Pilot Killed In Doylestown Plane Crash Pilot Killed In Doylestown Plane Crash
Pilot Killed In Doylestown Plane Crash A pilot was killed after the plane he was flying crashed in a wooded area in Doylestown (Bucks County) Tuesday morning, authorities said. Photos from 6abc's Chopper 6 show the single-engine small red-and-white plane in the trees behind houses in the 3000 block of Charter Club Drive around 10:30 a.m. #Breaking - A small plane has crashed near the Doylestown Airport, into a wooded area near homes. Police and fire are on the scene investigating. pic.twitter.com/gxi6STLVg8 — Dan Patrick (@6abcDan) June 15, 2021 The pilot, Martin Sailer Jr., of Tinicum Township, was the sole occupant of t…
PD: Woman Airlifted After Being Punched In Head, Slashed With Broken Beer Bottle In Bucks Motel PD: Woman Airlifted After Being Punched In Head, Slashed With Broken Beer Bottle In Bucks Motel
PD: Woman Airlifted After Being Punched In Head, Slashed With Broken Beer Bottle In Bucks Motel A Doylestown man was charged in a domestic violence assault in which a woman was airlifted to the hospital Wednesday, authorities said. Plumstead officers responded to the Colonial Village Motel and learned that Claudio J Hernandez punched a woman in the head and then slashed her with a broken beer bottle multiple times around 8:40 p.m., Plumstead police said. Hernandez fled back into the motel room where he was taken in to custody by responding officers, police said. The victim was flown to Temple University Hospital with several gashes on her head and chest, authorities said.  …
PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial
PA Mom Accused Of Cyber Harassing Girls On Daughter's Squad Ordered To Stand Trial A Pennsylvania mom has been ordered to face trial for harassing three girls on her daughter's cheerleading squad, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office announced Friday. Raffaela Spone, 50, of Chalfont, last March was charged with three counts each of cyber harassment of a child and harassment. Following a preliminary hearing on Friday, Magisterial District Judge Regina Armitage found enough evidence presented to send all charges to the Court of Common Pleas, District Attorney Matt Weintraub's Office said. Spone was accused of manipulating a photograph of a teen girl on the Vict…
PA Baseball Team Swings Bat For Doylestown Single Mom & Daughter, 9, Battling Cancer PA Baseball Team Swings Bat For Doylestown Single Mom & Daughter, 9, Battling Cancer
PA Baseball Team Swings Bat For Doylestown Single Mom & Daughter, 9, Battling Cancer A charitable baseball team will be holding a game this weekend in support of a Doylestown family who could use some cheer. The Homers for Hope Yankees -- an amateur men's team and nonprofit organization -- will play the Montco Phillies at Hanusey Park on May 16. The game dubbed "Rally for Reagan" will benefit Rutenberg family, of Doylestown. Click here for details. Shari Rutenberg is a single mom of four and has spent the last decade making trips to CHOP for her oldest son, James, who has diabetes. On Jan. 6, Shari visited the hospital once again -- this time, for daughter Reagan, 9.…
'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56 'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56
'Forever Missed': Delaware River's Hot Dog Man Greg Crance Dies Of COVID At 56 Hunterdon County’s famous “River Hot Dog Man” and tubing business owner Gregory Crance died of COVID-19 complications Monday afternoon. He was 56. Crance was the owner of Delaware River Tubing in Alexandria Township — a one-of-a-kind business that offers tubing, rafting and boating excursions down the Delaware River with a free BBQ meal served halfway through each trip by Crance himself. Delaware Tubing was launched in 2011, according to its Facebook page — though Crance first opened a hotdog stand on the river back in 1987, LehighValleyLive reports. Crance, of Frenchtown, graduated from …
Police: Burglar Leads Officers On Foot Pursuit After Witness Spots Her Entering Doylestown Home Police: Burglar Leads Officers On Foot Pursuit After Witness Spots Her Entering Doylestown Home
Police: Burglar Leads Officers On Foot Pursuit After Witness Spots Her Entering Doylestown Home A burglar led officers on a foot pursuit after a witness spotted her entering a Doylestown home Monday, authorities said. A witness told officers she saw a woman -- later identified as Katherine Aseltine -- climbing an outside staircase and entering a West Oakland Avenue home, Central Bucks Regional police said. Aseltine then led officers on a foot pursuit throughout the neighborhood, which ended when she was spotted in a West State Street parking lot, police said. Aseltine was arraigned by Judge Snow, remanded to Bucks County Prison after failing to post 10% of $25,000 bail.
DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer
DA: Inmate Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs Into Bucks County Jail With Help From Son, Officer An inmate was sentenced Thursday for his involvement in a drug-smuggling ring inside the Bucks County Jail in which eight other men, including his son and a corrections officer, were accomplices, authorities announced. Vincent McCandless Sr., 35, who was already serving four and a half to 10 years in state prison at the time of his arrest, will add an additional 35 to 70 months to his sentence, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's office. Authorities allege that Joseph J. Jennings, 32, of Warminster smuggled Suboxone into the Doylestown jail on multiple occasions…
Discrimination? Doylestown Biz Gives Discount For Customers With Vaccination Card Discrimination? Doylestown Biz Gives Discount For Customers With Vaccination Card
Discrimination? Doylestown Biz Gives Discount For Customers With Vaccination Card A Doylestown business owner is receiving national backlash for offering a discount to customers who show their COVID-19 vaccination card. Donna Gouldey, the owner of Allora Gifts & Home Decor on West State Street, made a Facebook post offering a 10 percent discount to anyone who shows a COVID-19 vaccination card at her store on Saturdays. The post garnered more than 1,000 comments. Some praised her. Others accused her of shaming those who did not or cannot get a vaccine. Sunday, March 15, 2020. The day I announced I had to close Allora because of the global pandemic. We didn’t kn…
Doylestown Mom Of 2, Caitlin E. Thomas Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer, 33 Doylestown Mom Of 2, Caitlin E. Thomas Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer, 33
Doylestown Mom Of 2, Caitlin E. Thomas Dies After 'Courageous' Battle With Cancer, 33 Doylestown mother of two Caitlin Erin Thomas (Farley) died on Feb. 25 after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 33. Born in Langhorne, Thomas graduated from Central Bucks High School South in 2005 and received her bachelor's degree from Delaware Valley University in 2009, as well as her Master's in Early Childhood Education from Walden University, her obituary says. Thomas worked alongside her husband running Camp Curiosity, The Curiosity Shoppe, and Toddler Center, her memorial says. Thomas' obituary remembered her as someone who loved horses and ice hockey. She is survived …
'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says 'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says
'Reckless' Doylestown Physician Prescribed Deadly Oxy Cocktails To 14 Patients, AG Says A Doylestown physician is facing felony charges for prescribing 14 patients with deadly combinations of oxycodone for as long as 16 years per person, authorities announced. Richard Kondan, 58, prescribed highly addictive opioid medications to at least 14 patients between November 2017 and September 2019, Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Kondan failed to prescribe controlled substances in accordance with accepted treatment principles, and failed to keep accurate medical records that support the high volume of opioids that he prescribe…
Wissahickon High School Grad Ian M. Brooks Dies, 33 Wissahickon High School Grad Ian M. Brooks Dies, 33
Wissahickon High School Grad Ian M. Brooks Dies, 33 Ian M. Brooks of Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Gwynedd Valley, PA died Feb. 28, 2021. He was 33 years old. Born in Doylestown, PA, Brooks worked as an Architect for Hill West Architects in New York City up until his death, his obituary says. He graduated from Wissahickon High School in 2006, the University of Pittsburgh, and the City College of New York where he earned his Master’s Degree in Architecture, his obit says. Brooks' obituary remembered him as "an athletically gifted skier, wakeboarder and cyclist." Brooks is survived by his parents Bruce E. and Joan V. (Klumpp) Brooks of Gwynedd V…
Upper Makefield Man Surrenders To Police For Sexually Assaulting Family Member Under 13 Upper Makefield Man Surrenders To Police For Sexually Assaulting Family Member Under 13
Upper Makefield Man Surrenders To Police For Sexually Assaulting Family Member Under 13 An Upper Makefield man surrendered to police months after a warrant was issued for his arrest for sexually assaulting a minor family member, authorities said. Upper Makefield police executed a warrant on July 31, 2020, for John Suszko III from the Washington Crossing section of Upper Makefield, police said. Suzko allegedly forced a minor family member to perform sexual acts on him, police said. Suszko peacefully surrendered and his bail was set at 10% of $100,000, police said. He was subsequently remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in Doylestown. He is currently awaiting t…