Ambler Officer Cleared In Fatal Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Man: DA Ambler Officer Cleared In Fatal Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Man: DA
Ambler Officer Cleared In Fatal Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Man: DA An Ambler police officer was legally justified in the fatal shooting of a man armed with two knives, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced on Wednesday, May 14. The April 26 encounter began after 43-year-old Roberto Aguilar Cholula called 911 around 7:34 p.m., telling dispatchers he wanted to die and was armed with a knife. Officers responded to the Forest Garden Apartments and found Cholula holding a black knife in one hand. He then pulled out a second, butcher-style knife, and held one in each hand, investigators said. Despite repeated commands to drop the weapons, Ch…
Former Bucks County Cop Accused Of Manipulating Elderly Woman For $500K Estate: DA (UPDATE) Former Bucks County Cop Accused Of Manipulating Elderly Woman For $500K Estate: DA (UPDATE)
Former Bucks County Cop Accused Of Manipulating Elderly Woman For $500K Estate: DA (Update) A former Bucks County police officer is accused of manipulating a 76-year-old woman into signing her last will and testament in an attempt to steal her $500,000 estate, District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Wednesday, May 14. Carlito Cortez, 59, of Richboro, surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, May 13, after a Grand Jury recommended criminal charges following a lengthy investigation, the DA said. Cortez worked part-time for both the Langhorne and Yardley Borough Police Departments. He has been charged with: Felony Criminal Attempt to Commit Theft by Deception. Felony Securing E…
Bucks Commissioner Compares ICE Policy To Pre-Nazi Germany Sparking Outrage From Sheriff Bucks Commissioner Compares ICE Policy To Pre-Nazi Germany Sparking Outrage From Sheriff
Bucks Commissioner Compares ICE Policy To Pre-Nazi Germany Sparking Outrage From Sheriff A fiery debate over immigration enforcement and World War II-era history is dividing leaders in Bucks County, PA Sheriff Fred Harran, who is Jewish, released a statement on Friday, May 9, condemning Commissioner Bob Harvie for remarks made during a May 7 commissioners meeting in which Harvie warned of what he called parallels between current political conditions and pre-Holocaust Europe. “It is, for someone who’s spent a lot of time studying World War II, there are definite parallels that I see happening,” Harvie said, as reported by PhillyBurbs. “Not nearly as great as what happened in 192…
Innocent Driver Killed During Rival Feud; Bristol Man Gets Decades In Prison: DA Innocent Driver Killed During Rival Feud; Bristol Man Gets Decades In Prison: DA
Innocent Driver Killed During Rival Feud; Bristol Man Gets Decades In Prison: DA A man convicted in the 2020 shooting death of Shaquille Love has been sentenced to up to 44 years in state prison, Bucks County prosecutors announced on Wednesday, May 7. Kelvontae Nasheed Perry, 30, of Taft Street in Bristol Township, was sentenced to 21½ to 44 years by Common Pleas Judge Wallace H. Bateman Jr., following his conviction in December 2024 after a three-day waiver trial. Perry was found guilty of third-degree murder and multiple related charges, including: Aggravated assault. Firearms not to be carried without a license. Possession of an instrument of crime. Possessio…
Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ
Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ A Bucks County attorney who took part in a scheme to steal a house from a dead man’s family and filed false claims in federal court is headed to prison, the FBI announced on Tuesday, May 6. Alan Kane, 60, of Jamison, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to US Attorney David Metcalf. He must also pay $160,072 in restitution and a $1,000 fine, as ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson on Monday, April 28. A federal jury convicted Kane in September of two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a fals…
Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley
Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, for parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said. Residents in Philadelphia, Trenton, Allentown, Reading, and across North and Central Jersey are impacted, the NWS said. “Isolated thunderstorms have developed over portions of the region,” the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday afternoon update. “The primary threat will be for hail and damaging winds across eastern PA and northern/central NJ.” Threats include: Scattered hail up to ping-pong ball size Wind gusts …
Man Fires Gun, Barricades Himself In Bucks Co. Home, Charged With Aggravated Assault: PSP Man Fires Gun, Barricades Himself In Bucks Co. Home, Charged With Aggravated Assault: PSP
