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Police & Fire
Hannah Robertson, 16, Missing From PA Home For Over 1 Month: Police
A Levittown teen who vanished in mid-October remains missing, and police are seeking the public's help to bring her home, according to a release on Thursday, Nov. 21. Hannah Robertson, 16, was last seen in the Levittown area on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at 10:45 a.m., according to the Bristol Township Police Department. Hannah is described as 5’4” tall, weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. Detectives are asking anyone with information about her whereabouts to contact Detective Asmann at 267-812-3037.
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PA Man Who Beheaded Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube Faces Execution If Convicted: DA
A 32-year-old man who beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing the head on YouTube was arraigned and told he could face the death penalty if convicted, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Oct. 4. Justin Mohn of Levittown allegedly shot and beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township on Jan. 30, 2024, DA Jennifer Schorn explained citing the police investigation. Authorities believe Justin Mohn was …
News
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 …
News
Sole Survivor Of Triple Fatal PA Crash 'Fighting For Her Life', Family Says
Adriana Sabo may have survived a crash that killed three others last week in Hatboro, but her fight to stay alive will not be an easy one. Sabo, 23, was in a coma fighting for her life, according to a GoFundMe campaign organized by her aunt, Elizabeth Flores of Levittown. Her great-aunt in a Facebook post said she'd been on her way to celebrate a friend's move to Florida. Police previously said speed was a key factor in the Friday, Aug. 23 crash that killed Joseph Snavely, 31, the driver of the Chevrolet Camaro, who caused the crash. Gabrielle Sims, 31, of Southampton, and Sabo were b…
Police & Fire
Levittown Man 'Of Clear Mind' When Beheading Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube: DA
A 32-year-old Levittown man who beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing the head on YouTube is competent to stand trial, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Aug. 1. Justin Mohn allegedly shot and beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township on Jan. 30, 2024, DA Jennifer Schorn explained citing the police investigation. Authorities believe Justin Mohn was "of clear mind" when he supposedly …
News
Teen Who Escaped Detention Center Caught In Stolen Car In Levittown: PSP
The 16-year-old who climbed a fence at Berks County detention center over the weekend has been arrested, state police said Thursday, July 11. Dustin Lomas was taken into custody in Falls Township on Wednesday evening, July 10, troopers said. He was allegedly "an occupant" in a stolen car. Police said they took him to the Bucks County Youth Center. Lomas and 18-year-old Tyler Luntz escaped from Abraxas Academy in Morgantown on Saturday, July 6, troopers said previously. Luntz was arrested on Monday night, July 8 at a carnival in Tullytown where police said he was trying to blend in with …
Police & Fire
Unlicensed 'Attorney' Must Repay $26K Stolen From Unsuspecting Clients: Bucks DA
A Bucks County man who pretended to be an attorney for years has been sentenced to prison time and ordered to repay his unsuspecting clients the $26,000 he made off of them, authorities announced. On Friday, May 3, Michael J. McAndrew, 58, of Morrisville, was sentenced to nine to 23 months in the Bucks County Correctional Facility for practicing law without a law license and taking thousands of dollars in legal fees from unsuspecting clients, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. As part of the sentence handed down by Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller,…
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania BMW Driver, 30, Struck, Killed After Crash Along NJ Turnpike
A 30-year-old Pennsylvania man standing along the side of the New Jersey Turnpike after a collision was struck and killed by a passing car early Monday, April 22, authorities said. Alton Smith, of Levittown, PA, had bee driving a BMW 328i when he got into a crash with another BMW around 2:20 a.m. in Robbinsville, New Jersey State Police said. Smith was standing outside of his vehicle on the southbound side of the highway near milepost 64.1 on the inner roadway, when a passing Hyundai struck him and the back of his car, police said. Smith died while the driver of the Hyundai susta…
Police & Fire
Levittown Man Beheads Gov't Employee Dad On YouTube, Arrested In Fort Indiantown Gap: Affidavit
