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The Bensalem Police Department is reporting that on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, their Special Investigations Unit in conjunction with the Philadelphia DEA HIDTA Task Force seized approximately 40,000 fentanyl pills, 11 pounds of methamphetamine and $5,000.00 is cash. Effectively taking…
Director McVey along with Mayor DiGirolamo announce the hiring of the Bensalem Township Police Department’s newest officer, Mark Wildsmith at his swearing-in ceremony. Officer Wildsmith, an Army veteran of 5 years with numerous awards and a Purple Heart recipient comes…
In the ongoing effort to rebuild, widen and improve U.S. 1 PennDOT announced today that travel restrictions are planned next week on U.S. 1, Bristol Road, and Rockhill Drive in Bensalem and Middletown townships for various construction activities. The work…
Joseph O’Boyle, 23 of Bensalem has been sentenced to 37 to 74 years in prison for the killing of Bensalem chiropractor Dr. James Sowa. O’Boyle was convicted on June 10, 2022, of third-degree murder after entering an open guilty plea…
On May 24, 2022, the Bensalem Township Board of School Directors approved the appointment of Frank Flanagan to the position of high school principal who will be replacing William Ferrara who is retiring at the end of June. Mr. Flanagan…
On Saturday, May 21, 2022, at approximately 4:20 am Bensalem Police responded to 911 calls of shots fired in the vicinity of the 2100 block of Duncksferry Road where officers immediately established a cordon and began evacuating residents from their…
The Bensalem Police Department welcomes back Officer George Litvinenko back to work after a nine-month-long battle with Covid-19. Officer Litvinenko was given only a 1% chance of survival when placed on a ventilator almost a year ago. George's will, tenacity,…
The Bensalem Township Police Department has announced the passing of Deputy Director David Richardson, a 24-year veteran of the department, losing a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Deputy Director Richardson is survived by his wife Johanna and daughters Ella and…
In the ongoing effort to rebuild, widen and improve U.S. 1 PennDOT announced today that travel restrictions are planned next week on U.S. 1, Bristol Road, and Rockhill Drive in Bensalem and Middletown townships for various construction activities. The work…