Man Fires Gun, Barricades Himself In Bucks Co. Home, Charged With Aggravated Assault: PSP A Bucks County man is facing multiple charges after he fired a handgun outside his home and barricaded himself inside, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, May 2. George T. Badulak, 62, was seen firing a handgun into the ground on the 2000 block of Rosedale Road in Milford Township at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, according to a release from PSP Troop M – Dublin Station. After firing the weapon, Badulak went back inside, prompting troopers and municipal officers to set up a perimeter around the home. He later surrendered without further incident after officers called ou…
Gun Used In Homicide Lands Seller Up 20 Years Jail Time: Bucks DA Gun Used In Homicide Lands Seller Up 20 Years Jail Time: Bucks DA
Gun Used In Homicide Lands Seller Up 20 Years Jail Time: Bucks DA A Delaware County woman who admitted to buying guns for criminals was sentenced to state prison after one of the firearms she sold was used in a Philadelphia homicide, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 1. Demia Burrell-Brinkley, 31, of Lansdowne, was sentenced to eight to 20 years in state prison after pleading guilty to multiple straw purchase-related charges, authorities said. She admitted to illegally buying four firearms between July 2020 and May 2022 from gun shops in Bucks and Montgomery counties, then selling them for $200 each, according to the r…
‘I’ll Get My Gun’: Wanted Bristol Man Sparks SWAT Standoff, Sheriff Says ‘I’ll Get My Gun’: Wanted Bristol Man Sparks SWAT Standoff, Sheriff Says
‘I’ll Get My Gun’: Wanted Bristol Man Sparks SWAT Standoff, Sheriff Says A wanted man threatened to grab a gun during a tense standoff with Bucks County deputies in a quiet Bristol Township neighborhood, authorities announced on Thursday, May 1. John Chambers, 52, had been dodging authorities after failing to appear in court on assault-related charges when deputies finally tracked him to a home on the zero block of Wildflower Road, according to the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies surrounded the house early Thursday morning and spotted Chambers inside. But when they tried to make contact, the situation quickly escalated—Chambers allegedly became combative…
Cheltenham Assistant Fire Marshal Rapes Girl At Knife-Point During Break-In: Affidavits Cheltenham Assistant Fire Marshal Rapes Girl At Knife-Point During Break-In: Affidavits
Cheltenham Assistant Fire Marshal Rapes Girl At Knife-Point During Break-In: Affidavits The assistant fire marshal for Cheltenham Township is facing rape and burglary charges after a violent series of events across two counties, prosecutors announced on Monday, April 28. Albert Sergio Jr., 59, of Souderton, is accused of sexually assaulting a minor female relative at knife-point after she got out of the shower on Friday, April 25, 2025, according to affidavits of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 29. Investigators said the victim encountered Sergio standing naked in the hallway of a West Walnut Street home, armed with a knife. She screamed and attempted …
More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Bucks DA (UPDATE) More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Bucks DA (UPDATE)
More Victims Identified In US, Canada Child Exploitation Case: Bucks DA (Update) An accused online predator who victimized children across the United States and Canada has been arrested in West Virginia, authorities in Pennsylvania announced on Thursday, April 24, 2025.  Mark Wills, 60, of Hulmeville, was previously taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, West Virginia at approximately 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, according to Robert Clark, Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Wills is accused of manufacturing hundreds of videos of child sexual abuse material involv…
Ex-Levittown Police Officer, Fire Company President Posted Child Porn: DA Ex-Levittown Police Officer, Fire Company President Posted Child Porn: DA
Ex-Levittown Police Officer, Fire Company President Posted Child Porn: DA A former Bucks County police officer and fire company president is accused of posting a sexually explicit photo of an underage girl online, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 9. Gary Margerum, 67, of Levittown, is charged with Felony Dissemination of Photos or Films of Child Sex Acts, Felony Child Pornography, and Felony Criminal Use of a Communication Facility​. The investigation began when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children tipped off the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office about a Kik user uploading child sexual abuse material in December 2024, prosecutor…