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'Violent Predator' Gets Life For Killing Bucks County Co-Worker, Dumping Body In MD
A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced. Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records. Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
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'Despicable' Man Sentenced For Raping Bucks County Teenager: Judge
Calling him “despicable,” a Bucks County judge sentenced a Sellersville man to 12 ½ years to 25 years in Pennsylvania State Prison for the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Quakertown, authorities said. Miguel Angel Sanchez, 33, was sentenced on Monday, Aug. 26, according to the Bucks County District Attorney. He entered a no-contest plea on May 20 to numerous counts of rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, trafficking in individuals, and related crimes. In addition to sending him to state prison, Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr sentenced Sanchez to 5 ye…
Obituaries
Bucks SPCA's Tanya Garcia Dies, 38
Tanya Smakula Garcia, of Telford, formerly of Sellersville, died on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, according to an obituary published by Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home. She was 38 years old. Tanya graduated from Pennridge High School, class of 2004, according to her obituary. She was an avid cheerleader for seven years. She worked in retail sales and was a member of the Bucks County SPCA. Tanya was a devoted and compassionate mother who enjoyed cooking, her obituary said. Tanya loved animals, especially elephants. She also enjoyed watchi…
Police & Fire
Bucks County Woman Sentenced For Assaulting 10-Year-Old In Child Porn: DA
A 31-year-old woman is charged filmed herself sexually assaulting a child, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on July 31. Stephanie L. Chubb, of Sellersville, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of photographing or filming child sex acts and one count each of dissemination of photos or film of child sex acts, possession of child pornography, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a person less than 13, and child endangerment, according to theDA's release and state court records. During the investigation police interviewed a man who previously was in a …
Police & Fire
Reported Gunfire At Sellersville Home Leads To Charges For Three: Police
Three people face criminal charges after police responded to reports of gunshots at a Sellersville home over the weekend, authorities say. It happened at 757 Allentown Road around 9 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, police said. Arriving officers spotted a man and woman sitting at the dining room table, but when they knocked on the door, police said the man ran upstairs. Homeowner Denise Dearden answered the door and denied "any gunfire or disturbance" at the residence, according to police. When officers asked to speak to the man upstairs, they said Dearden called for someone na…
Weather
Snow Emergencies Declared Across PA Ahead Of Storm
Officials are advising residents across southeastern and central Pennsylvania to take caution ahead of the snowstorm predicted for Friday, Jan. 19, according to National Weather Service meteorologists. Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, and parts of lower Bucks and Montgomery counties are under a winter storm warning as of 5 p.m. Thursday. In Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and upper Bucks and Montgomery counties, a winter weather advisory is in place. NWS's Mount Holly, New Jersey station says snow will begin to fall around 4 to 7 a.m. …
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Raped Teen In Quakertown Parking Lot, DA Says
A Sellersville man is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old victim in his car, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Miguel Angel Sanchez, 32, was arraigned on charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, and related counts in November, prosecutors said in a release. The investigation began on Oct. 24, when a 15-year-old girl told Quakertown police that she had been raped in a white sedan at the West Broad Street Giant the night before, the release says. Detectives reviewed security footage from the parking lot and were able to link the vehic…
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Elderly PA Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says
A husband and wife are following an accident in Sellersville, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office. Authorities said it happened on Ridge Road on Saturday, Oct. 7. John Christian, 71, of Montgomery County, was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, 70-year-old Tina Christian, died the next day at Grandview Hospital, said Coroner Meredith Buck. Their causes of death were multiple injuries by manner of accident, she added. According to their obituary, the Christians lived in Spring Mount and were married for 51 years. …
