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Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA
Fatal Overdose Lands PA State Prison Drug Dealer More Jail Time: DA An already incarcerated 31-year-old man was sentenced to more prison time after pleading guilty to the overdose-related death of another inmate, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Allen Rhoades, 31, of Doylestown, was sentenced to seven to 20 years in prison for providing the drugs that led to the death of Joshua Patterson, 22, of Philadelphia, while both men were serving time on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, the DA's Office detailed in a release. Patterson was pronounced dead days after he was found unresponsive and not breathing in his cell on Monday, Aug. …
Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police
Speeding NJ Dad Set To Be Extradited To PA: Police A 29-year-old man fled from police in Doylestown at a high rate of speed with a child in the car, authorities announced on Wednesday, Aug. 7.  Jeremy Ott is awaiting extradition from New Jersey to Pennsylvania on child endangerment, reckless driving, and other charges, they said. On July 19, police received reports of a reckless driver. Ott was known to police as having a suspended driver’s license as a result of a recent DUI arrest, police said. Ott did not stop and sped away from police, they said. A short time later, police found Ott’s vehicle stopped on the roadway of Hidden Den…
Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across NJ, PA Skies Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across NJ, PA Skies
Bright Green Fireball Blazes Across NJ, PA Skies An earthquake, a total solar eclipse and now a fireball. What a week for weather in the Northeast. Dozens of residents across the region reported seeing a bright green fireball blaze across the sky on before dawn on Wednesday, April 10. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daily Voice NJ (@dailyvoicenewjersey) Linda Price-Heine captured a fireball in the sky Wednesday, April 10. Daily Voice Linda Price-Heine got a text from her neighbor, Joan Piney, in Wall Township this morning telling her to check her camera, she said…
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. …
Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit
Former PA Lt. Gov. Candidate Punches Teen At 17-Year-Old's Drinking-Themed Birthday: Affidavit A former candidate for statewide office is accused of throwing an underage drinking party for her 17-year-old daughter's birthday at her Doylestown home — punching one of the teens who showed up, according to an affidavit obtained by Daily Voice.  Clarice Schillinger, who ran for lieutenant governor in 2022, is charged with simple assault, and furnishing liquor to minors, both misdemeanors, court records show. She has denied the allegations to multiple news outlets through her attorney.  In charging documents from the District Attorney's Office, police said they were called t…
Pennsylvania EMT, Firefighter Dies At 27 Pennsylvania EMT, Firefighter Dies At 27
Pennsylvania EMT, Firefighter Dies At 27 Glen D. Golembeski II, an emergency medical technician in Bensalem, died after a period of illness on Sunday, Oct. 1, according to loved ones and former colleagues. He was 27.  A Doylestown native, Golembeski was a 2014 graduate of Central Bucks East High School, his obituary says. He went on to study forensic science at West Virginia University, according to his Facebook.  Golembeski spent the last five years as an EMT with Bensalem Rescue Squad, loved ones wrote in his obit. He previously served with the Bryn Athyn Fire Company and Ambulance Service, the Warrington Community Ambulance C…
Popstar Pink Visits Hersheypark Disguised As Mario Popstar Pink Visits Hersheypark Disguised As Mario
Popstar Pink Visits Hersheypark Disguised As Mario It was not "Me Mario" hanging out at the so-called "Sweetest Place on Earth" over the weekend, it was the three-time Grammy-winning pop star Pink.  Pink, who grew up in Doylestown where she went by her real name Alecia Moore, was outfitted with the disguise by her husband, who also bought similar glasses disguises of Batman and Bluey for their kiddos.  The 44-year-old mom of two posted some videos and photos of the undercover visit on her Instagram.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by P!NK (@pink) In the video, she poked fun at he…
Bucks County Native, 18, Dies In Boating Accident Bucks County Native, 18, Dies In Boating Accident
