Crime & Safety

Fatal Shooting, Assassination Threat Top Lower Bucks News

A Bristol woman faces charges for fatally shooting her husband. A judge was also threatened and Pennsbury partied like it was 1989.

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —An "elusive criminal" is still on the lam. Meanwhile, a woman was charged with killing her husband in broad daylight in Bristol Township, and a Lower Makefield Township family is recovering from an accident that left them with serious injuries.

Here were some of the other newsworthy stories in Lower Bucks County last week:

Police Seek 'Elusive Criminal' Wanted In 5 Bucks Co. Towns

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Bensalem Police called Kristopher Schwartz a "one-man crime spree." Two Montgomery County towns also have warrants for him.

Assassination Threat Against Bucks Co. Judge: Police

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Bristol Township Police investigated a threat against Bristol Township Magisterial District Judge Kevin P. Wagner. Court was closed Friday.

5 Lives Shattered After Lower Makefield Township Crash

A family member revealed the injuries of relatives in an SUV that rolled over several times on Stony Hill Road. A GoFundMe page was launched.

Woman Charged With Killing Husband At Bristol Wharf

Sammar Khan, of Levittown, faces criminal homicide for the fatal shooting in the Bristol park before onlookers Tuesday, authorities said.

Pennsbury Prom Goes Back To The Eighties

Pennsbury High School's Senior Prom has been recognized as one of the best in America by Reader's Digest. The prom was Saturday night.

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