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Doylestown, PA
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Dozens Of Guns Bought, Then Vanished—Now He’s Going To Prison: Bucks DA
A Philadelphia man who funneled dozens of guns into the hands of criminals is heading to state prison for up to 30 years, Bucks County prosecutors said. Anthony Jackson, 28, was sentenced to 12 ½ to 30 years after pleading guilty to charges connected to a major gun trafficking operation. Prosecutors say Jackson used his clean record to buy 29 handguns, mostly 9mm pistols, which he then sold to people who weren’t legally allowed to own them. Gun Bought In Bucks County Found With Felon Weeks Later The case began unraveling after investigators recovered multiple firearms used in crimes. One of…
Plumstead-Pipersville, PA
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50 Injured Birds In Plumstead Cockfighting Ring, Cocaine Bust Lands Man Years In Prison: DA
A Bucks County man caught running a bloody cockfighting operation and trafficking cocaine has been sentenced to years behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 25. Manfid Duran, 50, of Plumstead Township, pleaded guilty to felony drug trafficking and dozens of animal cruelty charges after police found four kilos of cocaine and more than 50 injured birds at his property in 2023 and 2024, according to Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn. President Judge Raymond F. McHugh sentenced Duran to five to 10 years in state prison for the drug charges and a consecutive 8 to 24 m…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
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Miles Pfeffer Guilty In Murder Of Temple Officer Chris Fitzgerald; Gets Life Without Parole
The 20-year-old Bucks County man accused of ambushing and killing Temple University Police Sergeant Chris Fitzgerald has been found guilty of all charges, including First-Degree Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer, a Philadelphia jury decided on Wednesday, June 25. Miles Pfeffer, of Buckingham Township, was just 18 when he gunned down Fitzgerald during a foot pursuit on the 1700 block of West Montgomery Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. Prosecutors say he ignored the officer’s commands and opened fire after a struggle, continuing to shoot even as Fitzgerald lay wounded on the ground. Autho…
National Interest
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:PA 6-Year-Olds Hit By Meningitis—1 Dead, 1 Disabled—Despite Vaccination; GSK Responds
Two 6-year-old girls from Pennsylvania have been tragically impacted by meningitis — one fatally, one left unable to walk or speak — despite both being previously vaccinated, their families say. Now, the pharmaceutical giant GSK is responding to rising public concern. Aria, of Berks County, died earlier in June after a rare and severe meningitis infection despite being fully vaccinated, according to her family. Just days later, another child — Ruby Lutz of Morrisville (Bucks County) — was diagnosed with viral meningitis and encephalitis. Ruby survived, but the illness robbed her of the …
Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
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Skateboarder Killed In Levittown Hit-And-Run; Driver Learns Fate: DA
A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to 3 to 6 years in state prison for a deadly hit-and-run that killed a Bucks County skateboarder, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 18. Tajair Anthony Delbridge, 26, pleaded guilty to accidents involving death or personal injury, hindering apprehension or prosecution, tampering with physical evidence, and criminal solicitation to commit false reports, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said. The crash happened around 10:16 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, when Joel Steven Moreau, 28, was struck and killed while skateboarding along the 1500 b…
Bristol, PA
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SWAT Standoff Gunman Who Shot At Officer Charged With Attempted Murder: MontCo DA
A Pennsburg man who opened fire on a police officer during a chase that ended in a SWAT standoff is now facing attempted murder and robbery charges, authorities announced on Thursday, June 12. Charles Joseph Bowne III, 35, pulled a revolver on a bicyclist along Swamp Creek Road in Marlborough Township just before noon on Wednesday, June 11, according to Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Bowne allegedly stole the man’s bicycle and cellphone and fired at him as he fled on foot. The victim flagged down a driver and called 911 at 11:57 a.m., authorities said. Sgt. Ted Baird o…
Bristol, PA
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Shots Fired At Officer Sparks Chase, Armed Standoff In Marlborough: Bucks DA
A gunman opened fire on police during a chase across two counties before crashing into a construction site and barricading himself in a Mustang, Marlborough Township police said on Wednesday, June 11. The chaos began at 11:57 a.m. after reports that a man had assaulted a bicyclist and was firing a gun near 1600 Swamp Creek Road in Marlborough Township, according to authorities. When police arrived, they found the suspect in a blue Ford Mustang, but he fled the scene, firing several rounds at a Marlborough Township police officer and his patrol car during a seven-minute pursuit. The vehicle …
Bristol, PA
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Woman Stabbed With Vape Pen, Trapped In Wawa, Threatened Not To Testify: Bucks DA
A woman was stabbed with a vape pen, blocked from leaving a Wawa, and terrorized for months by a man who later pressured her not to testify—now, he’s going to state prison, Bucks County prosecutors announced on Tuesday, June 11, 2025. Anthony Ortiz, 34, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 4 years and 5 months to 13 years behind bars after pleading guilty to a violent series of domestic assaults and attempts to silence his victim. Three Months Of Brutality The attacks began on June 29, 2024, when Falls Township Police responded to a domestic call and found Ortiz actively assaulting his girlfri…
National Interest
Crash Report Reveals Heroic Dad, Son Died Trying To Save Suicidal Brother From Bristol Amtrak
A 110 mph Amtrak train struck a father and his two sons during a frantic struggle on the rails in Bristol Borough, Bucks County, on Thursday, April 3 at 6:02 p.m., newly released investigative records obtained by Daily Voice through a Freedom of Information Act request on Wednesday, June 11 show. Christopher Cramp, 56, and his eldest son, David Cramp, 31, were pulling 24-year-old Thomas Cramp off the tracks when all three were hit by southbound Train 85, according to the redacted Amtrak Police report. Thomas had just fallen toward an adjacent line after what officers believe was a suicide at…
Quakertown, PA
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Counselor Used Hidden Cameras To Record Women In Bathroom At Quakertown Office: DA
A Bucks County family counselor will stand trial after being accused of secretly recording 21 victims, including minors, in counseling sessions and bathroom visits at his Quakertown office, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 4. Jonathan Elliot Moyer, 55, of Alburtis, waived his preliminary hearing after charges were amended to include additional victims, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Moyer was charged with: 12 counts of interception of oral communications. 13 counts of invasion of privacy. One count of possession of an instrument of crime Three of the 12 …
National Interest
Illegal Immigrant Arrested In NY Nearly Decade After Bucks Co. Sex Assault Of 14-Year-Old Girl
A man living in the U.S. illegally who allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl in Bucks County has been arrested after nearly a decade on the run, the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday, June 4. Elias Ortega, 40, was apprehended by New York City police during a traffic stop in Brooklyn in May 2025, authorities said. Officers ran his name and discovered outstanding warrants in Bucks County for alleged domestic assault and sexual assault of a minor. Ortega was first arrested in October 2016 for a domestic assault, according to the sheriff’s office. After posting bail, …
Bristol, PA
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Man Who Lied To Grand Jury In Bristol Murder Probe Gets Years In Prison: DA
A Bristol Township man who lied under oath during the investigation into Shaquille Love’s 2020 murder has been sentenced to up to six years in prison, authorities announced Friday, May 30. Quashaad Rodney James, 29, pleaded guilty to perjury and false swearing during a video hearing before Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr., according to the District Attorney’s Office. He was sentenced to 1½ to 6 years in state prison, along with a concurrent two-year probation term. James falsely identified another man as the shooter while testifying before the Investigating Grand Jury …
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