Police & Fire
Attempted Homicide For Machete-Wielding Attacker In Bucks: Authorities
A Sellersville man is accused of attacking another with a machete and a knife, say Perkasie Borough Police. Isaiah Mikel Velazquez, 25, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related counts, according to the department. Police believe Velazquez attacked a man at his Sellersville home sometime after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 9, "following a domestic disturbance." The victim told investigators Velazquez confronted him carrying a machete in one hand and a knife in the other before swinging both blades, cutting and stabbing him. Perkasie and Pe…
Obituaries
Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Police
Kelly Boyd, a Philadelphia public relations professional and consultant of nearly 30 years, died after being hit by a truck on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities say. She was 56. Police say the accident occurred in a Wawa parking lot in Hatfield. Boyd, on foot, was hit by a 65-year-old driver in a Ford F-150 and rushed to Grandview Hospital before succumbing to her injuries, officials said. Hatfield police said the crash is still under investigation, and that witnesses should call 215-855-0903 or email policetips@hatfield.org. Boyd, of Sellersville, started KB Consulting in Rittenhouse in…
Police & Fire
Phony Amazon Delivery Driver Tried To Enter PA Home, Police Say
A "suspicious" person in an Amazon T-shirt posed as a delivery driver and walked into a Sellersville home, according to Perkasie Borough Police. Investigators say the man walked onto the porch of a home on the 500 block of Newbury Court around 7 p.m. Monday, Aug, 28. The phony deliveryman opened the screen door and main door before letting himself inside, police said. When the homeowner approached, the man apologized for being at the wrong address and quickly left, they added. He is described as a white man with his "hair cut close to his scalp" with no facial…
Obituaries
PA Motorcyclist Who Died In Crash Leaves Behind Son, Loved Ones Say
Bryce C. Fisher, the Sellersville motorcyclist who died in a crash in Hatfield Township on Saturday, Aug. 26 leaves behind one son, according to loved ones. He was 21. Fisher and a 66-year-old driver in a Dodge Ram 1500 collided on Bethlehem Pike near Township Line Road, authorities have said. He was airlifted to a nearby trauma center before succumbing to his injuries. A Sellersville native, Fisher was born to Clayton Bryce and Hope M. (Hillyer) Fisher and was a 2020 graduate of Pennridge High School and Upper Bucks Vocational-Technical School, according to his obituary. Fisher would g…
Police & Fire
PA Teen Vandals Slashed 32 Tires In One Night, Police Say
Dozens of vehicles were targeted by teenage vandals in a single night in Sellersville last week, according to Perkasie Borough police. They slashed open 32 tires and shattered 11 windows on 27 different vehicles before sunrise on Tuesday, Aug. 22, the department said. One of the teens is described as a white juvenile between 14 and 16 with "dirty blond or brown hair," police said. The vandals may have been driving a dark-colored 2017 or newer Chrysler Pacifica, detectives added. Surveillance footage released by police shows the suspect vehicle driving through the area just before 4 a.m…
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies In MontCo Crash: Police
Police are canvassing for witnesses after a 21-year-old Sellersville resident was killed in a motorcycle crash in Hatfield Township on Saturday, Aug. 26, according to authorities. It happened on the 3500 block of Bethlehem Pike near Township Line Road, Hatfield police said. The motorcyclist and a 66-year-old Souderton driver in a Dodge Ram 1500 collided just after 8:30 p.m., authorities said. The 21-year-old was airlifted to a nearby trauma center before succumbing to their injuries. Police did not name the victim, and the 66-year-old's condition was not reported by autho…
Police & Fire
PA Schizophrenic Goes Missing Enroute To NY, He May Be In Danger: Police
A 64-year-old Pennsylvania man heading to a facility in New York has gone missing — and he might be in danger, according to a police release on Aug. 15. Ronnie Wilson of Sellersville was last seen near Bethlehem en route to Jamaica, NY on July 6, Perkasie Borough Police explained. "Mr. Wilson suffers from schizophrenia and may not have his medication with him," the department said. "All efforts to locate Mr. Wilson thus far have been unsuccessful." Anyone with information is urged to call Detective Anthony Gro at 215-257-6876 or submit a tip through the Bucks County Cr…
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Abused Child Under 13, Authorities Say
