CRIME & SAFETY
Man accused of kidnapping woman at knifepoint outside Bucks County Wawa
Police are searching for a man who they say kidnapped a woman at knifepoint at a Bucks County Wawa and held her captive before she managed to escape. The ordeal began on April 19 around 11:30 p.m. when the victim arrived outside the Wawa on 5900 Bristol Pike in Bristol, Pennsylvania, where she met 46-year-old Richard Phillips, according to investigators.
Norristown man charged with vehicular homicide in fatal crash that killed Ambler woman
A Montgomery County man has been arrested and charged in connection with a February crash in Norristown that killed 37-year-old Katty Campos, of Ambler. Adan Ortiz-Gonzalez, 18, of Norristown, was charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and related offenses, after turning himself in to authorities on Tuesday. He is currently free on $50,000 unsecured bail, with the condition of no driving, according to court records.
Car strikes 60-year-old pedestrian in fatal crash in Kensington: police
PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after police say he was hit by a car Saturday night in Kensington. According to police, at around 8:49 p.m., officers were called to investigate a crash that occurred at the intersection of E. Lehigh Avenue and Jasper Avenue. They say a silver Honda...
Man Traps Ex-Girlfriend in Car, Threatens to Kill Her While Driving Her Around Doylestown
WARRINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA—A woman claims that her ex-boyfriend showed up at her job at a Warrington McDonald’s, trapped her in his car and repeatedly threatened to kill her before she escaped. On April 23, police went to the McDonald’s on Metro Drive near the Walmart for the report of a man making threats. The McDonald’s employee said her ex-boyfriend, Darlin Pillajo, 29, told her that he had items to give her for their child. When she entered the back seat of his car to retrieve the items, Pillajo allegedly closed the door behind her, trapping her inside...
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