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Bucks Man Dies From Injuries One Month After Car Wreck: Coroner Bucks Man Dies From Injuries One Month After Car Wreck: Coroner
Peter Drugatz Dies One Month After Bristol Crash: Coroner A Buckingham Township man who was hurt in a Bristol car accident last month has died from his injuries, according to officials.  Peter J. Drugatz was driving on the 3200 block of Edgley Road when he veered into oncoming traffic and hit two cars on Nov. 6, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  The 70-year-old died from blunt force injuries to the abdomen on Sunday, Dec. 10 at a rehabilitation facility, the coroner said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.  Bristol Township police are also investigating the crash, the coroner added. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Body Found In Delaware River Needs ID, Says Bucks Coroner Body Found In Delaware River Needs ID, Says Bucks Coroner
Body Found In Delaware River Needs ID, Says Bucks Coroner The Bucks County Coroner's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a man found dead in the Delaware River on Monday, July 3.  Coroner Meredith Buck said an adult man's remains were found on the riverbank near 6206 Radcliffe Street in Bristol.  He is "thought to be the person who went missing" in the river near 6612 Radcliffe Street on Tuesday, June 27, but his identity has not been confirmed, she said. The man was wearing a gray, green, and tan camouflage zip-up hoodie with gray sweatpants and black sneakers, according to officials.  "His id…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence
Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence A man who pleaded guilty to a "crime spree" that included stealing an ambulance and biting Bristol Township police officers will spend at least a decade behind bars, a Bucks County judge has ruled.  Cody Dylan Lynn-Phipps, 31, was sentenced to 10.5 to 25 years in a state prison plus 19 years of probation, Judge Gary Gilman ruled on Wednesday, May 10, according to the District Attorney's Office.  In November, Lynn-Phipps admitted to several counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, escape, burglary, and other offenses related to the "spree…

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman Died In Police Custody From 'Natural' Causes, Bucks Coroner Says Woman Died In Police Custody From 'Natural' Causes, Bucks Coroner Says
Woman Died In Police Custody From 'Natural' Causes, Bucks Coroner Says The 48-year-old Philadelphia woman who died at the Bucks County Correctional Facility last month passed from "natural" causes, officials have announced.  Melissia Mager of Frankford Avenue died of a perforated duodenal ulcer at a Doylestown Hospital emergency room on March 1, and her autopsy "showed no evidence of external trauma or foul play," said county Coroner Meredith Buck in a statement.  Mager was taken into custody on a bench warrant by Bristol Township police late on Feb. 24, the department has previously said.  Mager was in custody at the Bucks County Correctional Facility in…

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by Mac Bullock
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Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill That Killed Victim: Bucks DA Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill That Killed Victim: Bucks DA
Dealer Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pill That Killed Victim: Bucks DA A 24-year-old Bensalem man has been charged with selling a 23-year-old woman a fentanyl-laced pill that killed her in November 2022, authorities said. Shakur Ali Brisbon was arraigned Thursday, Feb. 23, and remanded to the Bucks County lockup on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and related counts, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement.  According to prosecutors, Bristol Township police were dispatched to a home on the 6900 block of Bristol-Emelie Road for a medical emergency at 4 a.m. last year on Nov. 24.  There, Olivia Sea…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks McDonald's Hit-Run Victim Was Arguing With Driver: DA Bucks McDonald's Hit-Run Victim Was Arguing With Driver: DA
Bucks McDonald's Hit-Run Victim Was Arguing With Driver: DA Authorities in Bucks County have shed new light on the hit-and-run accident that killed a man in the parking lot of a Bristol Township McDonald's Sunday afternoon.  The victim was struck at the 7700 Bristol Pike restaurant just after 4 p.m. on Feb. 5, Daily Voice has reported. He was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.  He's now identified as Jason Smith, a 47-year-old Levittown resident, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub at a press conference Monday, Feb. 6.  The DA also said that Smith and the driver who ran him over were "involved in…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-Run At Bucks McDonald's: Police Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-Run At Bucks McDonald's: Police
Driver Sought In Fatal Hit-Run At Bucks McDonald's: Police Investigators are seeking the driver who they said hit and killed a pedestrian at a Levittown Mcdonald's before fleeing the scene. It happened in the parking lot at 7700 Bristol Pike just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 5, said Bristol Township police in a statement. The victim was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he later died from his injuries, they wrote.  The suspect vehicle is described as a four-door Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck circa 2013. The truck has a 4x4 sticker on either side of the bed and may be missing a black, oval-shaped cover for its fog light, they continu…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Ambulance Stolen From Lower Bucks Hospital But Soon Found: Reports Ambulance Stolen From Lower Bucks Hospital But Soon Found: Reports
Ambulance Stolen From Lower Bucks Hospital But Soon Found: Reports UPDATE: Bristol Township police have issued an arrest warrant for Cody D. Lynn-Phipps, 30, on charges of robbery, theft, escape, and related offenses. Cody D. Lynn-PhippsBristol Township PD ***Original story below*** An ambulance was stolen from Lower Bucks Hospital but it was recovered a few miles away, 6abc reports. Medic 168, a Penndel-Middletown Emergency Squad ambulance, was parked outside the hospital in Bristol when someone stole it sometime around 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, according to the outlet and Emergency Alerts of Southeastern Pennsylvania. #BREAKING BUCKS COUNTY AM…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Langhorne Man Sentenced In Falls Township Shooting Of Former Friend Langhorne Man Sentenced In Falls Township Shooting Of Former Friend
Langhorne Man Sentenced In Falls Township Shooting Of Former Friend A Langhorne man was sentenced Tuesday to 7 ½ to 20 years in state prison for shooting a former friend in Falls Township over a year ago, authorities said. Jason Brennan, 26, was convicted in June by a Bucks County jury on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of carrying a firearm without a license, and two counts of misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person and possession of an instrument of crime, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. In July, he pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance for possessing PCP, possession of drug par…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Hits Ambulance Head-On, Bucks Fire Officials Say Wrong-Way Driver Hits Ambulance Head-On, Bucks Fire Officials Say
Wrong-Way Driver Hits Ambulance Head-On, Bucks Fire Officials Say A wrong-way driver struck an ambulance head-on over the weekend in Bucks County, fire officials said. The rig was returning to the station when it was struck by a dark colored Chevrolet SUV on New Falls Road between Apple Tree and Red Cedar drives in Bristol Township around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Levittown Station 13 said on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Station 13 (@levittown_station13) No patients were on board at the time of the crash. Both vehicles were severely damaged and EMS workers suffered minor injuries. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bristol PD: Shooter Charged In Incident That Struck 7- & 9-Year-Olds Bristol PD: Shooter Charged In Incident That Struck 7- & 9-Year-Olds
Bristol PD: Shooter Charged In Incident That Struck 7- & 9-Year-Olds Charges were filed against a Bristol Township teen for his connection to a shooting that bypassed an 18-year-old intended victim, and a group of children, authorities announced. Troy Keys, 19, got out of his car at the intersection of Mulberry and Wood Street and began shooting gunshot rounds at a group of people around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 20 of last year, the Bristol Borough Police Department said. Within that group was an 18-year-old target whom Keys was intending to shoot, but missed. The rounds also bypassed a 7 and 9-year-old in the group, police said. He also struck a nearby home…

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by Nicole Acosta