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Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Bucks County Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Bucks County
Storm Downs Trees, Closes Roads Across Bucks County Authorities advise residents to adjust their travel routes after heavy rains flooded parts of greater Philadelphia Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, Jan. 9 and 10.  Flood and coastal flood warnings remain in effect Wednesday for Philadelphia and parts of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Lehigh, and Northampton counties, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service.  Drivers should take care to avoid flooded roadways and should never drive into pooled water, authorities note.  Here is a rolling, inexhaustive list of the most recent travel advisorie…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver Killed After Car Overturns In Solebury Driver Killed After Car Overturns In Solebury
Driver Killed After Car Overturns In Solebury One person is dead and another is hospitalized following a single-car crash in Bucks County on Wednesday evening, authorities say.  It happened on April 12 around 6:15 p.m. in Solebury on Greenhill Road, between Aquetong and Mechanicsville roads, township police wrote in a release.  Officers arrived to find the car overturned with two people trapped inside, they said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene while the passenger was rescued and taken to St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne for treatment, police wrote.  The fatally injured victim's name was not re…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Caretaker' Who Bilked Elderly Bucks Man For $650K Learns His Sentence 'Caretaker' Who Bilked Elderly Bucks Man For $650K Learns His Sentence
'Caretaker' Who Bilked Elderly Bucks Man For $650K Learns His Sentence The "caretaker" of an 81-year-old Bucks County man who ripped off his elderly client for more than half a million dollars will spend years behind bars, and will have to pay back most of the money, authorities say.  Robert R. Wootters, 56, of Warrington, was sentenced to three to six years in prison at a hearing on Wednesday, March 29, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a release. In court, Wootters pleaded no contest to multiple charges related to theft and financial exploitation, the DA said.  Wootters first came to the attention of investigators in March 2021…

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by Mac Bullock
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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
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Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say
Tennis Coach Sexually Assaulted Juvenile Athlete All Around The World, Police In PA Say A tennis instructor faces felony charges after authorities say he repeatedly abused a student while traveling the world to compete in tournaments.  Hector Andres Jacome Jaramillo, 24, was arrested at his residence in Washington Crossing on Tuesday, Jan. 3, and booked at the Bucks County lockup in lieu of a $200,000 bail bond, court records show.  Investigators believe Jacome Jaramillo sexually assaulted a student under the age of 16 on separate occasions in Upper Makefield and Solebury townships, as well as in Florida and unspecified foreign countries, District Attorney Matth…

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by Mac Bullock
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Tornados Wreak Havoc In Bucks, Mercer Counties Tornados Wreak Havoc In Bucks, Mercer Counties
Tornados Wreak Havoc In Bucks, Mercer Counties Tornados touched down in Bucks and Mercer counties Thursday evening, downing trees, collapsing buildings and leaving thousands without power. One tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service in Mercerville-Hamilton Square near Trenton at 6:34 p.m. Another was in Solebury and the second in Bensalem near the Neshaminy Mall just after 7 p.m.  ** Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com ** A partial collapse was reported at the Faulkner Buick GMC Trevose, where a mass casualty was declared. Severe damage in Bensalem after tornado touches down @NBCPhiladelphia @deannadurante @Stev…

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by Cecilia Levine