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MISSING: Teen Mom, 5-Month-Old Infant Flee 'Christ Home for Children' In PA, Police Say MISSING: Teen Mom, 5-Month-Old Infant Flee 'Christ Home for Children' In PA, Police Say
Missing: Teen Mom, 5-Month-Old Infant Flee 'Christ Home for Children' In PA, Police Say Police in Warminster are seeking a missing teenager and her infant daughter.  Seventeen-year-old Daneishya Nicole Neal left the Christ Home for Children, 800 York Road, with her 5-month-old daughter Eliana Rae Neal on Saturday, March 23, police said.  Neal left a message for Christ Home staff, "thanking them for all of their help and advising she was 'going her own way' with her 5-month-old daughter," according to authorities.  Both Neal and her daughter are under the custody of Lancaster County Children and Youth, police said.  Daneishya was last s…
13 PA Residents Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring Busted In New Jersey 13 PA Residents Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring Busted In New Jersey
13 PA Residents Arrested In 'Elaborate' Cockfighting Ring Busted In New Jersey More than 50 people were arrested after police broke up a large cockfighting ring in Atlantic County, authorities said. Galloway Township police executed a search warrant at a home on the 300 block of South Bremen Avenue on Saturday, Mar. 9, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, a large group of people were there and many tried to run away before they were detained. Investigators found an "elaborate cockfighting operation" that included a fighting ring, seating for spectators, and several cockfighting kits. About 50 roosters were found in "various degrees of health" …
Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says
Felon Shows Up At Ex-GF's Home With Illegal Weapons, MontCo DA Says A registered sex offender made calls from prison to illegally purchase weapons and wasn't caught until he was parked outside his ex-girlfriend's home around 1 a.m., authorities detailed in court documents released on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  Edward Cordenner III, 36, of Susquehanna Avenue in Lansdale was found with a loaded assault rifle and night vision goggles in his pickup truck outside his ex-girlfriend's home in New Hanover Township at 1:21 a.m. on Feb. 21, police explained in the affidavit of probable cause.  Cordenner had recently been released from prison and had been makin…
Bucks County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth In York County: USDOJ Bucks County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth In York County: USDOJ
Bucks County Man Sentenced For Trafficking Meth In York County: Usdoj A Warminster man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine in York County, according to the US Attorney's Office.  Matthew Moss, 37, previously pleaded guilty to possessing more than 270 grams of meth for distribution, said prosecutors in a release.  Investigators said they went undercover and purchased 140 grams from Moss in York County in November 2021. He fled when they tried to arrest him and led authorities on a vehicle and foot chase, officials said.  When captured, Moss had an additional 133 grams of 96-percent-pure meth in his …
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Bucks County: Coroner Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Bucks County: Coroner
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Road In Bucks County: Coroner Officials have named the pedestrian who fatally struck in Warminster on Saturday evening, Dec. 9.  Dennis Keith Hines II was hit crossing Street Road near Newtown Road, said the Bucks County Coroner's Office in a release. He died from multiple injuries and the manner was accidental, authorities said.   The driver remained on scene and is cooperating fully with investigators, according to the Coroner's Office. Hines, 51, was in the area on business, said Coroner Meredith Buck. “The Bucks County Coroner’s Office conveys their deepest condolences to the family and friends…
Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire
Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire Two police officers are being hailed as heroes for waking up a 97-year-old man and carrying him outside of his house as flames ripped through it early Thanksgiving morning. The newspaper deliveryman, though, was the one who called 9-1-1 when he saw flames coming from the second story window of the home on the 100 block of Fairview Avenue, around 3:25 a.m., Nov. 23, police said. November 23, 2023: Multiple Fire Companies were dispatched at approximately 3:35 A.M to a dwelling fire on the 100 block... Posted by Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, November 23, 2023 Hatboro Sg…
