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Police & Fire
Road Rage Incident Leads To Fight In Middle Of Southeast PA Street: Police
Two men were found fighting in the middle of a Bucks County street following a road rage incident, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13. James Fetscher, 78, of Warminster, and Neil Maurer, no age listed, of Horsham, fought in the center of the road in the 800 block of Easton Road at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, the Warrington Township Police Department said. An officer who was patrolling in the area saw Fetscher and Maurer fighting, according to police. Officers had to break up the fight. An investigation revealed that the two men participated in a road rage incident that began in the a…
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Child Porn Sharing Leads To Arrest Of Bucks SEPTA Police Officer: Affidavit
A SEPTA transit police officer was arrested by the FBI for sharing child pornography, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Brian Zenszer, 43, of Warminster, was accused of sharing 19 videos of child pornography and two pictures via his Kik social media account on Wednesday, Nov. 6, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The FBI began investigating Zenszer after receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children regarding graphic videos found on Kik of "prepubescent minor girls" engaged in various sex acts, as stated…
Police & Fire
Vehicular Homicide Charges Filed Against Eastern PA Man: Police
A Warminster man was arrested for vehicular homicide on Thursday, Oct. 3, according to police. Nicholas Toth, 43, was arrested without incident and arraigned before Judge Christopher O'Neill, the Warminster Township Police Department said. Toth was charged with Homicide by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Driving Vehicle at Safe Speed, according to police. Toth's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 4, according to court documents. Unsecured bail was set at $100,000.
Police & Fire
Bloody Knife Left In Lyft Car Leads To PA Woman's Arrest: Affidavit
"I will kill you all," a woman yelled outside a Pennsylvania apartment complex, before allegedly stabbing a man. Her Lyft driver later found a bloody knife in the vehicle's backseat, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Minerva Perez-Ramos, 34, of Willow Grove, was arrested on assault and related charges on Monday, Sept. 30, Warminster Township Police said. The incident happened as Perez-Ramos was about to get into a Lyft vehicle that was called for her at an apartment building in the first block of Madison Avenue in Warminster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, S…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Struck Dead In Warminster, Police Search For Second Driver
A pedestrian was struck dead in Warminster on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, area police announced. The fatal crash happened at 220 East Street Road at around 6 a.m., Warminster Township Police detailed in a release. Officers arrived to find the man "lying unconscious in the westbound right turn lane of Street Road at Johnsville Boulevard" as stated in the release. Warminster Police and Central Bucks County Emergency Medical Services gave him care at the scene where he ultimately passed. The first driver who struck the unidentified man stayed on the scene and is working with the police. Dur…
Police & Fire
Seen
HIM? Teenager Goes Missing From Group Home In Bucks County
Warminster Township police seek the public's assistance in locating a 17-year-old boy, authorities said on Friday, Aug. 23. The unidentified teen walked away from his group home in Warminster, police said. The date and time he disappeared was not shared. He was last seen wearing black pants, a black sweatshirt, and a black backpack. The missing teenage boy has a light scar on the right side of his forehead. Please contact Officer Salguero at bsalguero@warminsterpa.org or 215-672-1000 with any information.
