New Details On Prior Murder Case Involving Suspect In Officer’s Death
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaking to new prosecutors. Credit: Philadelphia DAO Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner shared details on the 2019 murder case involving Eric...
View ArticleSen. Farry’s EMS Transport Bill Advances Past Senate Committee
State Sen. Frank Farry speaking on the training program. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com Legislation that would expand the types of facilities where emergency medical services providers can...
View ArticleJustices Reject Challenge To How PA Treats Users Accused Of Supplying Drugs...
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View ArticleSlain Philadelphia Officer Grew Up In Levittown
Officer Shane Seiber.Credit: Philadelphia police A Philadelphia police officer shot and killed in an ambush early Saturday morning was raised in the Levittown area. Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year...
View ArticleWoman Charged After Bristol Twp. Stabbing
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com A woman was arrested earlier this month after allegedly stabbing a man earlier this month. Vanessa Mines, 52, of Philadelphia, was charged with aggravated assault,...
View ArticleJosh Shapiro For Abolishing Death Penalty; Stacy Garrity Supports ‘Law That’s...
By Ian Karbal | Pennsylvania Capital-Star A cell inside State Correctional Institution Phoenix. File photo. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity faced numerous...
View ArticleTwo Extricated From Crash At Shopping Center
A Middletown Township Department of Fire and Emergency Services truck at a crash scene. File photo.Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com Two people had to be extricated Friday afternoon in a rollover...
View ArticleMan Arrested After Tense Knife Standoff With Officer In Vacant Bar, Cops Say
File photoCredit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com A man was arrested after a Bristol Township police officer found him inside a closed bar early Sunday morning. At around 5 a.m., an officer on patrol...
View ArticleCops: Man Stabbed Mother While She Was Praying
File photo. An elderly woman suffered injuries after she was stabbed at her home late last month, according to court records. Sean Hughes, 49, of Falls Township, was arrested on Sept. 29 following an...
View ArticleRally Calls For Preventing Sexual Violence
Credit: County of Bucks Bucks County officials, representatives from law enforcement agencies, victim advocates, and community members gathered Thursday outside the Bucks County Administration...
View ArticleIs Your Vape Legal In PA? State Law To Drastically Cut Approved Brands
A man uses a vape. Credit: Marvin D. Lynchard Regulations slated to take effect later this month will sharply reduce the number of electronic cigarette and vape brands permitted for sale in...
View ArticleBristol Man Charged With Assaulting Uber Passenger
File photo. A Bristol Borough man is accused of assaulting an Uber passenger while her fiancé had stepped away from the vehicle. Wael Hagag, 40, was charged Wednesday with indecent assault without...
View ArticlePhilly Teen Charged As Adult In Croydon Armed Robbery
File photo. A 16-year-old boy has been charged as an adult after an alleged armed robbery that left a victim pistol-whipped and stripped of his sneakers. Bristol Township police were dispatched around...
View ArticlePolice Say Suspect Who Fled Also Carried Out Jewelry Store Burglary
Christopher Plytas Jr.Credit: Police Middletown Township police have identified Christopher Nicholas Plytas Jr. as the suspect in a September burglary at a jewelry store in the Langhorne Square...
View ArticleFugitive Task Force Captures Falls Twp. Man Who Fled Cops
Credit: U.S. Marshal Service A Falls Township man wanted on warrants from multiple agencies was captured in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon by a federal fugitive task force. Christopher Plytas...
View ArticleLocal District Court Releases Annual Recap After Thousands Of Cases
District Judge Daniel Baranoski preparing to swear in a row officer. File photo.Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com District Judge Daniel Baranoski, of District Court 07-01-07, has released the...
View ArticleNEARBY: Tips Sought After 9/11 Memorial Damaged
A Lower Makefield Township police SUV. File photo. Lower Makefield Township police are looking for the public’s help to determine who vandalized the Garden of Reflection 9/11 Memorial. An unknown...
View ArticleTechnical High School Says Threat Was Not Credible
Bucks County Technical High School. File photo A social media post that led to safety concerns at Bucks County Technical High School on Monday was determined by law enforcement to be noncredible,...
View ArticleBomb Squad Called To Fairless Hills
File photo. A resident found possible explosives inside a Fairless Hills home Monday afternoon, which led to a call to the bomb squad, police said. The discovery was made around 2:30 p.m. by a...
View ArticleTwo Guns Recovered At High School Football Game
Police SUVs with their emergency lights activated. Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com Two handguns and marijuana were found at a Levittown high school Friday evening after two teenagers attempted to...
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