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Victims Speak Out At Sentencing Of Bristol Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults Sleeping Victims 2 To 12 Victims Speak Out At Sentencing Of Bristol Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults Sleeping Victims 2 To 12
Victims Speak Out At Sentencing Of Bristol Man Who Filmed Sex Assaults Sleeping Victims 2 To 12 A Bucks County man who pleaded guilty to recording the sexual assaults of three children and sharing the footage on social media has learned his fate. Brian Nathaniel Harris, 29, of Bristol, was sentenced to 18 to 42 years in the state correctional institution by Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Friday, Aug. 23. He was also sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to undergo sex offender treatment and a mental health evaluation.  Relatives of the victims packed a courtroom at the Criminal Justice Center on Friday wit…
Drivers Sought For Damaging Park In Bucks County, Authorities Say (PHOTOS) Drivers Sought For Damaging Park In Bucks County, Authorities Say (PHOTOS)
Drivers Sought For Damaging Park In Bucks County, Authorities Say (Photos) Falls Township police are looking for a group of drivers who they say damaged the grass at Quaker Penn Park late last month. The pictured drivers were caught on video damaging the park's turf and fields late on Wednesday, April 24, according to authorities.  Falls Twp. Police Department Falls Twp. Police Department Falls Twp. Police Department "The vehicles are distinctive, as one has a purple sticker reading 'Barney,' on the front windshield," Falls police wrote.  Anyone with information is being asked to call Falls PD Officer Dan Matkowski at 215-302-3323 or email&nb…
Masked Carjackers Rip Trenton Driver, 64, From Honda Civic At PA Wawa: Cops Masked Carjackers Rip Trenton Driver, 64, From Honda Civic At PA Wawa: Cops
Masked Carjackers Rip Trenton Driver, 64, From Honda Civic At PA Wawa: Cops Police in Falls Township are looking for three carjacking suspects who stole a sedan from a Trenton woman at a Pennsylvania Wawa. On Thursday, April 11, at approximately 3:55 a.m., police were dispatched to the Wawa, West Trenton Avenue, Morrisville, to investigate a carjacking. The preliminary investigation determined that minutes earlier, a 64-year-old female resident of Trenton was accosted by three suspects after leaving the store and returning to her gray 2017 Honda Civic with New Jersey Registration ZBU 34C. During the incident, they forcibly removed her from the vehicle and struck…
'Several' Victims Shot By Active Shooter In Falls Township (UPDATE) 'Several' Victims Shot By Active Shooter In Falls Township (UPDATE)
'Several' Victims Shot By Active Shooter In Falls Township (Update) A shelter-in-place for Falls Township residents was lifted after several hours, amidst an active shooter situation Saturday morning, March 16. UPDATE: Police ID gunman in triple Falls Township shooting. Several people were shot and it was unclear if the incident was random or targeted, police in Middletown said. Police did not say where it happened. "Police are asking residents to lock all doors and move to a central and secure location away from windows," police said. Nearby Middletown Township police said that there were "several" gunshot victims and that they were monitoring the t…
Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims
Bucks 20-Year-Old Pointed Fake Gun At Cops Before They Shot Him, DA Claims The shooting of a 20-year-old man by Falls Township police nearly two months ago was a "justified" use of force, says the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  On March 28, DA Matthew Weintraub said his office was investigating an "officer-involved shooting" during an early morning traffic stop in Levittown. A driver was accused of pointing a gun at police twice before allegedly "fleeing from police in his vehicle," prosecutors said at the time.  Now, in a statement from First Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Schorn, the DA's Office said the policemen acted in accorda…
Bucks Son Put Fentanyl In Mom's Iced Tea, Shot Her Dead In Philadelphia: DA (UPDATE) Bucks Son Put Fentanyl In Mom's Iced Tea, Shot Her Dead In Philadelphia: DA (UPDATE)
Bucks Son Put Fentanyl In Mom's Iced Tea, Shot Her Dead In Philadelphia: DA (Update) A 28-year-old Bucks County man is accused of killing his mom by spiking her iced tea with fentanyl then killing her in Philadelphia over the weekend, authorities said. Sean Rivera, of the Morrisville section of Falls Township, drugged his 72-year-old mom, Carol J. Clark, before driving her to Philadelphia where he shot and killed her, Bucks County District Attorney Matthew Weintraub said. Rivera left his mom's body in a shed, but officials found her early Monday morning, April 10, and pronounced her dead, Weintraub said. The investigation began on Sunday afternoon for a report of a do…
Woman Steals Cash, Lotto Tickets In Bucks Armed Robbery Woman Steals Cash, Lotto Tickets In Bucks Armed Robbery
Woman Steals Cash, Lotto Tickets In Bucks Armed Robbery A masked woman wielding a handgun held up a Bucks County smoke shop, authorities have announced.  Police said the suspect entered Levittown News and Tobacco on South Oxford Valley Road in Falls Township just before 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27.  The robber brandished a black, semiautomatic pistol, and stole cash and lottery tickets before fleeing the scene on foot, officials said.  She is described as a 5-foot-6 white woman in her 30s or 40s with a thin build. The suspect was last seen wearing dark sunglasses, green medical gloves, a surgical mask, and a blue or purple flo…
Falls Township Police Search For Missing Man Falls Township Police Search For Missing Man
Falls Township Police Search For Missing Man Falls Township police are seeking the public's help in locating a missing man. Daniel Bellaspica last had contact with his family on Monday, June 20, police said. He is possibly driving a blue or gray 2017 Nissan Altima with Pennsylvania registration LTM7904, police said. He is approximately 6'0" tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has a shaved head and blue eyes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Sgt. Callahan at m.callahan@fallstwppd.com or (215) 949-9100 Ext: 460.
