Crime

Illegal Immigrant Gets Prison For Bribing Postal Carrier To Deliver Drugs

by Alex Lloyd Gross DeWhite Dawkins was a citizen of Jamaica but was living in Philadelphia, in spite of being deported in 2023, US Attorney David Metcalf said. When he returned to the United States, Dawkins started to sell marijuana in large quantities, US Attorney David Metcalf said. In fact, he sold almost $500,000 in…

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Fire & Accident

Car Almost Drives Into Horse Stable In Northeast Philly

by Alex Lloyd Gross A three vehicle accident at the intersection of Bustleton Avenue and Strahle Street sent one driver to a local hospital. According to police, the crash happened just after 10:AM today. Preliminary reports are that a car was stopped in the northbound lane of Bustleton Ave, when an SUV plowed into the…

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Center City Philadelphia

Pennsylvania State Legislature Meets In Philadelphia

by Alex Lloyd Gross The majority of the Pennsylvania State Representatives met in Philadelphia last night, at Congress Hall. The meeting was a symbolic gesture to celebrate America 250. Congress Hall is small and will not accommodate the entire body of the state house, so it was divided into two different sessions. 250 Years ago,…

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Arts & Entertainment

Rock Legend Peter Asher To Play Glenside This Weekend

by Alex Lloyd Gross Peter Asher is coming to the Keswick Theater this weekend, Friday September 11, 2026. The show features Colin Blunstone, from the Zombies and The Fixx. That’s local. Should you happen to be in London on Halloween, you can bear witness to him playing a live show at Abby Road Studios. Only…

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Bristol Township

Former Bristol Township Employee Sentenced For Misappropriation Of Funds

by Alex Lloyd Gross Jessica Ireland , the former Parks and Rec department head and former Confidential Secretary To Township Manager Randee Mazur was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay restitution of about $14,000. This after Ireland used a township credit card and stuck the township for the bill for purchases…

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Crime

Habitual Shoplifter Arrested In Feasterville

by Alex Lloyd Gross For those unfamiliar with the area, TJ Maxx and Marshalls have stores relatively close to each other in Lower Southampton Twp. That fact was not lost on Ronald Garner. He visited both locations recently and instead of shopping, police said he allegedly did some shoplifting. According to police, Garner went three…

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Crime

Philadelphia Police Investigate Car Robbery In Far Northeast Philadelphia

by Alex Lloyd Gross Two people were robbed yesterday at point of gun, as they sat in a vehicle on the 11500 block of Roosevelt Blvd. Philadelphia Police gave this account of the incident: Shortly after 10:00 AM two males approached the 2023 Nissan. One leaned into the rear window and the second male opened…

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Arts & Entertainment

Annual Labor Day Celebration Held At Canstatters

by Alex Lloyd Gross It’s an annual tradition and this year proves to be even more popular than in the past several years. The Canstatters Labor Day celebration runs until 5:00PM on Labor Day. Held at the complex on Academy Road, near Frankford Avenue, there is an abundance of food and drink for everyone. The…

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Crime

Lower Makefield Resident Gets Scammed From “Car Sale”

by Alex Lloyd Gross A resident of Lower Makefield Township who attempted to sell a vehicle online became a victim of one of the largest and most successful scams going on . The victim agreed to sell the vehicle to an individual who claimed to be out of the country and needed the vehicle shipped….

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Crime

Gas Station Employee Robbed In North Philly

by Alex Lloyd Gross A male who was going to take the days deposits from the Global Gas Station on the 2200 block of Allegheny Avenue was robbed by a male who stalked him and laid in wait. Philadelphia Police said the incident happened on August 31,2026 at 13:37 PM. 90 minutes before the robbery,…

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Bensalem

Eight Juvenile Delinquents Arrested For Burglary In Bensalem

by Alex Lloyd Gross Bensalem Police arrested eight males under the age of 18 for burglary and related offenses at 3:19 AM . The males are accused of breaking the drive through window of the Starbucks on Horizon Boulevard and stealing items from the coffee shop. As police arrived, the males scattered and ran like…

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Central Bucks County

Warrington Resident Arrested For Concealing His Role In Serious Traffic Crash

by Alex Lloyd Gross Anwar Hussain is in serious trouble with Warrington Police, following an accident in front of his home. Police said an incident happened just after 9:00 AM August 31, 2026. That is when police said Hussain backed out of his driveway on the 600 block of Addison Way and allegedly hit a…

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Bristol Borough

Local Company Donates Device To Bristol Borough Supermarket To Fight Skimmers

by Alex Lloyd Gross Allied Electronics in Bristol Borough is a company that makes devices that will detect skimmers and other irregularities that have been surreptitiously put into credit card terminals. These skimmers will keep a customers credit card or EBT data for later use. That use is to sell on the black market and…

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Crime

Body Camera At Center Of Case Against Upper Pottsgrove Officer Charged In Fatal Shooting

UPPER POTTSGROVE TOWNSHIP, PA — DelawareValleyNews.com – An Upper Pottsgrove police officer told a fellow officer that a 22-year-old man charged at him while screaming and yelling moments before he fatally shot him, but investigators say the officer’s body-worn camera shows a different sequence of events. Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, is charged with voluntary manslaughter…

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