "on foot and by vehicle" from "various neighborhoods in and around Bucks C…

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by Mac Bullock
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Delivery Driver Hospitalized After Crash With Firetruck In Bensalem: Officials Delivery Driver Hospitalized After Crash With Firetruck In Bensalem: Officials
Delivery Driver Hospitalized After Crash With Firetruck In Bensalem: Officials A delivery driver was injured when their van crashed head-on into a firetruck in Bensalem Thursday, June 2, authorities said.  The wreck happened on Street Road and Knights Roads around 11 a.m., Bensalem Fire Rescue said. Despite their injuries, the firefighters were able to extricate the driver and extinguish a fire, officials said. Two firefighters and the van driver were taken by EMS to a local hospital. The firefighters were treated and released, the fire company said. Street Road was closed in both directions between Knights Road and Hulmeville Road until around 2:30 p.m. as pol…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bensalem Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Left Pedestrian In Critical Condition Bensalem Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Left Pedestrian In Critical Condition
Bensalem Police Seek Hit-Run Driver Who Left Pedestrian In Critical Condition Police in Bucks County were looking for a driver who took off after hitting a pedestrian over the weekend in Bensalem. A person was seriously injured when they were struck at the intersection of Knights Road and Dunksferry Road just before 9 p.m. Saturday, Bensalem police said. The driver continued on toward Street Road, turning right onto Street Road, then onto State Road, passing through Croydon and Bristol, police said. The victim was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital in critical condition, according to police. Bensalem police are looking for a 1998 to 2002 silver four-d…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Community Rallies To Support Family Of Mom, Daughter Killed In Bensalem Crash Community Rallies To Support Family Of Mom, Daughter Killed In Bensalem Crash
Community Rallies To Support Family Of Mom, Daughter Killed In Bensalem Crash Nearly $23,300 had been raised on a GoFundMe to support the family of a mother and her daughter who were killed in a crash in Bensalem. Rafaela Serrato and her daughter Celene Serrato were returning home near Knights Road around 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 21 when the crash occurred, GoFundMe organizer Jasmine Serrato said. The impact immediately killed Celene, she said. Rafaela later died at an area hospital. They were "in the wrong place at the wrong time," according to Serrato. Police are investigating and no charges have been filed, she said. Further details on the crash were not immediately …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Body Camera Footage Shows Bensalem Officers Rescuing Man From Smoke-Filled Apartment Body Camera Footage Shows Bensalem Officers Rescuing Man From Smoke-Filled Apartment
Body Camera Footage Shows Bensalem Officers Rescuing Man From Smoke-Filled Apartment Three Bensalem police officers were honored for their quick thinking that saved a man's life last month. Officers Steve Ambs, Kenneth Branford, and Samuel Ladd talked about their experience in the Aug. 25 fire with Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub in a Facebook Live. When the officers learned of a fire at the Bucks Meadows Apartments on Knights Road, they immediately concentrated their efforts on building five after noticing smoke coming from the structure. They evacuated people from the surrounding buildings before heading into building five, which was dark and filling with …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bensalem Police Rescue Unconscious House Fire Victim Bensalem Police Rescue Unconscious House Fire Victim
Bensalem Police Rescue Unconscious House Fire Victim Police were being recognized in Bensalem for their unconventional assistance in a fire rescue Wednesday evening. Crews responded to a working fire call at the Bucks County Meadows Apartments on Knights Road just after 5 p.m., according to Bensalem Fire Rescue. Firefighters stretched two waterlines to the smoke-filled building, allowing the kitchen fire to be quickly extinguished, officials said. An unconscious victim was rescued from the apartment by Bensalem Police and rushed to an area hospital by Bensalem EMS. The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental in nature due to "ca…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bensalem Police Probe Hit-Run Shopping Center Crash Bensalem Police Probe Hit-Run Shopping Center Crash
Bensalem Police Probe Hit-Run Shopping Center Crash A woman struck in a hit-and-run crash in the parking lot of the Bensalem Square Shopping Center early Tuesday morning has sparked a police investigation. The incident occurred on Knights Road sometime before 3 a.m. Tuesday, CBSN Philly reports. The woman's condition was unknown as of Tuesday afternoon, police told CBSN Philly. There was visible damage to the windows of an office that belongs to Saint Mary Medical Center. Car parts and an overturned shopping cart were also scattered across the lot, CBSN Philly says. Authorities also found what seems to be part of a headlight from…

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by Nicole Acosta