Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA
Killers Stalked Victim In 2020 Neighborhood Bucks County Feud: DA Another person has been charged in a neighborhood feud that left a 28-year-old man dead in 2020, authorities in Bucks County announced. Kelvontae Nasheed Perry, 28, has been charged with murder in the December 2020 Bristol Township shooting death of Shaquille Love, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. Love, 21, was not involved in the feud, but he had a childhood friend associated with one of the feuding neighborhoods, police said. Quashaad Rodney James was also charged in the case after he lied to the Grand Jury under oath by falsely accusing another person as Love’s kill…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence
Bucks Man Convicted Of Stealing Ambulance, Biting Cops Learns His Sentence A man who pleaded guilty to a "crime spree" that included stealing an ambulance and biting Bristol Township police officers will spend at least a decade behind bars, a Bucks County judge has ruled.  Cody Dylan Lynn-Phipps, 31, was sentenced to 10.5 to 25 years in a state prison plus 19 years of probation, Judge Gary Gilman ruled on Wednesday, May 10, according to the District Attorney's Office.  In November, Lynn-Phipps admitted to several counts of aggravated assault, resisting arrest, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, escape, burglary, and other offenses related to the "spree…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
News
All Clear: Philly Water Safe To Drink And Unimpacted By Spill, Mayor Says All Clear: Philly Water Safe To Drink And Unimpacted By Spill, Mayor Says
All Clear: Philly Water Safe To Drink And Unimpacted By Spill, Mayor Says Four days after a chemical spill into the Delaware River in Bucks County, municipal officials in Philadelphia say the city's tap water was unaffected.  Philly's tap water remains safe to drink and use, said Mayor Jim Kenney in an address late on Tuesday, March 28. As the city's water was not impacted by the spill, all ongoing advisories have been lifted, added the Water Department.  Mayor Kenney thanked "the swift action, caution, and preparedness" of municipal employees in handling the emergency.  "I'm grateful that no residents were exposed to unsafe chemicals in the City’…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
News
No Contaminants In Delaware River, Water Safe Until Tuesday Afternoon: Philly Officials No Contaminants In Delaware River, Water Safe Until Tuesday Afternoon: Philly Officials
No Contaminants In Delaware River, Water Safe Until Tuesday Afternoon: Philly Officials Municipal officials in Philadelphia say that drinking water from the Baxter Drinking Water Treatment Plant will remain safe for residents to drink through 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28.  After a latex spill occurred in Bristol Township around midnight on Friday, March 24, officials had been urging some residents who live along the Delaware River to avoid the drinking water, Daily Voice reported.  Now, the Philadelphia Water Department says that "hydraulic modeling and sampling results" indicate the water on tap in the affected areas will remain potable through Tuesday afternoon.  Base…

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by Mac Bullock
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River
NJ American Water Customers Asked To Limit Water Use After Chemical Spill In Delaware River A chemical spill into the Delaware River last week did not impact New Jersey's treated water, however, New Jersey American Water is taking some precautions. A voluntary water conservation notice was issued by NJAW for customers in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties, who were being asked to limit their non-essential water use following the Friday, March 24 latex spill in Bristol Township, PA. Out of an abundance of caution, Pennsylvania residents along the Delaware River were urged to drink from bottled water, as officials were not 100 percent certain that the drinking water was…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bucks Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into State Trooper Bucks Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into State Trooper
Bucks Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into State Trooper A driver is in the hospital and a state police officer received minor injuries in a crash on a Bucks County highway early Monday, March 20, authorities announced.  It happened on I-295 in Bristol Township just before 5 a.m., state police wrote in a release.  A trooper had pulled off the eastbound lane to assist with a disabled vehicle near mile marker 0.7 when a BMW rear-ended his squad car, officials wrote. The police car then rear-ended the disabled vehicle, they added.  The trooper leaped over the concrete barrier to avoid being hit, suffering minor wounds in the pro…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bucks McDonald's Hit-Run Victim Was Arguing With Driver: DA Bucks McDonald's Hit-Run Victim Was Arguing With Driver: DA
Bucks McDonald's Hit-Run Victim Was Arguing With Driver: DA Authorities in Bucks County have shed new light on the hit-and-run accident that killed a man in the parking lot of a Bristol Township McDonald's Sunday afternoon.  The victim was struck at the 7700 Bristol Pike restaurant just after 4 p.m. on Feb. 5, Daily Voice has reported. He was rushed to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.  He's now identified as Jason Smith, a 47-year-old Levittown resident, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub at a press conference Monday, Feb. 6.  The DA also said that Smith and the driver who ran him over were "involved in…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Fight Breaks Out At Bucks Wedding Reception Bringing Cops To Scene: Report Fight Breaks Out At Bucks Wedding Reception Bringing Cops To Scene: Report
Fight Breaks Out At Bucks Wedding Reception Bringing Cops To Scene: Report Evacuate the dance floor: Police were called to the scene of a Bucks County wedding over the weekend after a fight broke out between guests, according to a report by LevittownNow.com.  Authorities in Bristol Township described a "large and disorderly crowd" at Falls Manor event center on New Falls Road just after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, the outlet wrote.  More than a dozen patrol officers were called for backup, the report claims.  Police arrested one person at the scene and have issued a warrant for another, the website reported. The incident remains under i…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 45, Killed In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash: Report Pedestrian, 45, Killed In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash: Report
Pedestrian, 45, Killed In Bucks County Hit-Run Crash: Report A Bucks County man was killed in a hit-and-run accident late on Friday, Nov. 4,  according to a report by LevittownNow.com.  Cian McAuliffe, 45, of Levittown, was found dead along the 6900 block of Route 13 in Bristol Township just before 8:30 p.m., the outlet wrote.  A vehicle has been impounded in connection with the killing and a possible driver has been identified, but authorities have not filed charges, the website reported.  Click here for the full story from LevittownNow.com. 

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Bucks County: Report Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Bucks County: Report
Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Car In Bucks County: Report A 40-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed by a Ford Mustang in Bucks County on Wednesday, Sept. 28, LevittownNow reports. The Mustang was heading east on New Falls Road and Bristol-Oxford Valley Road in Bristol Township struck the cyclist, who was coming from the westbound lane into the eastbound lane around 8:25 p.m., the outlet says citing local police. The Fairless Hills resident was pronounced dead at the scene, while the 46-year-old driver from Morrisville began cooperating with police, according to the outlet. Click here for more from LevittownNow.

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bucks Man Busted With Child Porn In Sneaky Way: Report Bucks Man Busted With Child Porn In Sneaky Way: Report
Bucks Man Busted With Child Porn In Sneaky Way: Report A 38-year-old Bucks County man was arrested for uploading child porn onto a messaging app and saving it on his devices, LevittownNow reports. William Henry Brown III sent videos of child porn onto his Kik account in June, the outlet says. Local and federal authorities worked with Verizon to trace the user's account to a Bristol Township home where Brown lived. Multiple child porn files were recovered on Brown's cell phone and computer during a July 13 raid, according to the outlet. Click here for more from LevittownNow.

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report
NJ Man Wanted For Killing Victim, Dumping Body On PA Highway: Report A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a New Jersey man wanted for killing another Garden State resident and dumping his body along a Pennsylvania highway, PennLive reports. Robert Christie, 36, of Trenton, was charged Friday, Aug. 12 with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence, among other offenses, in the shooting death of Joshua McRae, 31, also of Trenton, the outlet says citing the Philadelphia Inquirer. McRae’s body was found on the shoulder of I-295 near the I-95 interchange in Bristol Township on Jan. 19, 2020. Click here for more from PennLive.

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by Nicole Acosta