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'Justice Delayed, Not Denied': Man Convicted For Bucks Mom's 1991 Murder
More than 30 years after she was found dead in her smoldering Bristol home, Robert Atkins was convicted for the murder of Joy Hibbs. Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr. handed down a guilty verdict on Thursday, Feb. 1 following three days of testimony, said the Bucks District Attorney's Office. Hibbs, a 35-year-old mother of two, was found dead in her son's bedroom after a fire at her Spencer Drive home on April 19, 1991, prosecutors said. Investigators initially thought she died in an accidental fire, but an autopsy the next day revealed she had been rep…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Poconos Area Crash: Lehigh Coroner
A 61-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash this week in the Poconos area, authorities said. Michael J. Bobitka, 61, of Rice Township, was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg at 7:44 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Bobitka died of multiple blunt force injuries and his manner of death was an accident, officials said. He was riding a motorcycle that collided with a vehicle at the intersection of North 5th Street and Oakwood Avenue in Stroud Township around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, the coroner's office said. It was …
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PA Man Charged In 1991 Cold Case Murder Of Bucks County Mom
A 56-year-old Pennsylvania man is accused of killing a Bucks County mom of two who was found dead in Bristol Township three decades ago. Robert F. Atkins, of Falls Township, is charged with first and second-degree murder, robbery, and arson in the 1991 murder of 35-year-old Joy Hibbs, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, May 25. Prosecutors say Atkins tried to cover up the April 19, 1991 crime by setting her Spencer Drive home on fire. After the fire was put out, she was found dead inside her 12-year-old son's bedroom, authorities said. Investig…
Police & Fire
PA Man Found Guilty In Attempted Sex Assault Case Of Wife's Bridesmaid: Report
A Pennsylvania man was convicted on four of the five charges brought against him during his trial for allegedly sexually assaulting one of his wife's bridesmaids two days before their wedding in the Poconos, the NY Post reports. Daniel Carney, 30, of East Stroudsburg, was acquitted of attempted rape and instead charged with attempted sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and simple assault in the incident that prosecutors say happened after a pre-wedding rafting trip in 2019, according to the outlet. He was accused of forcing himself on the 29-year-old woman in the …
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Updated Snow Projections For Saturday's Storm
Snow was coming down by noon all across the Northeast Saturday morning, postponing St. Patrick's Day parades and making for messy travel conditions. While only about an inch or two had fallen in the suburbs of New York City and Washington DC, the worst of the storm was yet to come for some areas. Here's how much snow is expected to have accumulated across PA and NJ area by 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, according to the National Weather Service: Poconos, PA: 6 to 8 inches Sussex County, NJ and the Lehigh Valley: 4 to 6 inches North-central Jersey and Philly suburbs: 2 to 4 inches Jersey Shor…
Weather
Tracking 'Trouble-Making' Winter Storm Headed To Region
Another round of winter weather is headed to the area overnight, meteorologists say. Snow and sleet are expected to be heaviest in the Poconos — which could get up to six inches, the National Weather Service predicts. Precipitation is expected to begin late Tuesday, March 8 and continue into the late morning Wednesday, March 9. Parts of North Jersey and the Philadelphia area will see only an inch or two, but mostly on grassy surfaces, according to AccuWeather.com, calling the storm a "trouble-maker" and "late-bloomer." A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect for Carbon and Monroe counties…
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Man Steals Bobcat From PA Snake Farm Then Stuffs Her In His Trunk: Police
A Pennsylvania man was in custody after stealing a bobcat with medical issues from a snake farm in the Poconos and putting her in his trunk, authorities said. Semyon Levit, 45, broke into the Pocono Snake and Animal Farm in Smithfield Township through the unlocked main entrance and stole 22-year-old Blanche on Friday, Feb. 4 around 10:15 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Levit and the bobcat struggled in the parking lot before stuffing her in the trunk of his red Hyundai Elantra. Police stopped Levit's car around 4:15 p.m. that day and found the cat in the trunk. Blanche was safe…
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Poconos Motorcyclist Killed In Labor Day Crash
A motorcyclist died after colliding with another vehicle in the Poconos on Labor Day, authorities said. Kayson Calim, 26, was traveling south on Route 209 near Wehr Lake Road in Chestnuthill Township around 6:30 p.m. when a car was turning left out of an Exxon gas station onto Route 209 north, according to PA State Police. Calim lost control of the motorcycle and struck the car, state police said. The Bushkill resident was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck head-on, authorities said. No other injuries were reported. Over $2,800 was raised on a GoFundMe campai…
Weather
Hurricane Ida: Up To 6 Inches Of Rain Expected In NJ, PA
Hurricane Ida is sparing the region of her wrath -- mostly. New Jersey and Pennsylvania are expected to get several inches of rain this week from the Category 4 hurricane that hit the Louisiana coast Sunday, meteorologists say. The remnant low of Ida will pass through New Jersey and parts of Eastern Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service reports. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain is expected Tuesday night through Thursday in the Lehigh Valley, the southern portion of the Poconos, the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia and North Jersey -- mai…
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DA: Baby Beaten To Death In Poconos Apartment, 3 Charged Also Had Heroin
The death of a 2-month-old baby in a Poconos, PA apartment has been ruled a homicide, authorities said. The infant girl, Ryann Bacchus, was found with trauma to her head resulting in multiple skull fractures in a Barrett Township apartment on March 19, the Monroe County District Attorney's Office said. County Coroner Thomas Yanac Jr. ruled the baby's death a homicide. As of last Friday, three people were charged with child endangerment in relation to the child’s death, while homicide charges had not yet been filed, officials said. Pocono Mountain Regional police officers responded to…
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