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Hilltown, PA

Chalfont Pizzeria Owner Admits To Killing Partner, Prosecutors Say Chalfont Pizzeria Owner Admits To Killing Partner, Prosecutors Say
Chalfont Pizzeria Owner Admits To Killing Partner, Prosecutors Say The part owner of Pina's Pizza in Chalfont admitted to killing her partner on Monday, April 8, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  Anna Maria Tolomello, 50, pleaded guilty to the third-degree murder of Giovanni Gallina, prosecutors said in a release.  Tolomello was arrested in March 2022 after police said they found 64-year-old Gallina's body wrapped in a blue tarp in a bedroom of their shared Hilltown home. Officers were sent for a welfare check when Gallina's son said he hadn't heard from his father in over a week.  Tolomello reportedly told him…
Suspect In Deadly 2013 Bucks Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals Suspect In Deadly 2013 Bucks Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals
Suspect In Deadly 2013 Bucks Home Invasion Arrested In Philadelphia: Marshals Authorities say they have arrested a suspect in the 2013 killing of Joseph Canazaro at his Hilltown home.  Thomas Delgado was taken in for murder and related counts in Kensington on Wednesday, Jan. 10, said US Marshals in Philadelphia.  Joseph Canazaro Bucks County District Attorney's Office Forty-eight-year-old Canazaro was with his girlfriend and his 12-year-old son at their Swartley Road home on Jan. 18, 2013, when they became the victims of a brutal home invasion, authorities have said.  Witnesses said they saw two armed men enter the home around 10 a.m. Investigator…
Police Release Suspect Photos In Chilling Bucks Home Invasion Police Release Suspect Photos In Chilling Bucks Home Invasion
Police Release Suspect Photos In Chilling Bucks Home Invasion Authorities have released pictures of the suspects in the chilling Bucks County home invasion that took place late last month.  It happened in the Green Meadows Community in Hilltown on Thursday, May 25, Daily Voice reported. Three men barged into a home on Reliance Place after claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office, authorities said. At least one of the men was armed with a handgun, investigators noted. Inside, the trio forced the homeowner to lie on the floor and "restrained" his hands behind his back, police said. They proceeded to ransack the home, stealing "numerous items…
Armed Wawa Shopper Spits On Police In Bucks County, Authorities Claim Armed Wawa Shopper Spits On Police In Bucks County, Authorities Claim
Armed Wawa Shopper Spits On Police In Bucks County, Authorities Claim A Philadelphia man is accused of spitting on police officers after allegedly waving around a firearm at a Bucks County Wawa, authorities say.  It happened in Hilltown on Friday, May 19, Township police wrote in a release. Officers were called to the Wawa at 3520 Bethlehem Pike for reports of an armed person, the department said.  Police were told that a suspect "brandished a handgun at a citizen" in the store parking lot. Montgomery Township Police assisted authorities in finding the suspect's vehicle and pulling him over, according to the release.  After being arrested, pol…
Armed Burglars Posing As Cops Tied Up Homeowner In Bucks County: Police Armed Burglars Posing As Cops Tied Up Homeowner In Bucks County: Police
Armed Burglars Posing As Cops Tied Up Homeowner In Bucks County: Police Police in Bucks County are investigating a gunpoint home invasion.  It happened in the Green Meadows Community in Hilltown on Thursday, May 25, township police wrote in a statement. Three men barged into a home on Reliance Place after claiming to be with the Sheriff's Office, authorities said.  At least one of the men was armed with a handgun, investigators noted.  Inside, the trio forced the homeowner to lie on the floor and "restrained" his hands behind his back, police said. They proceeded to ransack the home, stealing "numerous items" including two handguns registered to…
Prostitution Investigation Underway At Suburban Philly Spa Prostitution Investigation Underway At Suburban Philly Spa
Prostitution Investigation Underway At Suburban Philly Spa Police are looking into allegations of prostitution at a spa in the Philadelphia suburbs. Hilltown police served a search warrant at the Tranquil Oasis Spa on Bethlehem Pike in Hatfield on Tuesday after a "lengthy investigation" revealed possible prostitution and related activity at the business, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing and no criminal charges have been filed, police said. The Hilltown Township Police Department is working with the Bucks District Attorney's Office, Bucks County Detectives, the Bensalem Township Police Department, Hatfield Township Police Department, …
North Penn High School Grad Paul Hagerty Dies Suddenly At Age 33 North Penn High School Grad Paul Hagerty Dies Suddenly At Age 33
North Penn High School Grad Paul Hagerty Dies Suddenly At Age 33 Montgomery County native Paul G. Hagerty IV died suddenly on Nov. 11. He was 33. Born in Abington, Hagerty graduated from North Penn High School in 2007 and worked for his father's construction company, according to his obituary and Facebook page. His obituary described him as an active person who enjoyed sports such as soccer, swimming, snowboarding, and karate. Hagerty "truly knew how to have fun," reads his memorial. He is survived by his parents, Paul G. Hagerty III and Erren MacKinstry; his paternal grandmother, Sandra Pucnas Hagerty; his maternal grandmother, Jean MacKinst…
MontCo DA: Hilltown Police Officer Charged With Child Porn -- Again MontCo DA: Hilltown Police Officer Charged With Child Porn -- Again
MontCo DA: Hilltown Police Officer Charged With Child Porn -- Again A Hilltown police officer arrested on felony child pornography charges in May was charged again Thursday on similar charges, authorities said. Matthew Reiss, 47, of Palm, PA in Upper Hanover Township, now faces 1,700 felony counts of possessing child pornography, compared to the 10 felony counts he was initially charged with in May following an investigation into his email account, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's office. An investigation was launched on April 16 when the Montgomery County Detective Bureau received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and E…
DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison
DA: Hilltown Man Who Pointed Gun At Woman In Walmart Facing Up To 4 Years In Prison A 29-year-old Hilltown man was sentenced Friday to up to four years in state prison on several firearms violations in an investigation that began when he pointed a gun at a woman in the parking lot of a Walmart in Hilltown Township, authorities said. A woman told police she was with her 10-year-old daughter when she pulled into an open parking spot and noticed a man in a car next to hers cursing at her around 2:40 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2020, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. When she and her daughter got out of the car, the man -- later identified as Willia…
2 Families Displaced In Montgomery Township House Fire 2 Families Displaced In Montgomery Township House Fire
2 Families Displaced In Montgomery Township House Fire A house fire in Montgomery Township left two families homeless last Thursday night, NorthPennNow reports. The fire started in the shed behind the house on the 100 block of Ashley Circle and spread to a pair of twin homes around 10:30 p.m., according to Bill Wiegman, Director of Fire Services for Montgomery Township.  The blaze was considered under control in less than an hour and no injuries were reported, Wiegman said. The Red Cross is assisting the families who have been displaced, NorthPennNow reports. The cause remains under investigation.  The Fire Department of …
Massapequa Park Man Accused Of Having Sex With 13-Year-Old Boy Massapequa Park Man Accused Of Having Sex With 13-Year-Old Boy
Massapequa Park Man Accused Of Having Sex With 13-Year-Old Boy A Nassau County man has been accused of possessing child porn and having sex with a teenage boy. Massapequa Park resident Matthew Veltri, 26. was arraigned on Friday, April 19, in Nassau County on six counts of child porn possession, according to reports. He also had warrants out for his arrest in Pennsylvania for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old boy. According to police, Veltri used a social media app to make contact with the boy earlier this year. He then drove to Pennsylvania to meet the boy, where they had sex inside a car and hotel room. Veltri is awaiting extradition to Hillt…