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Chainsaw-Wielding Quakertown Man Vandalizes Property: PA State Police Chainsaw-Wielding Quakertown Man Vandalizes Property: PA State Police
Chainsaw-Wielding Quakertown Man Vandalizes Property: PA State Police A Quakertown man is accused of wielding a chainsaw and causing more than $1,500 in damage to a building and vehicle in Milford Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Dec. 9. Eric Trainer, 51, was arrested after troopers responded to Brick Tavern Road in Milford Township, Bucks County, where he allegedly vandalized a building and a vehicle with a chainsaw at 7:21 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 4, according to state police. Trainer damaged a window valued at $500, an exterior door valued at $1,000, and a 2003 General Motors Corp. vehicle, police said. He was charged with criminal m…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From PA Chop Shop: DA NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From PA Chop Shop: DA
NJ, NY Stolen Cars Shipped Overseas From PA Chop Shop: DA Stacks of car parts being shipped to the Dominican Republic from a Chop Shop has lead to six arrest, the Buck County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 7.  A Pennsylvania State Police investigation lead to the dismantling of a Milford Township chop shop run out of a garage located at 2150 Rosedale Road, as detailed in the release.  Hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen parts were sold and shipped to the Dominican Republic from the shop, according to the release. The following men were charged in connection to the illegal sale of the stole car parts fro…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Dad Dies After Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities PA Dad Dies After Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities
PA Dad Dies After Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities An Upper Milford man who was badly hurt after colliding with a tractor-trailer in Bucks County last month has succumbed to his wounds, authorities say.  Thirty-eight-year-old Jeremy Kiefer died from multiple traumatic injuries late on Saturday, Oct. 7, Coroner Daniel Buglio said.  The accident happened on Route 663 in Milford Township on Monday, Sept. 25.  Loved ones raised a combined $20,000 to support his recovery over two separate GoFundMe campaigns while the 38-year-old was hospitalized. That money will now go toward assisting his partner and his three kids, according to organizers.  …

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by Mac Bullock
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Lehigh Valley Drug Dealer Convicted In Bucks Victim's Heroin, Fentanyl Overdose Death Lehigh Valley Drug Dealer Convicted In Bucks Victim's Heroin, Fentanyl Overdose Death
Lehigh Valley Drug Dealer Convicted In Bucks Victim's Heroin, Fentanyl Overdose Death A 46-year-old man from the Lehigh Valley was convicted of providing the drugs that led to the overdose death of a 23-year-old man in Bucks County, authorities said. Jose D. Maldonado, of Easton, sold the victim and his friend drugs containing heroin/fentanyl the day before he died in Nov. 2019, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Maldonado was charged with drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, involuntary manslaughter, and other related offenses. State troopers responding to the St. John's Lutheran Church cemeter…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Hit-Run Driver From Deadly Route 663 Crash Sought By Police Hit-Run Driver From Deadly Route 663 Crash Sought By Police
Hit-Run Driver From Deadly Route 663 Crash Sought By Police A driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash on Route 663 in Bucks County on Thursday, killing a 28-year-old Pottstown woman, is being sought by police. ​ Just before noon, Steffani Greco was driving a Ford truck east on John Fries Highway near Brinkman Road in Milford Township when a vehicle attempted to make a left into her lane, according to Pennsylvania State Police. She swerved to avoid colliding with the other vehicle, and the truck overturned onto its right side and caught fire, state police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information on the incident is…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters
Support Surges For MontCo Man Who Sacrificed Himself To Save Wife In Bucks County Flood Waters Support is surging the wife of a 65-year-old man who died last week as the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused record amounts of flooding across southeastern Pennsylvania. Donald and Kate Bauer, of Perkiomenville, were hit by a flash flood near the Unami Creek in Milford Township while driving home from their daughter's volleyball game on Sept. 1. Kate was able to get out of the car and clung to a tree for more than an hour before she was rescued.  As conditions were too severe, rescue crews had to return the next morning in search of the car. He never made it out of the car and dro…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities ID Teen Victim In Fiery Quakertown Crash Authorities ID Teen Victim In Fiery Quakertown Crash
Authorities ID Teen Victim In Fiery Quakertown Crash Authorities have identified the victim in a fiery crash in Quakertown (Bucks County) Sunday night, according to a recent news report. Makalya Smith, 17, of Quakertown, was heading northbound in a silver Toyota coupe on John Fries Highway in the left lane toward the Weiss Road intersection when she crossed the raised concrete traffic island and drove into oncoming traffic just after 10 p.m., according to WFMZ and Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky. That's when the girl struck a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado heading southbound in the left lane of John Fries Highway, head-on in …

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by Nicole Acosta
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17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Crossing Center Median, Hitting Pickup Truck Head On In Bucks 17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Crossing Center Median, Hitting Pickup Truck Head On In Bucks
17-Year-Old Girl Dies After Crossing Center Median, Hitting Pickup Truck Head On In Bucks A 17-year-old girl was killed after crossing over the center median and hitting another car head-on in Bucks County Sunday night, authorities said. The girl was heading northbound in a silver Toyota coupe on John Fries Highway in the left lane toward the Weiss Road intersection when she crossed the raised concrete traffic island and drove into oncoming traffic just after 10 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. That's when the girl struck a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado heading southbound in the left lane of John Fries Highway, head on in Milford Township, Branosky s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PSP: Man With Distinct Tattoo Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl In Philly Suburbs PSP: Man With Distinct Tattoo Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl In Philly Suburbs
PSP: Man With Distinct Tattoo Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl In Philly Suburbs A man with a distinct hand tattoo is wanted for sexually assaulting a juvenile in Bucks County, Pennsylvania State Police say. The unidentified man drove the 17-year-old girl to the 1800 block of Rosenberg Road in Milford Township on May 16 around 2:30 p.m., State Police said in a news release. The assailant drove the alleged victim back to Telford Borough in Montgomery County, where he had picked her up, police said. The suspect is described as a 19-year-old Hispanic male with a dove tattoo on his left hand near his index finger and thumb, police say. He was operating an older model Toyot…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bucks County Police Seek Woman Who They Say Struck Parked Car, Pedestrian Bucks County Police Seek Woman Who They Say Struck Parked Car, Pedestrian
Bucks County Police Seek Woman Who They Say Struck Parked Car, Pedestrian Police in Bucks County are seeking the whereabouts of a 49-year-old woman who they say struck a parked car and injured a pedestrian last year, authorities said. Police have an active felony arrest warrant for Rebecca Erin Carper, formerly of Milford Township and East Greenville relating to the Aug. 16, 2020 incident, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. Carper, -- who wasn't properly licensed at the time -- apparently lost control of her car when she struck a parked car and left a pedestrian with injuries, police said. Police are encouraging anyone with information reg…

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by Nicole Acosta