Bucks County Native, 18, Dies In Boating Accident State police are investigating after a Bucks County teen and recent high school graduate was killed in a boating accident in Wayne County.  Dominic Testani, 18, of Doylestown, was found more than seven hours after the accident was reported in Lake Township early Saturday, March 18,  troopers at the Honesdale barracks said in a statement.  First responders were called to East Island Lane near Lake Henry in Lake Township at about 1:50 a.m., officials said.  On arrival, troopers were told that three people were on the water in a rowboat when the vessel capsized, according …
Love Is Good Medicine For Former St. Luke's Medical Residents Love Is Good Medicine For Former St. Luke's Medical Residents
Love Is Good Medicine For Former St. Luke's Medical Residents Two hospital residents who met during a "code" emergency in 2010 are now married and serving as doctors at St. Luke's Bethlehem hospital. Erin Smith, DO, and Chuck Bendas, MD, were the targets of the mythical god of love on Thanksgiving 2010. Now they’re married and living in Center Valley and about to celebrate their 10th year of marriage and 13th year with St. Luke’s: Erin Bendas is chief of Palliative & Supportive Medicine; Chuck Bendas s a trauma/surgical critical care physician. A first-year resident, Erin said she was daunted by the gruesome code crimson that Thanksgiving day. The…
Regal Cinemas Quietly Closes Bucks County Theater Regal Cinemas Quietly Closes Bucks County Theater
Regal Cinemas Quietly Closes Bucks County Theater Regal Cinemas has closed a Bucks County location. The Regal Richland Crossing movie theater off Route 309 in Quakertown shuttered on Thursday, Sept. 15, the company announced on its website. Regal's parent company Cineworld Group LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month.  "The pandemic was an incredibly difficult time for our business, with the enforced closure of cinemas and huge disruption to film schedules that has led us to this point,” Cineworld CEO Mooky Greidinger said. The following 18 Regal locations remain open in Pennsylvania: Conshohocken, Regal Plymouth M…
'Suspicious Substance' Sent To Bucks County Board Of Elections Office Harmless 'Suspicious Substance' Sent To Bucks County Board Of Elections Office Harmless
'Suspicious Substance' Sent To Bucks County Board Of Elections Office Harmless An envelope containing a “suspicious substance” delivered to the Bucks County Board of Elections Office turned out harmless, authorities said Monday, July 18. Members of the Doylestown Fire Department, Central Bucks EMS, and Bucks County hazmat teams who responded to the county Administration Building in Doylestown analyzed the substance, which turned out to be non-hazardous, county officials said. It did contain insect parts among the as-yet unidentified material, authorities said. The office was temporarily closed while crews investigated and employees who had come into contact with…
NJ Man Agrees To Sex With Person Posing As PA Girl, 13: Police NJ Man Agrees To Sex With Person Posing As PA Girl, 13: Police
NJ Man Agrees To Sex With Person Posing As PA Girl, 13: Police A 39-year-old New Jersey man who agreed to have sex with a person posing as a juvenile from Pennsylvania has been arrested, authorities said. Dariusz Blaszczyk, of Ewing, was nabbed at the Center Square Towers parking lot on North Broad Street in Doylestown, where he tried to meet the "13-year-old girl" around 2:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, Central Bucks Regional police said. He initiated the conversation with the "minor" on the Meet Me app and sent multiple text messages requesting sexual acts, police said. Police did not specify who was posing as the young girl. Blaszczyk has…
PA Man Tried To Lure Person Posing As 13-Year-Old Boy Online For Sex, Police Say PA Man Tried To Lure Person Posing As 13-Year-Old Boy Online For Sex, Police Say
PA Man Tried To Lure Person Posing As 13-Year-Old Boy Online For Sex, Police Say A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man was arrested for allegedly trying to solicit sex from a child, authorities said. William "Billy" Francis Vandeventer, of Doylestown, began messaging the person on an online forum, thinking he was communicating with a 13-year-old boy, Central Bucks police said. Vandeventer tried to arrange a meeting with the "boy" at the Center Square Apartments on North Broad Street in Doylestown on Sunday, May 29 after requesting "sexual acts" and sending a selfie, according to police. Instead, Vandeventer was met by police who arrested him without incident. They did not spe…
Doylestown Suspect Assaults Victim, Gets Combative With Police: Authorities Doylestown Suspect Assaults Victim, Gets Combative With Police: Authorities
