UPDATED: 10:34 p.m., Thursday:

Police say 7-week-old Ahsir Simmons has been found safe. One female is in police custody.

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Police in Montgomery County issued an Amber Alert after a baby was abducted from the King of Prussia Mall in Upper Merion Township Thursday evening.

Here’s the statement from police:

On Thursday, March 31, 2016 at approximately 1745 hrs. Upper Merion Township Police responded to the Food Court area of the King of Prussia Plaza for a report of an abduction.

The actor is described to be a dark skin black female, approximately 25-30 years of age, height 5’2”, with a medium build, purple and black dread locks, wearing a long sleeve light color shirt, dark pants and black sneakers. She was carrying an orange purse. She was last seen exiting the Mall in the area by Bonefish Grill.

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A traffic accident in Middletown led to a drug bust, according to court papers.

Detective David Strother responded to the intersection of East Lincoln Highway and the Target jug handle Wednesday around 4 p.m. to assist officers handling a traffic crash.

A witness told police she observed one of the people involved in the crash – John Charles Reukauf Jr., 27, of Middletown – hand a pill bottle to his female passenger.

The woman admitted Reukauf handed her a pill bottle and a large amount of cash to place in her purse after the crash. He allegedly told her to “just hold this,” according to an affidavit of probable cause.

After further investigation, Reukauf admitted he placed the pill bottle and cash in the woman’s purse. In addition, he said there were several bundles of heroin hidden in a coat inside his car, police said.

The purse was searched and 11 Xanax and 21 Klonopin pills were found. A syringe and $923 cash were also found, police said.

Inside Reukauf ‘s vehicle, investigators found a partial 13 bag bundle of suspected heroin inside a pea coat. A bag containing uncooked rice and additional bags of suspected heroin were also discovered in another part of the coat, police said.

In a post arrest statement, Reukauf admitted he traveled recently to the area of Somerset Avenue in Philadelphia and purchased 20 bundles (around 280 bags) of heroin for resale in Bucks County. He said he charges around $10 per bag and used about two bundles himself. The 27 year old said he has four or five steady customers and has sold drugs since he was 12 years old.

Reukauf said a portion of the $923 was from drug sales and the rest was legitimately earned by delivering newspapers, court papers state.

Reukauf was charged with possession with intent to deliver, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of a controlled substance and use/possession of drug paraphernalia. He was arraigned and sent to prison on 10 percent of $500,000 bail.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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Tullytown has joined a growing list of communities in the Philadelphia region that are offering their property as a “safe exchange zone” for online purchases.

From Tullytown police:

Tullytown Borough Police Department has established a “Safe Exchange Zone” at the Municipal Complex where residents can complete online purchase transactions and make child custodial exchanges. The “Safe Exchange Zone” was created as a means of addressing safety concerns brought about by patrons involved with online purchases from websites such as Craigslists, eBay, Facebook, and Classified ads, as well as to provide a safe location for families with visitation rights to make custodial exchanges.

The “Safe Exchange Zone”, which is located in the lobby of the Tullytown Borough Municipal Complex is under continuous video surveillance where buyers, sellers and families can meet to make exchanges Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm. Exchanges occurring on holidays,weekends and evening hours shall be done by advanced appointment only please call 215-945-0999 Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm to schedule.

While the “Safe Exchange Zone” provides a safe area for buyers and sellers to meet, it is important to remember that people you meet online are strangers and can pose dangers. Not every buyer or seller you meet online is someone who is true with their intent. When making arrangements to complete online transactions face-to-face, residents are reminded:

• Complete transactions in the lobby of the Tullytown Borough Municipal Complex

• Never invite strangers to their home or agree to meet at a stranger’s home

• Reconsider any transaction with an individual who refuses to meet at a “Safe Exchange Zone”

• Municipal or Police employees may not be asked to act as witnesses, or be a part of these transactions in any capacity

Several Levittown-area towns already offer a safe place for people to exchange transactions from websites.

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The area where the beaten man was found.
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A 25-year-old Trenton man who was in the United State illegally was sentenced Friday for a fatal attack that happened on the Falls Township and Morrisville border.

Erick Sarceno, 25, was sentenced to seven to 20 years in state prison for standing by as Juan Antonio Villeda, 35, of Trenton, beat 38-year-old Jeronimo Villatoro to death.