A Bucks County man is charged with multiple felonies after police claim he sexually assaulted a minor earlier this year. Alvin B. Rosenberger, 55, of Sellersville, turned himself in to Perkasie Borough police on Friday, May 26, the department wrote in a release. Detectives began investigating Rosenberger in April when they received a report he had "inappropriate contact" with a "juvenile" who was "known to" him. He was charged with felony aggravated indecent assault, misdemeanor indecent assault of a person under 13, and related counts, according to court filings. Rosenber…
Police & Fire
Teenager Dies After Crashing Car Into Montco Home
A 16-year-old driver died in a fiery accident in Montgomery County on Wednesday, May 17 after losing control of their car and crashing into a home, authorities say. It happened just before 11 p.m. in Franconia, township police wrote in a release. The driver in a 2016 BMW had veered off the street and struck a residence on the 200 block of Allentown Road, the department said. When first responders arrived, the car was "fully engulfed in flames," police said. Souderton firefighters were able to extinguish the fire before it could spread to the house, accoridng to the release. …
Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Early Morning Blaze In Sellersville
Firefighters rushed to Green Street in Sellersville early Thursday morning to the scene of a burning home, officials said. Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department received the call shortly after 1 a.m. on May 4, firefighters wrote in a release. Department brass arrived to find flames showing from the corner of a two-story single-family home, SVFD said. A crew was sent into the first story of the building with a handline connected to a hydrant on Main Street, the department wrote. Minutes after 1am Engine 26 was dispatched with Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department on a reported dw…
Police & Fire
'He Should Never Be Free': Beth Capaldi's Daughter Torn Between Loving, Grieving Dad
While Emma Capaldi can't help but feel both grief and love for the dear old dad she once knew, she hopes there's never a day he's free from prison. "My mother is dead, and my father killed her,” said Emma, whose dad, Stephen, recently learned his fate for the grisly killing of his wife, Elizabeth. "I have the love of friends, family, even strangers, but my own father took the person who loved me most... he should never be free from prison to finally leave my mother’s memory in peace." In a Bucks County courtroom on Tuesday, April 11, Stephen Capaldi pleaded guilty to killing his wife …
Police & Fire
Missing PA Man Was Kidnapped By Coworker Who Then Fled To NJ: Authorities
A Philadelphia area man has been charged with kidnapping and murder in the disappearance of his Bucks County coworker, who has been missing since 2021. Michael Allen Stark, 49, of Royersford, is believed to have kidnapped Matthew James Branning, after a shift at his Silverdale job in October 2021, took him to withdraw money at an ATM and then fled in Brannging's car to New Jersey, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. The kidnapping happened on Oct. 15, 2021, when Stark forced Branning to make the withdrawal before disposing of his body, which has yet to be found, auth…
Police & Fire
Bucks Identity Thief Bilked Senior For $33K, Cops Say
An accused thief in Bucks County is charged with ripping off a senior citizen to the tune of $33,000, authorities say. Justin T. Rose, 33, of Sellersville, surrendered to the Perkasie Borough Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 26, officials wrote in a statement. Investigators say he racked up the debt over a period of years, using the victim's credit cards to make unauthorized purchases and cash transfers. Rose was charged with felony identity theft, receiving stolen property, and related counts, court records show. Perkasie police said he was released from custody after h…
Obituaries
Montco Mom Of 2 Dies At 27
Alicia Hazlett, a Montgomery County native and beloved mother, daughter, and sister, died on Monday, Jan. 16, her obituary says. She was 27. Born in Sellersville and raised in Souderton, Alicia attended Souderton Area High School before continuing her studies at the Community College of Philadelphia, according to her social media profiles. Alicia was a loving mother to her son, Cameron Isaiha, and her daughter, Addelyn Aviana, family members wrote in her obit. Loved ones say they'll remember Alicia's creativity. She was passionate about music and a talented guitar pl…
Police & Fire
Beth Capaldi's Husband Charged With Homicide, Details In Grisly Murder Released: DA
The husband of missing Sellersville woman Elizabeth Capaldi is now charged with her murder, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said in a press conference Thursday, Dec. 15. Stephen Capaldi is charged with strangling his wife to death in their bedroom and dismembering her body the following day in their home, the DA told reporters. He disposed of her remains across greater Philadelphia, including in a Montgomery County dumpster and a riverbank in Delaware County, officials believe. As Daily Voice has reported, Elizabeth Capaldi was reported missing by he…
