Fatal Hotel Shooting, Malnourished Boy: Lower Bucks Co. News

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —A New Jersey man accused of killing his girlfriend in a township hotel room Wednesday morning wanted to kill her family, authorities said. Meanwhile, a Philadelphia man has been convicted for a crime in which he held a family hostage inside a Bucks County hotel room, authorities said.

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

Bensalem Hotel Shooting: Man Also Wanted To Kill Victim's Family: DA

The New Jersey man accused of killing his girlfriend in a township hotel room Wednesday morning wanted to kill her family, authorities said. Authorities revealed the identities of the woman and the man suspected of killing her during a press conference. (Read More)

Bucks Co. Man Who Was Fatally Attacked On FL Golf Course Honored By Loved Ones

It started with a life celebration in Bucks County, the place Brian Hiltebeitel once called home. In mid-December, friends of the 65-year-old former township resident gathered as Hiltebeitel's daughters held a Life Celebration for their father, who was killed using his own golf clubs during what authorities called a "random act of violence" at the Sandhill Crane Golf Club, a city-owned course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in late November. (Read More)

Mother Charged After 'Extremely Malnourished' Boy Found In Bristol Twp.

The mother of a 27-month-old township boy has been charged with neglect after he was found severely malnourished to the weight of a typical 9-month-old child, authorities said. (Read More)

Man Who Held Family Hostage In Bensalem Hotel Convicted

A Philadelphia man has been convicted for a crime in which he held a family hostage inside a Bucks County hotel room, authorities said. A Philadelphia jury convicted Eric Alamo, 48, of Philadelphia on Tuesday for his role in the kidnapping and robbery of two victims in the city’s Kensington area, District Attorney Larry Krasner said. (Read More)

Woman Pleads Guilty For Attempted Rape Lie In Middletown Twp.

A 20-year-old Bristol Township woman pleaded guilty Thursday to seven misdemeanor counts for lying about her attempted rape and kidnapping in the parking lot of the Redner’s in Middletown Township last April. (Read More)

Man Faces 6 Years In Prison For Bristol Twp. Arson

A Philadelphia man faces up to six years in prison for setting a fire that damaged a Lower Bucks County business and injured a Croydon firefighter, authorities said. (Read More)