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Update: Body recovered from Delaware River identified
The body of a missing man was recovered Wednesday afternoon from the Delaware River in Northampton County, according to police. Trooper Nathan Branosky, a state police spokesman, said troopers were called about 1:30 p.m. to the 800 block of South Delaware Drive, Williams Township, after the body of a man was discovered along the river there. The body was found about 25 feet from the shoreline, ...
5th-grade teacher accused of open lewdness at park in Bucks
HORSHAM, Pa. - A fifth-grade teacher is accused of doing a lewd act at a park in Bucks County. Matthew Gagat, 47, is charged with open lewdness, according to court paperwork. Gagat is a teacher at the Haverford Township School District, which is in Delaware County, according to the district's website.
Bensalem man gets prison for unlawful contact with teen at party
A former Bucks County high school football player courted by Penn State University has been found not guilty of raping a 16-year-old girl last year. But 19-year-old Zamire Cottrell will still spend at least four years in prison for his action at a house party in Northeast Philadelphia. ...
Man accused of throwing rock at police chief's head from treehouse after fighting Dumpster
A 53-year-old transient has been charged with Souderton Borough Police with second-degree felony aggravated assault for allegedly hitting the police chief in the head with a rock during a pursuit, in which a bola and a taser were used to apprehend him. Timothy Jay Stover, no fixed address, has been...
Woman ordered to stand trial for murder of Wrightstown man
A woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday, July 18, for the murder of a 72-year-old man in Wrightstown Township in October. Meghan Macklin, 46, of Philadelphia, was charged in March with the murder of Richard Scott MacFarland in his home at 55 Apple Hill Road. She was taken into custody in Tennessee after fleeing the area in the victim’s car, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said.
Man charged for stalking, threatening to kill people via social media, text messaging
A Telford man is facing misdemeanor charges of stalking, terroristic threats and harassment for allegedly harassing and threatening people via social media and texts in May. Telford Police said Joseph Michae Dickinson, 55, of the 400 block of South Washington Avenue, is facing a stalking count for repeatedly communicating to another person to cause fear and a terroristic threats charge for intending to terrorize another person, per court records. Dickinson also has two counts of misdemeanor harassment via communicating through lewd or threatening language, and summary counts of harassment and disorderly conduct, per court records.
Man shot in Bethlehem early Thursday morning
A man was shot early Thursday morning on Bethlehem’s West Side, according to authorities. City police Capt. Nicholas Lechman said officers were called about 4:30 a.m. to the 1900 block of Gatewood Lane for a report of a shooting. When police got there, they found evidence of recent gunfire in front of a home. Shortly after, police were notified that a man arrived at a nearby hospital with a ...
Dozens of guns recovered from Montgomery Township home illegally owned, police say
The Pennsylvania State Police at Skippack filed a criminal complaint on July 2, issuing a felony charge of possession of a prohibited firearm after searching a Montgomery Township home and finding 14 different guns. Frederick W. Miller, 69, of the 100 block of Limekiln Pike, told police he took the...
Woman 'manipulated' supermarket staff, walks out with $1,000 of activated gift cards
New Britain Township Police are seeking the identity of a woman who stole $1,000 in activated gift cards from Giant at 4275 County Line Road on Saturday. Police said, in the early evening hours, an unidentified woman entered the grocery store and selected various amounts of gift cards from the shelf and walked to a register with them.
Report reveals cause of 2022 Lehigh Valley plane crash that killed student pilot
Federal investigators have determined a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons led to a 2022 plane crash in Lehigh County that killed an Easton student pilot and injured a New Jersey man who was his instructor. The crash killed Keith B. Kozel, 49, of Easton, according to the Lehigh County coroner’s office. Kozel died from multiple injuries; the coroner ruled the death accidental. Kozel and instructor Philip E. McPherson II, of Clinton, Hunterdon County, were riding Sept. 28, 2022, in a single-engine Piper PA-28 before crashing into a yard on Keystone Road in Salisbury Township, near the Little Lehigh Creek. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the crash, released a final report last month. The plane, which traveled southwest after taking off from Allentown’s Queen City Municipal Airport, made a slight left turn before crashing next to a home, about one minute and less than a mile after takeoff, according to a separate, preliminary report released about two weeks after the accident. The aircraft was heading to Hackettstown Airport in Warren County, New Jersey, according to documents.
Upper Moreland police share details of four recent arrests
The Upper Moreland Police Department has shared the details of the following arrests:. Rakhmanov, 35, of Philadelphia was arrested on July 14 at 7:18pm for Retail Theft. Rakhmanov is accused of stealing $272 worth of food and household items from the Walmart at 2101 Blair Mill Road in Willow Grove, police said.
Delaware River search continues for missing man believed to have been tubing, official says
Searchers believe a man missing in the Delaware River since Saturday had been tubing on the water and got separated from the flotation device, officials said. The search was continuing Tuesday, with drone operators out into the early evening looking for any signs of the missing man, Pennsylvania Water Rescue Chief Branden Bachman told lehighvalleylive.com. Earlier in the day, a New Jersey State Police helicopter flew through the area, he confirmed.
Dozens of car owners say their vehicles died after filling up at a Richboro Wawa
Last week Connor Lenahan stopped at the Richboro Wawa to fill up his 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The gas cost him $53. The repairs his car needed after filling up are more than $3,000, his mother, Joan Lenahan said. If social media is any indication, Lenahan isn’t the only car owner...
Woman with 5 prior retail theft convictions charged in Kohl's retail theft
A New Jersey woman with five prior retail theft convictions is free on $2,500 unsecured bail after being arraigned earlier this month on a felony retail theft charge stemming from a March 2024 incident at Kohl’s at Ralph’s Corner in Hatfield Township. Ashley Brown, 30, of the 20th...
Lower Makefield Twp Police Reports: Juveniles Crash Fleeing NJ Police, Aggravated Assault and More
Lower Makefield Twp Police Reports July 11, 2024 – July 17, 2024. 7/17/2024 – Fraud – 1600 block of Barnswallow Rd. reported at 3:30 a.m. Complainant reported unknown person(s) hacked their phone in order to withdraw $11,000.00 from their bank accounts and used the money on betting sites.
Man stole air conditioners at Lehigh Valley animal hospital, police say
Police have charged an Easton man with stealing air conditioners from a Northampton County veterinarian facility. Kyle A. Kleintop, 36, was charged with multiple offenses, including felony theft, state police said in a news release. Police said troopers were dispatched Monday to HanoverView Animal Hospital on Beth Bath Pike in East Allen Township after officials reported two exterior ...
Hellertown Man Charged With Assault
A 39-year-old Hellertown man is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and other charges following an alleged domestic incident. A 39-year-old Hellertown man is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and other charges following an alleged domestic incident. Police say Brett Matthew Getz, of the 1300 block of Easton Road,...
Driver cited for red light violation in crash outside Wind Creek Event Center
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Police are investigating a crash that happened outside the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem. Crews responded to the crash just before midnight Monday night. Police say two vehicles were involved in the crash. One vehicle was reported traveling WB on Daly Ave., the other exiting the...
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