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'How Guilty, Ashamed I Am,' Says Bristol Dad Sentenced For Killing 4-Month-Old Son 'How Guilty, Ashamed I Am,' Says Bristol Dad Sentenced For Killing 4-Month-Old Son
'How Guilty, Ashamed I Am,' Says Bristol Dad Sentenced For Killing 4-Month-Old Son A Bristol Borough man was sentenced to up to three decades in Pennsylvania State Prison for killing his 4-month-old son, authorities said. Tyler Sullivan, 31, was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in state prison on Tuesday, Aug. 27 on murder and child endangerment charges by Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman.  Before being sentenced, Sullivan gave a lengthy, tearful statement, admitting “how guilty and ashamed I am," according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The baby’s mother and the baby’s aunt both submitted victim impact statements that were read during Tuesday’s hearing…

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by Jon Craig
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Victims Speak Out At Sentencing Of Bristol Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults Sleeping Victims 2 To 12 Victims Speak Out At Sentencing Of Bristol Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults Sleeping Victims 2 To 12
Victims Speak Out At Sentencing Of Bristol Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults Sleeping Victims 2 To 12 A Bucks County man who pleaded guilty to recording the sexual assaults of three children and sharing the footage on social media has learned his fate. Brian Nathaniel Harris, 29, of Bristol, was sentenced to 18 to 42 years in the state correctional institution by Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Aug. 23. He was also sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to undergo sex offender treatment and a mental health evaluation.  Relatives of the victims packed a courtroom at the Criminal Justice Center on Friday wit…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Captures Road Rage Gunman Who Prompted SWAT Response In Bristol Borough FBI Captures Road Rage Gunman Who Prompted SWAT Response In Bristol Borough
FBI Captures Road Rage Gunman Who Prompted SWAT Response In Bristol Borough A 26-year-old man wanted for a July road rage shooting that led to a SWAT response in Bristol Borough was captured by FBI agents, authorities confirmed Friday. Angel Cintron was apprehended on Oct. 4 by an FBI task force in Philadelphia. He was accused of having firearms in his possession during the arrest, according to the Bristol Borough Police Department. Cintron is being held in Philadelphia and will eventually be transferred to Bucks County to face charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal trespass, recklessly endangering another, and more. He had been wan…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Suspect Sought In Bristol Borough Stabbing Suspect Sought In Bristol Borough Stabbing
Suspect Sought In Bristol Borough Stabbing The Bristol Borough Police Department is seeking information from the public regarding a Monday afternoon stabbing. Officers found a 43-year-old man with a stab wound to his upper back sometime around noon in the area of 95 Commerce Circle, not far from Mavis Discount Tire, according to police. Investigators believe the victim had a verbal altercation with a group when one of the group stabbed him. The victim then made his way to a local business at which time staff called the police, authorities said. Police did not specify the business.  The man was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Ho…

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by Nicole Acosta
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FBI Captures Road Rage Gunman Who Prompted SWAT Response In Bristol Borough FBI Captures Road Rage Gunman Who Prompted SWAT Response In Bristol Borough
FBI Captures Road Rage Gunman Who Prompted SWAT Response In Bristol Borough A 26-year-old man wanted for a July road rage shooting that led to a SWAT response in Bristol Borough was captured by FBI agents, authorities confirmed Friday. Angel Cintron was apprehended on Oct. 4 by an FBI task force in Philadelphia. He was accused of having firearms in his possession during the arrest, according to the Bristol Borough Police Department. Cintron is being held in Philadelphia and will eventually be transferred to Bucks County to face charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal trespass, recklessly endangering another, and more. He had been wan…

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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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Bristol Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife Screaming For Help In Front Of Daughter, 8 Bristol Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife Screaming For Help In Front Of Daughter, 8
Bristol Man Admits To Trying To Kill Estranged Wife Screaming For Help In Front Of Daughter, 8 A Bucks County man who violated a protection of abuse order in repeatedly stabbing his estranged wife last August admitted trying to kill her before a judge on Wednesday, authorities said. Walter Joseph Vandoren Jr., 44, of Bristol Township, pleaded guilty to attempted homicide, burglary, criminal trespassing, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, and criminal mischief before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley, the Bucks County DA's Office announced. Bristol Borough police were dispatched to the 200 block of Buckley Street after receivin…

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by Cecilia Levine
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KNOW THEM? Bristol Police Seek ID For Catalytic Converters From Thieves KNOW THEM? Bristol Police Seek ID For Catalytic Converters From Thieves
Know Them? Bristol Police Seek ID For Catalytic Converters From Thieves Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying a pair who allegedly stole catalytic converters from cars in Bristol Borough, authorities said. An unknown pair operating a silver Mercedes Station Wagon removed the catalytic converters from two cars at 215 Old Route 13 and 320 Pond Street during the early morning hours of Feb. 9, Bristol Borough police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bristol Borough Police Department at (215)-788-7813 ext. 2443.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bristol PD: Shooter Charged In Incident That Struck 7- & 9-Year-Olds Bristol PD: Shooter Charged In Incident That Struck 7- & 9-Year-Olds
Bristol PD: Shooter Charged In Incident That Struck 7- & 9-Year-Olds Charges were filed against a Bristol Township teen for his connection to a shooting that bypassed an 18-year-old intended victim, and a group of children, authorities announced. Troy Keys, 19, got out of his car at the intersection of Mulberry and Wood Street and began shooting gunshot rounds at a group of people around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 20 of last year, the Bristol Borough Police Department said. Within that group was an 18-year-old target whom Keys was intending to shoot, but missed. The rounds also bypassed a 7 and 9-year-old in the group, police said. He also struck a nearby home…

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by Nicole Acosta