Bucks Man Swiped Tip Jar From Doylestown Business: Police
A Bucks County man faces several misdemeanor charges after police say he made off with the tip jar from an area business.
Authorities were called to EZ Laundry, 565 N. Main St. in Doylestown, early on Tuesday, March 21, for a report of theft, Central Bucks Regional police said in a statement.
There, staff showed them surveillance video of a man approaching the counter and removing the bills from the tip jar, investigators said. The man is then seen taking the whole jar, placing it under his jacket, and leaving, they continued.
Police later identified the suspect as D…
Bucks County Native, 18, Dies In Boating Accident
State police are investigating after a Bucks County teen and recent high school graduate was killed in a boating accident in Wayne County.
Dominic Testani, 18, of Doylestown, was found more than seven hours after the accident was reported in Lake Township early Saturday, March 18, troopers at the Honesdale barracks said in a statement.
First responders were called to East Island Lane near Lake Henry in Lake Township at about 1:50 a.m., officials said.
On arrival, troopers were told that three people were on the water in a rowboat when the vessel capsized, according …
Doylestown Sex Offender Busted With Child Porn: Authorities
A registered sex offender in Bucks County is now accused of possessing sexual abuse imagery, authorities say.
Edward Vincent Bacon, 29, was arrested after detectives executed a search warrant at his Doylestown home, Central Bucks Regional Police said in a statement.
Investigators had been tipped off by police in Chesterfield County, Virginia, that Bacon "was in possession of images containing child exploitation," CBRPD wrote. More items removed from his property are still under investigation, they added.
At his arraignment on Friday, Feb. 17, Bacon's bail was set at $1 mi…
Bucks Felon Sentenced For Strangling, Beating Girlfriend
A Bucks County convict is going back to prison for beating, strangling, and threatening to kill his then-girlfriend, District Attorney Matthew Weintraub has announced.
Qadir Jones, a 31-year-old Doylestown resident, previously pleaded guilty in November to simple assault, strangulation, terroristic threats, and related charges stemming from a domestic incident early last year, the DA said.
On Jan. 11, 2022, police were called to the 400 block of Dogwood Lane in Richland Township by a woman who said she was being threatened with a knife. Authorities arrived to find the woman with…
Berks Gun Show Nets 3 Arrests, Police Say
Three men were arrested in three separate instances for trying to buy firearms in violation of state law at the Eagle Arms Gun Show at the Morgantown Center last month, authorities say.
Those charged:
Christian Haas, 32, of Doylestown, is accused of lying on purchase applications about being legally unable to own a gun, and was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 21.
Brian Fox, 50, of Birdsboro, is accused of lying on his purchasing application and was arrested Saturday, Jan. 7.
Richard Kakabadze, 26, of Philadelphia, is accused of of lying on his purchasing application and was arres…