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Body Of 2-Year-Old Swept Away By Bucks County Floods Found 32 Miles Away Body Of 2-Year-Old Swept Away By Bucks County Floods Found 32 Miles Away
Body Of 2-Year-Old Swept Away By Bucks County Floods Found 32 Miles Away The body of a 2-year-old girl swept away by intense flooding last weekend in Bucks County has been found after a 6-day search. Matilda "Mattie" Shiels' body was found along the Delaware River in Philadelphia on Friday, July 21, AccuWeather reports. Her body was found after police in Philadelphia received a pair of 911 calls about a body being spotted in the river, and was recovered approximately 32 miles from where she was lost in Upper Makefield Township, the outlet says citing the Upper Makefield fire chief. Her brother, Conrad, 9 months, remains missing, and police said they are "devast…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials
Infant, Toddler Missing; 5 Dead In Bucks Co. Flooding: Officials Five people are now confirmed dead due to the flash flooding in Bucks County over the weekend, while officials continue to search for the two children — including a 9-month-old baby — who are still missing, according to Upper Makefield police.  Authorities said early on Sunday, July 16 that the bodies of two women and one man who had been swept away in the flash floods had been recovered from areas across Upper Makefield, Daily Voice reported. By late Sunday, the bodies of two other women had been recovered, the police department said.  "So in total, we had seven people missing in the flo…

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by Mac Bullock
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Police: Drunken, Swerving NJ Trailer Operator Tells PA Officers His Driving Is 'On Point' Police: Drunken, Swerving NJ Trailer Operator Tells PA Officers His Driving Is 'On Point'
Police: Drunken, Swerving NJ Trailer Operator Tells PA Officers His Driving Is 'On Point' A tractor trailer driver weaving in and out of oncoming traffic told police officers in Bucks County, PA that his driving was "on point" before he was charged with drunk driving, authorities said. Upper Makefield officers were dispatched to reports of a tractor trailer driver weaving in and out of oncoming traffic while headed northbound on River Road in the Washington Crossing area April 5 at 6 p.m., police said. Police spotted a man later identified as Victor Noel Cruz, 34, of Mount Holly, who was towing a forklift on River Road, but stopped him near Lurgan Road, authoritie…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Bucks Dad Left Newborn Unsupervised Next To Bag Of Marijuana Police: Bucks Dad Left Newborn Unsupervised Next To Bag Of Marijuana
Police: Bucks Dad Left Newborn Unsupervised Next To Bag Of Marijuana An Upper Makefield Township dad was arrested after his infant baby was found unsupervised next to an open bag of marijuana, police said. Officers responded to a domestic dispute in progress on July 11, 2020, after a 911 caller said she got into an argument with her ex-boyfriend, Nicholas Mason, over custody of their child, Upper Makefield police said. A friend of the caller used the “Find my iPhone” application to locate 27-year-old Mason, police said. Officers and Mason's landlord were able to get inside of the home where they found the infant baby uninjured and unsupervised, according to…

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by Cecilia Levine