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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…
Police & Fire
House Goes Up In Flames In Levittown
A house went up in flames in Levittown Tuesday, July 12, authorities said. No injuries were reported in the blaze that broke out on Pleasant Lane around 5:30 p.m., according to Levittown Fire Company No. 2. It took firefighters approximately 30 minutes to put out the fire, they said. The cause remains under investigation by the Falls Township Fire Marshal.
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
Levittown Man Was Trying To Kill Woman While Shooting Into Her Moving Car: Police
A 25-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after opening fire on a woman's moving car in Bucks County, authorities said. Anthony Kelly, of Levittown, was arraigned Thursday, March 3 on an attempted murder charge, following the non-fatal shooting in Lower Southampton, police said. The motorist told officers that she had been shot at while driving on Street Road on Wednesday, March 2. The woman was not injured, but her vehicle was damaged by gunfire, police said. The investigation ultimately led police to Kelly, who was arrested in Lansdale on Thursday, March 3. No moti…
Police & Fire
PA Man Stabs 1 Person, Runs Over Another At NJ Wawa: Police
A 25-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested in connection with an assault on two men at a South Jersey Wawa, authorities said. Anthony Cordero of Levittown, PA, surrendered to police on Tuesday, March 1 in connection with the Feb. 20 incidents, Edgewater Park Township police said. Cordero is accused of stabbing one man and running over a second victim with his car at the Wawa Store, 4167 S. Route 130, police said. He was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of assault by auto, four counts of making terroristic threats and weapons offenses, police said. Cordero was…
Police & Fire
Pickup Driver Pinned, 2 Hospitalized In Snowy Bucks County Crash
Two people were hospitalized in a snowy crash the evening of Friday, Jan. 28 in Bucks County. One of the two vehicles -- a pickup truck -- was on its side, while the other went into the backyard of a home on Bristol Oxford Valley Road around 7:30 p.m. in Levittown, according to the William Penn Fire Company and Levittown Now. The driver was partially ejected and trapped under his vehicle, the news outlet said. He was extricated by firefighters.
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…
Police & Fire
NJ Vet Nurse's Accused Killer Captured When Stranger Locks Him In Garage, Calls Police
A South Jersey accused of killing a veterinary nurse was taken into custody after a man he demanded a ride from at gunpoint convinced him to go into a garage in Philadelphia, while he called police, authorities said. Andrew Kramer, 31, was initially charged with stealing 38-year-old Melissa Malcolm's car and debit card, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina said. Kramer was living with Malcolm in Mount Laurel, until she asked him to move out, Coffina said. Malcolm -- a vet nurse at Blue Pearl in Levittown, PA -- failed to show up to work Wednesday, and was found dead in her bed by…
Obituaries
Bucks County Native, Harry S. Truman High School Graduate Dies At 39
Bucks County native Rachel M. Ludwig died on Jan. 3, 2022. She was 39. Ludwig was born in Levittown and graduated from Harry S. Truman High School in 2000 before relocating to Jacksonville, FL, and settling in Bensalem, PA, according to her obituary. She was known for being an expert party planner and an adrenaline fanatic, her obit says. She most recently worked as an Operations Supervisor for a local trucking company, her memorial says. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, and grandparents. She is survived by her three children, two grandchildren, two brothers, and ma…
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