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Middletown Township, PA
Police & Fire
Active Shooter: Multiple People Shot In Eastern PA, Police Say (
Developing
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A shelter-in-place for Falls Township residents was lifted after several hours, amidst an active shooter situation Saturday morning, March 16. UPDATE: Police ID gunman in triple Falls Township shooting. Several people were shot and it was unclear if the incident was random or targeted, police in Middletown said. Police did not say where it happened. "Police are asking residents to lock all doors and move to a central and secure location away from windows," police said. Nearby Middletown Township police said that there were "several" gunshot victims and that they were monitoring the t…
Police & Fire
Justin Mohn Beheads Dad Michael Mohn On YouTube: Affidavit
A 32-year-old Levittown man beheaded his dad and posted an approximately 14-minute-long video showing his dad's head on YouTube, authorities announced late Tuesday night. Justin Mohn beheaded his government employee dad, 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn, in a bathroom at his parents' home in the 100 block of Upper Orchard Drive, in Middletown Township, according to area police. Authorities were called to the home when his mom, Denice Mohn, found the bloody body in the first-floor bathroom around 7 p.m. on Jan. 30, the police detailed in the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Da…
Police & Fire
Feds: Leader Of Ring That Flooded South Jersey, Philly 'Burbs With Fentanyl, Meth Gets 18 Years
A drug kingpin who headed a network that slung fentanyl and meth in South Jersey and the suburbs of Philadelphia while he hid from his pursuers was sentenced Thursday to a plea-bargained 18 years in federal prison. Glenn Long, 29, of Philadelphia, must serve just about all of the time he received in U.S. District Court in Camden on Jan. 4 because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Long – known on the street as “Bless” and “Max” – ran the operation as a fugitive for three years while under a federal indictment for major drug trafficking out of Philadelphia. A second drug conspi…
Police & Fire
Levittown Man, 23, Dies In Rollover Crash: Authorities
A Bucks County man has died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash in Middletown Township on early Wednesday, April 26, authorities have announced. The victim, a 23-year-old Levittown man, was headed north on Oxford Valley Road "at a very high rate of speed" around 2:15 a.m., Middletown police wrote in a release. He lost control of his black Lexus, exiting the roadway and colliding with a vinyl fence and then a tree, police said. After striking the tree, the car rolled onto its roof and landed back on the road, near Roberts Avenue, officials wrote. The driver, …
Police & Fire
Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash
A man and a woman are dead following a two-car crash in Bucks County Sunday afternoon, state police have announced. It happened on I-295 in Middletown Township at around 3:20 p.m. on Feb. 26, troopers said. Investigators believe the driver of a Ford Taurus was traveling west in the eastbound lane, going the wrong way. Around mile marker 5.2, the driver of the Ford struck an oncoming Jeep Compass head-on, causing "heavy front-end damage" to both cars. Drivers Alexander Wetzel, 31, of Media, and Jenna Paulaski, 21, of Ewing, New Jersey, were both pronounced dead at the scen…
Police & Fire
Philadelphia Attempted Murderer Wanted In Area Crime Spree Nabbed: Police
A Philadelphia man wanted for attempted murder in Delaware County, an armed robbery and carjacking was in custody as of Tuesday, Dec. 6, authorities said. Zahkee Austin allegedly tried to kill someone in Middletown Township early Monday, Dec. 5, state police previously said. Zahkee AustinPennsylvania State Police Austin was also believed to have been responsible for an armed robbery in West Goshen Township and a carjacking and shooting in Philadelphia on the same morning. Austin was in West Goshen police custody, the department said.