Police & Fire
Christmas Day Burglary Has Police In Bucks County Asking Public For Info
A Christmas day burglary in Warminster has investigators asking the public for help, according to a release on Friday, June 28. The vehicle pictured (above) was seen pulling into a driveway on Dec. 25, authorities detailed in the release. A suspect in a blue sweatshirt went into the property and stole $1,000 of residential electrical wiring, according to police. Another suspect sat in the passenger seat during the theft. The vehicle has been identified but the police are asking anyone with additional information to call Officer James T. Browne at 215-795-29…
Police & Fire
Bucks County Man Convicted Of Raping Children: DA
A Bucks County jury convicted a Warminster man of multiple felony counts including rape of a child on Thursday, June 13, the District Attorney's Office says. Umair Mir, 39, was previously accused of sexually abusing two sisters over a period of five years, prosecutors said. The investigation began late last year when the victims told their brother about the abuse. Their brother told Mir's wife, who reported it to the victims' high school, according to authorities. The victims told investigators the abuse began when they were between 10 and 12 years old. It continued "abou…
Police & Fire
7-Eleven Armed Robbery Caught On Video In Bucks County
Warminster police are looking for two suspects in an armed robbery. The pictured men walked into the 1483 W Street Road 7-Eleven just after midnight on Saturday, June 8, authorities said. They robbed the clerk at knifepoint and made off with "various items," police said. Authorities have released stills from the store's video surveillance system showing both suspects. Anyone who can identify them is asked to call Warminster police at 215-672-1000 or submit a tip through Crimewatch.
Police & Fire
Bathroom Meth Lab Exploded, Causing Bucks County House Fire: Police
A fire at a Warminster home started when a "one-pot" methamphetamine lab exploded, according to police investigators. Township firefighters responded to the 700 block of Lillian Lane around 10:30 p.m. on May 20, police said in a release. They arrived to find smoke and a wet floor in the basement with a fire still raging inside the walls, officials said. Investigators believe the fire started when a meth cooking operation exploded in the basement bathroom, police said. A state police team was called in to help dismantle the scene. The investigation is still ongoing and an…
Police & Fire
Police Seek 'Armed And Dangerous' Suspect In Bensalem (
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Authorities are looking for an armed robbery suspect in Bensalem. Police launched a manhunt in the Eddington section of the township in connection with a Warminster theft on Tuesday afternoon, May 28, officials said. By about 3:30 p.m., police said they suspended their active search efforts. The suspect is described as a black male in a black ski mask with black pants and a black hoodie. He was last seen near Brown Avenue and Forrest Avenue around 2:20 p.m., authorities said. Eddington area residents should call 911 if they spot him. One other person is alrea…
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Dog From Burning Home In Warminster (
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First responders rushed to the scene of a house fire in Warminster on Tuesday, April 30, authorities said in a release. It happened on the 500 block of Olive Street around 8:30 a.m. Bystanders had helped evacuate a resident before firefighters arrived, according to Warminster Fire Department. Facebook/Warminster Fire Department Facebook/Warminster Fire Department Officials said the blaze started outside then extended to the home. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and rescued a dog trapped inside. Facebook/Warminster Fire Department Facebook/Warminster Fire Depar…
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Missing
: Teen Mom, 5-Month-Old Infant Flee 'Christ Home for Children' In PA, Police Say
Police in Warminster are seeking a missing teenager and her infant daughter. Seventeen-year-old Daneishya Nicole Neal left the Christ Home for Children, 800 York Road, with her 5-month-old daughter Eliana Rae Neal on Saturday, March 23, police said. Neal left a message for Christ Home staff, "thanking them for all of their help and advising she was 'going her own way' with her 5-month-old daughter," according to authorities. Both Neal and her daughter are under the custody of Lancaster County Children and Youth, police said. Daneishya was last s…
Police & Fire
52 Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring In South Jersey: Police
More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
News
Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says
A registered sex offender made calls from prison to illegally purchase weapons and wasn't caught until he was parked outside his ex-girlfriend's home around 1 a.m., authorities detailed in court documents released on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Edward Cordenner III, 36, of Susquehanna Avenue in Lansdale was found with a loaded assault rifle and night vision goggles in his pickup truck outside his ex-girlfriend's home in New Hanover Township at 1:21 a.m. on Feb. 21, police explained in the affidavit of probable cause. Cordenner had recently been released from prison and had been makin…
News
Bucks County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth In York County:
