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Teens Harassed Children At Bedminster Playground, Authorities Say Teens Harassed Children At Bedminster Playground, Authorities Say
Teens Harassed Children At Bedminster Playground, Authorities Say Police are seeking two teenagers who they say harassed a pair of children at a playground in Bedminster Township on Wednesday, June 14.  It happened around 8:30 p.m., police said in a release. Two girls aged 9 and 10 were at a playground behind a home on Kulp Drive when they were offered candy by two males, the department wrote.  The children ran home and reported the incident to their parents, authorities said.  On Thursday, June 15, one of the teens returned and "verbally harassed" the same 9-year-old victim "in a similar manner" near the same playground, police said.…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Bucks Furniture Company Scammed Customers: Police Bucks Furniture Company Scammed Customers: Police
Bucks Furniture Company Scammed Customers: Police A Bucks County furniture company is accused of pocketing customers' money without actually delivering merchandise.  A&A Custom Furniture of Perkasie advertises unique, handcrafted furniture and home goods on its since-deleted website, but police say the company has been stiffing its clientele.  Investigators say the company, run by Austin and Amanda Smallacombe, accepted "large financial deposits" from customers on Facebook and other social media sites but then never actually fulfilled the orders.  State court records show no active criminal charges against either Smalla…

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by Mac Bullock
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Raid Of Ex-Con's PA Home Turns Up Loaded Firearms, Meth: DA Raid Of Ex-Con's PA Home Turns Up Loaded Firearms, Meth: DA
Raid Of Ex-Con's PA Home Turns Up Loaded Firearms, Meth: DA A raid of a 64-year-old Pennsylvania man's home turned up several firearms, some loaded and some illegal, and methamphetamine, authorities said. Scott Allen McCaughey, of Plumstead township, is banned from owning weapons due to a 1980 robbery conviction, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Police served a search warrant at McCaughey's Durham Road home around 6 a.m.  Thursday, April 28, and found a black fully automatic M4 rifle with no serial numbers showing, along with a bolt-action rifle with an obliterated serial number, authorities said. McCaughey was also …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bucks Meth Ring Leader Sentenced To Up To 20 Years In Prison Bucks Meth Ring Leader Sentenced To Up To 20 Years In Prison
Bucks Meth Ring Leader Sentenced To Up To 20 Years In Prison A man accused of leading a methamphetamine ring in his Bucks County home was sentenced Tuesday to nine to 20 years in state prison, authorities said. Gary Lynn Moyer, 72, of Dublin, ran the operation out of his home on Cherry Lane and had six people gather items and ingredients required to manufacture methamphetamine, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. They delivered the items to Moyer, and some acted as lookouts while he "cooked" the methamphetamine, authorities said. Each member of the ring was seen on several occasions going to Moyer’s home after buying precursor …

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by Nicole Acosta
Schools
Online Threat Possibly From Students Closes Upper Bucks Tech Online Threat Possibly From Students Closes Upper Bucks Tech
Online Threat Possibly From Students Closes Upper Bucks Tech An online threat possibly made by students closed Upper Bucks County Technical School for Wednesday, Mar. 17, authorities said. The tip came in around 9 p.m. Tuesday from the PA Attorney General’s Safe 2 Say Program concerning an overheard threat of violence toward the Ridge Road School, according to the Bedminster Township Police Department. Safe 2 Say Something is a youth violence prevention program run by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. The program teaches youth and adults how to recognize warning signs and signals, especially within social media, from individuals who may be…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Bucks County Police Investigating String Of Identity Theft Scams Involving Fake Deliverymen Bucks County Police Investigating String Of Identity Theft Scams Involving Fake Deliverymen
Bucks County Police Investigating String Of Identity Theft Scams Involving Fake Deliverymen Police in Bucks County are investigating a string of identity theft scams involving delivery couriers, authorities said. Bedminster residents told police that they have received packages at their doorstep addressed to them or a different name.  Soon after, an unknown person wearing apparel for a delivery company (Amazon, FedEx, etc.) arrives advising that the package was delivered by mistake and they request to take the package, Bedminster Township police said. A resident on Sweetbriar Road received three packages with their name and address affixed in December, police said. Shortly …

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by Nicole Acosta