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April 12, 2019

DA Finds New Hope Police-Involved Shooting Not Justified, But Excused

District Attorney Matthew D. Weintraub today issues his findings from the investigation of last month’s officer-involved shooting in New Hope Borough. “After careful consideration, I have determined that [the officer’s] shooting of arrestee Brian Riling on March 3, 2019, was neither justified, nor...

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April 8, 2019

Falls Crash That Killed Boy, 3, under Investigation

An early-evening crash that left a 3-year-old dead is under investigation in Falls Township. The incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Monday in the area of 971 Lincoln Highway, Fairless Hills. The boy was transported by a family member to Jefferson Bucks Hospital where he was pronounced dead...

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April 5, 2019

Man Caught Choking Wife Charged with Attempted Homicide

A Falls Township man has been charged with attempted homicide for stabbing, beating and choking his wife. Bao Thien Le, 23, of the 200 block of South Olds Blvd., was arrested Thursday afternoon after township police found him in the act of choking his 22-year-old victim. Officers made entry to Le's...

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April 2, 2019

Man Jailed for $58K Home Equity Fraud

A New York man has been sentenced to state prison for fleecing Bucks and Montgomery county residents of tens of thousands in a home equity credit fraud scheme. Lee Moyer Joseph, 53, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty Thursday to counts of forgery, theft, access device fraud, identity theft and related...

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April 1, 2019

Woman admits murdering mother, 90

A woman will serve up to 25 years behind bars for murdering her elderly mother in Warminster. Sun Hee Kim, 65, of South Korea, pleaded guilty March 25 to third-degree murder as part of a negotiated plea, admitting she beat her 90-year-old mother to death last year. Judge C. Theodore Fritsch...