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Perkasie Man Caught with Child Pornography In Undercover Investigation, Police Say Perkasie Man Caught with Child Pornography In Undercover Investigation, Police Say
Perkasie Man Caught with Child Pornography In Undercover Investigation, Police Say A Perkasie Borough resident faces multiple felony charges for allegedly downloading child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to Warrington Township police.  Donald Leslie Foster, 57, was released from a Bucks County jail after posting 10 percent of his $100,000 bail, court records show.  Investigators said an IP address linked to Foster came up during an undercover CSAM investigation in November. After obtaining a search warrant for his electronics, police found that one of his computers was used to download or attempt to download CSAM more than 80 times between November and …

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks Identity Thief Bilked Senior For $33K, Cops Say Bucks Identity Thief Bilked Senior For $33K, Cops Say
Bucks Identity Thief Bilked Senior For $33K, Cops Say An accused thief in Bucks County is charged with ripping off a senior citizen to the tune of $33,000, authorities say.  Justin T. Rose, 33, of Sellersville, surrendered to the Perkasie Borough Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 26, officials wrote in a statement. Investigators say he racked up the debt over a period of years, using the victim's credit cards to make unauthorized purchases and cash transfers.  Rose was charged with felony identity theft, receiving stolen property, and related counts, court records show. Perkasie police said he was released from custody after h…

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by Mac Bullock
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Search For Missing Sellersville Woman Intensifies Search For Missing Sellersville Woman Intensifies
Search For Missing Sellersville Woman Intensifies Authorities in Bucks County are ramping up their search for a woman they say disappeared more than two weeks ago.  Elizabeth "Beth" Capaldi, 55, of Sellersville, was officially reported missing on Wednesday, Oct. 12 by a family member, said county District Attorney Matt Weintraub in a release.  Capaldi was last spotted on Oct. 10 at her family home on High Street, where she lives with her husband Stephen Capaldi, officials said.  Her cell phone, car, and keys were all recovered from the home, but her wallet was apparently taken with her, investigators said.  Loved …

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by Mac Bullock
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Philly Man Who Assaulted, Harassed Bucks County Ex-GF Sentenced: DA Philly Man Who Assaulted, Harassed Bucks County Ex-GF Sentenced: DA
Philly Man Who Assaulted, Harassed Bucks County Ex-GF Sentenced: DA A Philadelphia man who assaulted, threatened, and harassed his ex-girlfriend, even while he was imprisoned, was sentenced to 16 ½ to 35 years in state prison, authorities said. Steven Jeffrey Castner, 41, was convicted by a Bucks County jury in June on two counts each of intimidation of a witness and stalking and one count of attempted burglary, criminal trespassing, terroristic threats, and simple assault, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Castner first burglarized his ex-girlfriend's home in Sellersville on Oct. 19, 2019, using a hammer to damage the home and …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Alert Issued For Missing Bucks Man Possibly In South Jersey Alert Issued For Missing Bucks Man Possibly In South Jersey
Alert Issued For Missing Bucks Man Possibly In South Jersey Police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing Bucks County man. Matthew James Branning, 50, was last seen at his job in Silverdale Borough on Friday afternoon, Perkasie Borough police said. Police believe he is driving a silver 2002 Lexus SUV with the Pennsylvania license plate number: KWS-5619. He may be in the Egg Harbor area of New Jersey, police said. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Perkasie Borough Police Department at 215-257-6876 or call a local police department.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Man Shot At Home In Perkasie Man Shot At Home In Perkasie
Man Shot At Home In Perkasie A man was injured in a shooting at a home in Perkasie over the weekend, authorities said. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg at a home in the 200 Block of Marshall Street around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. The victim told officers he was shot by a man who remained at the scene when police arrived. The gunshot victim was taken to Grandview Hospital where he was treated and released, police said. The shooting suspect was detained at the scene and has not been charged pending further investigation and review by the Bucks…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Black Bear Spotted Roaming Streets In Bucks County Black Bear Spotted Roaming Streets In Bucks County
Black Bear Spotted Roaming Streets In Bucks County Police are urging residents in Bucks County to be aware of any black bear sightings as the animals have been spotted multiple times within the last day in the Perkasie area, authorities said. There were reported sightings of two bears in the area of Ridge Road beginning Tuesday, June 15 around 8:20 p.m., according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. Not long after, one bear was seen traveling through the borough crossing Callowhill Street near 3rd Street in the direction of the creek, police said. Unconfirmed reports say a bear was hit by a car on Ridge Road Wednesday morning. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Perkasie PD: Man In Custody After Breaking Into Neighbor's Home With Hammer, Damaging Property Perkasie PD: Man In Custody After Breaking Into Neighbor's Home With Hammer, Damaging Property
Perkasie PD: Man In Custody After Breaking Into Neighbor's Home With Hammer, Damaging Property A Perkasie man is in custody after police said he broke into a neighbor's home with a hammer, damaged property, and threatened to harm the owner. Officers arrested James Berner on April 11 and he was charged with burglary, assault, criminal trespassing, possessing instruments of crime, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and harassment, according to Perkasie Borough Police Department. Berner was arraigned by Judge Armitage and transported to Bucks County Prison after failing to post 10 percent of $100,000 bail. No futher informa…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: DUI Bucks Driver Hits Parked Car In McDonald's Parking Lot Police: DUI Bucks Driver Hits Parked Car In McDonald's Parking Lot
Police: DUI Bucks Driver Hits Parked Car In McDonald's Parking Lot A Bucks County driver is facing DUI charges after colliding with a parked car in a local McDonald's parking lot, authorities said. Police arrived at the scene and found Vincent Gardner, 37, under the influence in his car after he crashed into a parked car in the McDonald's parking lot on Constitution Avenue in Perkasie, on Feb. 4, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. No injuries were reported in the accident, police said. Gardner was arraigned by Judge Regina Armitage and charged with driving under the influence on Feb. 10. His bail was set at $15,000. 

