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  • Pa. man sentenced to decades in prison after murdering his mother inside their home in 2024

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    A Bucks County man will spend decades in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his elderly mother inside their home in June of 2024.

    William Michael Ingram, 51, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 18 to serve 30 to 64 years in Pennsylvania state prison.

    Ingram pleaded guilty back in December of 2025 to murder, aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse, theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, possession of an instrument of crime, cruelty to animals and possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance.

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    The murder of Dolores Ingram

    On Sunday, June 16, 2024, a radio dispatcher in Bucks County received a call from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.

    Police said William Ingram, then 49, of Northampton Township, Pennsylvania, was in their custody.

    Ingram had attacked an MPD officer and damaged a police vehicle earlier that morning shortly after midnight.

    While being held in police custody, Ingram told employees at the detention center that he needed to go to the hospital. Ingram then allegedly said, “I killed my mom. Did I tell you that?”

    When Ingram was asked if he had an emergency contact, he replied, “Not anymore.”

    He then gave the staff members a phone number and said, “I killed her,” according to investigators.

    Ingram also said he drove his mother’s car to Washington, D.C. and made unprovoked statements about being a drug dealer, police said.

    After receiving the message from Metropolitan Police, Northampton Township Police officers conducted a wellbeing check at a home on Beacon Hill Drive in Northampton Township, Pennsylvania.

    The responding officers noticed blood on the window of the home.

    When the officers entered, they found more blood smeared on the walls and floor as well as furniture in disarray.

    They then found a pile of clothing, household items, plates, towels, linens, a laundry bag and a futon-style couch.

    Underneath the pile they found the body of 82-year-old Dolores Ingram.

    She was unresponsive and suffering from head trauma. Investigators identified her as William Ingram’s mother.

    Investigators later determined that Dolores Ingram’s 2015 white Honda Civic had been stolen and was last seen leaving Bucks County shortly before 10:15 a.m. on the morning of June 15.

    Detectives then obtained a search warrant for Dolores Ingram’s home.

    While inside, they found plastic bags containing pounds of marijuana as well as Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug with hallucinogenic effects commonly referred to as magic mushrooms. They also found more than $50,000 in cash, according to investigators.

    William Ingram faces sisters in court

    In court on Wednesday, Feb. 18, Bucks County Deputy District Attorney Monica Furber told the judge that Dolores Ingram spent much of her life supporting and caring for William Ingram before her death.

    “Despite the care she gave him throughout his life, he repaid her by killing her,” Furber explained.

    William Ingram’s two sisters were there and each gave emotional impact statements where they described their mother as a kind and generous person who “showed her love by being there for those around her.”

    One of the Dolores Ingram’s daughters said that she has had nightmares about her mother’s final moments.

    “She wasn’t giving up on you, but you gave up on her,” the judge said to William Ingram.

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  • One dead as tanker truck overturns in crash along I-276 eastbound in Bucks Co.

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    One person has died after a tanker truck overturned in a crash along a ramp from I-276 to US 1 in Bensalem early Monday.

    NBC10’s SkyForce10 captured images of the crash scene at about 6:30 a.m. after a tanker truck could be seen flipped onto its roof after a crash that happened just off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bensalem.

    According to PennDOT the crash happened around 1 a.m. along a ramp leading from eastbound I-276 to US 1.

    Crews were working early Monday to clear the scene as traffic was slowed through that area due to the crash.

    Officials did not immediately provide further information on the crash or how it occurred. Nor did they say if any other vehicles were involved in this crash.

    But, NBC10 is working to learn more.

    This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

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  • 3 arrested after allegedly robbing delivery driver of GLP-1 drugs outside of Pa. pharmacy

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    Three men were arrested after they allegedly drove from New York to rob a delivery driver who was dropping off GLP-1 medications to a Bucks County pharmacy on Thursday, according to the Bensalem Police Department.

    Officers were called to the Smart Choice Pharmacy on the 1900 block of Street Road on Jan. 15 after a delivery driver was robbed of boxes containing Mounjaro, Ozempic and Trulicity, police said.

    Investigators learned that three men had approached and attacked the driver before driving away in a gold Toyota, officials said.

    While they were fleeing, they almost hit a witness who was filming the incident, police reported.

    Police later found the Toyota on the 3600 block of Street Road and pulled it over, according to officers.

    The three men inside the car – 41-year-old Joshua Dupree, 21-year-old Jahnoi Dawkins and a 17-year-old male – were confirmed to the be suspects by the delivery driver, police said. They were arrested.

