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Pennridge Regional Police Department

PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”  “It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Pennridge Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Pennridge
Peter Gehring, Of Sellersville, Struck Dead: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed in front of the White Horse Inn in Pennridge last week, authorities said on Tuesday, Aug. 13. On Friday, Aug. 9, Pennridge Regional police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Ridge Road and Old Bethlehem Pike. When officers arrived, they found a white Toyota Camry had struck a pedestrian as the man was crossing Ridge Road.  The pedestrian was identified as Peter Gehring, of Sellersville. The pedestrian received serious injuries and was transported to Grand View Hospital for medical treatment but died of his injuries, police said. The ope…
PA Girl Missing Since Last Week, Police Say PA Girl Missing Since Last Week, Police Say
Geyahna Medwatz Missing: Pennridge Regional Police Pennridge Regional Police Department is looking for a missing teenager.  Geyahna Medwatz was last seen on Lower Rocky Dale Road in West Rockhill Township around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, authorities say.  Police do not believe she has cell service and said there is "some concern for her wellbeing." No clothing description is available.  Anyone with information is being asked to call Pennridge Regional Police at 215-257-5104 or submit a tip online. 
Padlocked Fridge, Rats Found In Bucks House Of Horrors Where 7 Kids Were Living: Police Padlocked Fridge, Rats Found In Bucks House Of Horrors Where 7 Kids Were Living: Police
Padlocked Fridge, Rats Found In Bucks House Of Horrors Where 7 Kids Were Living: Police Seven children are in protective custody after police found them living in squalor in a Bucks County trailer, according to authorities.  Their parents, 43-year-old Shane Robertson and 37-year-old Crystal Robertson, are each charged with seven felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child, said Pennridge Regional Police Department in a release.  The investigation began on April 23, when PRPD was called to the 600 block of Roseann Lane in West Rockhill Township for a report of three children entering an abandoned trailer, the department said.  Officers brought the trio h…
Bucks Man Led Friend Into Woods To Rape Her, Police Say Bucks Man Led Friend Into Woods To Rape Her, Police Say
Bucks Man Led Friend Into Woods To Rape Her, Police Say A Bucks County man is accused of leading a woman into the woods and raping her, authorities say.  James M. Helms, 23, of Perkasie, is charged with rape by threat of forcible compulsion, felony sexual assault, and related offenses, according to Pennridge Regional Police Department.  Investigators say Helms led a female friend down the walking path at Moods Bridge Park in East Rockhill Township to "skip rocks" on the creek in January 2019. When they were in the woods, the victim told police that Helms raped her.  He's currently held in Bucks County Correctional Facility i…
KNOW HIM? Pennridge Police Seek Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman Inside Landis Supermarket KNOW HIM? Pennridge Police Seek Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman Inside Landis Supermarket
Know HIM? Pennridge Police Seek Man Accused Of Assaulting Woman Inside Landis Supermarket Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help locating a man who they say assaulted a woman inside a supermarket in Perkasie Sunday afternoon. The 37-year-old woman was driving at the intersection of North Main Street and Church Road around 4 p.m. when the suspect, driving a white sedan, pulled out in front of her, according to the Pennridge Regional Police Department. The woman told police she honked her horn at the vehicle and they both entered the parking lot of the Landis Supermarket. The woman entered the store and began to shop, when the man entered the store, actively looking…
Bucks County Hunter Surrenders Months After Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Jason Kutt Bucks County Hunter Surrenders Months After Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Jason Kutt
Bucks County Hunter Surrenders Months After Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Jason Kutt Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 52-year-old man in the deadly October shooting of 18-year-old Jason Albert Kutt in Nockamixon State Park. Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminster, surrendered to authorities on Dec. 30, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. "Clearly this isn’t a perfect ending,” he said. “Perfect would mean we have Jason back. But that’s just not how real life works, that’s not how criminal justice works, so this isn’t even really a happy ending, but it is a fair and a just and a final ending.” Kutt, of Sellersville, was sitting wit…