Retail TheftA 35-year-old Feasterville woman was arrested for retail theft of merchandise valued at $121 and possession of controlled substance at the Giant Food Store on New Falls Road in Levittown Jan. 9. Retail TheftA 21-year-old Hatboro woman was issued a non-traffic citation for retail theft of merchandise valued at $117 at the Oxford Valley Mall Sears Jan. 8. Theft from VehicleSometime overnight Jan. 4, an unlocked Ford Ranger on Larkspur Road, Levittown, was entered and an Ipod Shuffle was taken. Sometime overnight Jan. 4, an unlocked Honda Odyssey on Rainlily Road, Levittown, was …

Police concluded part of their investigation into the minivan and tractor-trailer accident that happened last Friday afternoon at Veterans Highway (Route 413) and I-95. "Investigation showed the minivan, while exiting I-95, disregarded a red traffic signal at a high rate of speed," Bristol Township Sgt. Chuck Burns said. He added that the "minivan then struck the tractor trailer which was attempting to turn from northbound SR 413 onto I-95." Police were still investigating the identity of the minivan driver as of Tuesday evening, Burns said. Conflicting information has lead to delays in that …

Bristol Township Police recently made two warrant arrests and investigated a theft from a vehicle. WarrantOn Jan. 7, 2013 at about 10:44 p.m. on the 3000 block of Veterans Hwy. a traffic stop was conducted. As a result of this stop, a 36-year-old female from Levittown was arrested on a Bucks County Sheriff’s warrant. WarrantOn Jan. 7, 2013 at about 7:45 a.m. on the 2200 block of New Falls Road in Levittown, officers came into contact with a 30-year-old female from Bristol. She was taken into custody on a Bucks County Sheriff’s warrant. Theft from VehicleThe victim reported that a theft from a…

A police blotter including an arrest for retail theft was released by Bristol Borough Police on Jan. 8. According to the report, a 36-year-old man from Foster Avenue Circle in Bristol Township was arrested for retail theft at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 7. The man was charged with retail theft at Walmart at Bristol Commerce Park, police said. He will be summoned to court for the theft charge. The man was released to the Sheriffs Department due to an active warrant out of Bucks County.

Just after 11 p.m. Monday night, residents reported hearing a loud bang near their homes on Levittown Patch's Facebook page. The loud bang they heard was a van that overturned into Queen Ann Creek at New Falls Road & Indian Creek Drive in Levittown. According to a Breaking News Network alert, first responders were on the scene. The driver of the van was able to self extricate and was treated on the scene for injuries. For more news like this, Like us on Facebook or Sign up for our newsletter.

In a recent Bristol Township burglary, an unknown subject took a black Ruger 9mm valued at approximately $600. This incident occurred on Rocky Pool Lane January 4 between 11 a.m. and 3:27 p.m. The subject gained entry through a side door. The Bristol Township Police Department is also investigating the following burglary: Sometime between 4 p.m. Jan. 4 and 7 a.m. Jan. 5, an unknown subject gained entry through the read door by prying it open. The property located on the 2900 block of Edgely Road is under construction by several contractors. It is unknown at this time if anything is missing. …

A cause of death for the 20-year-old Levittown man killed when he lost control of his sport bike motorcycle on Woodbourne Road in Middletown on Sunday afternoon has been ruled accidental. Bucks County Coroner Dr. Joseph Campbell said Brandon Rogers died of “multiple traumatic injuries” sustained when he was thrown off his bike. Police sources say the victim was located several hundred feet away from his bike. Authorities believe the victim was ejected from the bike after losing control at around 3:15 p.m. by the Knights of Columbus Hall. No other vehicles were involved. Rescuers rushed the …

Bristol Borough Police Department released a recent blotter on Jan. 7. An engagement ring was reported stolen from a residence on Jackson Street. The ring was taken sometime in the past few weeks, police reports said. The ring was valued at $400.

Authorities plan to resume their investigation into what caused two boats to catch fire at a Croydon marina late Sunday night. Crews from the Croydon, Union and Cornwalls fire companies were dispatched to the Snug Harbor Marina on the Neshaminy Creek for a report of flames at around 11:15 p.m., Bristol Township Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said. Officials found the two dry-docked boats ablaze. Special firefighting foam was used to extinguish the fire which was exacerbated by the vessels' fuel, Dippolito said. The fire marshal said the cause of the fire is suspicious, but an investigation can …

Police chased down four subjects who allegedly broke into Sesame Place Sunday night, Jan. 6. According to a breaking news network alert that was sent out just after 10:30 p.m., Falls Township and Middletown Township police were in foot pursuit with four subjects at Oxford Valley Road and North Bucks Town Drive. They allegedly broke into Sesame Place located at 100 Sesame Road in Langhorne. All four suspects are now in police custody and medical treatment was requested for one suspect who has a laceration. Get police news delivered to your inbox with Patch's free newsletter. Sign up here.

A Bristol man has been cited for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, according to a recent Bristol Borough police report. The blotter stated that the 26-year-old man from Weston Avenue in Bristol Township was cited for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness on Thursday, Jan. 3 at 1:30 a.m. The man was given the citation on Beaver Street. To read the full blotter—including names—click on the PDF in the media section of this article.

