Bucks County Court Administrator Stephen Heckman has said the recent extension of the judicial emergency, which was signed in March, was done as an extra precaution.
A former softball coach who sexually assaulted one of his players in Upper Bucks will spend up to 13 years in prison.
On Monday, Weston Loxley, 32, was sentenced to 6 ½ to 13 years in state prison, followed by seven years of probation. I can only hope that one day people can forgive me, Loxley said during his hearing.
Court documents state Loxley coached the girl, then 14, for the Williams Township Athletic Association (WTAA) for a few months in summer 2017 into the beginning of 2018.
The two had sex regularly starting in October 2017, court documents state. Sexual contact between the two continued until July 2019, according to state police.
Doylestown Borough is now the first Bucks County municipality to pass an ordinance relaxing the penalty for those caught with a small amount of marijuana.
Doylestown Borough is now the first Bucks County municipality to pass an ordinance relaxing the penalty for those caught with a small amount of marijuana.
Under the ordinance, anyone found with less than 30 grams of marijuana or 8 grams or less of hashish would be issued a citation, akin to a non-traffic ticket, and would be fined $25.
If someone receives a citation for possession three times in a five-year period, he or she would then be charged with the misdemeanor for a fourth offense. Each fine is $25.
Councilwoman Noni West said the ordinance helps juveniles as with their futures and helps allocate police resources better.
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A retired Pennsylvania cop facing 122 child molestation charges dating back two decades had his bail pumped up to $250,000 Tuesday after prosecutors said new victims have come forward, according to a report.
James Carey, 53, a former Warminster Township police officer and later a school bus driver was charged earlier this month with sexually abusing at least four teenage boys on several occasions dating back to 2001, CBS affiliate KYW-TV reported Tuesday.
But Carey was hauled back into court on new allegations, with a Bucks County judge calling his current bail woefully inadequate.