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Philly Man Shot By Police After Reaching For Officer's Gun: Montco DA Philly Man Shot By Police After Reaching For Officer's Gun: Montco DA
Philly Man Shot By Police After Reaching For Officer's Gun: Montco DA A Philadelphia man was shot in the shoulder and is now charged with attempted homicide after police say he punched an officer in the head and tried to grab his gun in Montgomery County early Saturday morning.  It happened at 9 a.m. in the 500 block of Bridal Way in Cheltenham, District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office said in a release. Police were called to the scene for reports of a "suspicious man," authorities said. A Cheltenham police officer located the man and asked him to sit down and talk, but the man "responded by immediately punching the officer in the face and head" and reach…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
Auto Manager, Aspiring Tattoo Artist Mason Werkheiser Of Northampton County Dies Suddenly, 21 Auto Manager, Aspiring Tattoo Artist Mason Werkheiser Of Northampton County Dies Suddenly, 21
Auto Manager, Aspiring Tattoo Artist Mason Werkheiser Of Northampton County Dies Suddenly, 21 Tributes are flooding social media for auto manager and aspiring tattoo artist Mason Werkheiser of Northampton County, who died unexpectedly at Abington Memorial Hospital on Friday, Dec. 30 aged 21. Born in Easton, Mason attended Easton Area High School, his obituary and social media pages say. He was a manager at AutoZone as well as an aspiring tattoo artist. Mason loved spending his free time with his family and friends. Mason is survived by his siblings, Mark Werkheiser, Chelsea Werkheiser, and Corina Werkheiser; his niece, Zuri Johns and nephew, Ennius Werkheiser; and many close frien…

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by Valerie Musson
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Post Birthday Bash Crash: Friend Tried Taking Keys From DUI Man Who Hurt 3, Killed 1, DA Says Post Birthday Bash Crash: Friend Tried Taking Keys From DUI Man Who Hurt 3, Killed 1, DA Says
Post Birthday Bash Crash: Friend Tried Taking Keys From DUI Man Who Hurt 3, Killed 1, DA Says An 18-year-old DUI driver has been charged with murder by vehicle in the Cheltenham crash that killed a 20-year-old man and seriously injured three others earlier this year, authorities in Montgomery County said. Despite futile attempts from friends to stop him, Alexander Koenigsberg — of Huntingdon Valley — got behind the wheel of his 2006 Honda Civic to drink with friends after a bowling alley birthday party on Jan. 22, 2022, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. A few hours later, Koenigsberg was navigating a curve on Greenwood Avenue in Cheltenham…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bucks Police Probe Robbery, Shooting Of Employee At Warminster Metro PCS Bucks Police Probe Robbery, Shooting Of Employee At Warminster Metro PCS
Bucks Police Probe Robbery, Shooting Of Employee At Warminster Metro PCS Police in Bucks County are investigating after two men allegedly robbed a Metro PCS store in Warminster and shot an employee before fleeing the scene, authorities said. Upon arrival, officers found an employee with a single gunshot wound to the stomach, around 3:50 p.m. at the E County Line Road store on Feb. 25, according to the Warminster Township Police Department. The employee told officers that two black males entered the store,  robbed him, and later shot him, police said. It is unclear what items the suspects stole, police said. The pair of men apparently fled to the…

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by Nicole Acosta