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2-vehicle accident closes Forty Foot Road in both directions in Towamencin Saturday night
A Towamencin Township Police SUV sustained heavy damage to its driver side after being involved in a crash with a white Ford Super Duty pickup truck at the intersection of Forty Foot and Detwiler roads Saturday evening. One person was taken to an area hospital by Volunteer Medical Service Corps...
Inside deadly Levittown rampage: 911 calls, witnesses tell of unfolding chaos at homes
Editor’s note: The following story is based on eyewitness testimony given in court, 911 calls made by Karen Gordon and Taylor Daniel as well as home surveillance and police body camera video taken on March 16, 2024 and played in Bucks County Court on May 15, 2024. Andre Gordon Jr. is charged and has not been convicted of any crimes in this case. ...
Souderton Man Burglarized Outdoor Xtreme During Crime Spree Across Area, Police Say
A Souderton man is facing felony burglary charges stemming from an alleged crime spree that saw him arrested by multiple police departments in the same night. Quentin Thompson, 20, has been charged with felony counts of burglary, criminal trespassing, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property, in connection with the investigation by the Hilltown Township Police Department.
Person shot during domestic dispute inside Abington home: police
ABINGTON, Pa. - Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating a shooting that happened in a residential neighborhood Friday morning. Officers were called to the 2500 block of Pershing Avenue around 9 a.m. for reports of a shooting that happened inside a home. Investigators believe a victim was shot during a...
Pennbrook Middle School attack: School board hires law firm to investigate lunchroom attack
NORTH WALES, Pa. - The North Penn School Board District has hired an independent investigator to probe a lunchroom attack last month when one student allegedly beat another with a metal Stanley Cup. The decision to hire Stock and Leader Attorneys at Law, a York-based law firm, came in a...
Man arrested for driving stolen vehicle in Montgomery Township, police say
An Erdenheim man has been arrested after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen vehicle through Montgomery Township Sunday night. Police said they initiated a traffic stop in the area of Richardson Road and Bethlehem Pike at 9:01 p.m. on March 24 after observing a white Toyota Camry with dark tint. Upon checking the vehicle registration, police said the registration came back to a Nissan and not a Toyota, according to the criminal complaint.
Police Looking for Thief Who Stole Cash, Credit Cards from Car Outside of Planet Fitness
DOYLESTOWN, PA—Police in Doylestown are looking for a person they say stole cash, credit cards and a Coach backpack from the Planet Fitness in the Doylestown Shopping Center on March 29. Police said that at about 3 p.m., a thief took $200 in cash, along with credit cards and a backpack worth $450, from a vehicle in the shopping center parking lot. Sometime later, the thief attempted to make a $1,482 purchase from an Apple store.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The thief, pictured above, is wanted by police. Anyone with information on the individual is asked to call officer Tim Conboy at 215-345-4143. Want more news like this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our daily and weekly e-mail newsletters online. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Macungie police seek man who placed skimming device at Dollar General
Macungie police are searching for a man they say placed a credit card-skimming device on a self-checkout register at a Dollar General store last month. The incident happened April 11 shortly after noon at Dollar General, 155 Main St., according to store surveillance footage. Investigators took to the department’s Facebook page on Saturday to alert the public.
Crews Respond To Dryer Fire At Phoenixville Laundromat
Officials said clothes in a dryer caught fire around 11 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke in the building and smoldering laundry in one machine, Phoenixville Fire Department said. They removed the clothes, doused them with water, and cleared the scene in about 20 minutes, authorities said. to follow Daily...
Orphaned baby raccoons rescued by Hilltown Township Police and volunteer animal rescue agency
Some bandits were rescued by Hilltown Township Police this week. When a family of orphaned baby raccoon kits was found in the township on Thursday, Hilltown Township Police worked effortlessly to get in touch with an organization that could help save the wildlife. Thus, police contacted Wildlife in Need PA...
Scirrotto to lead Buckingham police; supervisors settle former officer’s complaint
At the outset of the May 15 Buckingham Township Board of Supervisors meeting David J. Scirrotto was sworn in as chief of police. Before Scirrotto took the oath, Lieutenant William Moffett gave a heartfelt tribute to his fellow officers for their support during Moffett’s assumption of command following the resignation of Mike Gallagher last December.
Bedminster honors first responders’ life-saving actions
Bedminster Township, long known to residents as a great place to live, is now also known as a great place to work, to a man from another county and his family. Last March, Lloyd Wenger, of Lancaster, went into cardiac arrest while working as a contractor at a Bedminster Road jobsite.
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