    When police searched their car they said that they found the medications that had been taken during the robbery.

    Pharmacy staff told authorities that, in the days leading up to the robbery, the store got strange phone calls and emails asking about the expected delivery.

    Officials said that the three men had driven from New York in order to commit the robbery.

    The three men were each charged with robbery, theft, simple assault and other related charges.

    Dupree and Dawkins are being held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10% of $150,000 and $250,00 bail respectively.

    The 17-year-old boy was taken to the Bucks County Youth Detention Center.

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  • One person suffers burns after kitchen fire in Bucks County apartment: Officials

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    One person was injured after a kitchen fire broke out at an apartment in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, early Friday, according to officials.

    Bristol Township Fire Marshall Kevin Dippolito shared that crews responded to a fire just after 1:30 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at an apartment on Thomas Place in Levittown.

    The fire had started in a trash can inside the kitchen, according to Dippolito.

    One person was taken to a nearby hospital for burns, Dippolito said.

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  • Nursing home explosion in Bristol, Pennsylvania, killed 1 staff member, 1 resident, officials say

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    The two people killed in the explosions at a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, nursing home on Tuesday were a staff member and a resident, officials said.

    One of the victims was Muthoni Nduthu, 52, the Bucks County Coroner’s Office said. The name of the other victim has not been released.

    Bristol Township Police provided more updates Wednesday about the fatal explosions at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center on Tower Road, which was previously known as the Silver Lake Nursing Home. Officials said a gas leak led to two explosions and a fire and that there was a smell of gas at the scene.

    State records show Nduthu was a licensed practical nurse. 

    As of Wednesday morning, 19 people are still hospitalized, one of whom is in critical condition, Bristol Township Police Chief Charles Winik, Jr. said in a news conference. He could not provide more information on the nature of their injuries or say how many are residents or staff members.

    The violent explosions blew out windows and caused part of the building to collapse. That collapsed section contained the kitchen and cafeteria, with some utility areas and offices underneath, according to officials.

    Crews with heavy construction equipment are on the scene combing through the wreckage. Fire Chief Kevin Dippolito said investigators hoped to gain access to the collapsed portion of the building Wednesday afternoon. Once in place, investigators can work to determine the cause of the explosions, he added.

    “Until we excavate that area and remove the walls and roofs that collapsed we won’t have any idea what may have occurred in there,” Dippolito said.

    The investigation could take weeks or months, officials said. PECO said in a statement that the National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation.

    The fire chief said he could not recall any prior calls to the property recently for gas-related issues.

    Winik said the law enforcement response to the explosion was the largest he has seen in 20 years. 

    “I’ve never seen such heroism,” he said.

    Officials including Gov. Josh Shapiro and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick have also commended law enforcement, firefighters and staff from the nearby Lower Bucks Hospital for their help rescuing residents.

    Bristol Health and Rehab residents have been placed in other nursing homes and facilities owned by Saber Healthcare Group.

    Saber acquired the facility 24 days ago, the company said in a statement.

    “We could not be prouder of those men and women who, in the face of tragedy, stepped up to support one another,” the statement said in part. “We have worked to improve and fix prior issues, and we will continue that work in the wake of this event. We thank those who have offered their thoughts and prayers for our staff and residents, and we will continue to work to ensure the safety of the community in the days and weeks to come.”

    According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services, there were 75 deficiency reports against Silver Lake Health Care Center between July 2022 and March 2025. The center was fined a total of $418,000. This was during the time the facility was managed by CommuniCare Health Services.

    Neighbors rush to help

    Newly released video shows the immediate aftermath of the blast at the facility.

    “It felt like an earthquake,” said Keenan Lovelace, who lives nearby. “Heard like a loud boom bang.”

    Residents who felt the blast raced to the scene to help.

    John Hibbs, who lives next door to the nursing home, said he ran outside after the explosion, telling his wife to call 911 while he tried to assist victims.

    “The windows were all blown out, insulation was falling from the sky,” Hibbs said.

    Hibbs said he helped pull five people from the rubble, including four employees, some of whom had serious injuries.

    “One lady’s face swelled pretty bad. She had a gash on her head,” he said. “The one lady was complaining she thought her ankle was broken. The other one’s knee, she thought was twisted. I just started handing people off to other people so I could go back and get the next one.”

    As neighbors helped evacuate survivors, Hibbs said his wife distributed blankets and towels to keep people warm.

    “To me, it’s just the right thing to do,” he said. “I would want somebody to help my family … if, God forbid, anything like that happened.”