Doylestown Suspect Assaults Victim, Gets Combative With Police: Authorities A Bucks County man was arrested for assault and resisting arrest in connection with a weekend incident, authorities said.. On Sunday, May 1, at about 9 a.m., police responded to a domestic disturbance on the 200 block of Mechanics Street in Doylestown Borough.  An assault victim was outside the home upon police arrival with Jesse Daniel Baum and another party inside the home.  Baum allegedly physically assaulted the victim who sustained injury to his face after being struck numerous times, police said. Police approached Baum, inside the home, while he was verbally arguing with a…
Man Harassed, Threatened To Leak Estranged Wife's Nudes During Separation: Police Man Harassed, Threatened To Leak Estranged Wife's Nudes During Separation: Police
Man Harassed, Threatened To Leak Estranged Wife's Nudes During Separation: Police A Pennsylvania man was arrested on accusations he harassed his estranged wife and threatened to leak "explicit photos" of her if she didn't pay him during their separation, authorities said. Kevin Wilbur's wife was staying with her parents while the two were going through a separation, Upper Gwynedd Township police said. Beginning in early 2021, the Doylestown man broke into the home, causing his wife and her parents to fear for their safety, authorities said. He was told he was no longer allowed at the property.  Following the attempted break-in, Wilbur began to send h…
Ex-HS PA Choir Teacher Who Recorded Boy Undressing Faces New Allegations From Students: DA Ex-HS PA Choir Teacher Who Recorded Boy Undressing Faces New Allegations From Students: DA
Ex-HS PA Choir Teacher Who Recorded Boy Undressing Faces New Allegations From Students: DA A former high school choir teacher from the Philadelphia suburbs who was arrested last month for using a hidden camera to record a former student undressing at his home is now facing additional charges following accusations from new victims, authorities announced. Joseph Ohrt, 56, who was first arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 8, was additionally charged with multiple counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors on Tuesday, March 8, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. CLICK HERE for more on Ohrt's Tuesday, Feb. 8 arrest. The new charges follow allegations that Ohrt, of…
Suburban Philly HS Choir Teacher Secretly Filmed Former Student Undressing, DA Says Suburban Philly HS Choir Teacher Secretly Filmed Former Student Undressing, DA Says
Suburban Philly HS Choir Teacher Secretly Filmed Former Student Undressing, DA Says A suburban Philadelphia high school choir teacher has been accused of using a hidden camera to record a former student undressing at his home, authorities in Bucks County said. Joseph Ohrt, 56, of Buckingham Township, on Tuesday, was charged with one felony count of intercepting oral communications and four felony counts of possessing a device for intercepting communications, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Ohrt was also charged with misdemeanor offenses of invasion of privacy and attempting to have the recording devices destroyed last October. He w…
Support Surges For Beloved Bucks County Man Left Paralyzed After 4 Spine Infections Support Surges For Beloved Bucks County Man Left Paralyzed After 4 Spine Infections
Support Surges For Beloved Bucks County Man Left Paralyzed After 4 Spine Infections Support is skyrocketing for a beloved Bucks County man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after suffering four different spinal infections and undergoing more than a dozen surgeries. Kevin Sebesky, of Doylestown, has suffered from spine issues for seven years and is in need of a power wheelchair after facing four different infections and undergoing a total of 17 surgeries, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical expenses. Sebesky was recently released after spending several months at Jefferson Hospital and Magee Rehab Center, according to the fundraiser, launched by his wif…
Ex-Paramedic, President Of CPR Training Company Pulls Handgun In PA Road Rage Incident: Police Ex-Paramedic, President Of CPR Training Company Pulls Handgun In PA Road Rage Incident: Police
Ex-Paramedic, President Of CPR Training Company Pulls Handgun In PA Road Rage Incident: Police The president of a Pennsylvania-based CPR training company was charged with pulling a handgun during a road rage incident in suburban Philadelphia, authorities said. The incident began on Dec. 7 at the Route 611 bypass and ended in the parking lot of B&B Beverage in Doylestown, where Rodney Millspaugh, 53, and another man got into an argument, Plumstead Township police said. That's when Millspaugh pulled out a handgun, pointed it at the other driver, and threatened his life, according to police. Millspaugh has been the president of CMR CPR Pennsylvania since 2013, according t…
