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PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says
PA Parents Sentenced: 'Treated Animals Better' Than 7 Children, Judge Says A father and mother who forced their seven children to live in filthy conditions in a rundown trailer in Bucks County were sentenced to up to 16 years in Pennsylvania State Prison on child neglect charges, authorities said. Shane Robertson, 48, and Crystal Robertson, 38, of West Rockhill Township, appeared Tuesday, Aug. 20 before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller, who called them “two of the worst parents I’ve ever seen in my life.”  “It is appalling that you would live in these conditions with your seven children,” Liller said. “You treated your animals better than you treated you…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
PA Girl Missing Since Last Week, Police Say PA Girl Missing Since Last Week, Police Say
PA Girl Missing Since Last Week, Police Say Pennridge Regional Police Department is looking for a missing teenager.  Geyahna Medwatz was last seen on Lower Rocky Dale Road in West Rockhill Township around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, authorities say.  Police do not believe she has cell service and said there is "some concern for her wellbeing." No clothing description is available.  Anyone with information is being asked to call Pennridge Regional Police at 215-257-5104 or submit a tip online. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Cruel Parents Accused Of Padlocking Fridge Facing New Troubling Charges In PA: Court Docs Cruel Parents Accused Of Padlocking Fridge Facing New Troubling Charges In PA: Court Docs
Cruel Parents Accused Of Padlocking Fridge Facing New Troubling Charges In PA: Court Docs A Pennsylvania couple accused of padlocking their fridge and raising seven children among rats are facing additional charges, according to court records.  Shane and Crystal Robertson, of West Rockhill Township, were previously charged with seven felony counts of endangering the welfare of a child in May, Daily Voice reported.  Each is now accused of simple assault and conspiracy, and Shane Robertson faces an additional charge of strangulation, legal filings show.  Authorities first visited the family's home after three of their children were seen entering an abando…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
14 Residents Displaced After Fire Breaks Out In Bucks County Mixed-Use Building 14 Residents Displaced After Fire Breaks Out In Bucks County Mixed-Use Building
14 Residents Displaced After Fire Breaks Out In Bucks County Mixed-Use Building Several residents were displaced by a fire that damaged a mixed-use building in Bucks County on Monday, Oct. 3, authorities said. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the fire, which broke out in the three-story building on the 700 block of Ridge Road in West Rockhill Township around 7:10 a.m., according to the Sellersville Fire Department. The first floor is occupied by a company named B-Enterprise, with apartments above.  The fire quickly went to a second alarm, prompting the request of several area companies. Firefighters evacuated the building, and called for two tank…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Philly Man Sentenced In Double Homicide At Upper Bucks Campground Philly Man Sentenced In Double Homicide At Upper Bucks Campground
Philly Man Sentenced In Double Homicide At Upper Bucks Campground UPDATE: A Philadelphia man was sentenced to consecutive life terms without parole in state prison for killing two men at a campground in upper Bucks County two years ago, authorities announced Nov. 18. Miles K. Jones, 42, was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of recklessly endangering another person and one count each of firearms not to be carried without a license and possession of an instrument of crime, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Investigators allege he shot and killed Eric Braxton, 41, and Arthur Hill, 46, both of Phila…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks County Native, Beloved Mom Of 2 Rebecca Clowney Dies Suddenly At Age 35 Bucks County Native, Beloved Mom Of 2 Rebecca Clowney Dies Suddenly At Age 35
Bucks County Native, Beloved Mom Of 2 Rebecca Clowney Dies Suddenly At Age 35 Bucks County native and beloved mother of two Rebecca Greene Clowney died suddenly following an episode of cardiac arrest on Oct. 24. She was 35. Born in West Rockhill Township, Clowney grew up in Pennsburg, her obituary says. Clowney is survived by her parents, Michael and Bonnie (Greisemer) Greene; sisters, Stephanie Greene and Kellie Greene; brothers, Jeffrey Greene and Kevin Greene; Matt Clowney; and her children, Brynn and Brielle Clowney. More than $3,400 had been raised as of Monday on a GoFundMe for Clowney’s final expenses. “It comes with great sadness and heavy heart to say Rebe…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Police Bust Man Stalking Young Girl, Authorities In Bucks Say Police Bust Man Stalking Young Girl, Authorities In Bucks Say
Police Bust Man Stalking Young Girl, Authorities In Bucks Say Police in Bucks County busted a man they say was stalking a young girl on Friday. Officers responded around 5 p.m. to the 2500 block of Wellington Way in West Rockhill Township on a report of a suspicious man who had been following a young girl, Pennridge police said. They were initially unable to locate him but found him when they were called back to the area. The man, identified as 43-year-old Chance Jackson, had followed the young girl to her home and onto her porch, police said. He was wanted out of Montgomery County on drug-related charges, according to police. Jackson was char…

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by Nicole Acosta