Crime & Safety

Driver Wanted In Teen Death, Road Rage Shooter Top Lower Bucks News

Bensalem Police seek the driver who struck and killed a 14-year-old boy. A man is also in prison for road rage incidents on the PA Turnpike.

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —Bensalem Police are seeking the driver who struck and killed a 14-year-old boy crossing Street Road late last week. Meanwhile, a man received a state prison sentence for road rage incidents on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

These were some of the stories making news in Lower Bucks County this past week:

Police Seek Driver Who Struck And Killed Teen In Bensalem

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Bensalem Police seek the public's help in finding the vehicle and driver in the crash Thursday night near the Route 1 overpass.

Bucks Man Pointed Rifle At Police In 3-Hour Standoff: Court Records

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A Levittown man faces charges after making threats and holding Falls Township Police at bay for three hours into last Sunday.

PA Turnpike Road Rage Shooter Gets State Prison Term: DA

A Montgomery County man faces up to 30 years in prison after road rage incidents on the turnpike in Bensalem and another in Falls Township.

Stabbing Under Investigation In Northampton Township

Northampton Township Police seek the public's help for information about an assault that took place on Sheffield Place Monday night.

Yardley Inn Clears The Air On Renovations

The landmark borough eatery will be closed for a year. But the renovations won't begin until 2025 at the earliest.

Bucks Contractor Gets State Prison For Assaulting Boy: DA

Jeffrey Todd Lukens faces up to 50 years for the indecent assault of an 11-year-old boy in Newtown Township two years ago.

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