Sarceno pleaded guilty in fall to voluntary manslaughter, possession of an instrument of crime, and concealing evidence in connection with the October 19, 2014 murder that happened along West Post Avenue. The plea came with the agreement that Sarceno would testify against Villeda, his mother’s boyfriend, at trial last year.

“This was a brutal and violent murder,” Bucks County Judge Rea B. Boylan said during Sarceno’s sentencing. “I have never seen more damage done to the head of a human being.”

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Deputy District Attorney Robert James said Villatoro would “still be alive today” if it weren’t for Sarceno’s involvement.

Sarceno, who has no previous criminal history, said through an interpreter that he was at the crime scene but had no idea Villeda was going to kill Villatoro.

Sarceno was allegedly intimidated by Villeda and that is why he lied to investigators initially, defense attorney Niels Eriksen said. He added that the 25 year old worked hard and sent money he earned back to his siblings in Guatemala.

The killing happened after a night of drinking at a speakeasy in Trenton. The men drove from Trenton to West Post Avenue on the Falls and Morrisville border in a van. Villeda and Villatoro got into an argument at the end of West Post Avenue. Around that time, Villeda then reportedly struck Villatoro with a metal bar and started beating him around 8:30 a.m. on October 19, officials said.

The men left the injured Villatoro on the ground but returned a short time later. Villeda beat and then stabbed Villatoro, which eventually killed him, officials said.

The assault was called in to 9-1-1 after a nearby resident saw something happening on West Post Road while he drank his morning cup of coffee.

Sarceno and his brother, who was not charged in connection with Villeda’s death, were taken into custody by Morrisville police moments after the violent assault. Villeda fled the scene and was picked up less than a month later in New York.

Both Sarceno and Villeda were in the United State illegally, according to court records.

Villeda pleaded no contest to third-degree murder and related offenses in November and will be sentenced in May.

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Service on SEPTA’s Trenton Regional Rail Line was halted Sunday evening due to an incident in Bensalem.

A pedestrian was reportedly struck in the area of the Cornwell Heights station around 7:35 p.m.

The Amtrak train that was involved in the incident was stopped on the tracks along Route 13 while emergency officials worked the scene.

As of 8:45 p.m., there was no confirmed word on the person who was struck.

The incident came hours after two Amtrak workers were killed and one of the service’s trains derailed in Delaware County. 

Stuck on an Amtrak train because someone was hit on the tracks in front of us…

— Phil Gubert (@philgubert) April 4, 2016

.@6abc on the scene at Cornwells Htgs station in Bensalem where pedestrian has been stuck by Amtrak train. pic.twitter.com/wdQePzvAwX

— Bryan Michinok (@Michinok) April 4, 2016

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Two people were injured in a violent car crash along Green Lane in Bristol Township.

A Pontiac slammed into a tree along eastbound Green Lane near Airport Road and the Turnpike overpass around 7 p.m. Sunday.

Edgely Fire Company Chief Carl Pierce said volunteer firefighters worked for about 15 minutes to remove the dash, door and roof of the Pontiac to free the passenger, who was heavily pinned. The driver was out of the vehicle by the time fire crews arrived.

The driver and passenger, who was seriously injured, were rushed by ambulance to area hospitals, Pierce said.

Further information on the cause of the crash was not immediately available.

Levittown Fire Company No. 2 and Third District Fire Company assisted Edgely crews and police at the scene. The Bucks County and Levittown-Fairless Hills rescue squad tended to the two injured people and transported them to the hospital.

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The following was provided courtesy of the Bristol Borough Police Department.

Bristol Borough

A police SUV blocking Old Route 13.
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March 5

Theft

A 61-year-old woman was arrested for theft and receiving stolen property at the Selecto Market on Pond Street.

March 24

Disorderly Conduct

A 40-year-old-man from Langhorne was cited on Corson Street for disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.

Criminal Mischief

The steering column and ignition was damaged on a 2004 Chevrolet on the 900 block of Garden street.

Indecent Exposure

A 43-year-old man was arrested on Cleveland Street for indecent exposure, open lewdness, and disorderly conduct. He will be summoned to court.

March 25

Disorderly Conduct

A 32-year-old man was cited for disorderly conduct on the 600 block of New Buckley Street.

March 29

Criminal Mischief

Rocks were thrown at second story windows, breaking them, on the the 900 block of Canal Street.

Disorderly Conduct

A 53-year-old man was cited for disorderly conduct on the 600 block of Radcliffe Street.

March 27

Warrant Arrest

A 25-year-old man was arrested on a warrant and released to the Philadelphia Warrant Unit.

