Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials
Cleanup Efforts Begin After Oil Spill Into Bucks County Stream: Officials Cleanup efforts are underway after motor oil spilled into Mill Creek in lower Bucks County on Sunday, Dec. 10, according to authorities.  Police, firefighters, and hazardous materials crews responded to the scene where the "unintentional release of motor oil" had polluted the small stream in Penndel Borough and parts of Middletown, officials said in a release.  First responders identified the source of the spillage and contacted the property owner, who is now working with the state Department of Environmental Protection to hire contractors and address the cleanup, the release says…
Panic At King Of Prussia Mall After Gun Fired In Man's Pants Panic At King Of Prussia Mall After Gun Fired In Man's Pants
Panic At King Of Prussia Mall After Gun Fired In Man's Pants Upper Merion police dashed to the King of Prussia mall on Tuesday, Aug. 15 after hearing reports of gunfire, the department said in a release.  Now, investigators believe it was an accident.  Authorities say they arrived shortly after 7 p.m. and quickly determined "there was no further threat to visitors to the mall." Instead, police think a firearm in a shopper's pants went off unintentionally.  No injuries were reported and authorities are still looking for the culprit.  Anyone with information is asked to call UMTPD at 610-265-3232. 
Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police
Virginia Man Mails 'Prank' Pipe Bomb Stuffed Animal To Pennsylvania: Police A "suspicious package" from Virginia thought to contain a pipe bomb was part of a "prank," police in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. The package sent from a VA man was received by a resident in the 5000 block of Martin Avenue, East Petersburg, PA around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2023, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. "The package contained a stuffed animal that appeared to have been manipulated to resemble a pipe bomb," the police said, "The recipient had placed the package outside and called the police." The police i…
Grenade Found In PA Park, Police Say Grenade Found In PA Park, Police Say
Grenade Found In PA Park, Police Say The Pennsylvania State Police Bomb Squad searched a local park after a "training type hand grenade that had been modified into an improvised explosive device," was found. A man told the Lebanon City police that he found the grenade while walking in Coleman Memorial Park on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. He contacted the police and turned the bomb over the following day.  The Lebanon City resident and police returned to the park where he said he found the device but they "were unable to locate additional devices or any other evidence," as stated in a release on Friday, July 28.  The P…
Kidnappers Grab PA Teen In Abduction Attempt: Police (PHOTOS) Kidnappers Grab PA Teen In Abduction Attempt: Police (PHOTOS)
Kidnappers Grab PA Teen In Abduction Attempt: Police (Photos) A 14-year-old girl was the victim of a kidnapping attempt at the Willow Grove Park Mall, authorities announced on Wednesday. The girl was coming down the escalator when she was met by a man she did not know around 7 p.m. on July 12, Abington Township police explained in a release. The man identified himself as "Alex" and asked her to walk with him, "extending his arm, as if to escort her," according to investigators.  The teen told him she is underage and tried to walk away, but "Alex" "grabbed her arm, placed it in his arm, and restrained her as he led her across the mall," police said.…
Barricaded Woman With Gun Brings Police Response In Philadelphia: Cops Barricaded Woman With Gun Brings Police Response In Philadelphia: Cops
Barricaded Woman With Gun Brings Police Response In Philadelphia: Cops An armed woman threatening to harm herself and others brought a large police response to a Philadelphia neighborhood Thursday morning, July 6, police said. The call on the 5400 block of Vine Street came in just before 7:20 a.m., bringing a crisis team to the scene. The woman told police she wanted to harm herself and hat there were other people inside with her, whom she would hurt as well, police said in a release sent just before 10 a.m. A large police presence is expected. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Police 'Manhunt' Detours Traffic In Doylestown Police 'Manhunt' Detours Traffic In Doylestown
Police 'Manhunt' Detours Traffic In Doylestown Doylestown residents were asked to steer clear of an ongoing police "manhunt" underway on Monday afternoon.  Central Bucks Regional Police said they were searching for a suspect in the borough around 1:30 p.m. on June 26. A "large police presence" combed over the area bound by North Main Street, Font Hill Drive, East Street, and North Street, they added.  Drivers and pedestrians were advised to avoid the area and were told to expect detours or road closures.  About an hour later, around 2:30 p.m., police said the "activity ... (had) ended."  "The area is safe, roa…
Waffle House Shooting Injures One In Lehigh County, Troopers Say Waffle House Shooting Injures One In Lehigh County, Troopers Say
Waffle House Shooting Injures One In Lehigh County, Troopers Say One person was hospitalized after shots rang out at a Lehigh County Waffle House early on Sunday, June 25, authorities say.  Troopers were called to the restaurant at 1783 Airport Road in Hanover Township for reports of gunfire around 3 a.m., state police wrote in a release.  They arrived to find a single wounded victim who was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg for treatment, troopers said.  No other injuries were reported. Police said the matter is under investigation and that there is "no threat to the public in relation to this incident." Anyone with infor…
Pair Of 'Juveniles' Shot In Berks County: Police Pair Of 'Juveniles' Shot In Berks County: Police
Pair Of 'Juveniles' Shot In Berks County: Police Two young men were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after being attacked on a Berks County street late Saturday night, according to authorities.  It happened in Douglass, township police wrote in a release. A pair of "juvenile males" were walking along the 1200 block of Reading Avenue just before midnight on Saturday, June 10, the department said.  Responding officers found one victim with a gunshot wound to the gut and another with injuries to the knee and shoulder, per the release. The two were rushed to Reading Hospital and Trauma Center where police say they are "expected to b…
Suspect In Custody After Broad Daylight Shooting: Reading PD Suspect In Custody After Broad Daylight Shooting: Reading PD
Suspect In Custody After Broad Daylight Shooting: Reading PD One man is in police custody and another is in the hospital after shots rang out on an Allentown street around noon on Thursday, June 8.  It happened on the 1000 block of Windsor Street, the department wrote in a release. An "altercation between two males" led to one shooting the other, investigators believe.  Police responded to the scene and arrested the suspect after a brief search, they said. The victim was treated at Reading Hospital with a single, non-life-threatening gunshot wound, authorities added.  Police did not name the suspect but said the incident presented "no…
PA Borough Unveils Renderings Of New Baseball Field PA Borough Unveils Renderings Of New Baseball Field
PA Borough Unveils Renderings Of New Baseball Field Officials have unveiled artists' renderings of the new structure that will replace a beloved Bucks County ballpark.  Quakertown borough officials say the new field will begin construction at Memorial Park this week.  The concrete stadium will replace the historic wooden structure that currently sits in the park, which was condemned last year due to "deteriorating structure and unsafe conditions." According to unofficial sources, the old park was originally built in the late 1930s. More recently, it has served as the home field for the Quakertown Blazers of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball…
'Avoid The Area': Fire Crews Battle Blaze In Philadelphia 'Avoid The Area': Fire Crews Battle Blaze In Philadelphia
'Avoid The Area': Fire Crews Battle Blaze In Philadelphia Over a hundred firefighters were on the scene of a three-alarm blaze in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, emergency officials say.  First responders warned of a major fire near the corner of Torresdale Avenue and Fraley Street around 3:40 p.m. on May 31 in a tweet. Residents were advised to steer clear of the area and neighbors were asked to shut windows and stay inside.  A large plume of smoke was visible from the area, and the city Public Health Department dispatched inspectors to collect air quality samples. As of around 3:40 p.m., "no specific hazardous substances have been identifi…