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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.
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver High On Marijuana Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Fatal PA Crash: Affidavit
A Levittown man was charged with vehicular homicide for causing a fatal Bucks County crash on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the affidavit against him states. Thomas W. Kite, 39, was drunk on alcohol and high on marijuana when he crashed into a vehicle driven by Joseph Kovacs, 52, of Trenton, New Jersey, who later died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to the affidavit of probable cause. The crash happened at the intersection of Haines Road and Mill Creek Parkway at 11:12 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the affidavit states. Investigators determined that Kite's white 2013 BMW struc…
Obituaries
Philadelphia 5-Year-Old Girl Dies Suddenly, Community Rallies For Family
A Philadelphia 5-year-old girl died suddenly in her sleep and now her community is rallying for her family, according to multiple fundraisers. Olivia Joy Spotts "passed away peacefully" and "surrounded by love" on Tuesday, Oct. 22, as written in her obituary posted on Galzerano Funeral Home website. She "found delight in the simplest pleasures—her obsession with school buses and fire trucks, her beloved stickers, the joy of bubbles dancing in the air," as stated in the obituary. She like to watch the Mickey Mouse Club House, riding her bicycle, and spending time with h…
News
Levittown Mom Of Three Identified As Train Operator Killed By Fallen Tree, Family Plans Lawsuit
The family of the New Jersey Transit train operator killed by a fallen tree is planning to sue several organizations for negligence, an attorney said. Jessica Haley of Levittown, Pennsylvania, was identified as the person who died in the crash, according to a news release from the Anapol Weiss law firm on Thursday, Oct. 15. The single mother of three boys was 41 years old. Haley was operating a River LINE train heading north from Trenton at around 6 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. The light rail train struck a tree that had fallen on the tracks south of the Roebling station in Mansfield …
News
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
Nearly $55K Raised For Family Of 5 Displaced By 'Devastating' Levittown Fire, Campaign Says
More than $55,000 has been raised for a family of five displaced by an explosion and house fire on Saturday, Sept. 14 in the Snowball Gate section of Levittown. Three dogs escaped the blaze while Tim and Jenna Campbell were out to dinner, according to a GoFundMe campaign and news media reports. Their children, 16, 13 and 10, also were not in the home during the 7:30 p.m. inferno. Jenna Campbell got a call from their son that the home was on fire, 6abc.com reported. The Campbells said they rushed to Silver Spruce Road, where at least seven fire companies were working to contain the…
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 …
Police & Fire
Levittown Neighbor Exposed Himself To Doorbell Camera: Affidavit
A Levittown man is accused of pulling his pants down in front of a neighbor's doorbell camera, according to a criminal complaint filed by Bristol Township police. Charles George Swenson, 40, is charged with indecent exposure, harassment, and disorderly conduct, authorities said. The incident happened on the 100 block of Idlewild Road on Sunday, July 21, police wrote in the affidavit. A neighbor showed officers a video of Swenson walking up to their door, spitting on their porch, and then walking away while pulling his pants down and "standing on the masonry wall between the two …
News
Child Porn Bust: Burlington Man Distributed Disturbing Images, Prosecutor Says
A 35-year-old Burlington County man has been charged on child pornography charges, authorities announced. Gregory Chesko, of Burlington, became the center of an investigation following a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children concerning his online activities, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw said. The investigation found that Chesko had sent multiple images and videos depicting child pornography from his phone using an instant messaging application, Bradshaw said. Child porn was found on his devices during the execution of a search warrant…
News
Escapees Dustin Lomas, Tyler Luntz Back In Police Custody
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 …
Obituaries
Details Come To Light In Crash That Killed Levittown Skateboarder After Suspect Surrenders: DA
