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Arrest Made In Wrightstown Murder Of 72-Year-Old Man: Bucks County DA Arrest Made In Wrightstown Murder Of 72-Year-Old Man: Bucks County DA
Arrest Made In Wrightstown Murder Of 72-Year-Old Man: Bucks County DA A suspect is in custody in connection with the 2023 murder of Richard MacFarland, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Prosecutors said they will announce more details at a press conference at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6.  MacFarland, 72, was found dead in his home with "multiple stab and slash wounds" last Oct. 7, the Bucks County Coroner's Office has said.   Newtown Township police are also investigating. 

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by Mac Bullock
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Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials
Woman Killed In Early Morning Bucks County Fire: Officials One woman has died after a home caught fire in Newtown Township early on Monday, Feb. 26, authorities said in a release.  First responders were called to the 400 block of Mahogany Walk in Newtown Grant around 4:30 a.m., police said.  Arriving officers spotted heavy smoke and fire, the release says. They forced their way inside but were driven back out by the flames, according to authorities.  After firefighters extinguished the blaze, an elderly woman was found dead in a second-floor bedroom, police said. Her name and age were withheld pending notification of her loved ones.…

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by Mac Bullock
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Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police
Dump Truck Crash Injures Three In Bucks County: Police Three people were injured in an accident in Newtown Township Friday morning, authorities say. A dump truck and another vehicle crashed on the 900 block of Swamp Road at around 11:45 a.m. on April 7, said township police in a release. The truck driver received "moderate" injuries, while two people in the other car were sent to St. Mary’s Hospital in critical condition, the department wrote.  "It initially appears that speed and failure to maintain lane of travel by the passenger car’s operator was the causation factor of the collision," said investigators.  A s…

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by Mac Bullock
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Hours-Long Armed Standoff Ends Peacefully In Newtown Hours-Long Armed Standoff Ends Peacefully In Newtown
Hours-Long Armed Standoff Ends Peacefully In Newtown A standoff with an armed man in a Newtown Township residence ended without injury on Friday, officials said.  It happened on the 300 block of West Hanover Street in the early morning hours on April 7, Newtown police wrote in a release. A man inside a home was said to be armed with a shotgun and refused officers' commands to come outside, the department said.  The other people in the home were removed and police initiated "'barricaded person' protocol," authorities said. Nearby properties were also evacuated and police shut down a stretch of Richboro Road for part of the morni…

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by Mac Bullock
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Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds
Bucks Contractor Abused Homeowner's Son At Job Site, Jury Finds A contractor in Bucks County awaits sentencing after being convicted of sexually assaulting the child of a client in 2021, officials say.  Jeffrey T. Lukens, 62, of Buckingham Township, was found guilty of felony indecent assault of a child under 13 and unlawful contact with a minor, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub. The jury delivered its verdict Wednesday, March 15 following a three-day trial, the DA said.  In September 2021, jurors were told, Lukens was hired by a Newtown Township homeowner to remove bees from the basement. While on the site, prosecutors said…

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by Mac Bullock
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'He Killed My Husband:' Mom Tells Police Son Stabbed Dad To Death Inside Philly Area Home 'He Killed My Husband:' Mom Tells Police Son Stabbed Dad To Death Inside Philly Area Home
'He Killed My Husband:' Mom Tells Police Son Stabbed Dad To Death Inside Philly Area Home A 22-year-old man was being held without bail Friday, April 29 for stabbing his dad to death inside a suburban Philadelphia home, authorities said. Jordan M. Kurman was charged with murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the stabbing death of Gregory A. Kurman, 49, who was pronounced dead inside his home on David Drive in Newtown Township around 4:55 a.m., according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Kurman was found on the living room floor with a deep laceration to his throat and a pool of blood under his head and around his neck, police said. Officers also n…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks Pedestrian Crossing Street To Catch Uber Struck, Killed By Car: Police Bucks Pedestrian Crossing Street To Catch Uber Struck, Killed By Car: Police
Bucks Pedestrian Crossing Street To Catch Uber Struck, Killed By Car: Police A pedestrian attempting to catch an Uber with friends was struck and killed by a car Wednesday night in Bucks County, authorities said. The man was crossing North Sycamore Street in Newtown Township around 11 p.m. to catch an Uber when he was fatally struck by another driver, local police said. The offending driver remained on scene, according to police. The victim has not yet been identified publicly. The street was closed for several hours in both directions from Silo Drive to Durham Road, police said. The investigation is ongoing. This story will be updated as new informatio…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Unfounded Threats Keep Bucks Students Out Of School For Days Unfounded Threats Keep Bucks Students Out Of School For Days
Unfounded Threats Keep Bucks Students Out Of School For Days Threats that were later proven to be unfounded caused a number of Bucks County students to miss school for several days, authorities said. On Dec. 3, a Newtown Township police school resource officer was notified of a potential threat by Council Rock School District officials,  Newtown police chief John L. Hearn said in a Tuesday release. The threat, which was allegedly made two to four weeks ago, was reported by other students, chief Hearn said. After interviewing several students and the possible suspect, officers found no credible threat, police said. "Unfortunately, social media …

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by Nicole Acosta
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Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says
Sex Offender Hired To Remove Bees Assaults 11-Year-Old Boy, Bucks DA Says A man registered as a sex offender since last June inappropriately touched an 11-year-old boy living in a household that hired him to remove bees, authorities in Bucks County said. Jeffrey Todd Lukens, 61, of Buckingham Township, had been working as a contractor in the Newtown Township home, and invited the boy over to help him on Sept. 2, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. Lukens invited the boy to assist him, offering him a partial bee suit to wear to protect his face and upper body, according to a criminal complaint.  The boy was on a ladder and using a reciprocating…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Bucks County Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Child, Authorities Say Bucks County Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Child, Authorities Say
Bucks County Man Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Child, Authorities Say A 31-year-old man from Bucks County has been arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a minor when he was 18 years old, authorities said. Andrew Duchesneau of Newtown Township was arrested in connection with sex offenses, which allegedly occurred on various occasions in 2008 when the alleged victim, in this case, was approximately 11-years-old, authorities said. Duchesneau was charged with five counts of indecent assault against a person less than 13 years of age, which is a third-degree felony.  He was processed and was arraigned by Judge Michael Petrucci where bail was set at …

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by Jon Craig
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DelCo Chiropractor Accused Of Groping Patient's Breasts DelCo Chiropractor Accused Of Groping Patient's Breasts
DelCo Chiropractor Accused Of Groping Patient's Breasts A Delaware County chiropractor is accused of groping a longtime patient's breasts, NBC Philly reports. Ardel Cirio, 61, owner of Cirio Chiropractic & Wellness, LLC on Bishop Hollow Road in Newtown Square, was charged with indecent assault by District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, NBC says. According to the DA's office, a woman told Newtown Township police on Monday, that she had been Cirio’s patient for about three years, and had become increasingly uncomfortable with his conduct during recent visits to his practice, the news outlet reports. Following the woman's report, police…

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by Nicole Acosta