Bristol, PA
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Perkasie PD: Man In Custody After Breaking Into Neighbor's Home With Hammer, Damaging Property Perkasie PD: Man In Custody After Breaking Into Neighbor's Home With Hammer, Damaging Property
Perkasie PD: Man In Custody After Breaking Into Neighbor's Home With Hammer, Damaging Property A Perkasie man is in custody after police said he broke into a neighbor's home with a hammer, damaged property, and threatened to harm the owner. Officers arrested James Berner on April 11 and he was charged with burglary, assault, criminal trespassing, possessing instruments of crime, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and harassment, according to Perkasie Borough Police Department. Berner was arraigned by Judge Armitage and transported to Bucks County Prison after failing to post 10 percent of $100,000 bail. No futher informa…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Police: Bucks Driver Facing Charges After Striking Pedestrian In Perkasie Police: Bucks Driver Facing Charges After Striking Pedestrian In Perkasie
Police: Bucks Driver Facing Charges After Striking Pedestrian In Perkasie A Bucks County driver is facing charges after she allegedly struck a pedestrian in Perkasie last summer, authorities said. Rebecca Carper, 48, was found to have been driving a car with a suspended license when she struck a pedestrian on South 9th Street on July 31, 2020, according to Perkasie police. The pedestrian was left with several injuries, police said. Following the investigation, a warrant was issued for Carper, but she failed to turn herself in to police, authorities said. U.S Marshals Service in Philadelphia was able to bring Carper into custody on March 16 in Montgomery Co…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Police: DUI Bucks Driver Hits Parked Car In McDonald's Parking Lot Police: DUI Bucks Driver Hits Parked Car In McDonald's Parking Lot
Police: DUI Bucks Driver Hits Parked Car In McDonald's Parking Lot A Bucks County driver is facing DUI charges after colliding with a parked car in a local McDonald's parking lot, authorities said. Police arrived at the scene and found Vincent Gardner, 37, under the influence in his car after he crashed into a parked car in the McDonald's parking lot on Constitution Avenue in Perkasie, on Feb. 4, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department. No injuries were reported in the accident, police said. Gardner was arraigned by Judge Regina Armitage and charged with driving under the influence on Feb. 10. His bail was set at $15,000. 

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Snow Collapses Roof Of Bucks County Office Building Snow Collapses Roof Of Bucks County Office Building
Snow Collapses Roof Of Bucks County Office Building The roof of a Bucks County office building collapsed over the weight of heavy snow on Saturday night, authorities said. Fire crews arrived at the former Delbar Products building, which is under construction, to find a portion of the roof collapsed due to snow buildup, around 7 p.m at 6th Street and W Spruce Street in Perkasie, according to the Sellersville Volunteer Fire Department. The property has been vacant since 2008 and is being renovated into 90 high-end apartments and 10 townhouses, Doylestown Patch reports. Firefighters from Sellersville and Perkasie cleared the scene in approxima…

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by Nicole Acosta
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Missing Bucks County Teen Located UPDATE: Missing Bucks County Teen Located
Update: Missing Bucks County Teen Located Julia Coughlan, 14, was reported missing by her parents on Jan. 18, after she fled home on Jan. 16, Perkasie Borough police said. The missing teen has been located, according to the Perkasie Borough Police Department, Patch reports. Her parents believed she may be have been in the Philadelphia area, police said.

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