A 32-year-old Levittown man beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing his dad's head on YouTube, authorities announced late Tuesday night. Justin Mohn beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township, according to area police. Authorities were called to the home when his mom, Denice Mohn, found the bloody body in the first-floor bathroom around 7 p.m. on Jan. 30, the police detailed in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Da…
Business
Rite Aid To Close 39 Pennsylvania Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing. Thirty-nine of the stores closing are located in Pennsylvania. They are: 1441 Old York Road in Abington 1628 South Fourth Street in Allentown 169 West Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore 5235 Library Road in Bethel Park 2178 West Union Boulevard in Bethlehem 2722 West 9th Street in Chester 200 West Ridge Avenue Suite 112 in Conshohocken 2715 Parade Street in Erie 1709 Liberty Street in Erie 4830 William Penn Highway in Export 6090 …
Lifestyle
Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Eastern PA
A Pennsylvania Lottery player is six figures richer after hitting the Powerball over the weekend, officials say. The winner matched four of the five white balls and the red ball pulled in the Saturday, Aug. 12 Powerball drawing to win $100,000, said state gaming representatives. The vendor, 7-Eleven at 2760 Trenton Road in Levittown, will now receive a $500 bonus check for its part, Lottery officials added. All Pennsylvania Lottery players have up to one year from the drawing date to claim their prize, and winners should always sign the back of their ticket immediat…
Police & Fire
NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Sentenced To 6 Years For Running Drugs
Paterson rapper Fetty Wap caught something of a break on Wednesday. A federal judge sentenced the platinum-selling rapper – whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II – to six years in federal prison on May 24 for his role in a drug-trafficking ring that flooded part of New Jersey and Long Island with cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack. Maxwell had been charged with conspiring to transport more than 100 kilos of the drugs there from the West Coast. Rather than risk the potential consequences of a trial, he took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in U.S. Eastern District Court …
Police & Fire
Real Attorney Rats Out PA Imposter Who Swindled Cash From Clients: DA
A Bucks County man who practiced law for nearly a decade now needs a lawyer himself, after authorities learned he was not a licensed attorney. Michael J. McAndrew, 57, of Morrisville, owned and operated Superior Legal Services on Woodbourne Road in Levittown for more than seven years, collecting thousands of dollars in legal fees from clients who thought he was an actual attorney, said Bucks DA Matthew Weintraub Thursday, Dec. 22. Detectives began investigating McAndrew after receiving a tip from an actual lawyer, the DA said. The attorney claimed he'd "worked with" McAnd…
Police & Fire
Apparent Motive Revealed In Workplace Murder Of Philly FedEx Worker: DA
Prosecutors have revealed new details in the fatal shooting of a Bucks County dad at the Delaware County FedEx warehouse where worked. Bart Masciulli, 51, of Levittown, was sitting in his car at a FedEx distribution center near the airport in Tinicum Township on Friday, Oct. 7 when a pedestrian approached and shot him several times, as Daily Voice reported. The suspect, 59-year-old Keith Blount of Philadelphia, was arrested after a brief shootout with city police hours later. At the time, the victim's family members said in a GoFundMe that Blount worked with Masiculli and that the kill…
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Arrested By FBI In Philly Drag Race Once Threatened To Shoot Up NJ Wawa: Reports
A Bucks County man was in custody after authorities said he used a bullhorn to turn a crowd against police officers in Philadelphia on Oct. 2 — and reports indicate he'd previously been charged with threatening to terrorize a New Jersey Wawa. Joseph Vannauker, 18, of Levittown, was arrested by FBI agents and Philadelphia police on Friday, Oct. 14 for his alleged role in the Oct. 2 incident on the 1900 block of East Sedgley Street, Fox 29 reports. While drivers raced and performed car tricks for a crowd of dozens, authorities said Vannauker wielded a megaphone…
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PA Dad Of Three Shot Dead By Coworker, Family Says
A Bucks County man was shot dead in his car at work, and his family believes a colleague pulled the trigger. Bart Masciulli, of Levittown, 51, was sitting in his car at a FedEx distribution center near the airport in Tinicum Township on Friday, Oct. 7 when a pedestrian approached and shot him several times, multiple outlets report. Tinicum police were not immediately available for comment. The suspect, 59-year-old Keith Blount of Philadelphia, was arrested after a brief shootout with city police hours later. Authorities told 6ABC that Blount opened fire but was subdued aft…