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  • Chief praises rescuers who sprang into action after Pa. nursing home explosion: “I’ve never seen such heroism”

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    The emergency response to the Bristol, Pennsylvania, nursing home explosion was the largest the local police chief has ever seen in his career spanning nearly two decades, he told reporters Wednesday. He praised the first responders and described extraordinary acts of heroism after the blast, which killed one resident and one staff member on Tuesday.

    Agencies from across Bucks County and even Philadelphia flocked to the scene at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center, previously known as the Silver Lake Nursing Home, after two explosions there, accompanied by the smell of gas. Officials said the incident collapsed the cafeteria and kitchen area and spurred a massive effort to evacuate 120 residents from the facility.

    Bristol Township Police Chief Charles Winik said he saw fire crews run into the building that still smelled of natural gas in an effort to evacuate residents.

    “I’ve never seen such heroism,” Winik said. “They were still going into the building to recover people that couldn’t walk, they were in wheelchairs, some people couldn’t talk. It just could’ve been a much more serious catastrophe.”

    In remarks made at the scene Tuesday night, Gov. Josh Shapiro mentioned one first responder who carried two people on his back out of the building. Winik said that was a Bristol Township police narcotics sergeant, a 20-year veteran of the department.

    Winik credited the heroic work of everyone involved, not just law enforcement and firefighters. Staff from the nearby Lower Bucks Hospital, just across a parking lot, sprang into action too.

    “It was blessing that we’re next to a hospital. We had hospital staff come over and help us temporarily home [the nursing home residents]… It was a difficult task,” he said.

    Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick commended everyone involved in rescue and response efforts.

    “When the moment demanded courage, our community delivered it. Firefighters, police officers, medics, nurses, and emergency personnel from across our region answered the call without hesitation, and because of them, lives were saved,” Fitzpatrick said in a statement Wednesday.

    Incident response unprecedented, chief says

    The massive response was unlike anything the chief or his department had ever seen, he said.

    “I’ve talked to several other officers and command staff that have been doing this longer than me, and they’ve never seen anything like it in this area,” Winik added. 

    While work is still underway to investigate the nursing home site, Bristol officials are grateful that no first responders were injured, and for a community that came together.

    “Bristol Township is one of those types of communities where we all come together when we recognize that we have a problem,” said Winik. “We had employees from the building, as well, helping. We had nurses from the hospital, we had people from all over assisting. It was a tremendous effort from everybody in Bucks County.”

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  • 2 killed, several missing after nursing home explosion in Pennsylvania

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    Two people are dead after an explosion at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and several are still missing, Gov. Josh Shapiro said. CBS Philadelphia reporter Nikki DeMentri reports.

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  • 2 dead in nursing home explosion in Bristol, Pennsylvania, others still missing, officials say

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    Two people are dead after an explosion at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Tuesday afternoon, and several are still missing, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.

    Officials believe a gas leak led to two explosions and a fire, officials said.

    Twenty-one people were hurt and taken to five area hospitals, according to police.

    According to a PECO spokesperson, crews responded to reports of a gas odor at the nursing home shortly after 2 p.m. 

    “While crews were on site, an explosion occurred at the facility. PECO crews shut off natural gas and electric service to the facility to ensure the safety of first responders and local residents,” the statement reads.

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    Part of the building has collapsed. Officials say a reunification site is set up at Truman High School in Levittown.

    Emergency crews are still working to rescue people who may be stuck in the building, Bristol Fire Chief Kevin Dippolito said. They are using sonar and dogs to help with the search, Dippolito said.

    Two people were rescued from the collapsed part of the building, he said. 

    Shapiro praised the work of firefighters and other first responders from around the region who raced to the scene.

    “They were quite literally climbing up ladders, handing individuals in this nursing home to police, who were at times carrying two people on their back to safety,” Shapiro said.

    New owners took over the facility earlier this month, Shapiro said. The state Department of Health visited the home on Dec. 10, and a plan to upgrade the facility was put in place, he added.

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    Bristol is located about 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia.

    “To the Bristol community: I’ve got your back, and I’ll be with you soon,” Shapiro said earlier in a post on social media.

    This is a developing story and will be updated.

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  • 84-year-old man struck and killed in Bensalem on Friday night, police say

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    An 84-year-old man was struck and killed by a Porsche in Bensalem Township in Bucks County on Friday night, police said.

    According to police, the crash happened at around 6:20 p.m. on Brownsville Road near the intersection of Oak Avenue.

