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Deadly Police Shooting Of Bucks County Man Was 'Justified,' DA Says Deadly Police Shooting Of Bucks County Man Was 'Justified,' DA Says
Deadly Police Shooting Of Bucks County Man Was 'Justified,' DA Says Northampton Township police were "justified" when they killed 40-year-old Mark Chambers at his Churchville home last month, according to the District Attorney's Office.  Authorities have claimed Chambers was brandishing a knife when officers shot him multiple times at his Elm Street home around 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, Daily Voice reported.  Now, Bucks DA Matthew Weintraub says police were called by Chambers' mother after the 40-year-old cut his neck and threatened to jump from the roof.  Police said they found him standing in the doorway holding the knife and commanded him…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Coroner Identifies Bucks County Man Fatally Shot By Police Coroner Identifies Bucks County Man Fatally Shot By Police
Coroner Identifies Bucks County Man Fatally Shot By Police The 40-year-old man was shot dead by Northampton Township police on Sunday night, the Bucks County Coroner's Office says.  Mark Chambers died from multiple gunshot wounds, Coroner Meredith Buck said in a release on Nov. 6. His death was ruled a homicide.  “It is important to note that homicide as a manner of death refers to death at the hands of another," Buck wrote. “This matter remains under investigation by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.” Authorities have claimed Chambers was brandishing a knife when they shot him on the 500 block of Elm Avenue in Churc…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police
Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police Three people were injured in an accident in Newtown Township Friday morning, authorities say. A dump truck and another vehicle crashed on the 900 block of Swamp Road at around 11:45 a.m. on April 7, said township police in a release. The truck driver received "moderate" injuries, while two people in the other car were sent to St. Mary’s Hospital in critical condition, the department wrote.  "It initially appears that speed and failure to maintain lane of travel by the passenger car’s operator was the causation factor of the collision," said investigators.  A s…

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by Mac Bullock