Police & Fire
Quadruple Bucks Co. School Stabbing, Nearby Shooting Related: Police
A quadruple stabbing at a Bucks County school and a shooting that happened within hours of each other in the same neighborhood may be related, authorities said. The night of chaos began around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the Penn Valley Elementary School on North Turn Lane in Levittown, where four people were stabbed during an altercation between two groups, Falls Township police said. The victims, three of whom were minors, were taken to local hospitals, where they are expected to survive, police said. Then around 11:45 p.m., officers were called to the 100 block of Willow Drive in Levi…
News
NJ Rapper Fetty Wap Cops To Drug Conspiracy In Exchange For 5-Year Minimum In Federal Prison
Paterson rapper Fetty Wap must spend at least five years in federal prison in exchange for pleading guilty to his role in a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking ring, authorities said. The platinum-selling rapper – whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II – had been charged last year with conspiring to transport more than 100 kilos of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from the West Coast for sale in New Jersey and on Long Island. Rather than risk a possible life sentence at trial, Maxwell took a deal from the government, pleading guilty in U.S. Eastern District Court in Central Islip, Long …
Police & Fire
Hunterdon County Camp Counselor From PA Sexually Assaulted 3 Campers, Prosecutor Says
A Pennsylvania man working as a camp counselor in Hunterdon County was charged for sexually assaulting three campers, authorities said. Joshua F. Daranijo, 24, of Levittown, was charged with three counts each of sexual assault by contact and child endangerment, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said in a release on Thursday, August 18. Daranijo is accused of sexually assaulting three children while working as a counselor at Camp Bernie in Lebanon Township, Robeson said. Daranijo was being held in the Warren County Jail pending his first court appearance. The investigation is on…
News
Fetty Wap Busted By Feds For Making Death Threat, Flashing Gun On Facetime While Free On Bond
Paterson rapper Fetty Wap is in custody again, this time for flashing a gun and threatening to kill a “rat” during a Facetime call while he was free on bond in another case, federal authorities said. The Dec. 11, 2021 video call violated conditions of the hip-hop artist’s release following a major drug bust late last year, they said, leading to his arrest in New Jersey on Monday, Aug. 8. As a result, federal authorities on Long Island asked a judge Monday afternoon to revoke his $500,000 bond and order that Wap – whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II – remain in custody during the ong…
Police & Fire
3,000 Doses Of Heroin Found In PA Home When US Marshals Show Up To Arrest NJ Fugitive: PD
A man wanted by New Jersey State Police was found with 3,000 doses of heroin when the US Marshals Service showed up at a Pennsylvania apartment to arrest him, authorities said. Jamar Young, 34, of Trenton, was arrested on narcotics-related charges at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Levittown around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 13, Middletown Township Police Chief Joseph Bartorilla said. Young was discovered in the apartment with a woman and two young children, the chief said. Due to the nature of Young's charges, members of the US Marshals Service and local p…
Obituaries
Beloved PA Firefighter Killed In Bucks County Motorcycle Crash
A firefighter in the Philadelphia suburbs was killed in a sudden crash Tuesday, June 15, officials said. David "Earl" Widmann, 25, was riding a motorcycle on the 7500 block of Bristol Pike in Bristol Township when it crashed into an SUV around 7 p.m., the Bucks County Courier Times reports. He had been an "integral" member of the Edgely Fire Company since 2017, the department said in a Wednesday, June 15 Facebook post. "Everyone knew Earl for his smile and great sense of humor," the post reads. "He was a friend to all and an excellent fireman at that." It is with deep regret that the…
Weather
Tornado Warning For Burlington, Camden, Ocean Counties
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for northwestern Burlington and central Camden counties until 4 p.m. A similar warning was issued for Crestwood Village and Chatsworth in Ocean County until 4:30 p.m. The storm system had weakened as it headed into New Jersey, the NWS said. A severe wind and hail warning was issued for Trenton and Hamilton Square, NJ and Levittown, PA, until 4:30 p.m. Severe thunderstorm warnings with high winds and hail were issued for Lakewood, Browns Mills and Pine Lake Park until 4:30 p.m. A tornado was possible, the NWS said.
