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Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (PHOTOS) Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (PHOTOS)
Skydiver 'Entangled' In Tree In PA (Photos) Firefighters raised a ladder into a forest canopy Thursday evening to rescue a skydiver who had become tangled in their parachute, according to authorities.  It happened near the Pennridge Airport in Perkasie just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, the Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department said in a release.  Joined by Perkasie Fire Company, Sellersville first responders arrived at the scene to find the skydiver "entangled in the parachute and the tree limbs" some 35 feet above the forest floor, they said.  Scene from the skydiver rescue in Perkasie on July 20.Sellersvillefd.com/Sell…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Details Released In Police Incident That Prompted Pennridge High School Lockdown Details Released In Police Incident That Prompted Pennridge High School Lockdown
Details Released In Police Incident That Prompted Pennridge High School Lockdown Details have been released in connection with a police incident that caused Pennridge High School to be locked down on Tuesday, June 7. Officers were called around 11 a.m. to the 600 block of Campus Drive in East Rockhill Township on a report of a domestic incident involving a mom and son, Pennridge Regional police said. The son, whose age has not been disclosed, was walking down a path near Branch Road after apparently leaving a house with two large swords, police said. Pennridge High School was placed on lockdown for about an hour and a half as a result of the nearby incident, police sai…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Man Shot At Home In Perkasie Man Shot At Home In Perkasie
Man Shot At Home In Perkasie A man was injured in a shooting at a home in Perkasie over the weekend, authorities said. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg at a home in the 200 Block of Marshall Street around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. The victim told officers he was shot by a man who remained at the scene when police arrived. The gunshot victim was taken to Grandview Hospital where he was treated and released, police said. The shooting suspect was detained at the scene and has not been charged pending further investigation and review by the Bucks…

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by Nicole Acosta