Alert Issued For Bucks Woman Missing Over One Week Alert Issued For Bucks Woman Missing Over One Week
Alert Issued For Bucks Woman Missing Over One Week Police in Falls Township are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman. Alicia White was last seen at Newport Village Apartments on Monday, Feb. 28, and last heard from through text on Friday, March 4, local police said. She is 5'5" tall and weighs 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, according to police. Police believe she may be in Bensalem and did not provide her age. Anyone with information is urged to contact Officer Christopher Iacono at 215-949-9100 ext: 447 or via email at c.iacono@fallstwppd.com. 
Alert Issued For Missing Morrisville Teen Alert Issued For Missing Morrisville Teen
Alert Issued For Missing Morrisville Teen Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help in locating a teenager who was reported missing on Thursday, Feb. 17. Brandon Lee Ortiz, 17, was last seen around 10:30 a.m. Thursday at his Morrisville home, Falls Township police said. Anyone with information is urged to contact Falls Township Police Department Detective Dennis O’Connell at 215-949-9100 ext: 416 or via email at d.oconnell@fallstwppd.com.
Bucks County Man Shoots Neighbor With Bow & Arrow: Police Bucks County Man Shoots Neighbor With Bow & Arrow: Police
Bucks County Man Shoots Neighbor With Bow & Arrow: Police A 32-year-old Bucks County man is facing criminal charges for apparently shooting his neighbor with a bow and arrow, authorities said. Joseph Reiner, of Levittown, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, and possessing instruments of crime, according to the Falls Township Police Department. Reiner on Wednesday had gone to a neighbor's house to pick up some personal items when he got into an argument with the man, police said. Reiner then went back to his own house. Soon after, Reiner's neighbor saw an arrow pro…
Gunman Sought In Falls Township Road Rage Shooting: Police Gunman Sought In Falls Township Road Rage Shooting: Police
Gunman Sought In Falls Township Road Rage Shooting: Police Police in Falls Township are on the hunt for a gunman who fired shots at a vehicle during what they are calling a road rage incident Monday morning. It all started around 5:55 a.m. on East Bound 295, west of Lincoln Highway in Middletown Township, and continued onto North Bound Route 1 into Falls Township when the driver of a red 2021 Kia K5 opened fire on another driver, local police said. No injuries were reported. According to police, the Kia K5 has a New Jersey temporary license plate number of 030260T. The suspect's vehicle was last seen exiting Route 1 onto South Bound Route 13 at 6…
Suspects Sought In Christmas Weekend Shooting: Falls Township Police Suspects Sought In Christmas Weekend Shooting: Falls Township Police
Suspects Sought In Christmas Weekend Shooting: Falls Township Police Police in Falls Township are seeking the public's help in locating multiple suspects in a shooting that broke out over Christmas weekend. Officers were called between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Sunday to the parking lot of the Pennsbury Racquet Club in the 300 block of West Trenton Avenue, where they learned a man had been shot, according to a news release from the Falls Township Police Department and a Levittown Now report. No fatalities were reported. Investigators say at least two suspects were involved and possibly a third suspect in a black SUV. Anyone with information is urged to c…
Bucks Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boy For 12 Years Bucks Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boy For 12 Years
Bucks Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Boy For 12 Years A 62-year-old Bucks County man was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing a boy for 12 years, authorities said. David C. Hofmann, of Bristol Township, was found guilty of rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person less than 13 years old, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a person less than 16 years old, indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old, indecent assault of a person less than 16 years old, statutory sexual assault and corruption of minors, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Hofmann is accused of sexually assault…
Bucks Man Gets State Prison Time For 3 Violent Attacks Of Ex-GF Bucks Man Gets State Prison Time For 3 Violent Attacks Of Ex-GF
Bucks Man Gets State Prison Time For 3 Violent Attacks Of Ex-GF A Bucks County man who beat and choked his ex-girlfriend three different times in a seven-month period was sentenced to two to four years in state prison, authorities sad. Patrick Dando, 35, of Bensalem, pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated assault, strangulation, and theft by unlawful taking in the most recent attack, which he committed while he was out on bail for the first two, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. He pleaded guilty to strangulation and simple assault for each of the first two attacks on the victim. The first attack was on Aug. 7, 2020, in…
Falls Township Teacher's Aide Out On Bail For Having Relationship With Boy, 14, Shoots Self Falls Township Teacher's Aide Out On Bail For Having Relationship With Boy, 14, Shoots Self