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Route 1 Crash Was Pulled From Vehicle By Good Samaritan: Report
A driver died and a passenger was injured in a one-car crash on Route 1 in Bucks County, LevittownNow reports. The vehicle traveled on the southbound median before crashing into the West Interchange bridge support near West Gilliam Avenue on the Langhorne and Middletown Township border around 6:30 p.m Sunday, Oct. 23, the outlet says citing a local fire official. The unidentified driver, who was trapped inside the car, was pulled out by a Good Samaritan, but was eventually pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlet. Meanwhile, the passenger was taken to a local hospital for treat…
Police & Fire
Accused Philly Area Dealer Busted In Raid With Stockpile Of Guns, Drugs, Stolen Cars
A suspected Philadelphia area drug dealer is facing multiple charges after being busted with a stockpile of guns, drugs, and stolen cars, authorities said. Joseph “Joey” Scott, of Middletown Township, was charged Thursday, Sept. 15 with several drug and weapons offenses and sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on $1 million bail, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Local and state authorities recovered 10 handguns — including two illegally modified to be fully automatic — a bulletproof vest, ammunition, five stolen cars, crystal …
Police & Fire
Philly Man Killed In Bucks By Ex-GF, Son After Threatening To Tell Husband About Affair: DA
A 52-year-old Philadelphia father to nine children was gunned down by his ex-girlfriend and her son after apparently threatening to tell the woman's estranged husband of their affair in December 2020, authorities in Bucks County announced over the weekend. Christopher M. Wilson was shot outside of his workplace, a recycling facility in Middletown Township, on Dec. 10, 2020, according to a Grand Jury presentment. His ex-girlfriend, Joyce Brown-Rodriguez, 55, and her son, Kahlill Saleem Brown, 33 — both of Philadelphia — were charged with murder and related offenses, the Bucks Coun…
Police & Fire
'Boy With The Long Blonde Hair' Uses Hockey Stick To Rescue Youngsters From Icy Bucks Lake
A local teenager is being hailed a hero after using a hockey stick to save a pair of boys who fell through a lake in Bucks County. Cory Hemberger, 16, of Middletown Township, was playing hockey with his friend Shawn on the frozen Lake Afton in Yardley and were getting ready to leave when they noticed a young boy who had fallen through the ice around 5 p.m. Sunday, 6abc reports. Soon after, the 13-year-old victim's friend, who had been leaning in to grab him, fell in as well. That's when Hemberger stepped in with his hockey stick and dragged the two to safety. One of the youngsters' moms t…
Police & Fire
Gunman Sought In Falls Township Road Rage Shooting: Police
Police in Falls Township are on the hunt for a gunman who fired shots at a vehicle during what they are calling a road rage incident Monday morning. It all started around 5:55 a.m. on East Bound 295, west of Lincoln Highway in Middletown Township, and continued onto North Bound Route 1 into Falls Township when the driver of a red 2021 Kia K5 opened fire on another driver, local police said. No injuries were reported. According to police, the Kia K5 has a New Jersey temporary license plate number of 030260T. The suspect's vehicle was last seen exiting Route 1 onto South Bound Route 13 at 6…
Police & Fire
Authorities Seek Help ID'ing Gunman In Murder Of Philly Man At Bucks Workplace
Authorities are seeking the public's help in identifying a shooter who killed a 52-year-old Philadelphia man as he drove into work in Bucks County last year. Christopher Wilson was struck multiple times in the Kuusakoski Recycling facility parking lot on the 900 block of Wheeler Way in Middletown Township around 5:50 a.m. Dec. 10, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. On the one-year anniversary of the murder, detectives will be at the facility handing out fliers and asking for information. Wilson was a father of nine, police said. Anyone with information on the murder is…
Police & Fire
PA Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence Of Police Officer's Killer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday again upheld the death sentence of a Bucks County man convicted of killing a police officer over a decade ago, authorities said. Robert Anthony Flor, 54, fatally shot Newtown Borough police officer Brian Gregg on Sept. 29, 2005, while at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Since pleading guilty to first-degree murder and no contest to 39 other counts in 2006, Flor has tried to lessen his sentence multiple times. The death sentence was affirmed by the Pennsylvania…
Police & Fire
Levittown Shooting Suspect Shot Dead After Chase Ends In Philadelphia
A Levittown shooting suspect was shot dead following a police pursuit that ended in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon, reports say. Terrance Andre Bey, 29, is accused of shooting a man who was attempting to help the victim of a domestic assault at the Racquet Club Apartments on Veterans Highway in Middletown Township, around 2:40 p.m., according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. A 9-1-1 caller told emergency dispatchers that a 28-year-old woman, who lived in the apartment complex, was involved in a domestic assault with her boyfriend, later identified as Bey, of …
Police & Fire
Bucks Crews Rescue Trapped Driver After Van Veers Off I-295
A driver was rescued Monday night after his van veered off I-295 in Bucks County and landed on its side, authorities said. Crews arrived at I-295 eastbound at Durham Road in Middletown Township around 10 p.m. to find the 46-year-old driver trapped in the 2019 Ram Promaster after striking a sign, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Crews removed the front windshield and went through the back doors to access the driver, Penndel Fire Company said. The driver was removed through the rear doors and taken to Saint Mary's Hospital by EMS with unknown injuries. His 14-year-old passenger was…
Police & Fire
Car Collides With Roller In Bucks County
Fire and rescue crews were called to a scene in Bucks County early Thursday morning after a car collided with a roller, authorities said. The driver was trapped in the damaged car along the 2300 block of East Lincoln Highway in Middletown Township but crews were able to quickly free them by removing the driver's side door, according to Penndel Fire Company. The driver was turned over to EMS at the scene.
