CRIME & SAFETY
Bedminster Twp. man sentenced for theft from custom furniture customers
BEDMINSTER TWP., Pa. - A Bedminster Township man was sentenced for theft from customers of a custom furniture business. Austin Smallacombe, 37, pleaded guilty in April to felony counts of theft by deception, criminal conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking, and receiving advance payment for services and failing to perform. He was recently sentenced to three to seven years in state prison.
Video: $190,000 in cash stolen from Tesla at gas station in Bucks County
BENSALEM, Pa. - A man has been arrested after police say he broke into a vehicle and took nearly $200,000 from its back seat this week. On Monday, police were called to the Conoco Gas Station on Knights Road in Bensalem for the staggering theft. Surveillance video showed the suspect...
Shootout outside of convenience store between teens leaves man hurt, police said
A man was left injured after a shootout between two teenagers on Thursday night, according to police. It was around 9:20 p.m. when police in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, got alerts of shots fired from a Shotspotter system near the intersection of Beech and North Evans streets, officials said. As police made...
Upper Gwynedd cops successfully help man facing 'emotional crisis' that disrupts Sunday Mass at Corpus Christi
Confused Corpus Christi Catholic Churchgoers arriving to the 11:30 a.m. Sunday Mass were either temporarily asked to leave the nave and narthex of the sanctuary or remain in vehicles, so that Upper Gwynedd Township Police could successfully speak to a man facing an emotional crisis at the altar. Upper Gwynedd...
1 taken to hospital after crash involving SUV, dump truck on Route 309 in Hatfield Twp.
HATFIELD TWP., Pa. - One person was taken to the hospital after a crash on Route 309 in Montgomery County involving three vehicles. The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday along Route 309 between Walnut Street and Lenhart Road, according to county dispatchers. Route 309 between Walnut Street and Lenhart...
1 injured in head-on collision in Towamencin Wednesday evening
One unidentified individual was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries following a head-on collision in Towamencin Township Wednesday evening on Sumneytown Pike. Reports from the scene indicated that both vehicles – a white Chevrolet Equinox SUV and a Chrysler Town and Country – were driving in opposite directions on Sumneytown Pike, when one vehicle attempted a left turn onto Wambold Road around 5:43 p.m.
Schuylkill River Missing Boater
The unidentified man was recovered by a marine unit in the river in Upper Merion Township at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, May 2, Upper Merion Police Capt. Jeremy Johnson said. The body was turned over to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office. The last time the man had been heard from...
'My kids are scared to come in the house': Pottstown mom calls out teens who shot her fiancé
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — They're bullets that came within inches of paralyzing or killing her 24-year-old fiancé — not to mention her kids. “It’s just a very traumatic experience, especially having my kids outside,” said Sierra Cumberbatch, of Pottstown. “Four other kids were in the house; two of them were downstairs watching TV while all of this was going on. What if the bullets would have hit them?”
Man sentenced for providing drugs that led to overdose death in Falls
A Tullytown man was sentenced Monday, April 29, to state prison for providing the drugs that led to a woman’s overdose death in Falls Township in November 2021. Steven Frederick Yard Jr., 32, pleaded guilty in January to charges of involuntary manslaughter, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, recklessly endangering another person, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. On Monday, Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman sentenced Yard to 2 ½ to 6 years in state prison, followed by two years of probation.
Police Search for Suspect Who Kidnapped a Woman and Held her Captive
Police in Bristol Township Bucks County are looking for a man they say kidnapped a woman and held her captive with a knife. Police say Richard Phillips allegedly kidnapped the woman at a Wawa in Bristol. According to Bristol Township Police, he took her to a friend’s house, where she managed to escape. An arrest […]
Joshua Gamble Sentenced For Role In Kevin Rosero Murder: DA
Joshua Gamble was sentenced to five to 10 years in a Bucks County court on Wednesday, May 1, the District Attorney's Office said in a release. Authorities have said Joshua and Anthony Gamble stabbed 26-year-old Rosero nearly 30 times before trying to dump his body in a wooded area in Richland Township late on June 17, 2021.
Black Bear Captured In Montgomery County: Police
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and members of the Upper Moreland Fire Department located the bear in a tree and safely removed him for relocation, police said early Thursday, May 2. "The bear was healthy and not harmed," they said. The bear is 3 years old and weighs some 255 pounds,...
Man to serve up to 10 years in prison for robbery related to killing in Bucks
RICHLAND TWP., Pa. - A man was sentenced Wednesday for a robbery related to the June 2021 killing of Kevin Rosero in Richland Township, Bucks County. Joshua David Gamble, 20, of Somerset, New Jersey, was sentenced to five to 10 years in state prison, according to a news release from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Man Dies in High-Speed Car Crash that Causes $1 Million in Damages to Pennsylvania Dealership
A high-speed crash has left one man dead and a car dealership with nearly $1 million in damages in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning, involved Abeil Adilow, 27, of Philadelphia, who lost control of his vehicle and crashed into Bennett Toyota, causing substantial damage to the property and several vehicles on the lot. Adilow was pronounced dead shortly before 2 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, as reported by the CBS News Philadelphia.
Shooting in Pottstown sends 2 people to the hospital
POTTSTOWN, Pa. — Montgomery County dispatchers say two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Pottstown Thursday night. It happened around 9:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Beech Street. Police can be seen in the area with the street taped off. Witnesses say they heard at...
Man attacked woman in front of young child in Bethlehem, cops say
A Monroe County man is accused of assaulting a woman in front of a young child in Bethlehem. Christopher Stepien, 37, of Kunkletown, is charged with felony strangulation; felony sexual assault; misdemeanor child endangerment; and misdemeanor stalking. Those new charges follow previous charges filed by city police of misdemeanor simple assault; misdemeanor making terroristic threats; and summary harassment.
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