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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Police & Fire

1 Shot in Weekend Five Points Robbery, 2 Under Arrest

A man was hit with multiple shotgun blasts in Levittown early Saturday. The two suspects then fled the scene and tried to run.

Two young Bristol Township men were arrested after a foot pursuit following a robbery that left a man shot early Saturday morning. Aaron Day, 20, of Fleetwing Drive, and Jacob Pemberton, 18, of Pacific Avenue, were taken into custody and charged with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, robbery, aggravated assault, theft, fleeing and eluding police other related offenses. According to an affidavit of probable cause, the robbery incident started in front of the J and R Check Cashing and Pawn Shop at Five Points and ended with a large amount of blood and “human tissue” behind the New Falls Road Acme store in the Levittown section of Bristol Township. Pemberton told police he and Day talked about “getting some money” leading up the …

Kelly

12:49 am on Friday, April 12, 2013

Joe keep your stupid opinions to your self....go play on k&a   more ›

Friday, January 4, 2013

Person Robbed at Gunpoint in Bristol Township

A person was robbed at gunpoint in Bristol Township Friday afternoon.

A person was robbed at gunpoint Friday afternoon in the parking lot of a Bristol Township business on the 2500 block of Pearl Buck Road. According breaking news network alerts sent out just after 3 p.m., the actor was described as a large black male who fled the scene in a grey Honda Odyssey minivan with tags coming back to a Philadelphia address. It is unknown at this time what was taken from the victim. Bristol Township Police officers were unable to provide any additional information at this time.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Police & Fire

Armed Robber Thinks Outside The Bun In Bristol

A man robbed the Taco Bell on Route 413 in Bristol Township on Thursday night.

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 investigating the robbery throughout the evening, Levittown Patch readers said. The Taco Bell is located about a mile away from the Bath Road police station. …

Stephanie Sarachilli

8:07 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012

If I was the police I would ask myself what happens at taco bell between 9 and 9:30. Sounds like inside job to me./   more ›

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Police & Fire

Report: Gun Used in Langhorne Lukoil Robbery

Tuesday's incident marks the third time in recent months the store has been robbed.

A tweet from the official account of the Bucks County Courier Times said the Lukoil gas station at the corner of Bellevue and Maple avenues was robbed Tuesday. The report stated a masked man with a gun robbed the store and made off with $200. Police were not available to confirm the information late Tuesday. PHOTOS: Car Wreck on New Falls Road The information was published on the social media site just after 9:30 p.m. The same gas station was robbed at by a masked man with a gun in the early morning hours of July 14. State troopers said a man jumped the counter, pointed a gun and demanded money during an August 3 robbery. The suspect made off with a cash drawer, police said at the time.

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Tom Sofield

7:25 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012

I'll be sure to ask police if the masked man was aided by Tonto.   more ›

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Police & Fire

Criminals Demand Valuables in Croydon

Police are looking for two suspects.

Prescription medication and a cell phone were taken from a victim during a strong-arm robbery in Croydon on Monday. Two black males demanded valuables from a victim in the 1500 block of River Road in Bristol Monday, authorities said. According to police, the men are described as being between 5-foot-11 and 6-foot-2 and the ages of 18 and 25. The first suspect is described as wearing a dark gray shirt, black knit hat and white scarf that partially covered his face. The second man wore a black sweatshirt and knit cap, police said. The victim told officers the two men fled on foot.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Police & Fire

Arrest in Alleged Gun Incident; Knifepoint Robbery Reported

The man arrested for an alleged gun incident was taken into custody by the same officer in 2002.

  Bristol police on Thursday night arrested a 29-year-old man accused of committing a robbery with gun. Slightly more than an hour later, police responded to a reported knifepoint robbery.    Robbery Involving a Gun Philadelphia resident Chad Braun was arrested just after 9 p.m. in the area of Fourth and New York avenues in the Croydon section of the township. Court records show that he was a resident of Croydon as recently as February 2012. The 29-year-old was charged with robbery, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and possessing instrument of a crime, according to police and court dockets. The incident that led to arrest is stated by records to have happened on Thursday. Ironically, the officer …

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Police & Fire

Man Driving Acura Robs Business with Gun

Falls Township police are seeking the suspect.

Falls Township police are looking for a man who robbed the Exxon gas station at 299 West Trenton Avenue Thursday morning. The suspect is described as a thin black male, about 5 feet and 10 inches tall. Police said was seen wearing a black knit cap, pants and shirt. The suspect fled in a black two-door Acura toward Trenton. Police said the man pulled a handgun and demanded money. No one was hurt in the incident. Authorities have not released how much money was taken. Police units searched the surrounding area after the incident, reports said.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Police & Fire

Deli Robbed; Several Residential Burglaries in Bristol Township

Police are investigating several incidents in the township.

Armed Robbery Bristol Township authorities are investigating the armed robbery of a clerk working at a Lakeland Avenue deli Tuesday morning. Lt. Terry Hughes told PhillyBurbs.com the suspect is a middle-aged man about 6 feet tall. More details on the subject can be found by clicking here. The suspect reportedly got away from the Give and Take Deli with $200 and cigarettes. Burglary A homeowner on Blueridge Drive in the Levittown section of the township reported Monday that a Apple Macbook Pro, Apple iPod, several pieces of jewelry and several were stolen from the house. The total value of the stolen goods was valued at nearly $8,000, police said. The burglary happened between 7:30 a.m. and 5: 30 p.m. Robbery Police reported that a subject …

Friday, March 23, 2012

Alleged Robbery Attempt Prompts Extra Police Patrols At BCCC

Campus security received an anonymous tip today that there was an attempted robbery on the Newtown Campus Monday at 9 p.m.

  Extra police patrols were requested at Bucks County Community College after Newtown Campus officials received an anonymous tip Friday about an attempted robbery that reportedly occurred Monday. According to a report from BCCC’s security department, which was forwarded to Patch and posted on the college’s Facebook page, campus security was notified there was an attempted robbery on the Newtown Campus Monday at 9 p.m. According to the report, which was filed through the anonymous crime reporting form on the college’s website, the victim was near the student drop-off area in front of the Gateway/Rollins area when they were approached by a male. The male, who was reported to be acting "nervous," was described as being about five feet, nine …

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Police Arrest 2 Armed Robbers In Levittown

Bristol Township police report.

  Police said two men are facing charges after using a silver handgun to rob a 37-year-old man. It happened on Fleetwing Drive in Levittown at 11:48 p.m. on Mar. 20. The armed pair was picked up while walking along Bristol Oxford Valley Road, according to police. Rodney Davis, 25, and Brandon Lewis, 24, both of Lumberton, N.J. were arrested and charged with robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, and criminal conspiracy with additional firearms charges to follow. District Justice Seaman arraigned the pair by video, set bail at $75,000 and sent them to Bucks County Prison. Police also reported other crimes.  Police said sometime between 9:30 a.m. on Mar. 19 and 10 a.m. on Mar. 20 someone stole a 2004 Suzuki motorcycle from a location on …

Gretchen

10:43 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012

I live on this street, how did I miss this?   more ›

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