Barstool's Portnoy Deducts Points During Bucks County Pizza Review For 'Insulting' Marketing Barstool's Portnoy Deducts Points During Bucks County Pizza Review For 'Insulting' Marketing
Barstool's Portnoy Deducts Points During Bucks County Pizza Review For 'Insulting' Marketing Let's get one thing straight: It's not New Haven-style pizza. At least that's what Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy said about HG Bucks Bagels in Warminster, where he stopped for a One Bite pizza review last week. The bagel shop markets itself as having the CT-style pies: "It's a weird scene in there," Portnoy said before biting into a slice, and then taking more than one. "It's good pizza but don't insult me and don't insult New Haven," Portnoy said. "Having said all that, it's pretty good." Portnoy's rating at HG Bucks? 7.7 — with a .2 deduction for saying it's a New Haven-style pizza w…
Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals
Suspected PA Robber Arrested During Shift At Grocery Store: US Marshals A man accused of armed robbery was arrested while he was on the clock at a Souderton grocery store, US Marshals told Daily Voice.  Jahmir Radi Green, 25, had been sought in connection with a string of thefts in June — including an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in Warminster, an attempted burglary at a gun shop in Hatboro, and another armed robbery in Warrington — according to police.  A suspected accomplice, 19-year-old Christiano D'Antuono of Newtown, was arrested in August.  On Wednesday, Nov. 15, US Marshals seeking Green were told by Warrington police that he was working at the Souderto…
'Get Money Squad' Stole $250K In Wire From Philly Area Utility Poles: DA 'Get Money Squad' Stole $250K In Wire From Philly Area Utility Poles: DA
'Get Money Squad' Stole $250K In Wire From Philly Area Utility Poles: DA Authorities in Bucks County say they have taken down a criminal group that stole more than $250,000 in copper wiring from area utility poles.  Eight members of the so-called "Get Money Squad" are in police custody and a ninth is sought, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's office.  Investigators say the organization targeted Verizon poles in Makefield, Warminster, Bensalem, and Bristol.  The crew would "case" poles throughout lower Bucks, climb up them when the coast was clear, and "lop off" the wires, prosecutors said. On the ground, they would burn off the plastic coating and remo…
'Killing Zone': Gunman Shot Witness's Boyfriend, Sister In Front Of Her, Bucks DA Says 'Killing Zone': Gunman Shot Witness's Boyfriend, Sister In Front Of Her, Bucks DA Says
'Killing Zone': Gunman Shot Witness's Boyfriend, Sister In Front Of Her, Bucks DA Says A Philadelphia man accused of killing two people in cold blood in 2007 — and then arranging for the murder of a witness from prison — was convicted of multiple felonies by a Bucks County jury this week, authorities say.  Alfonso Sanchez, 41, was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder as well as burglary, aggravated assault, and solicitation to commit murder on Monday, May 1, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office.  According to evidence and testimony presented in court, Sanchez was joined by Steven Miranda and Alex Martinez when he stoppe…
Anonymous Threat Brings Police Presence To Bucks Schools Anonymous Threat Brings Police Presence To Bucks Schools
Anonymous Threat Brings Police Presence To Bucks Schools Authorities are on campus across Centennial School District on Friday, after administrators received a threatening phone call from a blocked number.  District leaders notified Warminster police late on Thursday, April 20 that an anonymous caller phoned in an unspecified threat against William Tennent High School, the department said in a release.  Though the threat was directed at WTHS, Warminster police say they and Upper Southampton police are present at every CDS school on Friday, April 21 "out of an abundance of caution." Detectives are continuing to investigate the threat, t…
Cops Seek Missing Man In Warminster Cops Seek Missing Man In Warminster
Cops Seek Missing Man In Warminster Authorities in Bucks County are asking for the public's aid in finding a missing man.  Jacob Perkins, 19, was last seen in Warminster on Thursday, March 23 at about 5 p.m., township police said in a statement. He is described as standing 5-foot-8 with brown eyes and dark curly hair, officials said.  Anyone with information is asked to call 215-672-1000 or email jhansen@warminsterpa.org.
