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Montgomery Township, PA

Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Schools
Ex-North Penn Bus Aide Pleads Guilty To Choking Special Needs Student Ex-North Penn Bus Aide Pleads Guilty To Choking Special Needs Student
Ex-North Penn Bus Aide Pleads Guilty To Choking Special Needs Student A former school bus aide with North Penn School District pleaded guilty to choking a 6-year-old special needs student, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice. MacArthur Wilson, 72, of Lansdale, is free on bail and awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to Strangulation and Endangering the Welfare of Children on Wednesday, Oct. 16, updated court documents state.  A sentencing date was not listed in court records at press time. Wilson began strangling the student when they were about one minute away from the boy's stop after the bus driver told Wilson to sit with him on…

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by Merriell Moyer
Bristol, PA
Traffic
'Serious Accident' Closes Intersection On Bucks-Montco Line 'Serious Accident' Closes Intersection On Bucks-Montco Line
'Serious Accident' Closes Intersection On Bucks-Montco Line Drivers are asked to avoid the scene of a crash in Montgomery Township on Tuesday, July 16.  A "serious accident" happened near  Lower State Road and County Line Road, Warrington Township Emergency Services said Tuesday morning. The area will be shut down for several hours while crews work the scene, they added.  Montgomery Township Fire Department and EMS services were called to the scene.  Squad 18 and our Fire Police Unit is on the scene of an accident in Montgomery Township, PA. One Department. One Mission. #wearemontgomerytwp Montgomery Township Community an…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Traffic
Two Killed In Montgomery County Crash Involving Car Hauler: Police Two Killed In Montgomery County Crash Involving Car Hauler: Police
Two Killed In Montgomery County Crash Involving Car Hauler: Police A driver and their passenger died on Route 202 in Montgomery Township on Monday morning, April 29, police said in a release.  It happened between Horsham Road and County Line Road just before 11:30 a.m., according to officials.  A Peterbilt 4 car carrier was headed north on 202 when a southbound Toyota Rav4 crossed into the oncoming lane, police said. The truck hit the Toyota on the front driver's side corner.  The 50-year-old Toyota driver, a woman from King of Prussia, was ejected from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. An 86-year-old Ambler man in …

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Attacked While Jogging In Philly Suburbs, Police Say Woman Attacked While Jogging In Philly Suburbs, Police Say
Woman Attacked While Jogging In Philly Suburbs, Police Say Authorities are looking for a man who attacked a jogger in Montgomery Township on Tuesday evening, March 12, according to a release.  Police said the victim was running near Longleat Drive and Westgate Drive when she was assaulted from behind around 5:15 p.m.  The attacker grabbed her arm and struck her in the face but he fled when the jogger fought back, township police said. He was last seen running toward Upper State Road.  A police dog team scouted the scene but turned up no sign of the assailant, according to the department.  He's described as a white man aro…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Police Detail Urgent Care Worker's Alleged Sexual Assaults On Patients In MontCo Police Detail Urgent Care Worker's Alleged Sexual Assaults On Patients In MontCo
Police Detail Urgent Care Worker's Alleged Sexual Assaults On Patients In MontCo A Montgomery County urgent care employee was arrested for sexually assaulting patients, authorities announced. Ramon Garcia, a medical assistant at Carbon Health on The Fairway in Jenkintown, was arrested and charged with aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, and invasion of privacy on Monday, March 11 after assaulting two patients at the location, Abington police said. On March 1, a female victim told Abington police that a man identified as Ramon at the Carbon Health Urgent Care told her she had been randomly selected for observation before having her urinate in a cup for a …

