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'AK-Style' Gun, Ammo, Drugs Seized During Bucks County Traffic Stop: Police 'AK-Style' Gun, Ammo, Drugs Seized During Bucks County Traffic Stop: Police
'Ak-style' Gun, Ammo, Drugs Seized During Bucks County Traffic Stop: Police An "AK-style" rifle, ammunition, and drugs were seized during a traffic stop in Bucks County on Saturday, Oct. 26, according to police. Victor Miles, 33, of Flourtown, was observed driving a dark-colored Mazda south on Hulmeville Road near Byberry Road, the Bensalem Police Department said on Tuesday, Oct. 29.  The windows of the Mazda were heavily tinted, and as the officer got behind the vehicle, it sped up, committed a traffic violation, and almost crashed into another vehicle, according to police. After pulling the Mazda over, the officer told Miles to roll down the vehicle's windo…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Delivery Truck Driver Kidnapped, Robbed In Bucks County: Police Delivery Truck Driver Kidnapped, Robbed In Bucks County: Police
Delivery Truck Driver Kidnapped, Robbed In Bucks County: Police One man is in custody and several others are sought after a truck driver was kidnapped and robbed in Bensalem, said township police.  Dikenson Joshua Noel, 25, of Philadelphia, is charged with multiple felonies related to the Oct. 23 incident, authorities said.  The victim was getting in his delivery truck at KMC Distributor on Byberry Road when two men approached and demanded money at gunpoint, according to investigators.  When the trucker said he didn't have any cash, the robbers forced them into their vehicle, police said.  The victim was blindfolded and forced…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police Rescue Bald Eagle In Philly Suburbs Police Rescue Bald Eagle In Philly Suburbs
Police Rescue Bald Eagle In Philly Suburbs Officials in Bensalem were called to an apartment complex to assist an injured bird on Thursday, Sept. 21, and arrived to find a bald eagle, say township police.  The department's animal control officer safely captured the eagle from the Courtyards at Bensalem on Hulmeville Road and turned the bird over to the Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont, authorities said.  The eagle is "suffering from an unknown injury" and will undergo treatment and disease screening at the Aark, they said.  A similar episode played out in Solebury Township in May, wh…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks High Schooler Threatened Teacher Over Bad Grade, Cops Say Bucks High Schooler Threatened Teacher Over Bad Grade, Cops Say
Bucks High Schooler Threatened Teacher Over Bad Grade, Cops Say A Bensalem High School student will face criminal charges after authorities claim she threatened her teacher.  Township police were called to the school, 4319 Hulmeville Road, to investigate reported threats on Wednesday, June 14, the department said in a release.  Officers worked with school district administrators and learned the student, 15, was "responsible for the threat because she was upset about her grade in class." The student had no access to weapons and the teacher was "not in any immediate danger," police noted.  The Bucks County District Attorney's Office i…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks Blaze That Injured Firefighter Was Set By Arsonist, Officials Say Bucks Blaze That Injured Firefighter Was Set By Arsonist, Officials Say
Bucks Blaze That Injured Firefighter Was Set By Arsonist, Officials Say The Bucks County fire that sent one first responder to the hospital was likely set intentionally by an arsonist, according to authorities.  Firefighters rushed to the scene of a two-alarm blaze at the EBooks Web office building at 1388 Bridgewater Road just after 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10.  During the incident, a Nottingham fireman fell from a 20-foot ladder, as Daily Voice previously reported. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and released on Tuesday, Dec. 12, his department said on Facebook.  Crews from all of Bensalem Townships Emergency services lined up ton…

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by Mac Bullock
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Arson Suspected In Fire Near Philly Area Middle School Arson Suspected In Fire Near Philly Area Middle School
Arson Suspected In Fire Near Philly Area Middle School A small fire in a storage shed near a Bucks County middle school appears to have been the work of an arsonist, according to authorities. Bensalem fire officials were called to a storage shed behind Snyder Middle School on Hulmeville Road just after 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, the department said on Facebook.  There, firefighters quickly contained and extinguished the flames, officials wrote. No injuries were reported.  The garage, which used to belong to the school district but is now private property, did not appear seriously damaged in photos from the scene.  …

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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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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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DA: Drunken Unlicensed Driver Sentenced In Bensalem Hit-Run Crash DA: Drunken Unlicensed Driver Sentenced In Bensalem Hit-Run Crash
DA: Drunken Unlicensed Driver Sentenced In Bensalem Hit-Run Crash A 43-year-old unlicensed Bucks County driver on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run crash that left two pedestrians injured -- one seriously -- in Bensalem on New Year's Day, authorities said. Almondo Merjia, of Bensalem, was sentenced to 2.5 years to 5 years in state prison by President Judge Wallace H. Bateman after entering a guilty plea to aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle, and accidents involving death of injury while not licensed, which are all felonies, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. An investigation began on Jan. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Driver Gets 14 Years For Head-On Fentanyl-Fueled Crash That Killed Local Dad Bucks Driver Gets 14 Years For Head-On Fentanyl-Fueled Crash That Killed Local Dad
Bucks Driver Gets 14 Years For Head-On Fentanyl-Fueled Crash That Killed Local Dad A 32-year-old Bucks County man was sentenced to 14 years in Pennsylvania State prison and seven years of probation for a March 2020 crash that left a 40-year-old father of four dead, authorities said. Cooper Edward Finley had traces of fentanyl, methamphetamine and other narcotics in his system in the March 23 crash that left Bensalem father of four Ronald Swanson dead, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Finley was served his sentence Wednesday by Common Pleas Judge Brian T. McGuffin, after having previously pleaded guilty to a slew of charges including homicide by …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Obsessed Patient Beat Bensalem Chiropractor To Death, DA Says Obsessed Patient Beat Bensalem Chiropractor To Death, DA Says
Obsessed Patient Beat Bensalem Chiropractor To Death, DA Says A 22-year-old Bucks County man was charged with killing his chiropractor whom prosecutors say he became obsessed with while seeking treatment for jaw pain. Joseph O'Boyle, of Bensalem, beat 64-year-old Dr. James Sowa to death in his Hulmeville Road home office on Nov. 2, 2020, Bucks County, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said Friday. O'Boyle was remanded to the Bucks County jail on Nov. 10, when he assaulted a police officer at his home as part of the homicide investigation, Weintraub said. O'Boyle was being jailed on charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment when he w…

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by Cecilia Levine