Sometime between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3, six air handlers at a Levittown business on the 1400 block of Veterans Highway were stripped of copper wiring and tubing. The damage is estimated at several thousand dollars. Middletown Township police are also investigating thefts from vehicles that occurred sometime overnight Jan. 2, 2013. On the 900 block of Jeffery Lane, Parkland, numerous unlocked vehicles were entered and two radar detectors, a GPS and a cordless drill were taken from the vehicles. On the 1000 block of Avenue F, Parkland, an unlocked 2012 Dodge was entered and a GPS was was taken. …

  In just three days, numerous vehicles were broken into and stolen from in Middletown Township. Sometime overnight Dec. 29 on Loop Long Road, Levittown, a debit card was taken and used for $150 from an unlocked 2012 Nissan. Sometime overnight Dec. 31 on Cloister Road, Levittown, an Ipod Nano and about $125 in loose change were stolen from a 2006 Dodge adn 2010 Mercury. No damage was done to the vehicles At about 12:26 a.m. Jan. 1 on the 700 block of Highpointe Circle, Langhorne, a GPS and police scanner were taken from an unlocked 2000 Jeep. On Candle Road, Levittown sometime overnight Dec. …

Bristol Borough Police cited a 42-year-old man, of Trenton, with retail theft at the Commerce Park Wal-mart Dec. 22, 2012. A vehicle parked on Radcliff Street was keyed Dec. 20 at about 12:50 p.m. There was an unknown amount of damage. A 24-year-old Bristol man was cited for criminal trespassing on 5th Avenue Dec. 23 at about 4:01 a.m. A laptop was stolen from a Nissam Maxima parked at the Commerce Park Dollar Tree Dec. 24 at about 5:05 p.m. Rocks were thrown at a Ford Mustang parked on Garfield Street causing damage to the passenger side window and door as well as the driver's side door and …

The Bucks County Coroner's Office said Wednesday the death of a teenage boy struck by a SEPTA passenger rails train in Middletown on New Year's Day was an accident. Trevor Newman, 16, was walking north on the tracks when a commuter train headed from Center City to Trenton approached from behind. The conductor saw the teen and blew the horn and tried to stop, coroner Dr. Joseph Campbell said. Investigators determined the teen turned around and saw the train just moments before being hit, the coroner said. Multiple sources tell Patch the teen suffered from hearing impairment issues. Newman was …

Wednesday, 1:08 p.m.: The shed fire in Edgely was caused by an electrical failure, Fire Marshal Kevin Dippolito said Wednesday afternoon. The New Year's Eve garage fire on Patterson Avenue was actually a detached structure fire. Dippolito said the structure held a sauna. The fire was started by a wood burning stove. Original story: The first structure fire of 2013 in Bucks County was reported in the Edgely section of Bristol Township Tuesday morning. Fire crews were dispatched at 2:33 a.m. for a report of smoke in the area of Edgely Avenue and Route 13, Edgely Fire Co. Deputy Chief Brian …

A pedestrian, possibly a teenage boy, was struck and killed just south of the Langhorne Train Station in Middletown on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The victim was struck by a train headed from Center City to Trenton just before 2:30 p.m., SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch said. Middletown police along with SEPTA transit officers are investigating the death, officials told Patch. Much of the afternoon's police activity was focused on the tracks in the area of Hulmeville Avenue. Due to limited holiday train runs, no service was suspended along the West Trenton Line, Busch said. The regional …

Local town watch group reports that police are investigating two incidents involving a group of possibly armed teens. According to the Bristol Township Police Department's crime map, a robbery involving a firearm happened in the 100 block of Holly Drive in Levittown at 8:18 p.m. Saturday night. A police official told Goldenridge Town Watch about another similar incident that occurred over the weekend in Indian Creek. The Indian Creek incident has not yet been reported on the police department's crime map. The group of teenage robbers reportedly attacked victims in the Holly Hill section and …

The Bristol Township police officers at the Taco Bell in the 3900 block of Veterans Highway (Route 413) on Thursday night were not trying the Doritos Locos Taco; they were investigating an armed robbery that happened at the fast food eatery.  According to PhillyBurbs.com, the robber walked in the restaurant at 9:30 p.m. and used to gun to holdup the store. Police did not release to the website how much money was taken. The male suspect wearing a black shirt, pants, mask and goggles. He is believed to be between 20 and 30 years old, the website reported. Officers remained on the scene …

A suspected burglar ran from a Parkway Drive homeowner and eluded a police dog Thursday afternoon in the Levittown section of Falls Township. A homeowner returned to their home in the 500 block of Parkway Drive to find a burlgar inside their home, police said. Luckily, nothing was reported missing and no one was seriously hurt. The suspect "pushed past" the homeowner and ran down Parkway Drive. Police arrived and used a K-9 unit to track the suspect, authorities said. A red Dodge Durango SUV was seen speeding away from the area just after the burglary and may have been the burglary suspect's …