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NJ Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly PA Robbery: Prosecutors NJ Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly PA Robbery: Prosecutors
NJ Man Sentenced For Role In Deadly PA Robbery: Prosecutors A New Jersey man will spend up to a decade in prison for the botched robbery that killed Kevin Rosero.  Joshua Gamble was sentenced to five to 10 years in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 1, the District Attorney's Office said in a release.  Authorities have said Joshua and Anthony Gamble stabbed 26-year-old Rosero nearly 30 times before trying to dump his body in a wooded area in Richland Township late on June 17, 2021. They were arrested that night when state troopers noticed their idling cars on the side of the road and found them hiding in the woods with a bl…

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by Mac Bullock
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NJ Man Heads To Prison For Deadly Botched Robbery In PA NJ Man Heads To Prison For Deadly Botched Robbery In PA
NJ Man Heads To Prison For Deadly Botched Robbery In PA A New Jersey man will spend up to 55 years in a Pennsylvania prison for a murder he and his brother committed during a 2021 robbery, officials say.  Anthony Joel Gamble, 22, previously pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and conspiracy to commit robbery in October, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Gamble and his younger brother Joshua David Gamble stabbed 26-year-old Kevin Rosero nearly 30 times before trying to dump his body in a wooded area in Richland Township late on June 17, 2021, prosecutors have claimed.  They were arrested that night whe…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks County Woman Charged In Weekend Shooting: Police Bucks County Woman Charged In Weekend Shooting: Police
Bucks County Woman Charged In Weekend Shooting: Police A Richland Township woman is accused of firing a gun at a building with people inside late on Saturday, Sept. 23, authorities say.  Amanda Nelson, 30, is charged with discharging a gun into an occupied structure, misdemeanor simple assault, and reckless endangerment, according to Richland police.  Officers said Nelson fired the shots at a home on the 500 block of East Cherry Road, near the intersection with Gross Road. When police arrived, she refused to exit her home and was arrested by a Special Response Team, the department said.  Court records show Nelson was arraigned e…

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by Mac Bullock
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Repeat Child Rapist Heads To Prison In PA: DA Repeat Child Rapist Heads To Prison In PA: DA
Repeat Child Rapist Heads To Prison In PA: DA A Richland Township man convicted of sexually assaulting a child will spend up to the next two decades in prison, a Bucks County judge has ruled.  Alex M. Soderback, 26, previously entered a guilty plea to charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a victim under 13 and rape of a child in May, said the Bucks District Attorney's Office.  Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller sentenced him to 11 to 22 years on Thursday, Sept. 14.  He was also ordered to undergo mental health evaluation, receive sex offender treatment, and have no contact with the victim or any…

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by Mac Bullock
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Victim ID'd In Fatal Eastern PA Crash Victim ID'd In Fatal Eastern PA Crash
Victim ID'd In Fatal Eastern PA Crash The woman who died in a car accident in Quakerstown on Monday, Aug. 7 has been identified as 32-year-old Megan Rose Allen, said Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck in a statement.  Allen, of Trumbauersville, died following a crash on Tollgate Road in Richland Township, Bucks said.  The accident happened around 11 a.m. and township police asked drivers to steer clear of the street from Maplelawn to Richland Terrace roads. Allen's cause and manner of death are pending the results of her autopsy scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 8, Buck added. "The decedent’s next of kin ha…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks Felon Sentenced For Strangling, Beating Girlfriend Bucks Felon Sentenced For Strangling, Beating Girlfriend
Bucks Felon Sentenced For Strangling, Beating Girlfriend A Bucks County convict is going back to prison for beating, strangling, and threatening to kill his then-girlfriend, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub has announced.  Qadir Jones, a 31-year-old Doylestown resident, previously pleaded guilty in November to simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, and related charges stemming from a domestic incident early last year, the DA said.  On Jan. 11, 2022, police were called to the 400 block of Dogwood Lane in Richland Township by a woman who said she was being threatened with a knife. Authorities arrived to find the woman with…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Pulled Gun At Bucks Farmers Market, Police Say Suspect Pulled Gun At Bucks Farmers Market, Police Say
Suspect Pulled Gun At Bucks Farmers Market, Police Say Things took a turn for the worse at the Quakertown Farmers Market over the weekend when a man threatened shoppers with a pistol, authorities say.  Richland Township police say they were called to the market at 201 Station Road just before 1 p.m on Saturday, Dec. 10 for a reported road rage incident in the parking lot.  Victims told investigators the man approached their car while lifting his shirt to reveal a handgun tucked in his waistband. The man allegedly drew the weapon while continuing to approach and threaten the victims, police said.  The suspect fled in his whi…

