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The preceding information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction.
Pennsylvania State Police initiated a traffic stop in Bensalem where the driver driver was found with possible drugs and paraphernalia, according to police reports. A 30-year-old Levittown woman was pulled over for a traffic violation on Monday at 10:38 a.m., a report from the state police said. The traffic stop took place on I-95 South just past mile marker 33 in Bensalem. After further investigation, Trooper Preston M. Gray found the driver of the vehicle to be "in possession of a green leafy substance, suspected to marijuana," the report said. Drug paraphernalia was also found. Charges are…
DUI charges are pending for a man who was observed urinating in public, according to state police reports. On Saturday, April 6 at 2:46 a.m., Trooper Thomas Geerlof observed a 32-year-old man urinating on the side of the road on I-95 South near mile marker 33.8 in Bensalem, according to a police report. The man was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol and was taken to St. Mary Medical Center where a blood sample was taken. DUI charges are pending, police said.
A driver of a stolen car crashed into another vehicle after trying to elude a police officer on Monday afternoon, State Police said. Korrie Dayanar Santiago, 21, of Philadelphia was charged with theft, receiving stolen property, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, driving without a license and various traffic violations, after police said she failed to stop at a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle on Monday, April 8. State Trooper Bernie J. Mullen, Jr., attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle on Ford Road at Route 413 in Bristol Township at 1:40 p.m., when Santiago …
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that took place on I-95 North in Bensalem Township on Saturday. The accident happened at 10:12 p.m. near mile-marker 36.5 just north of exit 37, a police report said. At that time, a 24-year-old woman from Ewing, N.J., was traveling in the middle lane, when a driver who was traveling in the left lane swerved into her lane and struck the driver side front door of her Pontiac G6. After the impact, the striking vehicle fled the scene, according to police. The Pontiac sustained damage on the driver side door, driver side mirror and …
Trevose Troopers responded to a domestic assault in progress between a 70- and 71-year-old married couple, according to a state police report. On Wednesday, at 9:18 a.m., Cpl. Joseph Altieri responded to a home near Besnalem on the 300 block of Main Street in Hulmeville Borough for a report of a domestic dispute. George Unger, 70, and Roberta Unger, 71, had engaged in a physical altercation that began Tuesday evening and went into Wednesday morning, police said. The husband had visible injuries to his eye and forearms and the wife complained of pain to her shoulder and left arm from being …
Police reported to a complaint of a suspicious person who, after investigation, turned out to be in possession of a stolen vehicle, police said. On March 14 just after 10 a.m., state police reported to the rest area near mile post 49 on I-95 South after receiving a complaint of a suspicious person in the area, according to a police report. After initiating an investigation, Trooper Adam M. Jacobini found that a 28-year-old Philadelphia man had a vehicle that was reported stolen from a location in Bensalem Township the previous day. After further investigation, Jacobini also discovered that …
A woman was charged with harassment and then requested to be taken in for a mental health evaluation, according to reports from state police. A resident of the 300 block of Hill Avenue in Langhorne on Jan. 31 called 911 to report that his ex-wife was harassing him, Pennsylvania State Police reported. His ex-wife allegedly arrived at the Hill Avenue home several times unannounced and began arguing and fighting with the man.  Trevose Trooper Martin arrived at the man's home around 7:15 a.m. and charged the ex-wife, who is from Bensalem, with harassment. She then requested to be taken to a local…
A Bristol man was pulled over for having expired registration, then was arrested for driving under the influence, state police said. According to recent state police reports, Trooper Kevin Lee observed a Silver, Acura RSX with expired registration while on patrol on Jan. 29 at 1:35 a.m. The vehicle's operator was also seen swerving on 95 N at mile marker 37.9 in Bensalem, police said. Lee initiated a traffic stop and after further investigation, the operator of the Acura, a 26-year-old male from Bristol, was found to be intoxicated, the report said. The man failed field sobriety tests and was…
Charges for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer were filed after a man refused to pull over during a traffic stop, according to state police reports. In late December, Cpl. Andrew V. Hartnett ran a check of a registration plate displayed on a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 to find that the registration was suspended for insurance cancellation, a release from the Pennsylvania State Police said. Hartnett initiated a traffic stop. The driver of the Dodge Ram, a 48-year-old man from Newtown, was pulled over on Veterans Highway, just north of Bath Road in Bristol Township, police said. The man's …