March 31

Public Drunkenness

A 37-year-old man was cited for public drunkenness on Pond Street.

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The bus and emergency vehicles at the scene.
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UPDATED: Tuesday, 10:12 a.m.:

Pennsylvania State Police said 36 lacrosse players and one adult coach from Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia were on the bus when it crashed into a construction barrier.

The bus driver, a 61-year-old Philadelphia woman, was checked for injuries.

Original Story:

There were no serious injuries after an incident involving a school bus on southbound I-95 in Bristol Township.

The incident happened on I-95 by New Falls Road around 7:30 p.m. The exact details of what transpired were not immediately released by Pennsylvania State Police.

Newportville Fire Company Chief Walt Prickett said his volunteers were called to the scene to assist troopers with removing about 30 school-aged lacrosse players from the bus. He said the students were off-loaded and transported back to their destination by another bus.

The bus driver was transported to the hospital by medics due to pain from the seatbelt, Prickett said.

Traffic was slowed for about an hour in the area of the crash.

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The Falls Township Police Department has received a donation of EVZIO injectors, an FDA-approved auto-injector for the opioid overdose reversing drug naloxone, more commonly known as narcan.

“The rising number of overdose deaths from opioid-based prescription drugs and heroin is one of the top concerns for our community,” said William Wilcox, Chief of the Falls Township Police Department. “This product delivers a potentially life-saving dose of naloxone via a simple to use auto-injector system that is easy to carry and administer to someone experiencing an opioid overdose.”

According to press release, the EVZIO device uses both voice and visual cues to assist the user through the administering process. The device then delivers one pre-filled, single-use dose of the the drug.

The drug, which was acquired by the department in February 2015, has come in handy in an area inundated with heroin addiction. Township officials noted that the department responded to 71 overdose calls last year, only six of which ended in a fatality. Officer have already administered the drug 11 times this year.

Unintended drug poisoning has now surpassed automobile collisions as the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., killing 29,000 Americans in 2014.

“With this donation, we will have an opportunity to make a real difference in the fight against opioid overdose deaths,” said Chief Wilcox.

Last month, state officials thanked local police for saving dozens of Pennsylvania residents by using narcan. More than 600 overdoses were reversed in one year.

Virginia-based pharmaceutical company kaléo made the donation to the township.

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The crash scene in Falls Township.
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Ivan Lebeaux was traveling on his motorcycle from his old home in Bristol Township to his new residence in Yardley when he was killed on April 29, 2015.

According to court papers filed this week by Falls Township police, Lebeaux flew 32 feet away from his motorcycle when a Toyota Camry driven by Maria Garcia-Quinones, 27, who formerly lived in Falls and most recently resided in Bensalem, turned in front on him and intersected with his motorcycle around 8:10 p.m. Authorities alleged that Garcia-Quinones’ “reckless” turn and failure to yield caused the head-on crash at the intersection of West Trenton Avenue and Pine Grove Road.

An officer wrote in court papers that Lebeaux suffered serious head injuries and lacerations following the crash. A coroner’s report later stated Lebeaux died from a skull fracture received when he struck the ground.

Officer Stephanie Metterle noted in court papers that she was informed after tending to Lebeaux that Garcia-Quinones was walking away from the crash scene but turned back after being asked to do so by police.

Garcia-Quinones had two children – ages 5 and 6 – in her Toyota at the time of the crash. The two children and Garcia-Quinones were uninjured, police said

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Garcia-Quinones initially told investigators that Lebeaux was traveling fast on West Trenton Avenue to beat the light, but she later changed her story to state she didn’t see the motorcycle at all, police said.

In court papers, police wrote they have eyewitness accounts and physical evidence to prove Garcia-Quinones caused the crash.

Garcia-Quinones was arraigned Monday morning on charges of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children, reckless endangerment and a series of summary traffic violations. She was released on $25,000 unsecured bail by District Judge Michael J. Burns.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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An inmate has pleaded guilty and will remain in lock up after he fatally struck a fellow prisoner in the Bucks County Correctional Facility last year.

According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Christopher Sean Williams, 38, of Falls Township’s Levittown section, pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, and intimidation of a witness.

Bucks County Judge Diane E. Gibbons sentenced Williams to two and a half to five years in state prison. He will also have to pay $1,864.91 in restitution to the Pennsylvania Crime Victims Compensation Board.

