Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…
Man Shoots Victim At Close Range Then GF In Bucks Incident, Report Says Man Shoots Victim At Close Range Then GF In Bucks Incident, Report Says
Man Shoots Victim At Close Range Then GF In Bucks Incident, Report Says A man was charged in a double shooting Tuesday morning in Bucks County. Giovanni Diaz, 25, of Bristol, was arraigned before on-call District Judge Maggie Snow on one count of attempted homicide, three counts of aggravated assault and one count of weapon possession, LevittownNow reports. The 3:15 a.m. incident occurred outside of the Solid Rock Youth Center in Morrisville, where Diaz shot a man in the head at close range and then accidentally shot his girlfriend, the outlet reports. Diaz took his girlfriend to the hospital, where he was arrested, and the man who was shot in the head survive…
Bucks Man Threatens Woman With Stun Gun, Maces Himself, Police Say Bucks Man Threatens Woman With Stun Gun, Maces Himself, Police Say
Bucks Man Threatens Woman With Stun Gun, Maces Himself, Police Say A Bucks County man threatened a woman with a stun gun and then sprayed himself with pepper spray, said authorities who arrested both on drug charges. Officers were called to the Nolan Park Apartments in Morrisville for a domestic situation between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. May 7, Falls Township police said. There, Christopher Mosher, 21, had been arguing with Caitlyn Eastmead, 18, who said Mosher threatened her with the gun before macing himself, police said. Police found drugs in the apartment and Mosher and the woman were arrested, authorities said.
Bucks Co. Man, 30, Threatens To Grab Falls Township Officer's Gun, Police Say Bucks Co. Man, 30, Threatens To Grab Falls Township Officer's Gun, Police Say
Bucks Co. Man, 30, Threatens To Grab Falls Township Officer's Gun, Police Say A 30-year-old Bucks County man is in custody after police say he threatened to grab an officer's gun in Morrisville Friday evening. Officers arrived at the Commons at Fallsington apartment complex on a report of a domestic incident when they noticed a man -- later identified as Frederick Kornstedt -- outside, and walking towards an officer's car in a "confrontational manner," at approximately 6 p.m, according to Falls Township police. When the officer got out of his car and told Kornstedt to stop, he continued to approach the officer in tears, and told the officer, "I'll grab your gun,…
UPDATE: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River UPDATE: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River
Update: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River A former councilman from Bucks County was found dead after being reported missing. David Nay, 55, of Morrisville, was reported missing to Solebury Township police on May 5, having last been seen on April 29 around 2 p.m., launching an investigation. Nay's white pick up truck was found at Washington Crossing Park on River Road in Solebury, unoccupied, police said. An extensive search of the park land, Delaware Canal and River was conducted throughout the day and evening and extended into May 6. A search crew from the Pennsylvania Department of National Resources and Bucks County Park range…
1 Man Hospitalized In Falls Township Apartment Complex Shooting 1 Man Hospitalized In Falls Township Apartment Complex Shooting
1 Man Hospitalized In Falls Township Apartment Complex Shooting Falls Township police are investigating after one man was hospitalized in a shooting that broke out at a local apartment complex overnight Wednesday, authorities said. Responding officers found a man shot in the arm and abdomen at the Castle Club Apartments on West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville around 1 a.m., according to Falls Police Chief Nelson Whitney. EMS sent the man to a local hospital where he is listed in stable condition. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Falls Township police detective Steve R…
UPDATE: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River UPDATE: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River
Update: Former Bucks County Councilman Found Dead Near Delaware River A former councilman from Bucks County was found dead after being reported missing. David Nay, 55, of Morrisville, was reported missing to Solebury Township police on May 5, having last been seen on April 29 around 2 p.m., launching an investigation. Nay's white pickup truck was found at Washington Crossing Park on River Road in Solebury, unoccupied, police said. An extensive search of the park land, Delaware Canal and River was conducted throughout the day and evening and extended into May 6. A search crew from the Pennsylvania Department of National Resources and Bucks County Park ranger…
Police: Man In Custody Weeks After Bucks County Trailer Park Attack Police: Man In Custody Weeks After Bucks County Trailer Park Attack
Police: Man In Custody Weeks After Bucks County Trailer Park Attack A 38-year-old man is in custody weeks after he attacked another man at a Bucks County trailer park, authorities said. The victim told police Kenneth Benjamin Jr. struck him with a metal rod and fled from Lovetts Trailer Park in Morrisville before officers arrived on March 29, Tullytown Borough police said. The victim was left with multiple injuries but refused medical treatment, police said. Benjamin was apprehended by Tullytown Borough police and transferred to the custody of Falls Township police on Monday. He was arraigned before Judge Armitage and released without bail. Auth…
DA: $120K Worth Of Fentanyl Found In Bristol Man's Home DA: $120K Worth Of Fentanyl Found In Bristol Man's Home
DA: $120K Worth Of Fentanyl Found In Bristol Man's Home A 29-year-old Bristol Township man was arrested after a multi-agency search turned up more than $120,000 worth of fentanyl in his home Tuesday, authorities said. Authorities served a search warrant at 724 Hidden Forest Court in Bristol Township, which is also the home of Lawrence W. Priester, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. There, four sandwich bags containing suspected drugs were found inside a black “Thank You” bag in a living room closet.  The substance tested positive for fentanyl and confirmed that the drugs weighed two pounds, which is valued at $120,00…
Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target
Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target Police in Falls Township are seeking the public's help identifying a pair who they say used stolen credit cards for purchases at a local Home Depot and Target, authorities said. Three suspects are believed to have stolen the credit cards from a wallet in a car parked at the Planet Fitness in Morrisville between 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on Monday, according to the Falls Township Police Department. The credit cards were used at the Home Depot on Commerce Boulevard and the Target on Lincoln Highway in Langhorne, shortly after 12 p.m., police said. The duo was caught on surveillance…
U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida
U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida A Bucks County man wanted for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old child in Falls Township was captured by U.S Marshals in Florida on Wednesday, authorities announced. Shane Ferguson, 37, of Morrisville, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force at approximately 9 a.m. in the 2100 block of Triumph Road in Port St. Lucie, according to the Falls Township Police Department. Ferguson has been wanted by local police on charges of rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault on a person less than 16 years old, indecent assault without consen…
18 'H-Block' Gang Members Busted, $228K In Drugs Seized In Mercer County 18 'H-Block' Gang Members Busted, $228K In Drugs Seized In Mercer County
18 'H-Block' Gang Members Busted, $228K In Drugs Seized In Mercer County An investigation involving more than a dozen law enforcement agencies in South Jersey and Pennsylvania has resulted in the arrest of 18 gang members and seizure of large quantities of heroin, methamphetamines and marijuana, authorities said. Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said on Thursday that the multi-jurisdictional investigation of narcotics distribution and violent crime resulted in recovering 11 guns, 1,000 grams of heroin, 1,000 grams of methamphetamine, 15 pounds of marijuana, six vehicles and more than $22,000 in cash. “Operation Eight-Ball was an enor…