Crime – Delaware Valley News

Plumstead Man Sentenced To State Prison For Cocaine Trafficking And Cockfighting Ring

Written by Dan Doyle, June 28, 2025

June 28, 2025 By Dan Doyle- A Plumstead Township man has been sentenced to a significant term in state prison as a result of pleading guilty to involvement in two serious criminal activities – one concerning the trafficking of cocaine on a large scale, and the other related to a cruel cockfighting operation discovered on…

Former Law Firm Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing Over $800K

Written by Dan Doyle, June 27, 2025

By Dan Doyle | June 27, 2025 BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A former bookkeeper for a Lower Southampton Township law firm was sentenced Thursday June 26, 2025, to county jail for embezzling more than $800,000 over a six-year period. Reese Esther Paul, 66, of Holland, Northampton Township, will serve one year less a day to…

Police Announce Murder Charge For Mayfair Male In 7-Eleven Shooting

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Police arrested Joseph McGinnes of the 7000 block of Tulip Street in connection with the shooting death of 55 year old Tyrone Brown of Edmund Street. The incident unfolded yesterday morning about 7:00 AM. inside the 7-Eleven on the 6900 block of Torresdale Ave. The two males were customers inside the…

Hatfield Resident Arrested For Hitting Children In Warrington

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Mehendrasinh Atodariya of Hatfield, PA is in serious trouble after a recent trip to the Wat-Mart store ended badly for him. Warrington Police said it was on June 18, 2025 when he was inside the store minding his own business. when a group of juveniles came in. The kids bought pretzels…

Two Males, One From Philly Indicted for Smuggling Illegal Aliens Into America

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, June 26, 2025

United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Bekhzod Rakhmatov, 30, of Maineville, Ohio, and Munis Khojiev, 31, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were arrested and charged by indictment with attempting to bring an alien to the United States for private financial gain and conspiring to bring aliens to the United States for private financial gain, arising from…

Landmark Ruling Invalidates Philadelphia’s Exclusive Gun Law

Written by Dan Doyle,

By Dan Doyle- June 26, 2025- In a significant win for supporters of gun rights, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has declared a state statute that limits the open carrying of firearms in Philadelphia as unconstitutional in a recent case, raising doubts about the future of this city-specific regulation. The ruling, delivered on June 23, revolves…

Cat Napper Arrested By Bensalem Police

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, June 25, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross Madina Sherkulova,of Bensalem has an arrest record for retail previous theft charges. She now has another charge of retail theft for an unusual shoplifting incident, police said. On June 21,2025, police said she went to the Pets Plus on Bristol Pike and allegedly stole a kitten. Police said that video shows…

Warminster Catholic School Teacher Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

Written by Dan Doyle,

By Dan Doyle- June 25, 2025–Richard Allen Adamsky, a longtime Catholic school teacher and youth sports coach from Warminster Township, has been arrested following an investigation into the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The 65-year-old was taken into custody on Wednesday morning after law enforcement executed a search warrant at his…

Delaware Resident Returns Rental Car With A Gun Inside, Gets Arrested

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Jesse Barker, of Wilmington Delaware rented a vehicle from Enterprise over a year ago on July 11, 2024. When he returned the carto the Warrington location,, workers from the rental agency did a check of the vehicle, including the glove box. It was there they found a Glock handgun. Police were…

Did Four Criminals Go To Bucks County To Steal A Car? They Got Arrested In South Philly

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, June 24, 2025

by Alex Lloyd Gross What were four males doing in Solebury Township, Bucks County Pa, June 19, 2025 and how did they get there? At least one of them, went to Covered Bridge Road in Solebury Township and stole a BMW. Police have a multitude of questions, such as were all four in Solebury? Because…