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by Mac Bullock
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Pennsylvania State Police Shoot Man Dead During High-Speed Chase On US 22 Pennsylvania State Police Shoot Man Dead During High-Speed Chase On US 22
Pennsylvania State Police Shoot Man Dead During High-Speed Chase On US 22 A Pennsylvania state trooper shot and killed a man along US 22 leading to a five-mile closure of the roadway on Thursday, Nov. 3 around 3 p.m. authorities say.  The shooting followed a felony domestic incident involving a weapon in Richland Township, State Trooper Steve Limani told members of the media around 6 p.m. The man fled local police as they attempted to arrest him, leading them on a high-speed chase, "putting the community in danger," Limani said, adding that state troopers in the area observed the chase and jumped into action, taking over the pursuit. **New details, including …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Deadly PA Crash Shuts Down Route 309: Report Deadly PA Crash Shuts Down Route 309: Report
Deadly PA Crash Shuts Down Route 309: Report A deadly Pennsylvania crash shut down Route 309, WFMZ reports. The crash occurred on Route 309 northbound between Richhill Road and Tollgate Road in Richland Township around 1 p.m. on Friday, May 20, according to 511PA: Crash on PA 309 northbound between Rich Hill Rd and Tollgate Rd. There is a traffic disruption. — 511PA Statewide (@511PAStatewide) May 20, 2022 Route 309 was closed from Richhill Road to Tollgate Road in both directions, the Richland Township Police Department said. TRAFFIC ALERT: ROAD CLOSED RT 309 is closed from Richhill Road to Tollgate Road in both directions…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Wanted After Pursuit, Catalytic Converter Thefts In Suburban Philly: Police Driver Wanted After Pursuit, Catalytic Converter Thefts In Suburban Philly: Police
Driver Wanted After Pursuit, Catalytic Converter Thefts In Suburban Philly: Police The driver of a sedan that led officers on a pursuit through the Philadelphia suburbs is being sought by police. Pennridge Regional police officers tried to stop a black Nissan Sentra with a stolen license plate on Wednesday, March 2, but were unable to reach the car, they said. It was discovered 12 minutes later, around 4 a.m., by Richland Township police officers. That's when the vehicle fled and led officers on a pursuit on northbound SR 309, police said. The sedan was traveling at 100 mph and ran several red lights and stop signs, according to police. At one point, the motori…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Aspiring NJ Attorney Found Dead In PA Was 'Trying To Figure Out Way To Change The World' Aspiring NJ Attorney Found Dead In PA Was 'Trying To Figure Out Way To Change The World'
Aspiring NJ Attorney Found Dead In PA Was 'Trying To Figure Out Way To Change The World' Support is surging for the family of a 26-year-old aspiring attorney from New Jersey who was found dead in Pennsylvania last week. Funeral services for Kevin Rosero will be at the Judkins Colonial Home in Plainfield from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 26. Rosero's body was found in a wooded area of Richland Township, Pennsylvania last week. Brothers Anthony Gamble, 19, and Joshua Gamble, 17, of Franklin Township (Somerset County) have been charged in Rosero's death. As of Wednesday, more than $12,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe page for Rosero's family. A Plainfield High School and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Woods DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Woods
DA: New Jersey Brothers Charged With Killing Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Woods Two teen brothers from New Jersey were arrested on accusations they killed a man found in a wooded area in Quakertown (Bucks County), Pennsylvania, authorities announced. Anthony Gamble, 19, and Joshua Gamble, 17, both of Somerset, NJ, will be charged with criminal homicide, criminal conspiracy, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. The younger Gamble is being charged as an adult. The brothers are accused of killing a man found stabbed to death early Thursday in a wooded area in the 500 block of East Pu…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K
Pennsylvania HS Senior Wins National Taco Bell Scholarship For $25K A high school senior and Taco Bell employee in Cumberland County won the national Taco Bell scholarship contest, according to the company’s foundation’s website. Emma Seibert, of Enola works at the Taco Bell on Market Place Way and earlier this week she find out that she won the biggest scholarship her employer offers. Her $25,000 scholarship will help cover her tuition at John Hopkins University where she plans to study nursing. Taco Bell employees between the ages of 16 and 26 were eligible to apply and over 10,000 did, sharing their passions--mostly their future college majors-- in a tw…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police: PA Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girls 8, 10 Says He Was Possessed By Devil Police: PA Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girls 8, 10 Says He Was Possessed By Devil
Police: PA Man Accused Of Sexually Abusing Girls 8, 10 Says He Was Possessed By Devil A Telford man who told authorities he was possessed by the devil was slapped with various assault and abuse charges Tuesday after police say he sexually abused two girls ages 8 and 10, and took upskirt photos of a 16-year-old girl, as first reported by NorthPennNow. Allen Kraus, 39, was identified by police when they received a report from Bucks County Children and Youth on April 12 regarding inappropriate photos found on his phone, the criminal complaint says. An ensuing investigation found he took upskirt photos of a 10-year-old girl and also had "indecent contact" with an 8-year-old girl…

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by Nicole Acosta
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SEEN HER? Police Seek ID For Woman Who Stole Cash From Wawa Charity Box SEEN HER? Police Seek ID For Woman Who Stole Cash From Wawa Charity Box
Seen HER? Police Seek ID For Woman Who Stole Cash From Wawa Charity Box Police are seeking the public's help identifying a woman accused of stealing approximately $200 in cash from charity boxes at a local Wawa store. Video surveillance from the Richland Township Police Department shows the woman on Jan. 15 at the 600 N. West End Boulevard store taking money from boxes intended for the Wawa Foundation Special Olympics charity. She arrived in a silver 2000-2006 Acura MDX at about 10:12 a.m. and is shown removing one charity box and taking it to her car.  She then comes back inside the store where she loiters several minutes before stealing t…

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by Nicole Acosta