    The blue Porsche was traveling northbound on Brownsville Road when another car making a left from Oak Avenue onto Brownsville Road and obstructed the view of the driver of the Porsche, police said.

    The Porsche driver then struck 84-year-old Martin Thompson, of Trevose, as he crossed Brownsville Road mid-block, police said.

    When police arrived, they said they found Thompson with significant head injuries and no vital signs, leading to him being pronounced dead at the scene.

    SkyForce10 was over the scene to find a Porsche with severe damage to its windshield and police investigating the area.

    At this time, there is no suspicion that alcohol, drugs or speeding played a role in the crash and the driver of the Porsche stayed at the scene, police said.

    However, the investigation is ongoing and anyone with information or photos or videos of the incident is urged to call investigators at (215) 633-3719.

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  • 100 arrested, $365K worth of drugs, guns seized across 3 Pa. counties

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    Over 100 people were arrested over a two month period as three Pennsylvania counties confiscated illegal drugs and firearms coming out of Philadelphia as part of “Operation Clean Sweep,” officials said.

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    In a joint effort between the District Attorneys of Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware counties, officials reported to have stopped the flow of more than $365,000 worth of drugs coming from Philly’s Kensington neighborhood in September and October.

    “The Operation Clean Sweep collaboration will make communities safer with arrests of dozens of drug traffickers and seizures of firearms and deadly poisons that are not contained by municipal borders,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said.

    In total, the District Attorneys said that law enforcement arrested more than 100 people, confiscated 12 illegal firearms and seized large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, oxycodone and other narcotics.

    “For too long, Philadelphia has been the epicenter for the supply of dangerous drugs, but we recognize that the counties surrounding Philadelphia — Montgomery, Bucks and Delaware counties—are also part of the problem,” Montgomery County District Attorney Steele said.

    According to DA Steele’s office, officials also worked with some people who were addicted to get them help.

    “When we stand united in an endeavor like this, we are taking a stand against drug traffickers who are transporting and delivering poisonous drugs into our counties and into the hands of our loved ones,” Bucks County District Attorney Jen Schorn said.

    Several agencies, including Montgomery County Detective Bureau, Bucks County Detective Bureau, Delaware County Detective Bureau, Pennsylvania State Police, Philadelphia Police Department and other officials were part of the effort.

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  • Killer identified in 1962 church murder cold case

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    A 1962 Pennsylvania murder cold case closed this week after prosecutors announced they identified the killer.

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  • Multi-vehicle crash closes Bucks County road Friday

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    A crash involving several vehicles has forced all lanes to close on several roads in Bucks County on Friday night.

    According to Pennsylvania’s 511, the crash happened on Bristol Road on Oct. 31.

    The roadway is closed between Folly and Pickerton roads.

    NBC10 crews at the scene saw a large police presence on Bristol Road as well as a car with severe damage.

    No word yet on what caused the crash or if anyone was injured.

    This is a developing story. Check back here for updates.

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  • Bucks County officials identify killer in 1962 rape and murder of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty

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    The man who raped and killed 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty at a Bristol Township church in 1962 was finally identified Wednesday as William Schrader, a serial child abuser and longtime suspect in the cold case that shook the girl’s Bucks County community, prosecutors said.

    Authorities identified Schrader — who died while in prison for other crimes in 2002 — at a news conference in Doylestown to share the findings of a grand jury investigation into Dougherty’s death. Pennsylvania State Police and Bucks County prosecutors kept the case alive by tracking down eyewitnesses, reviewing forensic evidence and obtaining a confession that Schrader made to his stepson years after Dougherty’s death, investigators said.

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    Dougherty, a fifth-grade student at the school at St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church, went missing on the afternoon of Oct. 22, 1962. She was last seen riding her bike to stop for a snack and meet friends at the Bristol Borough Free Library. Doughtery never made it there and didn’t return home for dinner, prompting her family to search the community.

    That Monday night, Dougherty’s father found Carol Ann dead inside St. Mark’s. She had been raped and strangled with the use of a ligature, investigators determined, and male pubic hairs were clutched in her hand at the scene.

    Police knew she had ridden her bike down Lincoln Avenue, which runs adjacent to St. Mark’s, not long before she was killed.

    “Living on Lincoln Avenue was an absolute predator, and a predator whose prey was little girls — and that was William Schrader,” Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said Wednesday.

    Schrader, who grew up in Luzerne County, had a violent past that traced back to his childhood. He was in and out reform school and later joined the Army, but he was dishonorably discharged a year later. He was convicted of attempted murder in the shooting of another man in Luzerne County and served time at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. After his release from prison, Schrader settled with family members in Bristol. He was 22 at the time of Dougherty’s death.

