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Coroner Identifies Northampton Twp. Man Fatally Shot By Police Coroner Identifies Northampton Twp. Man Fatally Shot By Police
Coroner Identifies Northampton Twp. Man Fatally Shot By Police The 40-year-old man was shot dead by Northampton Township police on Sunday night, the Bucks County Coroner's Office says.  Mark Chambers died from multiple gunshot wounds, Coroner Meredith Buck said in a release on Nov. 6. His death was ruled a homicide.  “It is important to note that homicide as a manner of death refers to death at the hands of another," Buck wrote. “This matter remains under investigation by the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.” Authorities have claimed Chambers was brandishing a knife when they shot him on the 500 block of Elm Avenue in Churc…

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by Mac Bullock & Jillian
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Suspect Crashes Car After Robbing Bucks McDonald's At Knifepoint: Police Suspect Crashes Car After Robbing Bucks McDonald's At Knifepoint: Police
Suspect Crashes Car After Robbing Bucks McDonald's At Knifepoint: Police A Philadelphia man sits in a Bucks County jail cell after police say he robbed a McDonald's, crashed his car, and led authorities on a foot chase.  It started just before 8 p.m. on Monday, March 27, Northampton Township police said in a release. Officers were called to the 950 Second Street Pike McDonalds, where a man in dark clothes had "displayed a knife and announced a robbery," the department said.  The suspect fled the burger restaurant in Honda with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Minutes later, dispatchers were alerted to a car crash on Sackettsford in…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
PA Kids Orphaned By Mom's Strangulation, Dad's Cardiac Arrest PA Kids Orphaned By Mom's Strangulation, Dad's Cardiac Arrest
PA Kids Orphaned By Mom's Strangulation, Dad's Cardiac Arrest A Pennsylvania mom was found dead inside a Bucks County home on Wednesday, June 8, just over a year after the father of her children died of cardiac arrest, authorities and loved ones said. Samantha Rementer, 31, died after being assaulted by a "friend" whose name has not been released, Northampton Township police said in a Monday, June 13 news release. A person they've identified as a suspect remained hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rementer died as a result of ligature strangulation and her death was ruled a homicide, Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck told LehighValley…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
PA Man Refusing To Leave Woman's Driveway Had Rifle, Police Say PA Man Refusing To Leave Woman's Driveway Had Rifle, Police Say
PA Man Refusing To Leave Woman's Driveway Had Rifle, Police Say A Bucks County man was in custody after authorities found him sitting in a woman's driveway with an AR rifle, authorities said. Police responded to a threats complaint at Tinari Drive where a woman said that a man she knows, Austin Carter, refused to leave her driveway, Northampton Township police said. When officers approached Carter, they saw the firearm leaning on the center console area, police said. Carter was taken into custody on Feb. 3 and charged for persons not to possess a firearm, possessing instruments of crime, and harassment, police said.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Police: Bucks County Man Caught With Drugs Gave Officers Fake ID Police: Bucks County Man Caught With Drugs Gave Officers Fake ID
Police: Bucks County Man Caught With Drugs Gave Officers Fake ID A 32-year-old man in Bucks County is facing charges after giving police false identification, authorities said. Police responding to reports of a threat on Tinari Drive found Patrick Herens with drug paraphernalia and other controlled substances in his car, Northampton Township police said. While police attempted to identify Herens, he provided several different dates of birth police said. Officers said Herens failed to provide his real name and date of birth after giving him the option, police said. Herens was taken into custody on Feb. 3 and charged for false identification to law …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Man, 52, Charged For Repeatedly Shining Spotlight Into Neighbors' Home, Police Say Bucks Man, 52, Charged For Repeatedly Shining Spotlight Into Neighbors' Home, Police Say
Bucks Man, 52, Charged For Repeatedly Shining Spotlight Into Neighbors' Home, Police Say A 52-year-old Bucks County resident is facing harassment charges for shining a spotlight into his neighbor's house for several nights, authorities said. When police arrived on the scene they apparently tried to mediate the dispute, by telling Jerry Mercado and Lisa Braun to not intentionally shine a spotlight into their neighbor's home, Northampton Township police said. Mercado and Braun refused to remove the spotlight and kept it in the direction of their neighbor's property over the next few nights, police said. The pair were taken into custody on Feb 2 and were charged with harassm…

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by Nicole Acosta
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BUSTED! Northampton Twp. Police Catch Man Trying To Put Stolen Motorcycle In Pickup BUSTED! Northampton Twp. Police Catch Man Trying To Put Stolen Motorcycle In Pickup
Busted! Northampton Twp. Police Catch Man Trying To Put Stolen Motorcycle In Pickup A 40-year-old man was arrested when police caught him trying to put a stolen motorcycle in his pickup truck, authorities in Bucks County said. When Northampton Township police confronted Richard Machen, he ran toward Old Jordan Road and fled the scene in a black pickup truck, authorities said. A short time later, officers found the pickup truck on Middle Holland Road where they initiated a traffic stop and spoke to Machen and passenger, Austin Carter, police said. Officers noticed a black sports bike style motorcycle in the back of the pickup truck that had been reported stolen in Nov…

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by Nicole Acosta