A Bucks County Investigating Grand Jury has recommended a Philadelphia man be charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 28-year-old skateboarder last November. Tajair Anthony Delbridge, 25, surrendered on Friday, May 24, 2024, to be arraigned on charges of accidents involving death or personal injury, hindering apprehension or prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, criminal solicitation, possession of a small amount of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Delbridge is believed to have struck Joel Steven Moreau in Levittown on Friday, Nov 24 on Haines Road, t…
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,…
Traffic
Two Killed In Montgomery County Crash Involving Car Hauler: Police
A driver and their passenger died on Route 202 in Montgomery Township on Monday morning, April 29, police said in a release. It happened between Horsham Road and County Line Road just before 11:30 a.m., according to officials. A Peterbilt 4 car carrier was headed north on 202 when a southbound Toyota Rav4 crossed into the oncoming lane, police said. The truck hit the Toyota on the front driver's side corner. The 50-year-old Toyota driver, a woman from King of Prussia, was ejected from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. An 86-year-old Ambler man in …
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
Bucks County Triple Homicide Suspect Extradited To Bucks County
Andre Gordon Jr., who is accused of killing three people including his 13-year-old sister last month, was extradited to Pennsylvania from New Jersey on Wednesday, April 3, prosecutors say. Gordon, 26, was denied bail and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility, said the District Attorney's Office. 6abc reports that prosecutors will seek the death penalty in Gordon's case. Authorities have said he killed his 52-year-old stepmother Karen Gordon, his 13-year-old sister Kera Gordon, and 25-year-old Taylor Daniel, with whom he had two children, on March 16. I…
News
Thousands Raised For Young Mom Killed In Bucks County Shooting Spree
Friends and community members have raised thousands of dollars to memorialize Taylor Daniel. Daniel, 25, was shot and killed by the father of her children Andre Gordon Jr. on Saturday, March 16, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Gordon Jr. is also accused of killing his 52-year-old stepmother, Karen Gordon, and his 13-year-old sister, Kera Gordon, authorities have said. He is charged with multiple counts of murder, assault, burglary, and related counts and is awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania from New Jersey. On GoFundMe, community members …
Police & Fire
Gunman Captured, Victims ID'd: Details Released In Hours-Long Trenton Hunt For PA Killer
Andre Gordon, the 26-year-old gunman accused of gunning down three people in Pennsylvania, was captured in Trenton after an hours-long search Saturday, March 16, authorities said. Gordon was arrested on New York Avenue in Trenton at approximately 5 p.m., the New Jersey Attorney General's Office said. He'd initially gone into a Phillips Avenue home, where members of a SWAT team had staged. Gordon was lodged at the Mercer County Jail. Trouble began around 8:50 a.m. when Gordon, in a car he'd carjacked in Trenton, drove to Pennsylvania and broke into a Viewpoint Lane home in Falls Township, t…
Police & Fire
New Terrorism Charges For PA Man Who Beheaded Dad, Uploaded To YouTube: DA
Justin Mohn faces new criminal charges including three counts of terrorism, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, Feb. 15. Mohn, 32, of Levittown, was previously accused of killing his federal employee father at his Middletown home, beheading his corpse, and uploading the grisly footage to YouTube on Jan. 30. In the video, authorities said Mohn called for "all militia and patriots across the United States to kill all federal employees." His father Michael Mohn worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers, they noted. The younger Mohn was arrested th…
Police & Fire
Justin Mohn Was Armed At National Guard Base, Authorities Say
The Levittown man accused of beheading his government employee father and uploading the video evidence to YouTube was armed with a loaded gun when he was arrested at Fort Indiantown Gap on Tuesday night, Jan. 30, according to officials. Justin Mohn had purchased the gun, a 9mm SIG Sauer pistol, the day before he allegedly killed 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn at their shared home, said Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn at a Friday press conference. Investigators believe Mohn, 32, shot his father in the head before dismembering him, the DA said. The younger Mohn was gone when poli…
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…
Obituaries
Philadelphia Teacher, Levittown Mom Dies, 47
Nicole Larue Walsh, a longtime teacher in Philadelphia schools and a Levittown mother of three, passed unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 16, loved ones said in her obituary. She was 47. A lifelong Levittown resident, Walsh graduated from Neshaminy High School in 1994 before continuing her studies at Temple University, her obit says. She earned her master's in reading development from Holy Family College, family members wrote. Walsh was a middle school special education teacher and began working in Philadelphia schools in 2009, according to her LinkedIn. Before that, she taught …