According to court papers, Williams confronted Donald Rush, 57, of Chalfont Borough, on the evening of Sunday, October 11 in the prison’s E block because the man was talking near him while he was trying to sleep.

The strike to the face reportedly caused Rush’s glasses to be knocked off and he began bleeding from his mouth. Rush sought treatment from the prison dispensary and told corrections officers he received the injury when he accidentally struck his head, authorities said.

Hours after being released from the prison dispensary, Rush collapsed after appearing disoriented, according to court papers.

Despite being rushed to Abington Memorial Hospital in Montgomery County, he died several hours later and his death was ruled a homicide.

“I don’t even want to call it an accident. This is absolutely a tragedy,” Williams said while apologizing to Rush’s daughter in court. “I just hope someday that you can forgive me.”

At a preliminary hearing in December, a more serious charge of felony aggravated assault was withdrawn by the district attorney’s office.

Williams, who has a long criminal record including a recent simple assault case, was jailed on a probation violation at the time of the death.

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Bucks County Community College’s Muslim Students Association (MSA) is gearing up for it’s biggest event of the year – Islam Awareness Week.

The week long series of events will take place beginning Monday, April 18 and ending Friday, April 22 at the community college’s Newtown campus.

According to Bucks MSA President Razin M. Karu, the group’s mission since it’s inception in September, is to help Muslim life feel present on the campus. Karu mentioned he’s received “enormous support” from MSA leaders at both Drexel and Temple.

“We have Friday congregation prayers in the afternoons and very alternate week we have a “Halaqa” which means a “Circle of Knowledge”; what we do is have a discussion on a particular topic,” he said. “For community service, we give free supplies and snacks to the students during finals week, and everyone loves us for that! We also did a cleanup at a local mosque in Bensalem and now we plan to join the Eco Club and clean our very own Tyler State Park Trail.”

Karu, who is also the secretary of the Bucks County Community College student government said that students can look forward to numerous events throughout the week that help celebrate Muslim culture.

On Monday, April 18, members of the MSA will set up booths from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to greet students and faculties passing by in an effort to talk to people about Islam and answer questions. Tuesday will feature a screening at 1 p.m. of the film ‘Out of Cordoba’ which Karu noted is a film about the peaceful coexistence of Christians, Jews and Muslims in Islamic Spain. An exhibition full of posters, charts and pictures about Muslim people will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, where students will have the opportunity to get a free henna tattoo and taste ethnic food.  A scholarly talk on Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham and Jesus by Shaikh Mateen Khan will take place Thursday at 12 p.m. Khan, who is a medical doctor, also has a PhD in Islamic Studies. Friday will finish the course of events with a call for prayer and a group lunch organized by Mufti Nias Hannan, the Muslim Chaplain at Drexel, at 1 p.m.

The group recently held a moment of silence for all of those effected in the attack on Lahore, Pakistan. “Recent events around the globe ask for the U.S. to unite and resolve that we have a world, safe and peaceful for all of us,” said Karu in a recent release.

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Nathan Oppmann being led out of court on in 2014.
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An alert Levittown resident may have stopped numerous people’s vehicles from being broken into on Friday morning.

According to Bristol Township police, they received a call shortly before 4:30 a.m. indicating that a white male, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark pants was prowling around a resident’s property and looking into the vehicles parked in their driveway before entering a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta. The resident went outside and interrupted the man just as he was inside the vehicle before the man then fled on foot.

Police noted in a probable cause affidavit that they apprehended the man later on Plumbridge Drive.

Nathan Oppmann, 22, of Croydon, was arrested and charged with theft from a motor vehicle, loitering and disorderly conduct. Police noted that Oppmann has been convicted three separate times for theft from a vehicle in the last five years.

Oppmann remains in the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of 25,000 bail. He awaits a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 5.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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Last week marked the second time a local man has been charged with indecent exposure and open lewdness.

A criminal complaint was filed Tuesday in Bristol Borough court against Bristol Borough’s Michael Corr, 43.

Police noted in a probable cause affidavit that they responded to police headquarters on March 24 and spoke to two victims, who both identified they had been sitting in a vehicle outside of their residence the night before when they noticed Corr watching them and making a jerking motion and gesturing at his genitals.

Corr then approached the victims, according to court documents, and it was then that the victims noticed his pants were unbuttoned and his penis was exposed. Corr then stood on the sidewalk and masturbated as the victims rolled their windows up and drove away.

