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Witness Tampering Investigation Launched Against Molester

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…

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District Attorney Holding Car Sale in Bristol

County officials will be holding a forfeited merchandise sale Saturday morning in Bristol Township. The vehicles were obtained under the Pennsylvania Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act.

Looking for a new ride? District Attorney Dave Heckler's office is holding a public sale of 40 vehicles seized as part of a Pennsylvania Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act. The sale started Friday afternoon and will be held again Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon. The sale is located in the fenced warehouse property behind the Bucks County Free Library off New Falls Road in Bristol Township. The cars, trucks and SUVs are sold in "as is" condition, officials said. On Friday afternoon, dozens of people roamed around the lot and looked at the vehicles for sale. Money from the sale of the vehicles will go toward fighting crime. Click here to see a list of all the vehicles for sale. Here is a set of rules distributed by Heckler…

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Tom Sofield

11:31 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012

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Bucks DA: Marino Death 'Justifiable Homicide'

David Heckler found that "loss of tactical control" by police did not rise to level of criminal wrongdoing

Update, 5:38 p.m. July 30 Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler called the investigation into the death of Michael W. Marino "thorough and impartial" and defended claims that Marino was "society's victim in these events" by describing the victim as "drug-abusing, mentally ill and violent." He said to prosecute Officer Seth Mumbauer would make him "a scapegoat for those who decided Marino could be free without supervision." During a 3 p.m. press conference in his office in the Bucks County Courthouse, Heckler said Mumbauer shot Marino once in the chest. Marino's hands were cuffed behind his back, Heckler said. "Shortly before the shooting, a total of three officers had combined to subdue Marino. The shooting took place during a fight…

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Death Penalty Possible For Accused In Bristol Musician's Death

Three people charged with a Bristol musican's death could receive the death penalty if found guilty when they go to trial.

Three people charged with a Bristol musican's death could receive the death penalty if found guilty when they go to trial. Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler painted a cold-blooded, cash-hungry and cruel picture of the three Trenton men accused of murdering Danny DeGennaro during a botched robbery last December, NJ.com reports. DA: 4 More Arrested, Charged In DeGennaro's Murder Breon Powell, 20, Jermaine Jackson, 19, and Kazair Gist, 18, were charged with slaying the 56-year-old musician in December. The three men have pleaded not guilty. Judge Robert Wagner, during a preliminary hearing in Doylestown on Thursday, ordered the trial to begin later this year. Danny DeGennaro, 56, was found dead inside his family home on Crabtree …

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