Homicide Charges Filed In Fatal Doylestown Fire: DA Homicide Charges Filed In Fatal Doylestown Fire: DA
Homicide Charges Filed In Fatal Doylestown Fire: DA Authorities in Bucks County on Monday were expected to announce homicide charges filed in connection with a weekend house fire that left one person dead in Doylestown. Check back for details. This is a developing story. Original story below. Neighbors of one Doylestown community called 911 after being woken up by screams coming from inside a burning house that left one person dead early Sunday morning. The house at 5777 Private Dr., was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 3:15 a.m., Buckingham Township police said. The homeowner told responders outside saying someone else w…
Neighbors Awakened By Screams In Deadly Doylestown House Fire Neighbors Awakened By Screams In Deadly Doylestown House Fire
Neighbors Awakened By Screams In Deadly Doylestown House Fire Neighbors of one Doylestown community called 911 after being woken up by screams coming from inside a burning house that left one person dead early Sunday morning. The house at 5777 Private Dr., was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 3:15 a.m., Buckingham Township police said. The homeowner told responders outside saying someone else was still inside, but the house was fully involved with flames and smoke, preventing units from entering.  Police and firefighters tried to get into the upstairs portion of the house where the other homeowner was located. Fire person…
These Celebrities Call Southeastern Pennsylvania Home These Celebrities Call Southeastern Pennsylvania Home
These Celebrities Call Southeastern Pennsylvania Home Some actors, athletes, musicians, and television personalities call or at one point have called Southeastern Pennsylvania home. Maybe you saw them at the grocery store -- or are still hoping to. Either way, here's your common thread with the rich and famous. Taylor Swift (Singer/Songwriter): West Reading and Wyomissing, PA Yolanda Hadid (Television Personality/Former Model - "RHOBH," Mother to models Gigi, Bella, and Anwar Hadid): New Hope, PA View this post on Instagram A post shared by YOLANDA (@yolanda.hadid) Pink (Singer/Songwriter): …
Doylestown Man Who Drowned In Delaware River, 33, Was Soon-To-Be Father Of Baby Boy Doylestown Man Who Drowned In Delaware River, 33, Was Soon-To-Be Father Of Baby Boy
Doylestown Man Who Drowned In Delaware River, 33, Was Soon-To-Be Father Of Baby Boy The PA man who was pulled from the Delaware River in Hunterdon County was a soon-to-be father of a baby boy, according to a fundraiser created in his honor. Jorge Herrera-Salmoran, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the water near the Bull’s Island Recreation Area (2185 Daniel Bray Highway) in Delaware Township shortly before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, state police said. Herrera-Salmoran, of Doylestown, died the day before his birthday and two days before his wife, Tania, was scheduled to deliver the family’s first child, a baby boy, according to a GoFundMe launched by clo…
LOOK INSIDE: These Mansions Are Most Expensive Real Estate Listings In Bucks County LOOK INSIDE: These Mansions Are Most Expensive Real Estate Listings In Bucks County
Look Inside: These Mansions Are Most Expensive Real Estate Listings In Bucks County Got $8 million bucks lying around? If so, there are several Bucks County homes in your budget. Of the more than 1,000 listings in the area on Zillow, the most expensive located in New Hope is marked at $7,995,900 million. Here are the top 10 most expensive in the area. 1. New Hope, $7,995,900 million: 6 beds,10 baths,19,037 square feet New Hope, PARE/MAX ELITE New Hope, PARE/MAX ELITE 2. Buckingham, $7,995,000 million: 11 beds, 9 baths, 8,601 square feet Buckingham, PAKurfiss Sotheby's International Realty BuckinghamKurfiss Sotheby's International Realty 3. Newtown, $6.4 mil…
PD: Woman Airlifted After Being Punched In Head, Slashed With Broken Beer Bottle In Bucks Motel PD: Woman Airlifted After Being Punched In Head, Slashed With Broken Beer Bottle In Bucks Motel
PD: Woman Airlifted After Being Punched In Head, Slashed With Broken Beer Bottle In Bucks Motel A Doylestown man was charged in a domestic violence assault in which a woman was airlifted to the hospital Wednesday, authorities said. Plumstead officers responded to the Colonial Village Motel and learned that Claudio J Hernandez punched a woman in the head and then slashed her with a broken beer bottle multiple times around 8:40 p.m., Plumstead police said. Hernandez fled back into the motel room where he was taken in to custody by responding officers, police said. The victim was flown to Temple University Hospital with several gashes on her head and chest, authorities said.  …
PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial
PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial A Pennsylvania mom has been ordered to face trial for harassing three girls on her daughter's cheerleading squad, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. Raffaela Spone, 50, of Chalfont, last March was charged with three counts each of cyber harassment of a child and harassment. Following a preliminary hearing on Friday, Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage found enough evidence presented to send all charges to the Court of Common Pleas, District Attorney Matt Weintraub's Office said. Spone was accused of manipulating a photograph of a teen girl on the Vict…
PA Baseball Team Swings Bat For Doylestown Single Mom & Daughter, 9, Battling Cancer PA Baseball Team Swings Bat For Doylestown Single Mom & Daughter, 9, Battling Cancer
PA Baseball Team Swings Bat For Doylestown Single Mom & Daughter, 9, Battling Cancer A charitable baseball team will be holding a game this weekend in support of a Doylestown family who could use some cheer. The Homers for Hope Yankees -- an amateur men's team and nonprofit organization -- will play the Montco Phillies at Hanusey Park on May 16. The game dubbed "Rally for Reagan" will benefit Rutenberg family, of Doylestown. Click here for details. Shari Rutenberg is a single mom of four and has spent the last decade making trips to CHOP for her oldest son, James, who has diabetes. On Jan. 6, Shari visited the hospital once again -- this time, for daughter Reagan, 9.…
'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56 'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56
'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56 Hunterdon County’s famous “River Hot Dog Man” and tubing business owner Gregory Crance died of COVID-19 complications Monday afternoon. He was 56. Crance was the owner of Delaware River Tubing in Alexandria Township — a one-of-a-kind business that offers tubing, rafting and boating excursions down the Delaware River with a free BBQ meal served halfway through each trip by Crance himself. Delaware Tubing was launched in 2011, according to its Facebook page — though Crance first opened a hotdog stand on the river back in 1987, LehighValleyLive reports. Crance, of Frenchtown, graduated from …
DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer
DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer An inmate was sentenced Thursday for his involvement in a drug-smuggling ring inside the Bucks County Jail in which eight other men, including his son and a corrections officer, were accomplices, authorities announced. Vincent McCandless Sr., 35, who was already serving four and a half to 10 years in state prison at the time of his arrest, will add an additional 35 to 70 months to his sentence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. Authorities allege that Joseph J. Jennings, 32, of Warminster smuggled Suboxone into the Doylestown jail on multiple occasions…
Doylestown Mom Of 2, Caitlin E. Thomas Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer, 33 Doylestown Mom Of 2, Caitlin E. Thomas Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer, 33
Doylestown Mom Of 2, Caitlin E. Thomas Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer, 33 Doylestown mother of two Caitlin Erin Thomas (Farley) died on Feb. 25 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 33. Born in Langhorne, Thomas graduated from Central Bucks High School South in 2005 and received her bachelor's degree from Delaware Valley University in 2009, as well as her Master's in Early Childhood Education from Walden University, her obituary says. Thomas worked alongside her husband running Camp Curiosity, The Curiosity Shoppe, and Toddler Center, her memorial says. Thomas' obituary remembered her as someone who loved horses and ice hockey. She is survived …
'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says 'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says
'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says A Doylestown physician is facing felony charges for prescribing 14 patients with deadly combinations of oxycodone for as long as 16 years per person, authorities announced. Richard Kondan, 58, prescribed highly addictive opioid medications to at least 14 patients between November 2017 and September 2019, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Kondan failed to prescribe controlled substances in accordance with accepted treatment principles, and failed to keep accurate medical records that support the high volume of opioids that he prescribe…