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Police & Fire
DUI Driver Tries Stealing Victim's Pickup As She Fills Gas Tank At Bucks Sunoco Station: Police
A 40-year-old Philadelphia man is accused of stealing a woman's pickup truck while she was filling it up with gas in Bucks County, authorities said. Charles P. Casler was arrested at about 5 p.m. on Aug. 14 after fleeing the incident at a Sunoco station near the intersection of Street Road and Central Ave. in Feasterville, according to Lower Southampton police. The vehicle, a red Ford pick-up truck, was stopped at the Elmwood Avenue intersection where the driver resisted arrest and ran off before he was apprehended by police. Following his arrest, he was found to be under the in…
Traffic
Driver Sent To Hospital After Feasterville Crash: Authorities (
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A driver was extricated from their car and sent to an area hospital after a multi-car accident in Feasterville on Wednesday, June 26. Feasterville fire officials said the crash happened on East Street Road near the ACME at 8 p.m. Crews were en route to the scene within a minute and were able to remove the driver from their vehicle, officials said. They were treated and transported by Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad and the extent of their injuries was unknown to firefighters. Photos from the scene showed multiple cars damaged. Lower Southampton Fire Department No.1 Fa…
Police & Fire
100+ 'Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse' Found On Bucks County Man's Computer, Police Say
A Langhorne man is charged with possessing child pornography and criminal use of a communications facility, according to Lower Southampton police. Authorities said Paul Kerr, 78, came under investigation after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in January. Police executed a search warrant at Kerr's home and found over 100 offending images on the devices they seized, the department said. He surrendered to police on Friday, March 22, and was released on $75,000 unsecured bail, court records show. Kerr's preliminary hearing is sch…
Police & Fire
Philly-Area Wawa Shopper Attacks Employee During Argument: Police
Investigators in Bucks County are looking for the Wawa customer who attacked an employee behind the deli counter early this month. The assault happened around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 4 at the 676 Rosewood Ave. location in Trevose, Lower Southampton police said in a release. The customer had gotten into a verbal argument with the worker before removing his sweatshirt, going around the counter, and beating him, police said. The incident was captured on video and authorities believe other customers in the store witnessed the attack. Anyone who can identify the suspect …
Police & Fire
Toddler Killed By Falling Tree In Bucks County
A 2-year-old child was killed by a portion of a falling tree over the weekend in Bucks County, according to the coroner. The child was at his Lower Southampton Township home with his mom and an older sibling when sudden, strong winds swept through the area on Saturday, April 22, Bucks County Coroner Meredith J. Buck said. The tree split, with a section approximately 25 to 30 feet long and 8 to 10 inches wide struck the boy. His mother and sibling were unharmed. The child was pronounced dead at the scene after response and evaluation by Lower Southampton Police and Medic 114. The Bucks…
Police & Fire
Burglar Named Bimbo Told Bucks Homeowner He Was 'Checking The Pipes': Police
A burglar from New Jersey tried to avoid capture by convincing a Pennsylvania homeowner that he was a plumber, authorities in Bucks County said. Lawrence Bimbo, 28, entered the Clover Lane home through an unlocked door in late July and walked inside the house even after being confronted by the owner, Lower Southampton police said. The Cherry Hill, NJ man claimed he was a plumber and was "checking the pipes" before walking out of the house and disappearing across the street, police said. An investigation led police to Bimbo's white Ford pickup truck with a New Jersey registration,…
Police & Fire
Unruly Drunk At PA Bowlero Punches Arresting Officer: Police
An "unruly" drunk man punched an officer during his arrest at a bowling alley in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Officers were called to the Bowlero on East Street Road in Feasterville on a report of a disorderly person who assaulted an employee around 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, Lower Southampton police said. When officers tried to get an intoxicated Carlos Rodriguez to leave, he punched one of the officers in the face and verbally threatened the staff, they said. A struggle ensued, and the 43-year-old Cheltenham man was eventually arrested, police said. Rodriguez was arraigned on charg…
Police & Fire
'Bizarre' Trashbag-Wearing Robber ID'd, Wanted By Police In Bucks
A man who wrapped himself in vanilla-scented trash bags before robbing a gas station in Bucks County has been identified by police, they say. Jonathan Nelson, 30, is wanted in connection with the incident that happened in January 2021, at a Lower Southampton Sunoco station, according to authorities. Nelson forced a clerk into the restroom demanding cigarettes and cash one early morning last January, Lower Southampton police said. He then left the store and ran on Street Road toward Philmont Avenue. A warrant for Nelson's arrest was issued Dec. 17, 2021. Nelson is wanted on a robbery c…
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