Illegal Gun Owner Fires At Bucks County Home: Police Illegal Gun Owner Fires At Bucks County Home: Police
Illegal Gun Owner Fires At Bucks County Home: Police A man in Bucks County faces felony gun charges after police say he opened fire at a Warminster home on Tuesday, March 21.  Township police were called to the 300 block of Beech Street at about 11:30 p.m. for a report of shots fired, the department wrote in a release.  On the scene, the alleged victim also told police they had received "harassing voicemails" from the suspect in the hours before the shooting, according to the department. Another witness said they heard the shot and immediately looked out the window to see the suspect fleeing in a vehicle, police said.  Investi…
Former Bucks Cop Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Boys Learns Sentence Former Bucks Cop Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Boys Learns Sentence
Former Bucks Cop Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Teen Boys Learns Sentence The former Warminster police officer who was convicted of sexually abusing five boys will spend the next several decades behind bars, authorities say.  James Carey, 54, will serve 24.5 to 55 years in prison, said Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  Carey, during his tenure with the Warminster Township Police Department in the 1980s and 1990s, was a D.A.R.E. officer working with school students, a volunteer firefighter, and ran a "troubled youth" program, according to the DA.  Prosecutors argued that Carey used these positions and his status as a…
Missing Bucks Man Sought Missing Bucks Man Sought
Missing Bucks Man Sought A Bucks County man has been missing for over a week, and police are asking for the public's aid in bringing him home.  Jordan Benoit, a 24-year-old Warminster man, left his home in the township on Sunday, Jan. 15, and has not been seen since, authorities said in a statement.  Police said they are concerned for Benoit's mental health, and that while he left his home with his cell phone, it has since been deactivated. While his phone was still in service, his last known location was in Philadelphia, they added.  Benoit is about 5-foot-8, weighing about 150 pounds with black ey…
Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced
Bucks Dad Who OD'd While Watching Toddler Sentenced The Bucks County father who overdosed while watching his 2-year-old daughter will spend years in state prison, authorities say.  Justin Kearns, 36, of Warminster, was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years at a hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 17, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement. Kearns was previously convicted at trial in October for felony child endangerment.  According to evidence reviewed in court, police were called to Kearns' home at the Yorktown Village Complex on Sept. 11, 2020, for a welfare check. The caller told dispatchers she was locked out of he…
Woman Reported Missing In Bucks, Police Say Woman Reported Missing In Bucks, Police Say
Woman Reported Missing In Bucks, Police Say A woman is missing in Bucks County, and authorities are asking residents to keep an eye out.  Michele Flores, whose age and place of residence were not provided, was last seen Wednesday, Jan. 11 at about 7:50 p.m. on County Line Road near Madison Avenue in Warminster, township police said in a statement.  She was reported missing by her husband, and her information has been added to the National Crime Information Center's missing persons files, authorities wrote.  Flores is described as a 5-foot-tall white woman weighing about 165 pounds with grey eyes and brown hair. She wa…
Philadelphia Area Dad-To-Be David Hope Dies, 28 Philadelphia Area Dad-To-Be David Hope Dies, 28
Philadelphia Area Dad-To-Be David Hope Dies, 28 Newlywed, expecting father and Bucks County native David Hope died on Saturday, Nov. 19. He was 28.  Born in Warminster, Hope was a 2013 graduate of William Tennent High School, and worked as a team manager at a Sherwin-Williams paint store in Philadelphia, his obituary says.  Hope had just married his wife Macy in May, and the pair were expecting a son together, wrote coworker Joseph Ruggiero in a GoFundMe campaign.  With help from Hope's loved ones and members of the community, Ruggiero says he hopes the money will ease Macy's transition into single motherhood.&n…
Philadelphia Man Illegally Bought 21 Guns In Bucks For Others: DA Philadelphia Man Illegally Bought 21 Guns In Bucks For Others: DA