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A Warminster man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine in York County, according to the US Attorney's Office. Matthew Moss, 37, previously pleaded guilty to possessing more than 270 grams of meth for distribution, said prosecutors in a release. Investigators said they went undercover and purchased 140 grams from Moss in York County in November 2021. He fled when they tried to arrest him and led authorities on a vehicle and foot chase, officials said. When captured, Moss had an additional 133 grams of 96-percent-pure meth in his …
Traffic
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Bucks County: Coroner
Officials have named the pedestrian who fatally struck in Warminster on Saturday evening, Dec. 9. Dennis Keith Hines II was hit crossing Street Road near Newtown Road, said the Bucks County Coroner's Office in a release. He died from multiple injuries and the manner was accidental, authorities said. The driver remained on scene and is cooperating fully with investigators, according to the Coroner's Office. Hines, 51, was in the area on business, said Coroner Meredith Buck. “The Bucks County Coroner’s Office conveys their deepest condolences to the family and friends…
Police & Fire
Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire
Two police officers are being hailed as heroes for waking up a 97-year-old man and carrying him outside of his house as flames ripped through it early Thanksgiving morning. The newspaper deliveryman, though, was the one who called 9-1-1 when he saw flames coming from the second story window of the home on the 100 block of Fairview Avenue, around 3:25 a.m., Nov. 23, police said. November 23, 2023: Multiple Fire Companies were dispatched at approximately 3:35 A.M to a dwelling fire on the 100 block... Posted by Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, November 23, 2023 Hatboro Sg…
Business
Barstool's Portnoy Deducts Points During Bucks County Pizza Review For 'Insulting' Marketing
Let's get one thing straight: It's not New Haven-style pizza. At least that's what Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy said about HG Bucks Bagels in Warminster, where he stopped for a One Bite pizza review last week. The bagel shop markets itself as having the CT-style pies: "It's a weird scene in there," Portnoy said before biting into a slice, and then taking more than one. "It's good pizza but don't insult me and don't insult New Haven," Portnoy said. "Having said all that, it's pretty good." Portnoy's rating at HG Bucks? 7.7 — with a .2 deduction for saying it's a New Haven-style pizza w…
Police & Fire
Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals
A man accused of armed robbery was arrested while he was on the clock at a Souderton grocery store, US Marshals told Daily Voice. Jahmir Radi Green, 25, had been sought in connection with a string of thefts in June — including an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Warminster, an attempted burglary at a gun shop in Hatboro, and another armed robbery in Warrington — according to police. A suspected accomplice, 19-year-old Christiano D'Antuono of Newtown, was arrested in August. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, US Marshals seeking Green were told by Warrington police that he was working at the Souderto…
Police & Fire
'Get Money Squad' Stole $250K In Wire From Philly Area Utility Poles: DA
Authorities in Bucks County say they have taken down a criminal group that stole more than $250,000 in copper wiring from area utility poles. Eight members of the so-called "Get Money Squad" are in police custody and a ninth is sought, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's office. Investigators say the organization targeted Verizon poles in Makefield, Warminster, Bensalem, and Bristol. The crew would "case" poles throughout lower Bucks, climb up them when the coast was clear, and "lop off" the wires, prosecutors said. On the ground, they would burn off the plastic coating and remo…
Police & Fire
'Killing Zone': Gunman Shot Witness's Boyfriend, Sister In Front Of Her, Bucks DA Says
A Philadelphia man accused of killing two people in cold blood in 2007 — and then arranging for the murder of a witness from prison — was convicted of multiple felonies by a Bucks County jury this week, authorities say. Alfonso Sanchez, 41, was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder as well as burglary, aggravated assault, and solicitation to commit murder on Monday, May 1, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office. According to evidence and testimony presented in court, Sanchez was joined by Steven Miranda and Alex Martinez when he stoppe…
Police & Fire
Anonymous Threat Brings Police Presence To Bucks Schools
Authorities are on campus across Centennial School District on Friday, after administrators received a threatening phone call from a blocked number. District leaders notified Warminster police late on Thursday, April 20 that an anonymous caller phoned in an unspecified threat against William Tennent High School, the department said in a release. Though the threat was directed at WTHS, Warminster police say they and Upper Southampton police are present at every CDS school on Friday, April 21 "out of an abundance of caution." Detectives are continuing to investigate the threat, t…
Police & Fire
Cops Seek Missing Man In Warminster
Authorities in Bucks County are asking for the public's aid in finding a missing man. Jacob Perkins, 19, was last seen in Warminster on Thursday, March 23 at about 5 p.m., township police said in a statement. He is described as standing 5-foot-8 with brown eyes and dark curly hair, officials said. Anyone with information is asked to call 215-672-1000 or email jhansen@warminsterpa.org.