News
Bucks Community Supports Daughter After Sellersville Mom's Mysterious Disappearance
With her mother officially missing and her father in police custody, the Bucks County community is rallying around Emma Capaldi. As Daily Voice previously reported, Emma reported her mother, 55-year-old Elizabeth Capaldi, as missing on Oct. 12. She had last seen her mother two days earlier at the family home in Sellersville, police have said. Investigators worked the case for weeks before taking her husband Stephen Capaldi into custody for questioning on Dec. 9. Later that day, Bucks County officials found human remains near Philadelphia International Airport while investigating Capald…
Police & Fire
Elizabeth Capaldi's Husband In Custody, Cops In HazMat Suits Search Bucks Home: Reports
The husband of a missing Bucks County woman is in police custody as police continued to search the family's home as of Friday, Dec. 9, developing news reports say. Stephen Capaldi, whose wife Elizabeth Capaldi was last seen at their Sellersville home on Oct. 10, was reportedly taken into custody for questioning late on Thursday, Dec. 9, but has not been charged with a crime, 6abc reports. Detectives were seen setting up police tape and laying out evidence markers at the family home on High Street on Friday, with crews in hazmat suits walking the scene, WFMZ reported. Elizabeth Capaldi…
Police & Fire
Video On Murder Victim's Phone Helps Police Nab His Philadelphia Killer: DA
Authorities have arrested the man they say was caught on video fatally shooting another in Norristown. Eugene Ware, 41, of Philadelphia, is charged with the murder of 35-year-old Tyrone Guy on West Main Street late on Monday, Nov. 21. He was taken into custody in Bucks County early on Wednesday, Nov. 30, after a "brief standoff" at a home in Sellersville, officials said. As Daily Voice has reported, detectives wrote in the criminal complaint against Ware that they found Guy's phone on the ground, recording a video, at the scene of the crime. Forensic analysts reviewed the video, which…
Police & Fire
Search For Missing Bucks Woman Intensifies
Authorities in Bucks County are ramping up their search for a woman they say disappeared more than two weeks ago. Elizabeth "Beth" Capaldi, 55, of Sellersville, was officially reported missing on Wednesday, Oct. 12 by a family member, said county District Attorney Matt Weintraub in a release. Capaldi was last spotted on Oct. 10 at her family home on High Street, where she lives with her husband Stephen Capaldi, officials said. Her cell phone, car, and keys were all recovered from the home, but her wallet was apparently taken with her, investigators said. Loved …
Police & Fire
Search Launched For Bucks County Woman Missing For Days
A search was under way in Bucks County for a woman missing for five days. Beth Capaldi was last seen the morning of Monday, Oct. 10 at her home in Sellersville. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Anthony Gro at 215-257-6876.
Police & Fire
Police Seek Witnesses To Bucks County Hit-Run Crash That Injured Juvenile
Police are seeking witnesses to a Bucks County hit-and-run crash that injured a juvenile. A girl was crossing the street when she was struck by a black Subaru at Diamond Street and E Branch Road in Sellersville around 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, Perkasie Borough police said. The SUV didn't stop and fled north on Diamond Street, police said. The victim suffered minor injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact Perkasie police at 215-257-6876.
Police & Fire
Good Samaritans Rescue Pair From Burning House In Bucks County: Report
Two people were rescued from a Bucks County home that went up in flames Saturday, July 9, WFMZ reports. A passing driver sprung into action when he spotted the burning house in Nockamixon Township, the outlet says. More than a dozen fire departments flocked to the home on the 8000 block of Easton Road just before 1 p.m. to fight the blaze, local fire companies said. He brought a ladder, but due to the smoke, only one of the trapped occupants could use it. He told the other to jump and caught her safely, according to the outlet. Crews were on scene for nearly three hours extinguishing …
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 309 Bypass In Bucks County
A tractor-trailer crash temporarily closed the Route 309 bypass in Bucks County early Wednesday, April 27, authorities said. When crews arrived at the scene around 6:25 a.m., they discovered an overturned truck with an unspecified number of boxed items spilling from the trailer and completely blocking the southbound right lane, according to the Sellersville Fire Department. Tractor Trailer Wreck Closes 309 Bypass At 6:26 AM, SFD volunteers were alerted to a one vehicle accident in the... Posted by Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Southbound traffic w…
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