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Bucks Felon Had 'Ghost Gun,' Weapon-Making Lab In Apartment, DA Says Bucks Felon Had 'Ghost Gun,' Weapon-Making Lab In Apartment, DA Says
Bucks Felon Had 'Ghost Gun,' Weapon-Making Lab In Apartment, DA Says A convicted felon in Bucks County was sentenced to 10 years in jail after authorities found an illegal "ghost gun" in his home.  Scott A. McCaughey, 65, of Plumstead Township, pleaded guilty in September to two counts of prohibited firearm possession, said county District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  Police raided McCaughey's home on the 4900 block of Durham Road in April, where they found a semiautomatic M4-style “ghost gun” rifle and a bolt-action rifle, as well as two "mostly-completed assault-style rifle frames/receivers," investigators said.  A…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Bucks County's Brooke Doucette Dies, 30 Bucks County's Brooke Doucette Dies, 30
Bucks County's Brooke Doucette Dies, 30 Bucks County native Brooke K. Doucette died on Tuesday, Oct. 4. She was 30. Doucette, of Plumstead Township, died from complications of an aneurysm, according to her obituary. Born in Doylestown, Doucette graduated from Central Bucks East High School and later studied at Bucks County Community College, her obit says. She hoped to one day own an animal sanctuary and enjoyed motorcycle riding, gardening, and cooking. Doucette leaves behind her parents Scott and Nancy Doucette, her brother Ryan A. Doucette, her dog Zero, and many other loved ones. Funeral services were held privately.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Raid Of Ex-Con's PA Home Turns Up Loaded Firearms, Meth: DA Raid Of Ex-Con's PA Home Turns Up Loaded Firearms, Meth: DA
Raid Of Ex-Con's PA Home Turns Up Loaded Firearms, Meth: DA A raid of a 64-year-old Pennsylvania man's home turned up several firearms, some loaded and some illegal, and methamphetamine, authorities said. Scott Allen McCaughey, of Plumstead township, is banned from owning weapons due to a 1980 robbery conviction, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Police served a search warrant at McCaughey's Durham Road home around 6 a.m.  Thursday, April 28, and found a black fully automatic M4 rifle with no serial numbers showing, along with a bolt-action rifle with an obliterated serial number, authorities said. McCaughey was also …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Woman Who Killed Man She Thought Was Deer Sentenced: Bucks DA Woman Who Killed Man She Thought Was Deer Sentenced: Bucks DA
Woman Who Killed Man She Thought Was Deer Sentenced: Bucks DA A 27-year-old woman who police said killed a Bucks County man she mistook for a deer last summer has been sentenced to three to 10 years in Pennsylvania state prison. Charlotte M. Kleckner, of Doylestown, pleaded guilty to accidents involving death or personal injury and drunk driving in the Aug. 2021 hit-and-run crash in Plumstead Township that killed 61-year-old Delfino Colop-Alvarado, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Colop-Alvarado was walking on the 4700 block of Stump Road when he was struck by Kleckner's car about an hour before 12:20 a.m. when police arrived, au…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PD: Doylestown Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bucks Man PD: Doylestown Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bucks Man
PD: Doylestown Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bucks Man A Doylestown woman was charged in a hit-and-run crash that left a Bucks County man dead overnight Saturday, authorities said. Officers responding to the 4700 block of Stump Road in Plumstead Township around 12:20 a.m. on a report of a pedestrian struck by a fleeing car found a 61-year-old Pipersville man with "fatal injuries," according to the Plumstead Township Police Department. The hit-run driver -- identified as 27-year-old Charlotte Kleckner -- was spotted less than a mile away from the crash scene, police said. Kleckner was arraigned on one count of accidents involving death or …

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by Nicole Acosta
Weather
8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County 8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County
8th Tornado Across NJ, PA Confirmed In Lehigh County The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Lehigh County during Thursday's storm -- making that the eighth across New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The EF0 twister touched down in Slatington and had winds up to 85 mph (click here for photos). It touched down on the grounds of Northern Lehigh High School, snapping and uprooting several trees. A wooden dugout on the baseball field lost its roof and some anchored metal bleaches were tossed, the NWS said. The twister continued its path straight west to east from the high school to the airport, where a plane ha…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police: Bucks Woman Lunges At Boyfriend With 8-Inch Knife Police: Bucks Woman Lunges At Boyfriend With 8-Inch Knife
Police: Bucks Woman Lunges At Boyfriend With 8-Inch Knife A Bucks County woman was charged with aggravated assault and more for allegedly lunging towards her boyfriend with a knife, authorities said. Jennifer Myers' boyfriend told police she raised an 8-inch knife over her head and lunged at him around 7:15 p.m. at a Winterberry Drive home in Plumstead Township on June 22, local police said. The man was able to flee safely and call local police, authorities said. He was not injured but the assault was captured on video, police said. Myers was taken into custody and charged with one count each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simp…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Man Dressed In Women's Clothes Caught Performing Lewd Acts On Himself In Bucks County KNOW HIM? Man Dressed In Women's Clothes Caught Performing Lewd Acts On Himself In Bucks County
Know HIM? Man Dressed In Women's Clothes Caught Performing Lewd Acts On Himself In Bucks County Police in Plumstead Township are seeking the help identifying a male driver caught performing lewd acts on himself earlier this month. Surveillance tapes captured the middle-aged white man dressed in women's clothing trespassing on private property in the 6200 block of Kellers Church Road on April 7 between 8 and 8:55 p.m., police said. The man could be seen engaging in several lewd acts with himself while standing outside of his vehicle and along the sidewalk, police said. The vehicle appears to be 2014 or 2015 Acura TLX sedan with tinted windows and after market tires and rims.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Philly Man Wanted On Warrant Nabbed After Busted Using Fake $100 Bill At Wawa Philly Man Wanted On Warrant Nabbed After Busted Using Fake $100 Bill At Wawa
Philly Man Wanted On Warrant Nabbed After Busted Using Fake $100 Bill At Wawa A 28-year-old Philadelphia man was in police custody after using a counterfeit $100 bill at a Bucks County Wawa, authorities said. A warrant for Mervin Rosario's arrest was issued in May 2020, Plumstead Township police said. He was also wanted for similar crimes in Lower Makefield Township, police said. Rosario was taken into custody Thursday with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, police said. He was awaiting his preliminary arraignment, which was set for Feb. 22.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bucks County Man Arrested For Exposing Himself At McDonalds Bucks County Man Arrested For Exposing Himself At McDonalds
Bucks County Man Arrested For Exposing Himself At McDonalds A 34-year-old man from Bucks County has been arrested in connection with three incidents in the fall in which he's accused of public lewdness, authorities said. Anthony L. Giacobbe of Ottsville was arrested on Tuesday and charged with indecent exposure, open lewdness and disorderly conduct, according to Plumstead Township police. In a joint investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police's Dublin Barracks, Plumstead police investigated three separate incidents involving an unknown man who exposed himself to two employees at the McDonalds Restaurant on Easton Road, along with a 12-year…

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by Jon Craig