Police & Fire
Illegal Gun Owner Fires At Bucks County Home: Police
A man in Bucks County faces felony gun charges after police say he opened fire at a Warminster home on Tuesday, March 21. Township police were called to the 300 block of Beech Street at about 11:30 p.m. for a report of shots fired, the department wrote in a release. On the scene, the alleged victim also told police they had received "harassing voicemails" from the suspect in the hours before the shooting, according to the department. Another witness said they heard the shot and immediately looked out the window to see the suspect fleeing in a vehicle, police said. Investi…
Police & Fire
Former Bucks Cop Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Boys Learns Sentence
The former Warminster police officer who was convicted of sexually abusing five boys will spend the next several decades behind bars, authorities say. James Carey, 54, will serve 24.5 to 55 years in prison, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement. Carey, during his tenure with the Warminster Township Police Department in the 1980s and 1990s, was a D.A.R.E. officer working with school students, a volunteer firefighter, and ran a "troubled youth" program, according to the DA. Prosecutors argued that Carey used these positions and his status as a…
Police & Fire
Missing Bucks Man Sought
A Bucks County man has been missing for over a week, and police are asking for the public's aid in bringing him home. Jordan Benoit, a 24-year-old Warminster man, left his home in the township on Sunday, Jan. 15, and has not been seen since, authorities said in a statement. Police said they are concerned for Benoit's mental health, and that while he left his home with his cell phone, it has since been deactivated. While his phone was still in service, his last known location was in Philadelphia, they added. Benoit is about 5-foot-8, weighing about 150 pounds with black ey…
Police & Fire
Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced
The Bucks County father who overdosed while watching his 2-year-old daughter will spend years in state prison, authorities say. Justin Kearns, 36, of Warminster, was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years at a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 17, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement. Kearns was previously convicted at trial in October for felony child endangerment. According to evidence reviewed in court, police were called to Kearns' home at the Yorktown Village Complex on Sept. 11, 2020, for a welfare check. The caller told dispatchers she was locked out of he…
Police & Fire
Woman Reported Missing In Bucks, Police Say
A woman is missing in Bucks County, and authorities are asking residents to keep an eye out. Michele Flores, whose age and place of residence were not provided, was last seen Wednesday, Jan. 11 at about 7:50 p.m. on County Line Road near Madison Avenue in Warminster, township police said in a statement. She was reported missing by her husband, and her information has been added to the National Crime Information Center's missing persons files, authorities wrote. Flores is described as a 5-foot-tall white woman weighing about 165 pounds with grey eyes and brown hair. She wa…
Obituaries
Philadelphia Area Dad-To-Be David Hope Dies, 28
Newlywed, expecting father and Bucks County native David Hope died on Saturday, Nov. 19. He was 28. Born in Warminster, Hope was a 2013 graduate of William Tennent High School, and worked as a team manager at a Sherwin-Williams paint store in Philadelphia, his obituary says. Hope had just married his wife Macy in May, and the pair were expecting a son together, wrote coworker Joseph Ruggiero in a GoFundMe campaign. With help from Hope's loved ones and members of the community, Ruggiero says he hopes the money will ease Macy's transition into single motherhood.&n…
Police & Fire
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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