    Investigators initially focused on three other suspects, but ruled each one out after they provided legitimate alibis. 

    About two months after the murder, police questioned Schrader after a witness reported having seeing him cut through his lawn nearby the church the day Dougherty was killed. Schrader’s alibi that he had been working that day was proven false when investigators obtained timecards from his employer. Schrader agreed to give police a pubic hair sample, but then fled to Florida to evade further investigation. He ultimately settled down and got married in Louisiana.

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    William Schrader, the man suspected of raping and killing 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty in 1962, is shown above in a mugshot taken by Bristol Township police during his initial questioning in the case.

    Schorn detailed an insidious pattern of sexual abuse committed by Schrader against his stepdaughters, his biological children and his grandchildren over the ensuing years.

    “The generational sexual abuse that this man inflicted upon every female child and woman in his life, he didn’t stop until the day he died,” Schorn said.

    During a domestic dispute with his wife in 1985, Schrader intentionally set fire to the family’s home. A 12-year-old girl the couple had been fostering died in the blaze, resulting in Schrader’s conviction and imprisonment. 

    In 1993, after Pennsylvania State Police analyzed 141 pubic hair samples in the Doughtery investigation, they determined Schrader was the only person who could not be eliminated as the source of the hair found in the girl’s hand. He was extradited to Bucks County, where he again denied responsibility for Dougherty’s death, and was then sent back to prison in Louisiana. Charges could not be filed against Schrader in the Dougherty case because the hair fiber analysis was not sufficient evidence to move forward and DNA testing proved inconclusive.

    In more recent years, Schorn said Schrader’s surviving family members shared their “deepest, darkest secrets” to help detectives bring closure to the case. In November, Schrader’s stepson, Robert Leblanc, told police that Schrader had twice confessed to killing a little girl at a Pennsylvania church. LeBlanc said Schrader had told him he lured the girl into the church to rape her and that he “had to kill the girl in Bristol to keep her from talking.”

    Years after Dougherty’s death, another witness came forward to Bristol police to report that he had seen Schrader outside the church the day of the murder.

    The Dougherty investigation gained renewed attention last year because of a 14-episode podcast series produced by longtime sports radio host Mike Missanelli, whose uncle was the police chief in Bristol in 1962.

    Kay Dougherty, Carol Ann’s sister and the lone surviving member of her immediate family, praised Missanelli and others for their dedication to the case at Wednesday’s news conference.

    “After so many decades of unknowing, this finding finally brings closure and a truth to a wound that never healed,” Dougherty said.

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  • Pa. candy shop owner accused of sexually harassing, soliciting underage girls

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    The owner of a Bucks County candy and ice cream shop is accused of sexually harassing two underage girls who worked for him and offering them money and drugs in exchange for sex.

    Joseph Grossman, 36, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, was the owner of Poppy’s Peanuts, a shop at the Quakertown Farmer’s Market on 201 Station Road in Quakertown that sells peanuts, chocolate and ice cream. The investigation began in June 2025 when a 17-year-old girl who worked for Grossman told police that he frequently made inappropriate comments towards her and touched her legs and back.

    After the girl quit, Grossman allegedly continued to pursue her and message her on social media. During one occasion, Grossman pulled out cash and offered her $300 as well as marijuana for the girl to have sex with him, investigators said.

    Resources for victims of sexual assault are available through the National Sexual Violence Resources Center and the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline at 800-656-4673.

    The girl refused and told her mother which led to the investigation, according to officials. Grossman was then arrested on Aug. 15 and charged with promoting the prostitution of a minor and corruption of minors.

    Following his arrest, a second 17-year-old girl who once worked for Grossman came forward with similar allegations. The girl told police that while she worked for Grossman, he repeatedly made sexual comments towards her and grabbed her hips, back and shoulders. The girl said that while Grossman didn’t offer her money, he gave her drugs.

    Joseph Grossman, the owner of Poppy’s Peanuts in Quakertown, is accused of sexually harassing two of his underage employees and trying to get them to have sex with him by offering drugs and money. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the details.

    “Not only did he continue to pursue her sexually and make the comments and physically touch her body, but he also provided her with drugs,” Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said during a press conference on Thursday, Oct. 2. “On one occasion she said at the closing of the business for the evening, he lit up a pipe and had her ingest the contents of that pipe which smelled like marijuana but she said it was so potent that it made her feel very dizzy and it made her feel unsafe.”