DUI charges are pending for three individuals after state police responded to three separate incidents, according to reports. On Jan. 19 just before midnight, Trooper Craig M. Acord observed a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner traveling north on 95 near mile marker 33 in Bensalem, a police release said. The operator of the vehicle, a 29-year-old male from Philadelphia, was found to be intoxicated. He was transported to the state police's Trevose Station where he was evaluated by Drug Recognition Expert Trooper Christopher Nacious and was found to be under the influence of a …
After fleeing the scene, a Philadelphia man was apprehended by state police for attempting to remove a catalytic converter from a car with a saw, according to reports. On Tuesday, Jan. 15, an off-duty Philadelphia police officer observed a man using a portable saw to remove a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked in the lot at the Cornwells Heights Park and Ride. At 3:10 p.m., the officer confronted the 34-year-old man from Philadelphia and called the state police to inform them of the situation, the police report said. The man fled the scene, and the off-duty officer followed him. The …
DUI charges are pending for three individuals after state police responded to three separate incidents, according to reports. Just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 13 a state police officer on patrol observed a silver Mazda Tribute swerving and weaving on I-95 southbound at mile marker 37, reports said. Trooper Kevin Lee initiated a traffic stop and after further investigation, the operator of the vehicle—a 39-year-old male from Bensalem—was found to be intoxicated, the police report said. Lee conducted field sobriety tests, and the driver was arrested for driving under the influence. Then at 2…
DUI charges are pending after a state police officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding, according to police reports. On Sunday, Jan. 6 at 1:24 a.m., a 40-year-old man from Lawrenceville, NJ was pulled over on 95 North at mile marker 37.9 for operating his vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit, the report said. At that time, State Trooper Craig M. Acord found that the driver was intoxicated. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital for chemical testing before being taken to the Trevose Station of Pennsylvania State Police where he was processed and released. This case will proceed via …
A Levittown man was charged with criminal mischief after being caught defacing a wall with graffiti on Monday, Jan. 7, according to a State Police report. The 24-year-old was seen using spray paint just after 12:30 a.m. to deface a concrete wall at the Durham Road overpass southbound on 95 in Middletown Township, police said. The man was placed into custody by Trooper Horlacher and taken to the Trevose Station of the Pennsylvania State Police, where he was processed and released, the report said. Charges have been filed for violations of the PA Crimes Code.
The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF files. A Bristol man was arrested on an outstanding warrant by a state trooper on Friday, Jan. 4, according to police reports. On Friday, Jan. 4 just before 1:30 p.m. Trooper Lee Nolan initiated a traffic stop on I-95 northbound at Exit 40. Upon further investigation it was determined that the driver, a 23-year-old from Bristol, had an outstanding …
The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF files. Trevose troopers are investigating the "propulsion of missiles into [a] vehicle" after an incident was reported on Wednesday, Jan. 2, according to a release. The owner of a 2011 Ford Fusion told police he was driving south on SR 95 when he heard a loud bang. According to the police report, the incident took place near the Neshaminy Creek …
A Delaware man was cited for trespassing at Parx Casino by Pennsylvania State Police, according to a recent report. On Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 at 4:35 p.m., state police issued a 52-year-old man with a non-traffic citation for criminal trespass after being previously excluded from the casino.
The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports including names, please click on the attached PDF files. On Jan. 1, 2013 at 2:31 a.m., state police arrived at 235 N. Bellevue Ave., Langhorne Borough, to investigate an incident. Cheryl Lynn Swiss, a 41-year-old from Langhorne, engaged in a physical altercation with Keith McQuade-Sabat, a 32-year-old from Brick, NJ. Charges for harassment were filed against both Swiss and McQuade-Sabat at …
It was nearly 7 p.m. Dec. 28 when a 38-year-old Philadelphia woman decided to walk along the southbound lane on I-95 at Tennis Avenue in Bensalem, according to State Police. “Interstate I-95 prohibits pedestrians from entering the highway, and there are clearly marked signs signaling no pedestrians to enter at the on ramps,” the report states. When a car came down the southbound lane and passed the woman, the driver’s side mirror struck her right arm. The car stopped a few yards away. The driver was not charged, but the pedestrian was cited for walking on a highway and was taken to Torresdale…
The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports, please click on the attached PDF file. On Dec. 22, a 46-year-old man from Levittown was stopped for speeding and swerving on 95, North of Street Road in Bensalem. State Police stopped the subject, who was found to be impaired. The subject agreed to a blood test. Blood Alcohol Content is pending analysis of blood. The subject was processed and released. The case will proceed by summons as per Rule 519 of…

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