Philadelphia Man Illegally Bought 21 Guns In Bucks For Others: DA A 24-year-old Philadelphia man is facing several charges for purchasing nearly two-dozen guns almost exclusively in Bucks County for other people, authorities said. Leonard Truesdale was arraigned this week on 21 counts each of making false statements on firearm purchase forms, criminal conspiracy to make false statements on firearm purchase forms and selling or transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person, according to the Bucks County DA's Office. Truesdale appeared before Magisterial District Judge Brian M. Marriott who remanded him to Bucks County Correctional Facility under $100…
Man Wanted In Connection With Philly-Area Walmart Theft: Police Man Wanted In Connection With Philly-Area Walmart Theft: Police
Man Wanted In Connection With Philly-Area Walmart Theft: Police Authorities in Bucks County are searching for a man in connection with a retail theft investigation.  Warminster Township Police are asking the public to help identify the man pictured, the department said in a public release.  The man is sought in connection to a theft at the Walmart on East Street Road at around 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, but is only wanted for "identification and questioning" at this time, officials added.  He is described as a white adult man and was seen leaving the store in a grey Toyota Camry, according to the release.  Anyone with information o…
Repeat Walmart Thief Nabbed In Philly: Police Repeat Walmart Thief Nabbed In Philly: Police
Repeat Walmart Thief Nabbed In Philly: Police A 30-year-old Pennsylvania man accused in a string of Walmart robberies was arrested in Philadelphia after a recent incident, authorities said. Jamell A. Oglesby was nabbed Wednesday, June 29 after he was spotted in the black Lexus ES 250 that Bensalem police say was involved in the robberies. Oglesby and one other person who has yet to be identified, are believed to have committed robberies at Walmart stores in Bensalem, Warminster, Philadelphia,  Deptford, NJ, and Delaware, Bensalem police said. The first incident happened around 7:45 p.m on Friday, May 20 when a man …
Hit-Run Driver Sought In Warminster Pedestrian Crash Hit-Run Driver Sought In Warminster Pedestrian Crash
Hit-Run Driver Sought In Warminster Pedestrian Crash Police are on the hunt for a driver who they say fled the scene after striking a pedestrian in Warminster, authorities said. Responding officers found a man lying in the street at the intersection of West Bristol Road and Mearns Road around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, April 11, Warminster police said in a Monday, April 18 press release. A witness allegedly told police he saw a driver stop in a nearby parking lot and then quickly leave the scene eastbound on Bristol Road. The vehicle was described as a possible older model red Honda, police said.  Any additional witnesses to the crash or the…
Contaminated Water In These PA Towns Has Lasting Health Effects, National Study Underway Contaminated Water In These PA Towns Has Lasting Health Effects, National Study Underway
Contaminated Water In These PA Towns Has Lasting Health Effects, National Study Underway A national study is measuring the effects of contaminated drinking water in 10 regions of the country including towns near military bases in Pennsylvania. The contaminants, known as PFAS, are also called “forever” chemicals because they stay in bodies for many years and have been linked to potentially serious health problems. In many cases, the source of PFAS in the groundwater is likely past use of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) in the area. At airports and military bases, the foam is used as a fire suppressant to extinguish flammable liquid fires such as fuel fires. The studies are bei…
Winning PA Lottery Treasure Hunt Ticket Worth $131K Sold In Bucks County Winning PA Lottery Treasure Hunt Ticket Worth $131K Sold In Bucks County
Winning PA Lottery Treasure Hunt Ticket Worth $131K Sold In Bucks County A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $131,000 was sold in Bucks County. The Treasure Hunt ticket for the Wednesday, March 2 drawing was sold at One Hope Mart on York Road in Warminster, state lottery officials said. The winning numbers were 4-7-8-27-28. The retailer will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. Treasure Hunt winners have one year from the drawing date to claim prizes. Winners should immediately sign the back of their ticket and call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481.
