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'Known Fentanyl Trafficker' Busted At Bensalem Motel, Cops Claim
An accused drug dealer sits in a Bucks County jail cell after police say they caught him at a Bensalem motel with guns, cash, and narcotics.
Basheon Johnson, a 36-year-old Bristol resident, is charged with drug possession with intent to deliver and illegal firearm possession, said Bensalem police. He is also wanted by the Sheriff's Office for an outstanding warrant, the department noted.
Township police's Special Investigations Unit had tracked Johnson down to the Penn Lodge Motel, 4331 Lincoln Highway, and executed a raid at his room on Tuesday, March 14, authorities …
Reading Man Shot 77-Year-Old During Robbery, Police Say
A Reading man is charged with shooting a senior citizen during an armed robbery earlier this month, authorities say.
Jose Escobar-Hernandez, 21, is the prime suspect in the Jan. 13 robbery that left a 77-year-old man with a non-fatal gunshot wound on Chestnut Street, Reading police told Daily Voice.
Investigators say they were surveilling Escobar-Hernandez at around 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan, 23, when they watched him walk into a building. When he exited, police gave chase, and the 21-year-old was arrested after a brief pursuit, authorities said.
Court records show Escobar-He…
Drunk South Jersey Woman Found With Heroin, Gun In Suburban Philly, Police Say
A New Jersey woman was arrested after police say they found her with drugs and a gun after stopping her for public intoxication in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Officers on drug surveillance stopped Colleen L. Brooks, 32, of Mantua, in the 1400 block of Chester Pike in Sharon Hill when they noticed she appeared drunk on Tuesday, Aug. 16, they said.
During her arrest, cops looked through her backpack and found suspected heroin, drug packaging, and a handgun, police said.
Detectives later discovered that she had a criminal history that forbid her from possessing firearms, they said.
Brooks was …
