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Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA
Police & Fire
Fire At Popular Bucks County Restaurant Destroys 10 Businesses: 'Devastating'
A fire at a popular Bucks County restaurant and bar damaged approximately nine other businesses in the strip mall. Flames erupted at Andalusia Bar and Grill at 971 Bristol Pike in Grandview Plaza around 4 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, Bensalem Township Fire Battalion Chief Robert Sponheimer said. Responders were met by heavy flames in the back of the building, bringing approximately 70 firefighters to the scene, Sponheimer said. The two-alarm blaze was under control by 5 a.m., but completely destroyed the Andalusia Bar & Grill, along with the 8 or 10 other businesses in the shopping …
Police & Fire
Missing 77-Year-Old Last Seen In Bensalem, Police Say (
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Update: The subject of this report has been located safely, Morrisville police said. Morrisville Borough Police are looking for a 77-year-old man last seen on Tuesday, May 14. Anyone with information is asked to call Morrisville police at 215-295-8111 or email l.halas@morrisvillepolice.org.
Obituaries
Bucks County Fire Company Mourns Longtime Member
James Curran, a retired life member of the Eddington Fire Company of Bensalem, died last Thursday, March 14, according to his obituary. He was 83. His Eddington colleagues said Curran served more than 40 years with the company and had been battalion chief, company secretary, and fire police captain. He was also part of the all-volunteer Philadelphia Second Alarmers. Other area departments offered condolences on social media. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim’s family and friends and the Eddington Fire Company - Station 28. As they mourn the loss of Jim Curran. May…
Police & Fire
'Person Of Interest' In Bensalem Shooting Found Dead By Suicide: Police
A person of interest in the fatal Bensalem Halloween shooting was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Ohio on Thursday, Nov. 2, say authorities. Fourteen-year-old Peter Romano and two others were struck by gunfire near Woodbine Avenue and Bristol Pike on Oct. 31, Daily Voice reported. Romano died at the scene while the others, ages 17 and 19, were hospitalized. Police said previously that the shots were fired from a car parked at the intersection. That vehicle was a stolen 2014 Hyundai Elantra, investigators now say, and authorities were able to tr…
News
Teen Killed In Halloween Shooting Was Middle School Student: Bensalem PD
Authorities and loved ones have named the 14-year-old boy killed in a Bensalem shooting on Halloween night. Peter Romano was a student at Snyder Middle School, township police said Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 1. "Peter was a 14-year-old boy who enjoyed doing everything a 14-year-old boy loved to do," family members said on a memorial GoFundMe page. "A sudden loss like this is very heavy and devastating." Loved ones are seeking donations to help pay for the teen's unexpected funeral costs. As of Wednesday, the campaign has raised nearly $2,000. Superintendent Samuel Lee of the Bensalem S…
Police & Fire
Triple Halloween Shooting Kills Teen In Bensalem
A 14-year-old was killed was two other people hurt when gunfire rang out on a Bensalem street Tuesday night, Oct. 31, according to officials. Township police said they were called to the area of Bristol Pike and Woodbine Avenue near Holy Ghost Preparatory School around 7:30 p.m. for a report of teens fighting. They arrived to find three victims with gunshot wounds, the department said. All three were rushed to the hospital when the 14-year-old victim was pronounced dead, said police. The surviving victims were shot in their "lower extremities," with one having been discha…
Police & Fire
Man Hoping For Hot Night With Teen Girl At Bucks County Motel Ends Up In Handcuffs: Police
A Philadelphia man hoping for a steamy night with a 13-year-old girl ended up spending it behind bars, authorities in Bucks County said. John Delgado started up conversation with whom he thought was a 13-year-old girl on a social media dating app on Tuesday, May 21, police in Bensalem said. During conversations, Delgado clarified his intentions of meeting up with the girl to perform sexual acts on her, police said. The conversations continued and Delgado, 44, agreed to meet up with the girl on April 10, authorities said. Delagdo drove to a local hotel but the meet never happened. Delgado …
Police & Fire
Biker Gang Member Ordered 'Hit' On Victim From PA Jail, State Police Say
A suspected member of a motorcycle gang is charged with solicitation of murder after state police say he tried to order the assassination of an alleged victim while locked up in Bucks County. It began on Bristol Pike in Bensalem on Feb. 17, according to a release by state authorities. Troopers were patrolling the area near Edgely Road just before 1:30 a.m. when they saw a man on a red motorcycle make an illegal U-turn, police wrote. The officers pulled him over and learned that the motorcyclist, identified in the report only as a 52-year-old man from Philadelphia, was wanted for…
Police & Fire
Early Morning Accident Spills Diesel In Bensalem, Officials Say
Emergency personnel worked to clean up spilled diesel fuel at the site of a car accident in Bensalem early Monday, officials said. First responders with the Eddington and Cornwells fire companies responded to a multi-vehicle accident on the 500 block of Bristol Pike before sunrise on Jan. 30, authorities wrote in a statement. There, a Cadillac had crashed into a parked tractor-trailer outside The Restaurant Store, officials said. The collision tore open the truck's saddle tank, spilling fuel across the lot. Firefighters with Eddington Fire Company's Engine 28 applied oil dry to sop up …
Police & Fire
Driver Tried Escaping Before Divers Pulled His Body From Creek In Philly Burbs (
Update
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A 56-year-old Jeep driver tried escaping from his sinking vehicle after running a red light hitting multiple vehicles then becoming submerged in Neshaminy Creek, the Bucks County Courier Times reports citing a news release. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. It started when the red 2014 Jeep ran the light on Newportville Road onto Bristol Pike and struck a pickup truck, the outlet said quoting Bristol police. The Jeep then rear-ended a sedan that was stopped on Bristol Pike, ten struck a house and drove into the creek. Witnesses say they saw the driver try to escape,…
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