Find Your Daily Voice
48°
'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 …
Road Rage Driver Who Ran Down Victim In PA McDonald's ID'd As NJ Man: Authorities
Over a month after 47-year-old Jason Smith of Levittown was run over and killed in the parking lot of a Bristol McDonald's, authorities say they found the driver responsible.
Daniel S. Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, New Jersey, was arrested Friday, March 10, and charged with homicide, driving on a suspended license, and related counts, said Bucks District Attorney Matthew Weintraub.
Prosecutors say Smith and Dietrich had already been involved in a "driving incident" about a mile away before they both arrived at the 7700 Bristol Pike McDonald's at 4 p.m. on Feb. 5.
Police …
Cache Of Firearms, 50 Bags Of Fentanyl Leads To Bucks Ghost Gun Manufacturer's Historic Arrest
The owner of a Bristol business faces more gun charges than anyone in recent Bucks County history after detectives seized "dozens" of firearms and partially assembled "ghost guns" from his home, authorities say.
Prosecutors say Russell Byron Norton, 32, of Bensalem, played a key role in the Pentz organization, a drug- and weapon-trafficking ring that operated across lower Bucks County, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub in a statement Friday, Dec. 23.
Nicholas Pentz, the suspected ringleader of the crew, was arrested on various charges in June, as Daily Voice reported.
Investigat…
Beloved Philly Area Mom Dies After Months-Long Cancer Battle
A beloved Philadelphia area mom died after a six-and-a-half-month battle with cancer, her family said. She was 61.
Penny Jo Weigand, of Bristol, died on Friday, April 1, her obituary says. She was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in early September 2021, and had been fighting it ever since, according to a GoFundMe launched for her medical and funeral expenses.
The page had raised over $500 as of Friday, April 8.
She was remembered in her obituary as someone who loved to take walks, read her Bible, and listen to Joel Olsteen.
She is survived by her daughters, Jessica Martine and J…
Police: PA Man Nabbed In NJ Stop With Stolen Loaded Gun
A Hackensack detective nabbed a Pennsylvania man with a loaded gun and more during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Narcotics Bureau Detective Kley Peralta pulled over the 2012 Honda for a moving violation in the area of Kennedy Street near Jackson Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Detective Capt. Michael Antista said.
The passenger, Jonathan Rodriguez-Velez, 39, of Allentown, PA moved around “excessively,” then bent forward to shove something under his seat, Antista said.
It was a .357 Magnum “Desert Eagle” reported stolen out of Bristol PA, the captain said, adding that it had f…
Pennsbury HS Grad Morgan Hughes Dies At 26
Bucks County native Morgan P. Hughes died unexpectedly on Oct. 1 at the age of 26.
Born in Bristol and raised in Levittown, Hughes graduated from Pennsbury High School in 2013, according to her obituary.
Her obit remembered her as someone who "helped many people in their journey to recovery."
She is survived by her grandmother Florinda Rink, her twin sister Kelly Hughes, her sister Annalyce Kiessling (Keon), her nephew Keon, her earth parents, Colleen and Rex Kiessling, and other loved ones.
She was predeceased by her parents, Mary and John Hughes, her grandfather, Richard Rink, her mater…
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm
Three Montgomery County residents who died as the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through Pennsylvania have been identified, authorities said Friday.
Maxine Weinstein, 68, of Fort Washington, died after a tree came down onto a home on Wednesday. Her cause of death is traumatic asphyxia and the manner of death is accidental, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.
Craig Messinger, 70, of Schwenksville, was found dead in Skippack Township on Thursday. His cause of death is drowning and the manner of death is accidental.
Jack Caroluzzi, 65, of Bridgeport, died at home on Th…
Man Shoots Victim At Close Range Then GF In Bucks Incident, Report Says
A man was charged in a double shooting Tuesday morning in Bucks County.
Giovanni Diaz, 25, of Bristol, was arraigned before on-call District Judge Maggie Snow on one count of attempted homicide, three counts of aggravated assault and one count of weapon possession, LevittownNow reports.
The 3:15 a.m. incident occurred outside of the Solid Rock Youth Center in Morrisville, where Diaz shot a man in the head at close range and then accidentally shot his girlfriend, the outlet reports.
Diaz took his girlfriend to the hospital, where he was arrested, and the man who was shot in the head survive…
US Marshals Capture Fugitive In Fatal Trenton Shooting In Bucks County, PA
Surveillance camera footage and police body cams helped identify a suspect in a recent fatal shooting in Trenton, authorities said.
The 24-year-old fugitive was caught on Friday by U.S. Marshals in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.
Dion Duncan was charged with first-degree murder and weapons charges in connection with the death of Ramire Harvey, 25, of Trenton, who suffered multiple gunshot wounds, Onofri said.
According to investigators, Duncan is shown walking into and out of a home near the shooting scene, in a change of clothes. Cl…