The Bristol man was charged with similar offenses back in 2013. While a charge for indecent exposure was later dismissed, Corr pleaded no contest to a singular charge of open lewdness. He received 12 months probation and was ordered to have no contact with his victim in the case.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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A motorcyclist and a deer collided Wednesday night in Bristol Township’s Croydon section.

According to police, a motorcyclist was cruising through the 1600 block of River Road when the 27-year-old Croydon resident and his motorcycle impacted a deer that was in the road.

The motorcyclist was conscious and alert with an ankle injury when police and medics arrived.

The motorcyclist was transported by ambulance to Aria Heath’s Torresdale campus for treatment.

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The following was provided courtesy of the Bristol Township Police Department.

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April 6

Theft From Vehicle

A resident reported that in the 800 block of Orchard Lane at 11 a.m. an unknown person(s) entered a 2016 Chrysler that was parked and stole cash. The approximate value of the theft was $583.

Theft From Vehicle

A resident reported that in the 100 block of Jonquil Lane that sometime between April 4 and April 5 an unknown person(s) entered a 2007 Dodge that was parked and removed medication. The approximate value of the theft was $216.

Theft From Vehicle

A resident reported that in the 100 block of Orchard Lane sometime overnight an unknown person(s) entered a 2005 Honda and removed change and also half a tank of gasoline. The approximate value of the theft was $15.

Arrest

A 63­-year-old male was arrested on a local warrant at 11:02 a.m. on the 1200 block of Marie Lowe Drive. He was arraigned by Judge Robert Warner Jr. and bail was set at $20,000 unsecured.

Arrest

A 21­-year­-old female was arrested on Bench Warrant at 1:10 p.m. on the 100 block of Orangewood Drive. She was released to the Sheriffs.

Arrest

A 64­-year-­old man was arrested on a local warrant at 2:22 p.m. on the 800 block of Cedar Avenue and arraigned by Judge Frank Peranteau. Bail was set at $25,000 unsecured bail.

April  7

Theft

A resident reported at 6:40 a.m. on the 100 block of Library Lane an unknown person(s) took a set of car keys. Approximate value $5.

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Bridge deck and expansion joint repairs are expected to cause some travel restrictions on Route 1 in Falls Township and Morrisville.

Starting Sunday, April 10 through Thursday, April 21 one lane will be closed northbound and southbound between Route 13 and Pennsylvania Avenue from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m., according to PennDOT.

Motorists are asked to allow extra time when driving in the work area.

The work is part of a $1.4 million contract with Eastern Highway Specialists Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware to repair bridge decks and seal joints on Philadelphia-area structures.

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A group of quick-thinking Waste Management employees held a blaze in check Thursday until firefighters would get to the scene.

Falls Township Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said a truck dumped a load of recyclables at the transfer station operated by Waste Management in the Wheelabrator Falls building on New Ford Mill Road around 2:30 p.m.

“The truck came in and dumped the load not knowing something was burning and drove off,” Dippolito said. “Some air got to it and all of the sudden it got going.”

The crew members at the facility quickly noticed the fire and worked together to handle it. One worker called 9-1-1 while others used a piece of equipment to get a burning pile outside while closing the facility doors to prevent wind from spreading the flames. In addition, a Waste Management worker grabbed a hose and held the fire in check until firefighters arrived, according to Dippolito.

The flames were fully extinguished by firefighters in minutes without any damage to the building.

Dippolito lauded the actions of Waste Management workers for helping stop the fire from spreading.

Crews from the Falls Township, Fairless Hills, Edgely, Morrisville, Levittown and Tullytown fire companies responded to the call.

In 2015, a Waste Management worker helped stop a house fire in Bristol Township.

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Dogs outside 233 Quincy Drive in Levittown Friday afternoon.
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FBI agents and local police swarmed an 1830s-era farmhouse in Middletown’s Levittown section earlier this week as part of a months-long investigation linked to a notorious outlaw biker gang.

Search warrants and court papers obtained by LevittownNow.com shed light on the investigation and the raid that drew officers and special agents to 233 Quincy Drive earlier this week. The farmhouse and several outbuildings sits between  Levitt-built homes on Quincy Drive and the greenbelt.

Joseph Thomas McCready, 51, is listed in county land records as the owner of the property, which he bought in 2007. Neighbors have said that in recent months loud parties involving “plenty” of motorcycles have filled the property and led to calls to police.

While neighbors were calling police to complain about noise, investigators already were keeping an eye on McCready and were building a case.