Police & Fire
Levittown Lanes Destroyed By Massive Fire
A three-alarm fire swept through a Bucks County bowling alley early Wednesday, March 30. Flames were shooting out from Levittown Lanes on New Falls Road in Levittown, causing a roof to collapse around 6 a.m., NBC10 reports. Nearly 20 different fire companies responded. Photos from this mornings 3-Alarm blaze at Levittown Lanes. Crews battles the cold weather, ice, and water supply issues. This fire took a combined effort for more than 20 different departments. Posted by The Official Croydon Fire Company, Station 11 on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Levittown Lanes fireThe Official Croydo…
Police & Fire
Bucks County Man Shoots Neighbor With Bow & Arrow: Police
A 32-year-old Bucks County man is facing criminal charges for apparently shooting his neighbor with a bow and arrow, authorities said. Joseph Reiner, of Levittown, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and possessing instruments of crime, according to the Falls Township Police Department. Reiner on Wednesday had gone to a neighbor's house to pick up some personal items when he got into an argument with the man, police said. Reiner then went back to his own house. Soon after, Reiner's neighbor saw an arrow pro…
Obituaries
Organs Of PA Teen Killed In Double Fatal Crash Will Help 5 Others Live
Two friends killed in a Bucks County crash on Christmas Eve are being remembered as humble leaders. Tyler Amberger, 18, a senior at Pennsbury High School, and Mathew Loftus, 17, were in a 2003 BMW that collided with a 2015 Nissan Juke on New Falls Road in Levittown around 12:35 p.m. Dec. 24, authorities said. Amberger was pronounced dead at the scene while Loftus was hospitalized and died on Monday. Loftus was an organ donor and saved the lives of five others, those who knew him said. GoFundMe pages were launched for both teens' families. Amberger's page had raised more than $30,000 w…
News
Family Of Mom Killed By BF Shares Her Domestic Violence Struggle As Cautionary Tale
Those who knew Pennsylvania's Jamie Beighley say she loved Evan Smith despite years of abuse suffered by him. Even when he hurt her physically, even when he yelled at her, Beighley remained determined to fix her relationship. But things hit rock bottom earlier this year, according to a family member, who requested anonymity -- and Beighley was losing hope. "Evan told her numerous times that he was going to kill her and the kids, just within the past few months," the family member told Daily Voice. "[Jamie] even said, 'Either he's going to die or I'm going to die. It's the only way out.'" …
News
Tornado
: Warnings Issued In New Jersey, Pennsylvania, National Weather Service Says
Heads were spinning in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania on Thursday after a tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service. The tornado warning included Burlington and Mercer counties was later expanded to parts of Monmouth County, the NWS said. At one point, the tornado warning included Fairless Hills and Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. At one point, the tornado warning included Fairless Hills and Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.Twitter/ NWS Tornado There were no confirmed reports of any tornado touching down, major damage or injuries. However, initia…
Lifestyle
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…
Police & Fire
Found
! Missing Bucks County Boy, 13, Located Unharmed
A 13-year-old boy who went missing Wednesday was found unharmed, authorities said. ORIGINAL STORY: Ayden Elfvin-Porter was last seen in the North Park section of Levittown, according to Falls Township police. Ayden is described as white, 5-foot 3-inches tall with a thin build. Ayden was wearing all red and carrying a book bag with his name on it. You are urged to call 215-328-8519 if you see him or have any information.
Obituaries
'Unfathomable': Levittown Teen Manny Barrios Dies After Valiant Brain Cancer Battle
The family of a Levittown teen who died after a valiant brain cancer battle is turning to the community for support. Emmanuel "Manny" Barrios, 13, died on April 24 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia after a 13 month battle with stage four brain cancer, according to a GoFundMe campaign. "Unfathomable to us, the universe took him at only 13, and with the ground crumbling from all around us, we have to continue on," fundraiser organizer Monica Gutierrez wrote. Barrios was remembered as someone who loved "music, watching soccer, and playing Minecraft." "Manny was an extraordinary hum…
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