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Motorcyclist injured in Route 663 crash
MONTGOMERY CO., Pa. - A motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital after a crash on Route 663 Saturday afternoon. It happened around 3 p.m. near the North End Shopping Center in Upper Pottsgrove Township. Police say the motorcycle left the road, went into a ditch, and ended up against a...
Peace Valley Park fully reopens after incident in lot outside welcome center
This story has been updated. Part of Peace Valley Park in Doylestown was closed unexpectedly Friday morning. A parking lot near the Peace Valley Nature Center and the Chapman Road park access were closed off, a county spokesperson said, but other parts of the park remained open and accessible. ...
Collegeville man sent to prison for raping intoxicated, unconscious woman in Skippack
NORRISTOWN — A Collegeville man will spend up to a decade in prison on charges he raped an intoxicated and unconscious woman after a night of drinking among friends at a Skippack Township residence. Zachary Thomas Brandt, 25, of the 400 block of Bridge Street, was sentenced in Montgomery...
Two Women in Separate Incidents, Each with Probation Warrants Set off License Plate Reader Notifications Jailed
Back to back arrests of two women with arrest warrants whose license plates set off notifications to police were jailed in separate incidents earlier this week. According to police, on July 15 just before 7 pm., an officer on patrol on the 200 block S. Main street was notified of a hit via the automatic license plate reader on a vehicle with a registration suspended for insurance cancellation. The officer then observed the same vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on the subject vehicle. Upon confirming that the operator of the vehicle had an active arrest warrant issued by Bucks County Adult Probation, the officer arrested the 42-year-old woman from Yardley on the warrant. The woman was processed and remanded to Bucks County Prison. The vehicle was released to a family member. Additional motor vehicle violations may be filed.
Hatfield man charged with felony theft for under-ringing trading cards
A Hatfield man with three prior retail theft convictions has been charged with felony charges of theft and receiving stolen property for allegedly under-ringing trading cards at Walmart in Hilltown Township. On June 28, police were called to the 1515 Bethlehem Pike store for a report of under ringing. Police...
Police seek help finding missing man last seen in Delaware River (UPDATE)
A search continues Sunday for a possible drowning in the Delaware River near Easton’s wastewater treatment plant, officials said. The search started around 4 p.m. Saturday when multiple witnesses reported seeing a man go underwater, according to Pennsylvania Water Rescue Chief Branden Bachman. At 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Easton police...
DA Says, Philadelphia Woman Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder of Wrightstown Man
A woman was ordered to stand trial Thursday for the murder of a 72-year-old man in Wrightstown Township in October, said the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. 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.
In Allentown, overcrowding and rule-breaking in city parks causes police to ‘spin our wheels’
Parks in Allentown have seen increases in overcrowding, littering, illegal swimming and alcohol consumption, issues that city residents, police and others are urging Allentown City Council to take action to address. During a meeting Wednesday, city officials identified six parks — Canal Park, Fountain Park, Jordan Park, Trout Creek Park, Lehigh Parkway and Bucky Boyle Park — as having the most ...
Police: Man arrested, officers seize drugs after investigation in Allentown
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Police in Allentown say they arrested a man and seized suspected fentanyl and ecstasy pills after an investigation. Tyrone Fowler, 50, of Philadelphia, faces charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance, according to a news release from the Allentown Police Department.
Pa. highway renamed to honor firefighters who died in house fire
LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. — A seven-mile stretch of Route 143 in Lehigh County was renamed Thursday in honor of firefighters Marvin Gruber and Zachary Paris, who died in the line of duty in December 2022 while fighting a house fire. A New Tripoli fire department truck slowly moved to...
Horses unharmed in devastating barn fire at Willow Brook Farms equestrian facility
ALLEN TWP., Pa. — A two-story bank barn at Willow Brook Farms was destroyed by a fire that was so hot, it felled the barn’s silo before the rest of the wooden structure burned down to its concrete basement Saturday. Donovan Smith, assistant superintendent for the adjacent Willow...
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