A search warrant filed by detectives said police became aware from two different individuals in July that McCready was part of the Warlocks Motorcycle Club and possibly selling methamphetamine.

One neighbor told police during the course of the investigation that McCready seemed to “go off the deep end” in 2013. From that point on, up to a dozen motorcycles could show up to the 1-acre property.

A detective working the case was off duty on July 25 when he spotted a group of 10 motorcycles leaving a known biker hangout in Bristol Township and heading to Quincy Drive. A short time later, the detective learned through an informant that Warlock members from various states would be at 233 Quincy Drive. Drugs and guns were alleged to be present at the house McCready shared with his girlfriend.

As time passed, police conducted two “trash pulls” and went through the waste from 233 Quincy Drive. Search warrants reveal that a photo of a motorcycle with two sleeveless biker jackets (also known as “cuts”) that said “Warlocks Pennsylvania” and “Property of Big Joe” were found. Other items in the trash were various plastic bags and a note that said “Lori (hearts) Joe” were found. Some of the plastic bags field tested positive for methamphetamine and were sent to the crime lab for further testing.

In October, a law enforcement stakeout followed McCready from Quincy Drive to a strip club in Bristol Township. Outside the club, the 51 year old exchanged something with another man who handed him cash. A detective wrote that the exchanged was “consistent with the hand-to-hand sale of illegal drugs.”

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The FBI placed a pole-mounted camera outside the farmhouse in March and observed vehicles stopping by the property for a short period of time. Bags were removed and loaded onto the vehicles, a detective wrote in court papers.

Investigators kept up surveillance on the home as recent as last week, documents show.

Quincy Drive residents, all of whom requested to remain anonymous, said police and the FBI remained at the home Monday and Tuesday.

A search warrant inventory document shows a “white crystal substance,” multiple rounds of ammunition, a black box containing marijuana, a flip phone, handgun and vehicles were all taken from the property.

McCready was arraigned Friday evening before District Judge John Waltman on charges of possession of a prohibited firearm, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was sent to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $50,000 bail.

In 2015, charges of terroristic threats and simple assault filed against McCready by Middletown police were dismissed at a preliminary hearing. The same year, McCready pleaded guilty to DUI related to a Falls Township traffic stop. Court records show McCready fell behind on payments.

An online real estate listing shows  McCready had the home up for sale for a period of time in 2015 before taking it off the market.

A number listed for 233 Quincy Drive was disconnected as of Saturday and no trespassing signs dotted the property.

The investigation marks the first notable case in several years involving an outlaw motorcycle club. While rumors of other investigations have spread through Lower Bucks County in recent years, police have said little to confirm the rumors. A source told LevittownNow.com last year that state police continue to keep tabs on motorcycle clubs that have criminal ties.

In the 2000s, arrests with connections to the Levittown-area were made as part of an investigation into the Breed motorcycle club. The club’s headquarters in Bristol Township were raided in 2005, leading to the discovery of 50 pounds of methamphetamine, $700,000 cash and more than 60 weapons, according to a newspaper report. The bust of the club’s Bristol Township headquarters even made the nationally televised documentary series “Gangland” in 2007.

The Warlocks Motorcycle Club came about in Philadelphia in 1960s and has spread up and down the east coast over the years.

“As low class, lowlife as the Pagans are, the Warlocks are worse,” ex-Pagan Jimmy DeGregorio told the Pennsylvania Crime Commission years ago.

It was not clear if police expected to make more arrests stemming from the Middletown investigation.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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The Bucks County Commissioners recognized emergency dispatchers recently.

At their meeting last Wednesday, the commissioners honored Bucks County dispatchers for their efforts to help citizens and their work communicating with area police, fire and emergency medical personnel. The commissioners declared April 10 to April 16 as “National Dispatchers Week” throughout Bucks County.

County dispatchers, who are based at the 9-1-1 Center in Ivyland, handled 586,000 requests for service in one year.

“Our dispatchers provide the vital link for police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel by monitoring their activities by radio, gathering information and ultimately ensuring public safety.” Commissioner Chairman Robert Loughery said. “Our dispatchers consistent exhibit compassion, understanding and professionalism.”

“Our dispatchers here are top notch and the best in the state,” Emergency Communications Director Audrey Kenny said.

Currently, the county employs 98 full-time dispatchers and 18 supervisory staff members who handle all emergency dispatching and 9-1-1 calls.

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