Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Lightning strike blamed for 3-alarm fire at Bristol Township Dow Plant.
UPDATED 1:21 P.M. A lightning strike is to blame for a massive three-alarm blaze at the Dow Chemical facility at Route 413 and State Road in Croydon that destroyed two large tanks that held chemicals used in the manufacturing of acrylic paint products, according to local and county officials. No first responders were injured due to the blaze. But 63-year-old Dave Wintz, a fire police captain with the Bristol Fire Company, left the fire scene after feeling ill and later died of a fatal heart attack shortly before sunrise, Deputy Chief Francis Hufnell said. Firefighters and hazmat teams from Bucks, Montgomery and Burlington County in New Jersey responded shortly after 3:35 a.m. to the blaze and worked with Dow’s in-house emergency response …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Police are questioning a person of interest related to the threat, and classes resumed on Monday with added police presence.
Warminster police combed the grounds of William Tennent Sunday night after an e-mail to school administrators indicated a bomb threat at the high school. No devices have been found, and investigators are questioning a person of interest. Police determined that the e-mail was a non-credible threat and school officials allowed classes to resume as scheduled Monday morning. "Rest assured that I would not have permitted faculty, staff, or students to enter the building if there were any reason for alarm," Centennial Superintendent Dr. Jennifer Cressman wrote in a statement. "The Warminster Police are to be commended for how quickly and decisively they acted upon being notified."
Saturday, May 12, 2012
The proposed law would penalize drivers who ignore barricades during and after floods.
The House of Representatives this week unanimously approved a bill that would levy fines and points on driver’s licenses for those who ignore barricades during floods. Introduced by State Rep. Todd Stephens (R-151) of Horsham, following the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, the proposed legislation, dubbed "Turn Around, Don't Drown," would penalize motorists who drive through temporary police barricades during and after storms. During Hurricane Irene last year, first responders in Hatboro and Horsham put their lives at risk rescuing people who ignored raging floodwaters outside of their homes and, in more instances, barricaded roads. At least six people in Horsham failed to heed Horsham Emergency Management Coordinator …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
About 300 officers stopped in Warminster for lunch before heading back on the road toward the nation's capital.
About 300 law enforcement officers on bicycles participating in the Police Unity Tour stopped at the Warminster Police Department headquarters for lunch Thursday shortly after noon. The officers from across the region were only hours into their trek to the nation's capital to visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial when they headed down York Road from Doylestown and into Warminster. Once at the Warminster police station, the officers on bicycles and motorcycle police from Los Angeles, who assisted with directing traffic and leading the cyclist, ate a lunch of hoagies, chips, Powerade and water. After lunch, the officer headed down County Line Road toward Philadelphia. Overnight the officers will rest in a hotel in the city …
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Police discovered three pipe bombs in the Warrington home of John Grzyminski. He now faces charges including possession of a weapon of mass destruction.
A Warrington man wanted since Wednesday for possession of three pipe bombs was arrested Thursday afternoon in Solebury Township. Police involved in the search for John Grzyminski said he was pulled over in a traffic stop and arrested without incident. Local and federal investigators spent Wednesday searching for Grzyminski after the explosive devices were discovered in a home on the 1800 block of Saddle Drive, on the border of Warrington and Warminster. Warrington police were called by Grzyminski's mother, with whom he shares the home, at around 4 p.m. Investigators said she came home after several days of being away to discover a pipe bomb like device on the kitchen counter. The bomb squad later discovered another two devices in …
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Three devices were found in Warrington. Federal authorities are looking to speak with a "person of interest."
Local and federal law enforcement are looking for a “person of interest” in connection with three pipe bombs that were discovered in a residence in the 1800 block of Saddle Drive just off Valley Road in Warrington Township Wednesday afternoon. The man authorities are looking for is a 50-something-year-old man, said by neighbors to be named “John.” The man is wanted for questioning by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in connection with three possible explosive devices that were found in the home he lived in with an elderly woman, possibly his mother, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Sam Rabadi said Wednesday evening. Rabadi would not release more information on the man. Warrington police were called by the elderly …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Michael Morrone has been charged with third degree murder after a medical examiner ruled that Christine McGhee's death in March was a result of the injuries she sustained when Morrone dragged her with his car in 2008.
The Berks County District Attorney's office filed homicide charges Tuesday morning against Michael Morrone in the death of Warminster woman Christine McGhee. McGhee died at Doylestown Hospital on March 18, almost four years after sustaining life-altering injuries when Morrone dragged her with his car in a parking lot at Kutztown University. The incident caused debilitating trauma to McGhee's brain and body. The former soccer player could no longer walk or speak, and she was cared for by her parents, Dawn and James McGhee III, at their Warminster home. An autopsy report completed by forensic pathologist Dr. Ian Hood determined that McGhee's death was a result of the injuries from the hit and run, according to the affidavit filed by State …
The two men made plea deals with the Bucks County District Attorney for the attack and killing of Tyrone Newman in June 2011.
The investigation of Tyrone Newman's death at Bucks Landing Apartments last year has come to a close with Monday's sentencing of the two people responsible for stabbing and killing the Warminster man, phillyburbs.com reports. Laurie "Turtle" Wint, 33, pleaded guilty to third degree murder and will serve 12-1/2 to 25 years, and John Briggs pleaded no contest to conspiracy to commit voluntary manslaugher, earning a seven to 14 year trip to state prison. Earlier investigations by the police showed that Wint and Briggs tracked down Newman on July 24, 2011, to settle a payment Newman owed a man named "Mike" for a drug transaction. During a struggle, Newman slashed at Wint with a knife and ran to the apartment complex. When they caught up to him…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Residents on Valley Road called the police after witnessing a suspicious man walking around the neighborhood knocking on doors.
A 19-year-old Horsham man has been arrested by Warminster police and charged with several counts of burglary and attempted burglary and has been remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility. Authorities responded to calls by residents from the 200 block of Valley Road that a suspicious man had been seen knocking on doors, then going to the rear of the houses. Responding officers located and identified the man as Caleb Marcus Mumper from Prospect Avenue in Horsham. Mumper was unable to explain his presence in the neighborhood and was arrested for trespassing. Police say that Mumper admitted during his interview that he was looking for houses with no cars in the driveway and no one home to burglarize. Mumper would knock at the door to…
Friday, May 4, 2012
The Warminster fire marshal is investigating the cause of the hole burnt in the middle of a playground tunnel at Meadow Run Park.
Warminster police responded to the call of a brush fire at Woodlawn and Leopard roads Tuesday afternoon at 6 p.m. and discovered that a piece of the playground equipment at Meadow Run Park had been damaged by fire. The fire marshal's office investigated the scene and determined that the hole burned in the middle of a tunnel on the structure was of a suspicious nature. A representative from the Warminster Parks and Recreation Department said the damage would be covered by insurance, and they are looking to replace the tunnel with a bridge.
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10:42 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
I am disappointed in the Mercer County school districts for not closing today...oh wait, god forbid they lose their graduation ceremonies at Sun Bank Arena because of a healthy and safety hazard to staff and students. more ›