Bensalem Police ID Human Remains In 1995 Cold Case Bensalem Police ID Human Remains In 1995 Cold Case
Bensalem Police ID Human Remains In 1995 Cold Case The human remains found behind a diner in Bensalem over 26 years ago have been identified, authorities announced. The adult skeletal remains, which were found on Sept. 18, 1995, in the woods behind the Club House Diner on Street Road, belong to Merrybeth Hodgkinson, according to the Bensalem Police Department. She was unclothed and wrapped in a plastic tarp, police said. The death was classified as a homicide by unspecified means and investigators said that the body had been there for two to three years. At the time, police only knew the victim was an adult white female between the a…
Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail
Bucks Corrections Officer Sentenced For Role In Drug Smuggling Ring Inside Jail A corrections officer was sentenced to two to four years in state prison for his role in a drug-smuggling ring inside the Bucks County Correctional Facility, authorities announced Friday. Joseph J. Jennings, 33, of Warminster, entered guilty pleas to contraband and criminal conspiracy on Wednesday, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. He was among nine men charged in June 2020 with the scheme to smuggle Suboxone strips into the jail to distribute among inmates, authorities said. Investigators found that Jennings smuggled Suboxone into the jail on multiple occasion…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Bucks County, Police Say Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Bucks County, Police Say
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Car In Bucks County, Police Say A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car in Bucks County Tuesday, authorities said. The crash happened in the area of Street Road and Newtown Road in Warminster around 6:30 a.m., according to the Warminster Township Police Department. Street Road is currently closed in both directions and will cause heavy traffic congestion in the area for some time, police said. Police are asking drivers to seek alternative routes as officers investigate the accident.
1 Man Hurt In Bucks County Warehouse Fire 1 Man Hurt In Bucks County Warehouse Fire
1 Man Hurt In Bucks County Warehouse Fire One man was injured in a fire that broke out in a Bucks County warehouse Friday, reports say. Crews arriving at the one-story building in the 600 block of Mears Road in Warminster around 4:30 p.m. noticed heavy smoke and fire, according to Warminster police. One man was left with facial and chest burns, authorities told 6abc. "Everyone is asked to avoid the area as local roads surrounding this scene are closed so the fire department can work safely to extinguish this fire." Warminster police said in a statement. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. This story is developi…
Warminster Police Search For Missing Girl Warminster Police Search For Missing Girl
Warminster Police Search For Missing Girl Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help locating a girl who they say is missing out of Warminster. Daysha Meyer reportedly walked away from the Valley Youth House on York Road on Aug. 31 sometime around 9:45 p.m., Warminster police said. Meyer is described as a white, 5'5", 180 pounds with blue eyes, and red shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing a grey tie-dye t-shirt and black shorts.  Her age was not made public by police. Anyone with knowledge of her whereabouts is urged to contact the Warminster Township Police Department at 215-672-1000.
Council Rock HS Grad, Bucks County Native Raymond Kruzick Dies, 31 Council Rock HS Grad, Bucks County Native Raymond Kruzick Dies, 31
Council Rock HS Grad, Bucks County Native Raymond Kruzick Dies, 31 Bucks County native Raymond D. Kruzick died on Aug. 13 at the age of 31. The Newtown resident was a 2009 graduate of Council Rock High School, according to his obituary. Kruzick was remembered for his "charismatic personality, belly laughter, and kind heart, always caring for those around him." He loved surfing, skateboarding, wakeboarding, dirt bike riding, cliff jumping, his obit says. He was predeceased by the late Daniel J. Mabin, and the late Raymond and Angeline Kruzick. He is survived by his mother Kathleen McKamey (Mabin) step-father Schaunn McKamey of Warminster, Pa., his f…
PA Hunter Sentenced In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Man Enjoying Romantic Evening PA Hunter Sentenced In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Man Enjoying Romantic Evening
PA Hunter Sentenced In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Man Enjoying Romantic Evening A 52-year-old hunter was sentenced to between seven years and two decades in prison for the shooting death of an 18-year-old man in a state park last October, authorities announced. Kenneth Troy Heller of Warminster, pleaded guilty to guilty to involuntary manslaughter, recklessly endangering another person, possession of an instrument of crime, possession of a prohibited offensive weapon and two hunting law violations on Wednesday, the Bucks County DA's Office said. Jason Kutt, of Sellersville, was sitting with his girlfriend at the edge of the lake near the Old Ridge Road access to t…