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Crime

Disgraced Former Langhorne And Yardley Police Officer Sentenced For Scheme Targeting Elderly Woman

Written by Dan Doyle, March 14, 2026

By Dan Doyle | DelawareValleyNews.com DOYLESTOWN, PA — A disgraced former Bucks County police officer was sentenced Friday to seven years of restricted probation after entering a nolo contendere plea in a case involving an attempt to defraud a 77-year-old Langhorne woman in connection with her $500,000 estate. Carlito Cortez, 60, of Richboro, will serve…

Fire & Accident

Serious Motorcycle Crash In Parkwood

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 13, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Philadelphia emergency services were called to the 2900 block of Comly Road about 8:00 AM today for a report of a serious crash involving a 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The driver of the bike sustained serious injuries from the accident, officials said. The driver of a car was pulled from a…

Crime

Family Court Judge Arrested In Northeast Philly Domestic Violence Incident

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 12, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Michael Fanning, a sitting judge in Family Court has been arrested on domestic violence chargers after Philadelphia Police responded to his Milnor Street home during the evening of March 9, 2026. He has been a judge since 2014. Prior to that, Fanning was an attorney in private practice and even did…

Center City Philadelphia

More Taxes On the Way For City Budget

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross You will pay more for things if Mayor Cherelle Parker has her way. More taxes for the things you use and buy. It’s all been unveiled in the proposed city budget. You will pay 20 cents per ride for ride share companies like UBER or LYFT. According to Parker, this tax…

Crime

Upper Darby Female Gets Just Over A Decade In Prison For Carjacking and Shooting

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Phillis Fugah, 25, of Upper Darby, just got a new home in the federal prison system after being sentenced to 10 years plus one day, for her crime spree of August 29. 2024. It was on that date, authorities said that Fugah and a male accomplice approached a Honda Pilot parked…

Crime

The Latest Info On the Bombing Suspects

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Police have confirmed several facts about Ibrahim Kayumi, and Enir Balat, two Buck County residents who were arrested with an attempted terrorist bombing this month in New York City. When agents raided the properties where the two resided, one of Clymer Street and the other on Tina Drive in Newtown and…

Center City Philadelphia

Roads Closed In Philly For St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 11, 2026

The parade will commence at 11:15 a.m., starting at 16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard and proceeding eastbound on Market Street to Penn’s Landing. The parade is scheduled to conclude at 3 p.m. The following streets will be closed starting at 5:30 a.m. until approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 15: The following streets…

Center City Philadelphia

Jalen Smith Pleaded Guilty To Fixing Sports Betting

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Jalen Smith, 30, of Charlotte, North Carolina, entered a plea of guilty before United States District Court Judge Nitza I. Quiñones Alejandro on charges in connection with a bribery and point-shaving scheme to fix National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s basketball games and Chinese Basketball Association…

Bensalem

Crash Sends People To Hospital, Shuts Down Street Road In Bensalem

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross A grinding two vehicle crash at the intersection of Street Road and I-95 sent at least one male to the hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries. The crash happened about 10:00 AM on Street Road at the northbound exit to I-95. At least one male went to the hospital….

Crime

Storage Unit In Middletown Searched By FBI Related To Terrorism Suspects

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 9, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Federal Agents were at the Public Storage Facility on Flowers Mill Road, in Middletown Twp. this afternoon. They were searching for items that could be used in bomb making after Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were arrested in NYC when they allegedly threw Improvised Explosive Devices or IED’s at people during…

Crime

Former Bensalem Police Officer Charged In Bucks County Drug Investigation

Written by Dan Doyle,

By Dan Doyle | DelawareValleyNews.com HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — A once well-respected former Bensalem Township police officer has been arrested and charged in Bucks County after investigators alleged he attempted to purchase approximately one-quarter pound of methamphetamine during an undercover narcotics investigation. Thomas J. Mee, 47, of Langhorne, was charged March 3, 2026, with possession…

Crime

Federal Terrorism Charges Filed Against Two Bucks County Males Who Threw ISIS Inspired Bombs In NYC

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross and Dan Doyle Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi. have just been charged with five federal crimes, including “Providing material support or resources,” to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS”) and for using a weapon of mass destruction, where they admitted to police that they pledged their support for ISIS….

Crime

FBI Raids Two Locations In Bucks County

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 8, 2026

by Alex Lloyd Gross Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted raids on two different homes about 6:00 PM tonight. One on Clymer Drive in Newtown, the other on Tina Drive in Middletown. Agents were there to find any evidence related to this story.. It was yesterday afternoon when Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim…

Crime

Philly Resident Arrested, Two From Bucks County Held In NYC IED Incident

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Dan Doyle and Alex Lloyd Gross Two males, one from the Langhorne area, the other from Newtown, Bucks County Pa, are in custody, pending further investigation in New York City,. The two allegedly had a homemade device, they were observed tossing the device near Gracie Mansion, which is the home to newly elected Mayor…

Community

ICE Facilities Are Planned For Pa. Will the Shapiro Admin Sue To Stop Them?

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, March 7, 2026

This story was produced by the Berks County bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom. Sign up for Good Day, Berks, a daily dose of essential local stories at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/gooddayberks. Margo Reed/ For Spotlight PA READING — Maryland’s attorney general is suing the federal government to prevent ICE from converting a warehouse into an…