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Baltimore Driver, 29, Leads State Police On I-295 Pursuit, Authorities Say Baltimore Driver, 29, Leads State Police On I-295 Pursuit, Authorities Say
Baltimore Driver, 29, Leads State Police On I-295 Pursuit, Authorities Say A 29-year-old Baltimore driver was arrested after leading Pennsylvania State Police on a pursuit down I-295 Friday, authorities said. A trooper tried stopping Pernell Travis Wallace Sr., behind the wheel of a Dodge Challenger, on the eastbound side of the highway for traffic violations around 8:15 p.m. but Wallace kept going, LevittownNow says citing State Police. Wallace eventually came to a stop on Route 1 north in Falls Township and was charged with fleeing/attempting to elude police, and issued seven traffic offenses, the outlet said. Wallace was arraigned by District Judge Jan Vi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash 1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash
1 Critical, 1 Seriously Injured In Bucks County Crash Two people were seriously injured in a two-car crash Thursday in Falls Township. A Ford Mustang headed south on Trenton Road was approaching the crest of a hill when it passed another vehicle and struck a Honda Civic heading northbound around 8:15 p.m. at Canterbury Road, Falls Township police said. The driver of the Honda was extricated from the vehicle and transported to St. Mary Medical Center in critical condition.  The driver of the Mustang was transported to St. Mary Medical Center in serious condition.  Falls police were assisted by Fairless Hills Fire Co., Tee Bucks Coun…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Support Surges For 25-Year-Old Man Dead In Falls Township Dirt Bike Crash Support Surges For 25-Year-Old Man Dead In Falls Township Dirt Bike Crash
Support Surges For 25-Year-Old Man Dead In Falls Township Dirt Bike Crash Support is surging for a 25-year-old dirt bike rider who was pronounced dead Thursday after he reportedly crashed into a pole in Falls Township. Over $6,700 had been raised on a GoFundMe campaign for Jeffery Griscavage as of Friday morning. Arriving officers found Griscavage, laying on the ground partially pinned under his Honda CRF 250 dirt bike and unable to move on Penn Valley Rd in the area of Route 13 around noon, Falls Township police said. Officers attempted to free Griscavage before the Levittown Fairless Hills Rescue Squad arrived on scene. Griscavage was taken to Jefferson …

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Falls Township PD: DUI Driver Drives Through Emergency Scene, Ignores Police Orders Falls Township PD: DUI Driver Drives Through Emergency Scene, Ignores Police Orders
Falls Township PD: DUI Driver Drives Through Emergency Scene, Ignores Police Orders A DUI driver drove through a car fire blockade despite it being an active scene Friday night in Bucks County, authorities said. While emergency personnel was investigating the car fire, Mark G. Davis drove through the blockade just before midnight in the area of Route 13 North and Tyburn Road in Falls Township, Falls Township police said. An officer was able to stop Davis, who noticed he was under the influence and in possession of marijuana, police said. Davis was arrested and charged with DUI and related offenses.

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
SEEN HER? Falls Township Woman, 45, Reported Missing SEEN HER? Falls Township Woman, 45, Reported Missing
Seen HER? Falls Township Woman, 45, Reported Missing Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help to locate a 45-year-old woman missing out of Falls Township. Rebekah Staines was last seen on April 16 by family in the Fairless Hills section of Falls Township, Falls Township police said. Staines is described by police as a white female who is 4’11”, medium to heavy build with brown hair and hazel eyes. Police believe Staines is can be seen driving her gray 2005 Toyota Camry with the Pennsylvania registration number LLR-9481. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Falls Township Police Department at 215-328-85…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
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…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Falls Twp. Police Seek Man Accused Of Stabbing 17-Year-Old At Manor Elementary School Falls Twp. Police Seek Man Accused Of Stabbing 17-Year-Old At Manor Elementary School
Falls Twp. Police Seek Man Accused Of Stabbing 17-Year-Old At Manor Elementary School Falls Township police are seeking the public's help locating a 21-year-old man who they say stabbed a 17-year-old boy at Manor Elementary School over the weekend, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the Penn Valley Road school on reports of a stabbing and found a 17-year-old boy on Timothy Lane in the Thornridge section of Falls Township around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, Falls Township police said. The boy had suffered from multiple stab wounds and was sent to Saint Mary’s Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and is listed in critical condition, police said. An investigati…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF
DA: U.S. Marshals Capture Bensalem Man Out On Bail For 3rd Violent Attack Of Ex-GF A Bensalem man who was out on bail for two domestic violence attacks despite objections from the Bucks County District Attorney's Office is facing new charges after violently attacked the same victim again, authorities said. Patrick Dando, 35, was captured by the U.S. Marshals after pushing his ex-girlfriend down a flight of concrete steps and strangling her until she blacked out last Friday afternoon, District Attorney Matt Weintraub said. Dando, who had been on the run since the attack, was charged with felony counts of aggravated assault and strangulation, along with misdemeanor counts o…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
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Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target
Falls Township Police Seek ID For Duo Who Used Stolen Credit Cards At Local Home Depot, Target Police in Falls Township are seeking the public's help identifying a pair who they say used stolen credit cards for purchases at a local Home Depot and Target, authorities said. Three suspects are believed to have stolen the credit cards from a wallet in a car parked at the Planet Fitness in Morrisville between 11:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. on Monday, according to the Falls Township Police Department. The credit cards were used at the Home Depot on Commerce Boulevard and the Target on Lincoln Highway in Langhorne, shortly after 12 p.m., police said. The duo was caught on surveillance…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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Police: Driver In Bucks Crash Was DUI Police: Driver In Bucks Crash Was DUI
Police: Driver In Bucks Crash Was DUI A 28-year-old man involved in a weekend motor vehicle crash had been smoking marijuana before getting behind the wheel, authorities said. Joseph Hunzeker was charged with DUI and multiple vehicle violations following the 3 p.m. crash at Trenton Road and South Olds Boulevard in Falls Township on Feb. 21, local police said. Officers at the scene smelled marijuana coming from Hunzeker's car, authorities said. There were no injuries reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida
U.S. Marshals Capture Bucks Fugitive Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child In Florida A Bucks County man wanted for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old child in Falls Township was captured by U.S Marshals in Florida on Wednesday, authorities announced. Shane Ferguson, 37, of Morrisville, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Florida-Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force at approximately 9 a.m. in the 2100 block of Triumph Road in Port St. Lucie, according to the Falls Township Police Department. Ferguson has been wanted by local police on charges of rape, sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault on a person less than 16 years old, indecent assault without consen…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
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SEEN HIM? Bucks County Man Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say SEEN HIM? Bucks County Man Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say
Seen HIM? Bucks County Man Wanted For Sexually Assaulting Child, Police Say Falls Township police are seeking the whereabouts of a man wanted for the sexual assault of a minor, authorities said. Shane Ferguson is believed to be driving a black Infiniti JX35 with the Pennsylvania license plate number LBB1409, police said. Anyone with information on Ferguson's whereabouts is encouraged to contact Falls Township police dispatch at 215-328-8519, or 9-1-1.   Individuals can also contact Detective John Vella at 215-949-9100 ext: 431 or email: [email protected]. 

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by Nicole Acosta