    Schorn said Grossman continued to sexually pursue the girl on the social media app Snapchat after she quit her job. The girl then found out about his arrest.

    “When she and her mother learned of the arrest and victimization of another victim, they too came forward and an investigation followed into her victimization,” Schorn said.

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    Grossman was then charged with additional counts of corruption of minors. A preliminary hearing for Grossman was held on Sept. 18, 2025, and all charges against him were held for trial.

    “We’re confident that once all of the facts are known, that the facts will prove that our client is innocent of the charges against him,” Grossman’s attorney, Thomas Joachim, told NBC10.

    Grossman is currently out on $25,000 bail with the provision of no contact with minors. Investigators are currently concerned that other victims are out there.

    “This is a business that largely caters to families, to children,” Schorn said. “It’s an ice cream shop. It’s an old-fashioned candy shop and he employs minors. His behavior was ongoing for several months, we have concerns there may be other victims and that’s why we’re appealing to the community.”

    If you were victimized by Grossman or know someone who was, please contact Richland Township Police Detective Matthew Lawhead at 215-536-9500. All calls can remain anonymous.

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  • 67 cats rescued from ‘awful’ conditions at Bensalem shelter: Bucks County SPCA

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    The Bucks County SPCA rescued 67 cats and kittens from a shelter in Bensalem where the furry pets “suffered from long-term lack of sanitation and proper veterinary care.”

    According to the Bucks County SPCA, the cats were saved from the nonprofit Cats Bridge to Rescue in Bensalem, where the animals were found in conditions described as “filthy” and “awful.”

    “Some cats were confined in filthy cages, others were free roaming. The large room was filled with trash and animal waste and was smelled strongly of urine,” Bucks County SPCA said in a Facebook post. “Flies and fleas were visible throughout the facility. Sadly, many of the cats are in very poor condition.”

    The cats were taken to the Lahaska Shelter where they were given medical exams and treatment, the Bucks County SPCA said.

    The cats are being treated for fleas, ear mites, upper respiratory infections and severe diarrhea, the group said.

    Two of the kittens died from highly contagious panleukopenia, the group said.

    The owner of Cats Bridge to Rescue is facing animal cruelty and neglect charges. NBC10 has reached out to the organization and is waiting to hear back.

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  • Before being sentenced for killing her husband, Bucks County woman describes years of abuse

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    A Levittown woman who shot and killed her husband in public at the Bristol Wharf two years ago was sentenced to 10 to 30 years in state prison on Tuesday. At the hearing, she described years of domestic abuse she had endured from her estranged spouse Faisal Iqbal.

    Sammar Khan, 42, pleaded guilty in July to third-degree murder for shooting Iqbal, 38, in a grassy area of the park on the Delaware River waterfront the morning of May 30, 2023. Khan died of multiple gunshot wounds. The Bucks County Courier Times reported the shooting happened in front of Khan and Iqbal’s 5-year-old son.

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    Witnesses at the park told police they saw the couple arguing near the edge of the water and then heard a “pop” sound. Iqbal wrestled with Khan and several more shots were fired. Khan and Iqbal then walked to the parking lot, where Iqbal asked a witness to call 911. Khan shot Iqbal two more times, causing him to fall to the ground, before she fired more bullets at Iqbal, striking him in the head and torso, investigators said.

    Police phone records documented at least 24 times that Khan had called 911 between 2014 and 2023 to report Iqbal’s behavior, according to the Courier Times. Court records showed Khan had a protection from abuse order and Iqbal had been arrested in 2022 after he violated the PFA a third time.

    The Inquirer wrote that Khan described a decade of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at the sentencing hearing. Chief Deputy District Attorney Kristin M. McElroy said the prosecution did not dispute Khan’s history of domestic violence, but she also said the abuse did not justify Khan’s actions.

    Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Finley agreed with the prosecutor, and according to the Inquirer, said “That does not give you the lawful right to gun down an individual and execute them, There is no justification for doing that.”

    Khan had faced a maximum of 40 years in prison for the third-degree murder charge.

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  • Former ‘Real Housewives’ star Yolanda Hadid puts Bucks County farm on market for $10.9 million

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    Yolanda Hadid, the former model and star on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” has put her 32-acre New Hope farm on the market for $10.88 million.

    Hadid, the mother of supermodels Gigi and Bella, has owned the Bucks County property since 2017. She bought the lavender farm, which has a 19th-century stone home and two cottages, for $4 million following her divorce with ex-husband David Foster.