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by Nicole Acosta
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Authorities: Bucks Home Invader Chases Family Out Of Home With Knife, Stabs Himself Authorities: Bucks Home Invader Chases Family Out Of Home With Knife, Stabs Himself
Authorities: Bucks Home Invader Chases Family Out Of Home With Knife, Stabs Himself A Bucks County burglar is facing charges after he chased a family out of their home with a knife then stabbed himself Tuesday, authorities said. The family called local police reporting of an unknown man let himself into their South Third Street home through the back entrance then chased them out with a large kitchen knife around 6:50 p.m., according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. Soon after, officers received a report of a stabbing victim in the area, police said. When officers arrived at the scene, they determined that the person -- later identified as James Jisung Park -- wa…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks County Police Seek Woman Who They Say Struck Parked Car, Pedestrian Bucks County Police Seek Woman Who They Say Struck Parked Car, Pedestrian
Bucks County Police Seek Woman Who They Say Struck Parked Car, Pedestrian Police in Bucks County are seeking the whereabouts of a 49-year-old woman who they say struck a parked car and injured a pedestrian last year, authorities said. Police have an active felony arrest warrant for Rebecca Erin Carper, formerly of Milford Township and East Greenville relating to the Aug. 16, 2020 incident, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. Carper, -- who wasn't properly licensed at the time -- apparently lost control of her car when she struck a parked car and left a pedestrian with injuries, police said. Police are encouraging anyone with information reg…

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by Nicole Acosta
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UPDATE: Missing Bucks County Teen Located UPDATE: Missing Bucks County Teen Located
Update: Missing Bucks County Teen Located Julia Coughlan, 14, was reported missing by her parents on Jan. 18, after she fled home on Jan. 16, Perkasie Borough police said. The missing teen has been located, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department, Patch reports. Her parents believed she may be have been in the Philadelphia area, police said.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks County Hunter Surrenders Months After Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Jason Kutt Bucks County Hunter Surrenders Months After Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Jason Kutt
Bucks County Hunter Surrenders Months After Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old Jason Kutt Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 52-year-old man in the deadly October shooting of 18-year-old Jason Albert Kutt in Nockamixon State Park. Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminster, surrendered to authorities on Dec. 30, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. "Clearly this isn’t a perfect ending,” he said. “Perfect would mean we have Jason back. But that’s just not how real life works, that’s not how criminal justice works, so this isn’t even really a happy ending, but it is a fair and a just and a final ending.” Kutt, of Sellersville, was sitting wit…

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by Cecilia Levine