CRIME & SAFETY
Police ask residents for surveillance footage after shots fired in Bucks County township
BENSALEM, Pa. - A possible shooting in Bensalem last week has prompted local police to ask its residents for help. Officers responded to reports of shots fired near Franklin Commons Building 6 between 9:45 and 10:30 p.m. Friday. Three cars were found vandalized after being hit by gunfire, according to...
Firearm, Drugs Recovered In Bensalem Traffic Stop: Police
Officers stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe for a faulty brake light, a broken mirror, and a suspended registration on Saturday, April 13, authorities said. Police said the driver, 33-year-old Brittany Dougherty of Philadelphia, was found to have a warrant for theft at a Bensalem Kohl's, a warrant for burglary in Camden, New Jersey, and a warrant for robbery out of Evesham, New Jersey.
NJ suspect in Shaftsbury shooting turns himself in
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say one of two suspects implicated in a shooting and assault in Shaftsbury last October has turned himself in. Police say Mohamed Hamdi, 32, and Matthew Osei, 29, both from New Jersey, entered a home on Twitchell Hill Road and forced the two occupants into the basement, where they assaulted two of them. Authorities say one was shot by Osei while trying to flee.
'Distraction Burglary': Pair Stole Jewelry After Asking To Use Bathroom At Bucks Home, Cops Say
The pair, a man and a woman, approached a homeowner in the township's Oakford section about seal-coating their driveway, authorities said. When they were turned down, they said the woman was pregnant and asked if she could use the homeowner's bathroom, according to police. The homeowner obliged but later noticed...
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