Monday, March 18, 2013
David Manilla was convicted of felony aggravated assault in 1995 and was prohibited from owning a gun when police say a stray shot during a hunting trip killed a Quakertown man.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, 51-year-old David Manilla, of Worcester, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 18, to possession of firearms by a convicted felon. The case resulted from the investigation of a fatal hunting accident in Bucks County in 2010 that resulted in the death of another hunter, 53-year-old Barry Groh, of Quakertown. According to Philly.com, Groh's body was discovered on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 lying in a creek beside a dead deer in Richland Township. His gun was found near his body. According to court records, Manilla was hunting with a rifle on his farm at 155 California Road in Richland Township that day. Authorities say a shot he fired killed Groh. After an investigation into the death was launched…
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Candidate relocates campaign stop after 150-250 protesters arrive at original venue; Rendell gives press conference at adjacent lot.
Update 6:30 p.m. ABC News reports that Romney greeted about 50 people at the other Wawa, including a Little League baseball team. "We knew yesterday what they were going to pull," an unnamed Romney campaign aide told ABC. Update 1:55 p.m.: Citing security concerns, Romney instead made a brief appearance before some members of the media at a different Wawa location on Route 309. Update 1:15 p.m.: Media members at the scene have been told that Romney is no longer appearing at this Wawa location and will appear shortly at another location in the area. Initial story follows. QUAKERTOWN, PA -- Democratic protesters on Saturday threatened to disrupt a scheduled campaign appearance by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a Wawa …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Alanah Ross has returned home to Richland Township.
Former missing teenager Alanah Ross, of Richland Township, has been found. According to the Facebook page of Ross's mother, Michelle Long Ross, Alanah has been found after "10 long, frightening days." Ross credited her brother-in-law for helping get Alanah back home. "You will all never know how much your outpouring of love and concern has meant to our family. There is no situation that I can think of that is more difficult than not knowing where your child is or if they are safe," wrote Ross in her Facebook post Tuesday night. "Alanah is thankfully safe and we are so glad she has been found." Ross said the situation behind her daughter's disappearance is "difficult" and more involved than she can go into. "PLEASE just know that we felt …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
A Quakertown girl missing since May 5 was last seen at the Quakertown Relay for Life.
Richland Township Police are searching for a missing 16-year-old girl named Alanah Ross, who was last seen May 5. According to a source, police suspect the girl's boyfriend lives on the 1400 block of Welsh Road in Hatfield Township and have approached local businesses asking for help in the investigation. Ross has brown-blonde hair and brown eyes. She is 5' 4" tall and weighs 115 pounds. She was last seen wearing black skinny jeans with holes in the front and a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt. According to a Facebook post from her mother, Michelle Long Ross, she was last seen at the Quakertown Relay for Life. She was in a gray 1993 Honda Accord parked in the lot across from the pool and library between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. According to a 2 …
Joe The Nerd Ferraro
4:48 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
OK - A Lawyer - who should know the law. - A Lawyer - who has anger management issues. - A Lawyer - who should not have had access to guns. - A Lawyer - who knew he was trying to jack the system when he wanted to play peek-a-boo with his guns cache... - A criminal who thought he could kill someone and get away with it. more ›