Monday, November 26, 2012
Bristol Township police captured a suspect wanted for a crime in Middletown.
Bristol Township police recently arrested two people who had warrants out for their capture. Melinda Eckert, 31, was arrested last Saturday morning in the area of Levittown where was last known to have lived, police said. Eckert is charged with felony burglary and related charges in connection with the Oct. 14 break-in of a house in Middletown Township, court records show. She was also charged with disorderly conduct for fighting. The 5900 block of Emilie Road resident was wanted by Middletown authorities for the incident and was listed on the police department's wanted persons website. Eckert was arraigned and later released on $30,000 unsecured bail. Patrick Watts of Ford Road in Bristol Township was arrested recently on counts of felony…
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
William Rullo made illegal purchases using money from a court.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
A Levittown man is facing more than two years in jail after he tried to defraud a state court. William Rullo, 47, of Levittown, was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months in prison for a scheme to defraud the First Judicial District (“the district”) of Pennsylvania, where he was employed, between 1999 and 2010. Rullo pleaded guilty to mail fraud. He was using his position as a procurement technician in the Procurement Department of the District to make illegal purchases, such as flat screen televisions, for himself, his family, and his friends. His fraud scheme cost the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania approximately $433,000. As a procurement technician, Rullo’s job duties included: placing orders with vendors, purchasing courtroom …
Friday, November 16, 2012
The district attorney is investigating possible tampering in the case of convicted child molester Walter Meyerle.
District Attorney David Heckler confirmed to media outlets Friday that his office has opened an investigation into possible witness tampering that may have occurred during the summer child sexual abuse trial of Falls Township tattoo artist Walter Meyerle. The Bucks County Courier Times first reported in its Friday print edition that a secret grand jury investigation into the possible tamper was underway. The paper reported that Meyerle’s parents were spotted in the Doylestown courthouse for the grand jury. Heckler told Philly.com Friday that his office was investigating whether the convicted 35-year-old and/or those acting on his behalf did “illegal things to influence the proceedings against him.” The District Attorney’s Office is working…
Ckaron Handy, 24, could be facing the death penalty for killing a Levittown man.
The alleged triggerman behind the 2006 Bristol Township murder of Kevin Batista was arraigned in Bristol Township on Thursday. Ckaron Handy, 24, of Philadelphia, was brought before Judge Joanne Kline Thursday afternoon and formally arraigned on charges of criminal homicide, robbery and various other crimes. Handy is accused in the early morning 2006 shooting death of 30-year-old machinist Kevin Battista. He was killed during a robbery gone wrong while trying to score $50 worth of powered cocaine after turning into the Bloomsdale neighborhood while looking for his girlfriend. Click here to read more and watch District Attorney David Heckler explain details on case. The 24-year-old was already in federal custody related to a Bloomsdale shots…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The 23-year-old suspect turned himself in at court on Tuesday in Falls Township.
A 23-year-old Falls Township man was arraigned on charges he drove intoxicated into a tree at the corner of Makefield Road and Woolstone Drive in the township during a January 2012 car crash that claimed the life of his friend. Clad in a striped button up work shirt, durable work pants and black shoes Jerel Wade appeared before District Justice Jan Vislosky Tuesday afternoon on charges of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence, reckless driving and several other charges. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Wade was found injured behind the wheel of his 2008 gray VW GTI shortly before midnight on Jan. 27, 2012. Unconscious friend Rodney Simmons sat next to him in the passenger seat. Fire and …
Friday, October 19, 2012
Eric Beck was killed when an intoxicated Charles Horrocks struck him along New Falls Road in Bristol Township in winter.
The 24-year-old man who struck and killed Eric Beck with his dark-colored Audi along New Falls Road in Bristol Township plead guilty to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, failure to stop and render aid and several connected charges Thursday in court, PhillyBurbs.com reported. Bristol Township resident Charles Horrocks, who had a suspended license at the time, struck 36-year-old Beck as he walked home from a nearby bar where he was celebrating with his brothers. His mother, Michelle, was driving to pick him up when she discovered his body in the roadway. "I said 'Eric,' and he said 'Mom, squeeze my hand.' That was it, that's all he said to me," Beck said to NBC 10 in the days following the crash. According to …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
A 45-year-old Bristol Township man heard his fate in court on Tuesday in Doylestown.
A middle-aged Bristol Township resident convicted of attempted kidnapping was ordered by a judge to serve time in prison in addition to several other conditions during his sentencing hearing Tuesday. John Hardy faced Judge Rea Boylan in Doylestown court Tuesday afternoon. Aside from having to spend between 18 to 36 months in prison, the convict will have to take part in post-release probation, mental health treatment and a medication regimen. He is also not to have contact with the victims, court records show. The 45-year-old pleaded guilty recently to attempted kidnapping, indecent exposure, simple assault and several additional charges related the January 2012 occurrence, according to court records and PhillyBurbs.com. The bizarre …
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Friday, October 12, 2012
Brandon Scott, 28, of New Jersey, was in district court on Thursday. He was released from county jail on bail.
The man accused of robbing a Middletown Township bank and then getting in a car accident that injured a local defense attorney had his bail reduced Thursday in district court, the Bucks County Courier Times said in an article published Friday. Brandon Scott, 28, of Parkside Avenue in Ewing, N.J., had his bail reduced from $200,000 to 10 percent of $50,000, court records show. He also waived all charges against him to county court in Doylestown. The newspaper reported that Scott is confined to a wheelchair due to injuries sustained during the August car wreck. Scott’s attorney argued that county jail could not offer his client proper medical care for his sickle cell anemia. The lower bail helped Scott get out of jail so he can receive …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The victim is filing a lawsuit against former Bristol Township resident Albert August Zuest.
A former resident of the Croydon section of Bristol Township who plead guilty to molesting a young girl is now facing a civil suit from the victim, now 22-years-old. Albert Zuest, 67, admitted in court in May to sexually molesting the girl when she was just 9-year-old, Phillyburbs.com reports. The lawsuit could make Zuest pay medical care and psychological treatment related to the injury he caused to the victim, according to the website. The victim is also seeking damages in excess of $50,000. In the case, the victim is requesting a jury trial. The 67-year-old was implicated in the sexual assault when the victim came forward in 2010, the Phillyburbs.com story stated. Detectives, the report continued, were able to obtain a taped phone …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Louis A. Lopez, 30, of Bristol Borough, plead guilty in court to charges related to kidnapping, groping and harassment allegations.
On Tuesday, a former Bristol Borough man plead guilty in county court to a myriad of charges related to kidnapping, groping and harassment allegations. Former Pine Grove Street resident Louis A. Lopez, 30, will be sentenced in the coming months, following a Megan’s Law evaluation, PhillyBurbs.com reported. He could face up to 10 years in jail. Lopez is reported to have tried to kidnap two young girls - ages 8 and 9 - as they walked along Canal Street in the borough in the summer of 2011. The girls managed to escape and were aided by a neighborhood mailman, the PhillyBurbs.com story said. During interviews with police officials, the two girls said they had seen Lopez watching them several time as they went about their business in the days…
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Chris Taylor Jr
11:25 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
I am glad they caught this criminal. but ordering him to pay $433k in restitution is going to run afoul of the constitution. your effectively giving him a LIFE SENTENCE after this fiasco he will be lucky to find a job willing to pay him $20k a year IE a low hourly wage job. The government will take at least 50% of that in direct taxation he will have at least $5k a year in mandatory expenses to … more ›