Police & Fire
NY Couple Found Guilty Of Assaulting Teen Employee At Sesame Place Over Face Mask Refusal
A Bucks County jury found a New York couple guilty of assaulting a 17-year-old Sesame Place employee last summer, leaving the teen with several injuries, including a broken jaw, authorities said. The employee spotted Troy McCoy, 40, of the Bronx, N.Y. waiting in line for a ride and asked him to wear his mask, which was the policy at the Middletown Township theme park on Aug. 9, 2020, the Bucks County District Attorney's office said Friday. McCoy became angry and began yelling at him and the teen walked away to avoid a confrontation, authorities said. Hours later, the em…
Police & Fire
Authorities: DelCo Home Invader Who Duct-Taped Adoptive Mom To Chair In Police Custody
A wanted Delaware County home invader was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police Thursday after he forced his way into his 80-year-old adoptive mother's house armed with a hammer and tied her to a chair with duct tape, authorities said. Christopher Dougherty, 45, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police around 5 p.m., CBSN Philly reports. Dougherty stole approximately $1,150 and her cellphone, then fled the scene of the Middletown Township home in her red 2002 Buick Century with the Pennsylvania registration number, HYH-3785, around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to Pennsylvania…
Police & Fire
DelCo Home Invader Arrested By PA State Police Duct-Taped Adoptive Mom, 80, To Chair
A wanted Delaware County home invader was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police Thursday after he forced his way into his 80-year-old adoptive mother's house armed with a hammer and tied her to a chair with duct tape, authorities said. Christopher Dougherty, 45, was taken into custody by Pennsylvania State Police around 5 p.m., CBSN Philly reports. Dougherty stole approximately $1,150 and her cellphone, then fled the scene of the Middletown Township home in her red 2002 Buick Century with the Pennsylvania registration number, HYH-3785, around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 11, according to Pennsylvania…
Police & Fire
FBI Raids Bucks County Lab With
Covid-
19 Testing
Members of the FBI and other law enforcement agents raided a Bucks County diagnostics lab that offers COVID-19 testing last Thursday. The Genesis Diagnostics lab in Middletown Township was among the first private clinical labs to offer COVID-19 testing in the U.S. A spokesperson for the FBI's Philadelphia field office told LevittownNow only that agents were carrying out a court-authorized activity. No further information was released. Shipping packages were seen stacked outside of the Town Center Drive lab's doorway. Breaking @CBSPhilly / FBI, Office of Inspector General for the U.S. …
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Recycling Company Worker, 52, Shot Dead While Arriving At Work In Bucks County
Authorities on Thursday morning were looking for the shooter who killed a recycling company worker as he was pulling into work in Bucks County. The 52-year-old man was struck multiple times in the Kuusakoski Recycling parking lot on the 900 block of Wheeler Way in Middletown Township, around 5:50 a.m., Middletown Township police said. The victim's coworkers immediately rendered aid. He was subsequently pronounced dead by EMS arriving at the scene. The man's name was being withheld at this time pending notification of family members. HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION On Thursday, December 10, …
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