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    Hadid, 61, was living in Los Angeles at the time and said she fell in love with the property during a visit to Bucks County. New Hope, an artsy and bucolic town with a thriving Main Street, has increasingly become a preferred market for celebrities seeking havens outside New York. Hadid, who grew up in the Netherlands, was battling yearslong health problems stemming from Lyme disease and wanted to find a place reminiscent of her rural European childhood. 

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    A courtyard area is surrounded by the stone home and cottages on the 32-acre New Hope farm.

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    The New Hope property has three renovated cottages.

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    The home at the 32-acre property in New Hope contains acres farmland and pasture for horses.

    “I longed for a sanctuary where I could heal and reconnect with Mother Earth,” Hadid said in a statement sent by her publicist.

    Daughters Gigi, 30, and Bella, 28, from Yolanda’s first marriage to real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, were fast-rising stars in New York City. Yolanda said she bought the farm to give her family a refuge from “the enormous pressure of being in the global spotlight.”

    Photos of the property show a luxurious retreat that underwent extensive renovations in the years since Hadid bought the farm. The property has a barn that Yolanda’s son Anwar, of the band HowVanish, converted into a music recording studio. The three-bedroom stone home was remodeled with a European aesthetic. Three other buildings on the property, including a corn crib, have a combined four additional bedrooms.

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    The living room at the New Hope property is shown above.

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    The kitchen in the 19th century stone home on the New Hope property is shown above.

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    A bedroom with a fireplace at the New Hope property is shown above.

    Hadid said her daughters rode horses on the property during their visits — which increased during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the family put about 3,000 lavender plants on the farm with help from friends. The lavender inspired Bella Hadid to develop her Orebella fragrance line, which debuted last year.

    The New Hope property garnered attention in 2021 when former One Direction singer Zayn Malik was charged with harassment following an argument with the Hadid family at the farm. Gigi has a 5-year-old daughter with Malik, who pleaded no contest to the charges and served about a year of probation. The couple are no longer together, but Malik also owns a home in New Hope.

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    Supermodels Gigi and Bella Hadid spent years riding horses at the New Hope property after their mother, Yolanda, purchased the farm in 2017.

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    Yolanda Hadid planted lavender on the New Hope farm.

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    The property in New Hope has an in-ground swimming pool.

    Gigi, one of the world’s highest-paid fashion models, has been in a new relationship with star actor and Jenkintown native Bradley Cooper since 2023. Last year, Cooper purchased a 33-acre New Hope farm with a seven-bedroom home and a private lake on the property for a reported $6.5 million.

    The sale of Hadid’s farm is being handled by Carl Gambino of Compass Real Estate and Revi Haviv of Addison Wolfe Real Estate. The agents told the Wall Street Journal another property in Bucks County sold for $12.98 million last year. Yolanda Hadid has already purchased another home in Bucks County and plans to stay in the area.

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    Above, an aerial view of the farm property in New Hope.

    Gambino said Monday he expects Bucks County to attract more big names in the coming years.

    “We expanded to Bucks County to service our existing client base along with the influx of high net worth and entertainment clients who have been purchasing there,” he said. “I believe (this) will continue on because of its close proximity to NYC and exceptional rural living. It’s truly a magical place.”

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  • Immigrants have helped Philly region stave off population decline and spurred economic growth, report finds

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    The Philadelphia region’s immigrant population has increased over the last decade, spurring economic growth and social prosperity, a new report says.

    The report from The Welcoming Center says this influx of immigrants has allowed the region to stave off population decline and coincided with increases in household income and educational attainments, and a decrease in poverty. 

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    The report, which covers Philadelphia and its four collar counties, concluded that immigration contributes positively to the region’s economy and the well-being of the population, but that opportunity gaps still exist for foreign-born people.

    Anuj Gupta, president of The Welcoming Center, a Philly organization that promotes economic opportunities for immigrants, said he hopes the report’s findings can reshape the way people view immigration in the region and inform thoughtful policies. 

    “What we’re seeing is the story of collective prosperity while immigration has accelerated in the region, which kind of defies everything that’s being said about immigration right now,” Gupta said. 

    “In the suburbs, there is an opportunity deficit that’s not being met. There are immigrants that are highly skilled, highly trained, possibly with bachelor’s or graduate-level education that are underemployed.”

    For Gupta, who grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, one of the most surprising regional trends was the decline of native-born populations against steadily increasing foreign-born populations.