Falls Township Teacher's Aide Out On Bail For Having Relationship With Boy, 14, Shoots Self A Falls Township teacher's aide out on bail for sexually assaulting her 14-year-old student shot herself over the weekend, authorities said. Jennilynne M. Derolf, 38, was charged on July 15 with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and related charges, according to the Falls Township Police Department and Bucks County District Attorney's Office. An investigation into Derolf began on July 13 when the victim's grandmother told Falls Township officers that she discovered her grandson was having a sexual relations…
SEEN HIM? Falls Township PD Search For Missing Morrisville Man SEEN HIM? Falls Township PD Search For Missing Morrisville Man
Seen HIM? Falls Township PD Search For Missing Morrisville Man Police in Bucks County are seeking the whereabouts of a missing 57-year-old Morrisville resident. Scott Arthur was last heard from on July 25, Falls Township police said. He has apparently threatened suicide and ceased all contact with family and friends, according to police.  Attempts to locate Arthur by phone, have been unsuccessful, police said. Police are urging anyone with information to contact Detective John Vella at 215-949-9100 ext. 431 or via email j.vella@fallstwp.com Individuals can also contact the department's anonymous tip line at  (215) 949-9120 or hitback@fal…
Falls Township Teacher's Aide Charged With Sexual Assault Of 14-Year-Old Student Falls Township Teacher's Aide Charged With Sexual Assault Of 14-Year-Old Student
Falls Township Teacher's Aide Charged With Sexual Assault Of 14-Year-Old Student A Falls Township teacher's aide was hit with multiple sexual assault charges Thursday for having a relationship with a 14-year-old student, authorities said. Jennilynne M. Derolf, 38, was charged with felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault and institutional sexual assault, and misdemeanor counts of indecent assault and corruption of minors, according to the Falls Township Police Department and Bucks County District Attorney's office. An investigation into Derolf began on July 13 …
KNOW ANYTHING? Falls Township PD Seek Info In Hit-Run Of Young Boy KNOW ANYTHING? Falls Township PD Seek Info In Hit-Run Of Young Boy
Know Anything? Falls Township PD Seek Info In Hit-Run Of Young Boy Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help identifying a driver involved in a hit-and-run in Falls Township Thursday afternoon. A young boy was riding a bike around 2:30 p.m. on West Trenton Avenue, near the McDonalds, when he was struck by a car, according to the Falls Township Police Department. The vehicle described only as a black car fled the scene. The boy suffered minor injuries, police said. Police are looking for any witnesses or security camera footage that could identify the vehicle and/or driver.  Authorities are urging those with information to contact Cpl. Vi…
Pennsylvania Wedding DJ Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 5 Boys, Authorities Say Pennsylvania Wedding DJ Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 5 Boys, Authorities Say
Pennsylvania Wedding DJ Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 5 Boys, Authorities Say A Bucks County wedding DJ was found guilty Wednesday for sexually assaulting five boys between 1993 and 2010, authorities said. Louis Charles Aiello, 58, of Penndel Borough, has been in Bucks County Correctional Facility since his arrest in June 2020 for the repeated sex assaults of two boys between 2001 and 2010, one of whom was the son of one of his friends, and the other whom he met while working as a wedding DJ, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. At the time, the Bucks County District Attorney’s office held a news conference to announce his arrest and to…
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash 1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash Two people were seriously injured in a two-car crash Thursday in Falls Township. A Ford Mustang headed south on Trenton Road was approaching the crest of a hill when it passed another vehicle and struck a Honda Civic heading northbound around 8:15 p.m. at Canterbury Road, Falls Township police said. The driver of the Honda was extricated from the vehicle and transported to St. Mary Medical Center in critical condition.  The driver of the Mustang was transported to St. Mary Medical Center in serious condition.  Falls police were assisted by Fairless Hills Fire Co., Tee Bucks Coun…
SEEN HER? Falls Township Woman, 45, Reported Missing SEEN HER? Falls Township Woman, 45, Reported Missing
Seen HER? Falls Township Woman, 45, Reported Missing Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help to locate a 45-year-old woman missing out of Falls Township. Rebekah Staines was last seen on April 16 by family in the Fairless Hills section of Falls Township, Falls Township police said. Staines is described by police as a white female who is 4’11”, medium to heavy build with brown hair and hazel eyes. Police believe Staines is can be seen driving her gray 2005 Toyota Camry with the Pennsylvania registration number LLR-9481. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Falls Township Police Department at 215-328-85…
DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF
DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF A Bensalem man who was out on bail for two domestic violence attacks despite objections from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office is facing new charges after violently attacked the same victim again, authorities said. Patrick Dando, 35, was captured by the U.S. Marshals after pushing his ex-girlfriend down a flight of concrete steps and strangling her until she blacked out last Friday afternoon, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Dando, who had been on the run since the attack, was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and strangulation, along with misdemeanor counts o…
Falls Twp. PD Searching For Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend Down Stairs, Leaving Her With Limp Falls Twp. PD Searching For Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend Down Stairs, Leaving Her With Limp
Falls Twp. PD Searching For Man Who Pushed Ex-Girlfriend Down Stairs, Leaving Her With Limp Police in Bucks County are searching for a man who fled the scene after he allegedly pushed his ex-girlfriend down the stairs, leaving her with a limp, authorities said. Police responded to a call for a woman screaming for "help" at the Commons of the Fallsington Apartments around 12 p.m. on March 5, according to the Falls Township Police Department. When officers arrived, they found the woman, limping with multiple abrasions, police said. The woman told officers that after a verbal argument in her apartment with her ex-boyfriend, Patrick Dando, she left the apartment, police said. Dando …
Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target
Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target Police in Falls Township are seeking the public's help identifying a pair who they say used stolen credit cards for purchases at a local Home Depot and Target, authorities said. Three suspects are believed to have stolen the credit cards from a wallet in a car parked at the Planet Fitness in Morrisville between 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on Monday, according to the Falls Township Police Department. The credit cards were used at the Home Depot on Commerce Boulevard and the Target on Lincoln Highway in Langhorne, shortly after 12 p.m., police said. The duo was caught on surveillance…
U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida
U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida A Bucks County man wanted for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old child in Falls Township was captured by U.S Marshals in Florida on Wednesday, authorities announced. Shane Ferguson, 37, of Morrisville, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force at approximately 9 a.m. in the 2100 block of Triumph Road in Port St. Lucie, according to the Falls Township Police Department. Ferguson has been wanted by local police on charges of rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault on a person less than 16 years old, indecent assault without consen…
PA Wedding DJ Jailed For Sexually Assaulting 6 Boys Busted With Child Porn, Authorities Say PA Wedding DJ Jailed For Sexually Assaulting 6 Boys Busted With Child Porn, Authorities Say
PA Wedding DJ Jailed For Sexually Assaulting 6 Boys Busted With Child Porn, Authorities Say A Bucks County wedding DJ who is currently facing trial for sexually assaulting six boys between 1993 and 2010 is facing yet another charge: This one, child pornography, authorities said Tuesday. Louis Charles Aiello, 58, of Penndel Borough, has been in the Bucks County Correctional Facility since he was charged with sexually assaulting a boy on June 16. He was charged Monday with two counts of possession of child pornography, after detectives executing a search warrant at Aiello's Rumpf Avenue home turned up a Dell laptop with a 4 GB thumb drive containing 14 graph…
SEEN HER? Police Seek Runaway Bucks County Teen SEEN HER? Police Seek Runaway Bucks County Teen
Seen HER? Police Seek Runaway Bucks County Teen Authorities are seeking a teen who they say ran away from her Bucks County foster home on Friday, Dec. 11. Saleen Simmers, 17, went missing from her foster home in the Pennwood Crossing section of Falls Township around 11 p.m., Falls Township police said. She is 5-foot-3, with a medium to heavy build, brown hair and green eyes.   She was last seen wearing a maroon winter jacket, a camouflage undershirt and black leggings. Anyone with information is asked to call the Falls Township Police Department at 215-945-3100 or contact Detective Stephen Reeves at 215-302-3305 or by em…
SEEN HIM? Missing Bucks County Man Suffers Bipolar Disorder, Police Say SEEN HIM? Missing Bucks County Man Suffers Bipolar Disorder, Police Say
Seen HIM? Missing Bucks County Man Suffers Bipolar Disorder, Police Say Authorities in Bucks County are seeking the public's help locating a man who they say has a mental illness and may be at risk. Trevor Nazian, 42, was last seen Dec. 1 walking toward 7-Eleven at Oxford Valley and Trenton roads in Falls Township, authorities said. Nazian is 6 feet tall, 270 pounds and last seen wearing a t-shirt and shorts. He is bipolar and in need of his medication, police said. Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is to contact the Falls Township Police Department at 215-328-8501 or Detective Dennis O’Connell at d.oconnell@fallstwp.com or submit a tip. Source: F…