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Bristol Township, PA

CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA
CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA A Connecticut couple visiting friends in Pennsylvania was killed in a high-speed hit-and-run crash, and the driver has pleaded guilty to their deaths, authorities said. John Thomas Wadlinger Jr., 32, of Bensalem, admitted guilt to 20 charges, including two counts each of homicide by vehicle while DUI and homicide by vehicle, before Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Sentencing has been deferred for 60 days while a pre-sentence investigation is completed, court officials said. Rebecca Whiddon, 33, and her husband Richard Whiddon, 37, both of Brooklyn, CT, …
PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA
PA Kids Club Employee Who Showed 'Dark Web' Suicides To Boys He Assaulted Sentenced: DA A former Neshaminy Kids Club worker was sentenced to 35 to 88 years in state prison for sexually assaulting seven boys and filming some of the abuse, Bucks County authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Gerald William Spoto, 42, of Disk Lane in Bristol Township, pleaded guilty in July to nearly three dozen charges for crimes committed between the late 1990s and 2023. He was also declared a sexually violent predator, requiring lifetime sex offender registration and treatment. These assaults of seven boys included "sleepovers" in New Jersey, Detectives with the Middletown Township Pol…
Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By PA 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By PA 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says
Women Drugged With Meth-Infused Tequila, Sexually Assaulted By PA 'Sugar Daddy,' Complaint Says A newly obtained criminal complaint details how a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man drugged and sexually assaulted six women during their dates from hell at his home. All of the women, including two from New Jersey, met Andrew Gallo, of Levittown, PA on sugardaddymeet.com. Gallo appeared to have followed the exact same playbook, police papers show: He'd brag about his bartending skills then pour them a drink from open bottles and hop in the shower shower. When he got out, he'd give the women a tour of his home, telling them how he rebuilt it after a fire. It was somewhere around this point …
Man Drugs, Assaults 6+ Women He Meets On Sugar Daddy Site: Bucks County DA Man Drugs, Assaults 6+ Women He Meets On Sugar Daddy Site: Bucks County DA
Man Drugs, Assaults 6+ Women He Meets On Sugar Daddy Site: Bucks County DA At least six women are known to have been sexually assaulted after going out with a man they met on an online dating site who ended up drugging them, District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and Bristol Township Police Chief Robert Coulton announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  Andrew Gallo, 40, of Copper Beech Lane, Bristol Township, was charged with five counts of rape by causing impairment, six counts of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, four counts of strangulation, two counts of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverage to minors, and one count each of s…
Speakers Filled With Millions In Meth, Cocaine From Cali Found In Bucks Co.: DA Speakers Filled With Millions In Meth, Cocaine From Cali Found In Bucks Co.: DA
Speakers Filled With Millions In Meth, Cocaine From Cali Found In Bucks Co.: DA Six men were charged with trafficking millions of dollars in methamphetamine and cocaine by concealing them inside Bluetooth karaoke speakers and shipping them from California to Bucks County, authorities said. This multifaceted investigation by the Bucks County Detectives Drug Strike Force, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Attorney General’s Office resulted in the dismantling of the Byrne Drug Trafficking Organization, led by Matthew James Byrne, 43, of Broomall in Delaware County, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The Charged Suspects …
Nursing Student, 20, Fabricated Attempted PA Parking Lot Rape, Innocent Man Walks Free: DA Nursing Student, 20, Fabricated Attempted PA Parking Lot Rape, Innocent Man Walks Free: DA
Nursing Student, 20, Fabricated Attempted PA Parking Lot Rape, Innocent Man Walks Free: DA A 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman has been charged with lying about an attempted rape and kidnapping last month, authorities have announced. Anjela Borisova Urumova, of Bristol Township, admitted to fabricating the April 16 incident that she said happened in the Redner's parking lot, landing Daniel Pierson behind bars, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, May 20. Pierson was freed from the BCCF last week, and charges have been withdrawn. Urumova's LinkedIn page says she worked as a certified nursing assistant and is an aspiring surgeon with a passion for cardiolog…
Connecticut Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Crash, Bucks County DA Says Connecticut Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Crash, Bucks County DA Says
Connecticut Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Crash, Bucks County DA Says The pair killed in an alleged hit-and-run crash in Bristol Township over the weekend has been identified as a husband and wife from Brooklyn, Connecticut.  Richard and Rebecca Whiddon, 37 and 33, were passengers in a Nissan that was struck near the corner of Veterans Highway and Ford Road on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 24, Daily Voice reported.  Both were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The driver and another passenger in the Nissan were also hurt.  In tribute posts on Facebook, loved ones said the married couple was visiting Bucks County to see friends.  "Our family is distrau…
PA Infant Died By Homicide, Coroner Confirms PA Infant Died By Homicide, Coroner Confirms
PA Infant Died By Homicide, Coroner Confirms The Bucks County Coroner's Office has concluded its investigation into the May death of a 4-month-old boy in Bristol Township.  Timothy Sullivan died from multiple blunt force injuries by manner of homicide, said Coroner Meredith Buck.  “Our office extends its deepest condolences to the infant’s family and friends during this difficult time as they grieve this unimaginable loss," she added.  Bristol police were called to the 1000 block of Radcliffe Street for an infant in cardiac arrest late on May 24, Daily Voice reported. When they arrived, Sullivan was "not brea…
Stash Of THC, Luxury Goods Found On 21-Year-Old PA Man Out On Bond for Deadly Hit-Run: Police Stash Of THC, Luxury Goods Found On 21-Year-Old PA Man Out On Bond for Deadly Hit-Run: Police
Stash Of THC, Luxury Goods Found On 21-Year-Old PA Man Out On Bond for Deadly Hit-Run: Police A Bucks County driver who was previously accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly crash now faces multiple drug charges after police say they found 15 pounds of marijuana at his Bensalem home.  Kevin Baker Jr. was arrested at his Sandy Lane apartment after investigators served search warrants on Thursday, July 6, Bensalem police said in a release.  The 21-year-old had $120,000 in cash and "high-end watches" along with "dab oils," THC gummies, over 200 vape cartridges, and other drug paraphernalia stashed in his home, authorities claim.  The warrants came after Bensalem polic…
Boat Thief Drowns In PA River While Escaping Cops: Authorities Boat Thief Drowns In PA River While Escaping Cops: Authorities
Boat Thief Drowns In PA River While Escaping Cops: Authorities The man whose body was recovered from the Delaware River in Bucks County was allegedly fleeing police, according to the Coroner's Office.  Officials announced on Monday, July 3 that an adult man's remains were found on the riverbank near 6206 Radcliffe Street in Bristol Township. Just four days later, County Coroner Meredith Buck says he has been identified as 36-year-old Sokhon Sam of Philadelphia.  Citing Bristol police, the Coroner's Office said Sam was trying to steal a boat from a private residence on the 6600 block of Radcliffe Street on June 27.  When o…
Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA
Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA Another person has been charged in a neighborhood feud that left a 28-year-old man dead in 2020, authorities in Bucks County announced. Kelvontae Nasheed Perry, 28, has been charged with murder in the December 2020 Bristol Township shooting death of Shaquille Love, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. Love, 21, was not involved in the feud, but he had a childhood friend associated with one of the feuding neighborhoods, police said. Quashaad Rodney James was also charged in the case after he lied to the Grand Jury under oath by falsely accusing another person as Love’s kill…