    Philadelphia’s foreign-born population rate grew from 12.69% in 2013 to 15.09% in 2023, the report shows, citing U.S. Census Bureau data. Similarly, the foreign-born population rate in the suburban counties grew from 9.09% to 10.66%. This growth allowed the region’s population to marginally grow over that same span despite native populations declining due to lower birth rates and moving elsewhere, the report says.

    Additionally, as the native population has grown older, immigrants have made up a larger percentage of the region’s working-age population — those ages 25-54. The percentage of foreign-born workers in the region rose slightly from 2013 to 2023 as the percentage of native-born workers fell by 2 percentage points, the report shows. 

    “If not for the relatively recent uptick in immigration to all four of the collar counties, you would be talking about a region in decline, population loss and bigger workforce gaps than we already have,” Gupta said. 

    The report also shows that the region’s poverty rate has fallen as median household incomes and educational attainment levels have risen. 

    The average median incomes of foreign-born households surpassed that of native-born households in 2022. As of 2023, the average median income of foreign-born households was $101,321, slightly above the $99,114 made by native-born households, the report shows.

    In Philadelphia, the poverty rates for foreign-born and native populations each decreased by about 4 percentage points from 2013 to 2023. The poverty rates in the suburbs fell slightly, but immigrants remain more likely to be impoverished — a deficit that Gupta said speaks to a “fundamental lack of understanding” of the economic opportunities that immigrants can provide. 

    “While immigrants are spread across a wide range of industries, they are also often working in jobs that do not fully match their skills and qualifications and highlights the need for policies that better match skills with opportunity,” the report reads. “Addressing these gaps is critical to fully leveraging the skills and supporting community resilience.” 

    The report shows that the region’s foreign-born population has long been more likely to hold at least a bachelor’s degree, though that gap has narrowed in recent years.

    As the federal government cracks down on immigration, Gupta said he hopes the report’s data can be used for productive dialogue at the local level.

    “We put the real information out, so if people want to make policy choices that still run contrary to the contributions that immigrants are making … it will not just damage individuals and families and our social fabric, but our economy,” he said. “I do believe that at the local level we can change the direction of thinking and discussion.”

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  • 3 men charged in Bucks County arson case that led to death of firefighter

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    Three men have been charged in connection to a house fire that happened back in August that was ruled as an arson, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.

    The fire was allegedly intentionally set on a van that was parked outside of a house on the 700 block of Cedar Avenue in the Croydon section of Bristol Township sometime before 5 a.m. on Aug. 8, police said.

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    Officials explained that once the van was set on fire, it spread to the side of the house very quickly.

    An investigation into the arson found that Gavin Ross Montoya, 27, was allegedly hired by Charles William Vandenberg, 50, to set the fire and Thomas J. Parker, 36, is accused of driving Montoya to the scene.

    A search warrant of Montoya’s phone found that he communicated with Vanderberg through text message who said “NEED THAT VAN TOURCHED” and “GET ROAD FLARE.”

    Montoya texted Vanderberg back saying, “CAN I GET 10GS IN 2 BAGS.”

    While reviewing nearby surveillance footage, Montoya was allegedly captured on camera throwing what looked like a flare into the parked van, investigators said.

    Parker allegedly gave Montoya a ride because he thought that Montoya was going to steal drugs from the resident who lived at the house, police said.

    According to investigators, Parker dropped Montoya off at the corner of Cedar Avenue and State Road and waited for him. When Montoya got back to the car, he told Parker that he set the van on fire.

    Montoya and Vanderberg were each charged with arson, criminal mischief and other related charges while Parker is charged with criminal conspiracy to commit robbery and other charges.

    Vanderberg was arraigned and is being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility under $350,000 bail. Montoya and Parker are waiting to be arraigned.

    Investigators working on figuring out the arson also looked into the death of a long time firefighter.

    Captain of Fire Police Ed Margavich of the Third District Volunteer Fire Company died a week after the fire when he suffered a thigh bone fracture after he fell at the fire station, officials said. The three men charged in connection to the arson are not going to be charged for Captain Margavich’s death.

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  • 2 hurt in Route 1 crash involving tractor trailer in Morrisville

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    Two people were hurt after a tractor trailer collided with a car on Route 1 southbound in Morrisville in Bucks County near the Trenton-Morrisville toll bridge.

    SkyForce10 was over the scene to find the car lodged between the concrete barrier and the tractor trailer.

    Crews were still working to clean up the crash as of 4 p.m.

    Traffic was slowed down in the area, with southbound closed and one lane open northbound.

    No word on the condition of the two people hurt at this time, but NBC10 is working to learn more.

    This is a developing story; check back for more details.

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