Fatal Fire, Jail Drug Sale, Shouting Match Top Lower Bucks Crime News

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A woman was killed in a fatal fire in Upper Southampton Township. A shouting match at a Warminster carnival led to disorderly conduct charges. And a New Jersey man punched an elderly man in the face and knocked him unconscious in Bensalem Township.

These were some of the crimes in the past week in Lower Bucks County highlighted in this weekly crime feature.

Fatal Fire Claims Life of Woman, Pets in Upper Southampton Township

Kaye L. Lewis, 60, died in a fire at her Wendy Road home Friday, Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck said. The cause is being investigated.

Shouting Match Leads to Disorderly Conduct Charges - Warminster

The Warminster Police Department issued its recent crime blotter, including disorderly conduct at the St. John Bosco Carnival.

$17,000 Car Stolen, 3 Bike Thefts in Morrisville

Police reported the theft of a $17,000 green Ford F350 stolen from the DA Motors parking lot on the 400 block of South Pennsylvania Avenue on Sept. 14.

Man Who Sold Drugs in Jail and Bensalem and Upper Southampton Sentenced

A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 6-20 years for drug crimes in Bensalem and Upper Southampton, the Bucks County District Attorney said.

Five Catalytic Converters Stolen from Centennial School Buses

Catalytic converters were stolen off five Centennial School District buses last weekend. Warminster has experienced a string of catalytic converter thefts in the past week.

Vehicle Break-In at Bristol Nature Center

The Bucks County Ranger Department seeks the identity of two women who stole credit cards and tried withdrawals at Montgomery County banks.

Elderly Man Punched, Kicked In Face During Bensalem Robbery

Bensalem police seek a New Brunswick, N.J., man in the robbery and assault of a 70-year-old man who was knocked unconscious in the incident.