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Driver Killed After Pointing Gun At Officers Through Tear Gas In Bensalem Standoff: DA (Videos)
A two-hour standoff in Bensalem ended in gunfire when an armed fugitive raised a handgun at officers through tear gas, prompting police to open fire, authorities said.
Zachiry Derrek Kerschner, 30, of Lehighton, had led police on a high-speed chase before barricading himself in his car at the Liberty Gas Station on Bristol Pike, refusing to surrender, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
High-Speed Chase Ends In Standoff
The incident began around 3:50 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, when Bensalem Police stopped Kerschner’s Ford Fusion near Route 1 and …
Serial Bank Robber Caught Red-Handed Fleeing PNC Bank With $4K Cash: Bucks DA
A suspected serial bank robber was apprehended moments after he fled the PNC Bank on Hulmeville Road with $4,000 in cash on Monday, Dec. 23, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
Marc Masich, 47, of Amherst, NY, was captured by officers outside the bank at 5:21 p.m. while carrying a gray-and-white bag containing the stolen money, according to Bensalem police.
Masich had handed a teller a demand note similar to one used earlier that day at the TD Bank on Street Road, where he reportedly fled after being told cash was unavailable. He also attempted a robbery at the Santander Bank…
Gunpoint Robbery At 7-Eleven Leads To Two Arrests: Bensalem Police
A man and a woman robbed a Trevose gas station at gunpoint on Saturday, July 20, according to authorities.
Christopher Yelverton, 42, and Amanda Petherbridge, 34, are each charged with robbery, conspiracy, and related counts, Bensalem police said in a release on Monday, July 22.
The robbery happened at the 2511 Lincoln Highway 7-Eleven in Trevose just before 3 a.m., investigators said. Yelverton walked into the gas station and asked for a carton of Newport cigarettes, then pointed a handgun through his sweatshirt at the cashier and demanded money, according to au…
