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Bucks Man Convicted Of Shooting Down Police Drone Gets Prison Time Bucks Man Convicted Of Shooting Down Police Drone Gets Prison Time
Bucks Man Convicted Of Shooting Down Police Drone Gets Prison Time A Middletown man will spend up to 22 years in prison for gunning down a police drone during his arrest last year, among other charges.  John Palaio Jr., 51, was previously convicted of 19 counts — including seven felonies — at a waiver trial before Common Pleas Judge Charissa J. Liller in May, the District Attorney's Office said.  Police were serving an arrest warrant at Palaio's Pleasant Avenue home last July 6 on drug and weapons charges, the DA's Office said.  Authorities launched a surveillance drone to confirm that he was on the property, but the ope…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds
Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds A contractor in Bucks County awaits sentencing after being convicted of sexually assaulting the child of a client in 2021, officials say.  Jeffrey T. Lukens, 62, of Buckingham Township, was found guilty of felony indecent assault of a child under 13 and unlawful contact with a minor, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub. The jury delivered its verdict Wednesday, March 15 following a three-day trial, the DA said.  In September 2021, jurors were told, Lukens was hired by a Newtown Township homeowner to remove bees from the basement. While on the site, prosecutors said…

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by Mac Bullock
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Man Gets Probation For Flashing Porn Video At Woman Outside Suburban Philly Starbucks Man Gets Probation For Flashing Porn Video At Woman Outside Suburban Philly Starbucks
Man Gets Probation For Flashing Porn Video At Woman Outside Suburban Philly Starbucks A 55-year-old Warminster man was sentenced to one year of probation after flashing a pornographic video at a woman in the parking lot of a Lansdale Starbucks last year, NorthPennNow reports. The woman was in the car with her 7-year-old son when she pulled into the West Main Street parking lot around 8:30 a.m. Jan 6, the outlet says citing the affidavit. She stopped her car when a red Ford Focus swerved towards her, the affidavit says. "What are you doing?" she said to the driver, raising her arms. After she parked her car, the red Ford Focus -- driven by Matthew Fox -- backed into th…

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by Nicole Acosta
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DA: Bucks Teen Gets Off With Sensitivity Training After Making Racist Threats On Social Media DA: Bucks Teen Gets Off With Sensitivity Training After Making Racist Threats On Social Media
DA: Bucks Teen Gets Off With Sensitivity Training After Making Racist Threats On Social Media A 19-year-old Chalfont man who reportedly made racist and threatening comments on a social media video posted in July was ordered to undergo racial sensitivity training, authorities announced. Andrew J. Smith pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment and was also sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Diane E. Gibbons to a year of probation, mental health assessments, and continued racial sensitivity training at The Peace Center in Langhorne and at Good Shepard Mediation in Philadelphia, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The racial sensitivity training was an arrange…

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by Nicole Acosta