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Bucks County Grandparents Who Lost 'Everything' In Fire
Neighbors and loved ones are stepping up to assist two Levittown residents whose home was badly damaged in a fire on Monday, Jan 2. Firefighters were called to a residence in the Dogwood section to find heavy flames and smoke pouring from the home, said Edgley Fire Company on Facebook. The department reported no injuries, but those close to the homeowners said they lost "everything" in the blaze. Kellie Donovan on GoFundMe said her sister Debbie and husband John were dealing with mounting medical expenses when the fire struck. "Debbie was already struggling this pa…
Police & Fire
NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed PA Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence
The New Jersey driver who admitted to killing a Levittown man during a road rage incident early this year will spend over a decade behind bars, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office on Thursday. Daniel S. Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years for the Feb. 5 death of Jason Smith, prosecutors said. Authorities have claimed Dietrich and Smith were involved in a "driving incident" about a mile before they both arrived at the 7700 Bristol Pike McDonald's. When Smith tried to pull into the parking lot, Dietrich used his truck to block the way, poli…
Police & Fire
NJ Man Found Guilty Of Killing GF In Home Containing Heroin: Officials
A Ewing Township man has been found guilty by a Mercer County jury for the shooting death of his Pennsylvania girlfriend at his home, authorities said. Aaron Adams, 41, was convicted of murder and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 1, 2020, Ewing police were alerted to a dead female in a home on Glen Stewart Drive. Police found the victim, identified as Ashley Davis, 32, of Levittown, PA, in the basement, Onofri said. There were visible wounds to Davis’ body and she was pron…
Obituaries
Skateboarder, 28, Killed In Levittown Hit-Run: Bucks County Coroner
A skateboarder succumbed to his injuries last week after he was struck in a Levittown hit-and-run, said the Bucks County Coroner's Office. Joel Steven Moreau, 28, died from multiple injuries and his death has been ruled accidental, authorities said. Moreau was riding near Haines Road in Bristol Township when he was fatally struck on Friday evening, Nov. 24, according to officials. Police have not announced an arrest in connection with his death. On a GoFundMe campaign launched Sunday, Nov. 26, Moreau's sister Nicole Yosick memorialized her brother as a "vibrant spirit." "In loving memo…
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 …
Police & Fire
Pre-Dawn Fire Ravages Bucks County Home
A pre-dawn fire ravaged a Levittown home on Thursday, Sept. 7. Firefighters responded to Favored Lane around 4:15 a.m., where heavy smoke was showing. 6abc says two people were rescued and a total of eight people were displaced. Around 4:20am this morning, Engine 14 was added to Tactical Box 10-42 for a dwelling fire in the Farmbrook section of... Posted by Third District Volunteer Fire Company Station 14 on Thursday, September 7, 2023 Click here for more from 6abc.
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Fatally Struck By Car In Philly Suburbs, Police Say
A bicyclist died at the scene of a crash in Levittown on Monday evening, Sept. 4, according to Falls Township police. Authorities say the bicyclist was hit by a Nissan Rogue on the 9000 block of New Falls Road around 7 p.m. The victim, who was "wearing dark-colored clothing and no helmet," was critically injured and pronounced dead by first responders, police said. He has not been officially identified but authorities say he was a Levittown area resident in his 60s named Jose. The driver of the Nissan, a 21-year-old Morrisville resident, remained on-scene and is cooperating…
Police & Fire
Racing Bucks Driver, 19, Charged In Fatal Philly Crash Was Arrested Last Fall At Car Show
A 19-year-old Bucks County driver has been charged in a Philadelphia crash that killed a pedestrian, authorities said — even more troubling, he was arrested last October. Joseph Vannauker, of Levittown, is facing charges of homicide by vehicle, murder, and reckless driving, for the 12:05 a.m. crash on Castor and Aramingo Tuesday, Aug. 22, Philadelphia police said. Last October, Vannauker was arrested for screaming profanities at police using a bullhorn during and inciting crowds during a car show that caused chaos in Philadelphia streets, Fox29 reports. Vannauker was racing on Castor Avenu…
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