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by Cecilia Levine
Chambersburg, PA
Obituaries
Details Released About Mom Killed In Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Mercersburg (UPDATE) Details Released About Mom Killed In Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Mercersburg (UPDATE)
Details Released About Mom Killed In Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Mercersburg (Update) Details about a local mom killed in a Franklin County dump truck crash on Tuesday, Jan. 30, have been released. Angel M. Rife (Peiffer), 49, of Mercersburg, died at the scene of a head-on crash into a 2006 Peterbilt 357 dump truck at 10148 Welsh Run Road/PA 995 in Montgomery Township, Mercersburg near Greencastle on Jan. 30, PSP Chambersburg Trooper Kevin Rhodes detailed in a follow-up release that evening.  **Scroll Down For More Details About Rife** Trooper Megan Frazer explained that first responders were initially called to the multi-vehicle crash between Bradley and Montgomery Ch…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
'Do You Want Me To Choke You Out?' Bus Aide Strangled 6-Year-Old, Montco DA Says 'Do You Want Me To Choke You Out?' Bus Aide Strangled 6-Year-Old, Montco DA Says
'Do You Want Me To Choke You Out?' Bus Aide Strangled 6-Year-Old, Montco DA Says (Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a statement from North Penn School District.) A school bus aide in the North Penn School District is accused of choking a 6-year-old student, said the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  MacArthur Wilson, a 72-year-old Lansdale resident, is charged with strangulation, attempted simple assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment, according to prosecutors.  Authorities said the bus was in Montgomery Township, about one minute away from the 6-year-old boy's stop when the bus driver told Wilson to sit with him on th…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Missing, Endangered Alert Issued For 84-Year-Old Woman: PA State Police Missing, Endangered Alert Issued For 84-Year-Old Woman: PA State Police
Missing, Endangered Alert Issued For 84-Year-Old Woman: PA State Police An 84-year-old woman drove off on Monday morning and has not been heard from since Pennsylvania State Police say. Louise Heckler was last seen driving a white 2013 Ford Taurus on Bethlehem Pike in Montgomery Township around 10:35 a.m. on Aug 21, according to state police.  Her PA license plate number is DDH9611. She is described as being 4 foot 9 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with brown hair, and wears glases.  Anyone who sees her or may know of her whereabouts is asked to contact 911 or the Montgomery Twp. police at 215-362-2301.

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Back-To-Back Armed Robberies At 7-11s In Philadelphia Suburb, Police Say Back-To-Back Armed Robberies At 7-11s In Philadelphia Suburb, Police Say
Back-To-Back Armed Robberies At 7-11s In Philadelphia Suburb, Police Say Two men are wanted in connection with a string of armed robberies at 7-Elevens in suburban Philadelphia over the weekend, authorities say.  The first ambush happened at a Montgomery Township shop in the early morning on Sunday, July 30, Upper Southampton police said in a release.  About an hour later, the suspects targeted another 7-Eleven on Street Road, the department said. They made off with an undisclosed sum after displaying a black semi-automatic handgun, investigators believe.  Suspect one was described as a man in a navy blue hoodie wearing black pants with a wide, g…

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by Mac Bullock
Chambersburg, PA
Police & Fire
Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police
Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police A mom and her three daughters have been hospitalized following a serious crash on Route 16/Buchanan Trail in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, May, 23, 2023.  Sheena Hockenberry, 39, of Greencastle, was driving a 2017 Ram west in Montgomery Township when 19-year-old Owen Mack of Mercersburg came to a stop as he prepared to turn on to Garnes Road/T-311— that's when Hockenberry "failed to yield"— striking Mack's rear bumper around 5:35 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police said.  Hockenberry and her three daughters— ages 10, 12, and 15— were hurt…

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by Jillian Pikora
Franklin Township, NJ
News
VISA FRAUD: NJ Lawyer Busted By Feds In Undercover Sting VISA FRAUD: NJ Lawyer Busted By Feds In Undercover Sting
Visa Fraud: NJ Lawyer Busted By Feds In Undercover Sting A New Jersey attorney who lives in Pennsylvania was arrested by federal agents after he submitted a false visa application for a client who turned out to be a government informant, authorities said. Steven G. Thomas, 52, of New Hope, PA had been encouraging clients to apply for asylum under false pretenses, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Thomas, who operates a law firm in Montgomery Township, told them how they'd mostly succeed in their applications even though he knew full well that they didn't qualify, Sellinger said. Then he "prepared or cau…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
2 Families Displaced In Montgomery Township House Fire 2 Families Displaced In Montgomery Township House Fire
2 Families Displaced In Montgomery Township House Fire A house fire in Montgomery Township left two families homeless last Thursday night, NorthPennNow reports. The fire started in the shed behind the house on the 100 block of Ashley Circle and spread to a pair of twin homes around 10:30 p.m., according to Bill Wiegman, Director of Fire Services for Montgomery Township.  The blaze was considered under control in less than an hour and no injuries were reported, Wiegman said. The Red Cross is assisting the families who have been displaced, NorthPennNow reports. The cause remains under investigation.  The Fire Department of …

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by Nicole Acosta
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Lawsuit Filed Against North Penn Schools Says Student Was Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted By Peer Lawsuit Filed Against North Penn Schools Says Student Was Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted By Peer
Lawsuit Filed Against North Penn Schools Says Student Was Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted By Peer A Montgomery County school district is accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a female student who was allegedly sexually assaulted more than 20 times by one of her male peers for five years beginning in elementary school The suit was filed against the North Penn School District with the U.S. District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania on Oct. 15 by Laura E. Laughlin, Esq., on behalf of the alleged victim identified only as Jane Due (see complaint attached). Doe was sexually assaulted more than 20 times by a classmate identified only as "MP," who was "known with sexual predat…

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by Cecilia Levine