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Perkasie, PA

Fleeing DUI Driver Charged In Firefighter's Death: Bucks DA Fleeing DUI Driver Charged In Firefighter's Death: Bucks DA
Fleeing DUI Driver Charged In Firefighter's Death: Bucks DA A 26-year-old driver was heavily intoxicated when he fled from a Hilltown Township police officer leading to a crash that killed his passenger, a former volunteer firefighter, authorities said. Colin John Wahlers, of Perkasie, was arraigned Friday, Aug. 2, on charges of homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, fleeing or attempting to elude police, involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence-general impairment, driving under the influence-highest rate, and recklessly endangering another person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney. He was also charged with fi…
Bucks County Woman Sentenced For Assaulting 10-Year-Old In Child Porn: DA Bucks County Woman Sentenced For Assaulting 10-Year-Old In Child Porn: DA
Bucks County Woman Sentenced For Assaulting 10-Year-Old In Child Porn: DA A 31-year-old woman is charged filmed herself sexually assaulting a child, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on July 31.  Stephanie L. Chubb, of Sellersville, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of photographing or filming child sex acts and one count each of dissemination of photos or film of child sex acts, possession of child pornography, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person less than 13, and child endangerment, according to theDA's release and state court records.  During the investigation police interviewed a man who previously was in a …
Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say
Philly Area Gravestone Salesman Scammed Mourners Out Of $1.5 Million, Feds Say The owner of a headstone company is accused of ripping off hundreds of grieving customers across greater Philadelphia, federal prosecutors allege in an indictment.  Gregory J. Stefan Jr., 54, of Upper Merion, is charged with seven counts of wire fraud, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Between January 2018 and September of last year, Stefan accepted more than $1.5 million from customers who ordered memorials for loved ones, then failed to deliver the headstones they bought, authorities said. Stefan accepted the orders from nearly 500 customers through his companies 1843 LLC…
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm Officials are advising residents across southeastern and central Pennsylvania to take caution ahead of the snowstorm predicted for Friday, Jan. 19, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.  Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and parts of lower Bucks and Montgomery counties are under a winter storm warning as of 5 p.m. Thursday. In Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and upper Bucks and Montgomery counties, a winter weather advisory is in place.  NWS's Mount Holly, New Jersey station says snow will begin to fall around 4 to 7 a.m. …
Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (PHOTOS) Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (PHOTOS)
Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (Photos) Firefighters raised a ladder into a forest canopy Thursday evening to rescue a skydiver who had become tangled in their parachute, according to authorities.  It happened near the Pennridge Airport in Perkasie just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, the Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department said in a release.  Joined by Perkasie Fire Company, Sellersville first responders arrived at the scene to find the skydiver "entangled in the parachute and the tree limbs" some 35 feet above the forest floor, they said.  Scene from the skydiver rescue in Perkasie on July 20.Sellersvillefd.com/Sell…
PA School District Employee Had 100+ Child Porn Videos: Report PA School District Employee Had 100+ Child Porn Videos: Report
PA School District Employee Had 100+ Child Porn Videos: Report A Central Bucks School District employee was arrested by authorities who said he had more than 100 videos of child pornography, NorthPennNow reports. Robert Murphy Jr., 28, of Perkasie, was charged with child pornography and criminal use of a communication facility on Wednesday, Aug. 31, court records show. In July, the Bucks County Detective Bureau received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a recently-removed Google account that had videos of boys aged eight to 13 being sexually abused, the outlet says citing a criminal complaint. An ensuing…
Serial Bank Robber Who Nearly Killed PA Trooper Trying To Arrest Him Gets 25 Years Serial Bank Robber Who Nearly Killed PA Trooper Trying To Arrest Him Gets 25 Years
Serial Bank Robber Who Nearly Killed PA Trooper Trying To Arrest Him Gets 25 Years A serial bank robber who nearly killed a Pennsylvania State Police trooper trying to arrest him was sentenced to 25 years in prison, authorities said. Christopher Larue, 44, was on supervised release after serving a 12-year prison sentence when he entered the QNB Bank in Perkasie brandishing a gun and robbing the bank of $11,000 on Oct. 19, 2020, United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said. Larue, of Lansdale, was convicted in 2009 of five additional bank robberies, the attorney said.  So, he fled, but a GPS tracking device hidden with the stolen money quickly le…
Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash
Doorbell Footage Captures Deadly Perkasie Plane Crash A fiery plane crash that left one person dead was captured on a Bucks County, PA resident's doorbell camera Thursday, Feb. 24 (scroll for video). The small plane left Doylestown Airport and was en route to Gunden Airport in Perkasie when it went down near Victoria and Brittany Lanes in Perkasie, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane struck a vehicle before bursting into flames around 5 p.m. The pilot was the sole occupant,  The doorbell footage was shared by local resident Catherine LaPate, according to Fox29. #PerkasieDoorbell video camera captured the fiery pla…
2 Tornadoes Touched Down In Pennsylvania, Possible Twister Eyed In Morris County, NWS Says 2 Tornadoes Touched Down In Pennsylvania, Possible Twister Eyed In Morris County, NWS Says
2 Tornadoes Touched Down In Pennsylvania, Possible Twister Eyed In Morris County, NWS Says Two tornadoes have been confirmed as touching down in parts of Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service said. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in Bucks and Montgomery Counties early Thursday. Another tornado touched down Wednesday night in Berks County, according to the NWS office in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Tornado experts are continuing to survey parts of Morris County in New Jersey to see if a twister also touched down there, NWS officials said late Thursday. There was numerous reports of large trees uprooted, power lines down, widespread electric power outages and severe damage to roofs…
Feds: PA US Golf Worker Resold US Open Tickets Worth $3.4M For Profit Feds: PA US Golf Worker Resold US Open Tickets Worth $3.4M For Profit
Feds: PA US Golf Worker Resold US Open Tickets Worth $3.4M For Profit A Pennsylvania man employed by the United States Golf Association was charged with federal fraud for reselling U.S. Open tickets worth $3.4 million for profit, authorities said. Robert Fryer, 39, of Perkasie, is accused of stealing more than 23,000 U.S. Open admission tickets for the 2013 U.S. Open held at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, PA, and continuing through the 2019 U.S. Open held at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, CA, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. He sold those tickets to third-party ticket brokers in return for …
Here's The Scoop: Best Ice Cream Spots In Greater Philly Here's The Scoop: Best Ice Cream Spots In Greater Philly
Here's The Scoop: Best Ice Cream Spots In Greater Philly This week's gonna be a hot one. What better way to keep cool than with ice cream? Here are some of the most popular ice cream spots in the Greater Philadelphia area. The sampling of spots below were top-rated on several user-generated review sites, featured in local publications and recommended by Daily Voice readers. Buster's Real Ice Cream, 3630 Concord Road, Aston View this post on Instagram A post shared by queen of ice cream (@queenoficecream_) Chester Springs Creamery, 521 E Uwchlan Ave., Chester Springs Cocco's Gelateria, 550 Oak A…