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Woman with Open Robbery Cases in Lower Bucks Was Set Free on Unsecured Bail

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A Philadelphia woman arrested last year for her role in four armed robberies at 7-Elevens in Lower Bucks County, where she faces 18 armed robbery counts, was released this past August on unsecured bail.

Amanda Petherbridge was arrested and jailed in July of 2024 charged as a co-conspirator in four armed robberies of 7-Elevens in  Lower Bucks County;  (Lower Southampton Twp-Penndel Borough-Bristol Twp and Bensalem Twp). 

As the armed robbery cases have matriculated through the county court system, it appears charges for the  Penndel armed robbery have been dropped/withdrawn.

By all accounts, Petherbridge cooperated with authorities throughout the investigation. =

On July 31st, according to online court records, Petherbridge was released from Bucks County Correctional after a bail reduction hearing. She was not required to post any funds to secure her freedom again.

Petherbridge, through her court appointed attorney, requested and was turned down for a bail reduction in  January of 2025.

Her co-conspirator Christopher Yelverton, 43, remains in custody after entering the Nolo Contendere for the Lower Southampton robbery. He entered a guilty plea for the Bensalem robbery late last year, according to online court records. Charges for the gun-point robberies in Bristol Twp. and Penndel apparently have been dismissed, perhaps in light of Yelverton’s Bensalem robbery guilty plea.

Yelverton will be sentenced in February.

Weeks before the municipal elections, this news organization contacted then Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn to find out whether or not she opposed Petherbridge’s release and unsecured bail status.

Schorn never responded to this news organization’s request.

Petherbridge is represented by the Bucks County Public Defender’s Office. The public defenders no longer provide comments to the media on cases, this news organization has been told repeatedly.

Petherbridge, according to court records, is from Philadelphia.

One of Schorn’s main election campaign talking point was keeping Bucks County residents safe from Philadelphia criminals.

The former DA was recently appointed to a state cold case team operating out of the attorney general’s office.

Lower Bucks Source asked five veteran cops from three different municipalities if they have ever heard of anyone charged with multiple armed robberies getting out of jail on unsecured bail?

“Never”

“No effing way”

“Are you for real”

“That is a definite no”

“No comment”

This isn’t to say Petherbridge’s contributions to the investigation weren’t integral. She confessed to her role in the robberies. She also helped police gather additional evidence, according to the criminal complaint.

Bucks County authorities already piled up stacks of traffic light License Plate Reader (LPR) data about the duo’s travels before and after the armed robberies in Bensalem and Bristol Townships. Bensalem detectives arrested Petherbridge and Yelverton a very short time after that robbery due to LPRs which stopped the serial robbers.

Bucks County Common Pleas Judge Stephen A. Corr approved Petherbridge’s bail modification request on August 1 last year, according to online court records.

The original bail amounts are below for the remaining three cases.

Bristol Twp 7-Eleven Robbery  – Original Bail Set: 10 percent of $100,000.00 

Bensalem Township 7-Eleven Robbery – Original Bail Set: 10 percent of $100,000.00 

Lower Southampton Township 7-Eleven Armed Robbery May 2, 2024: Bail Set 10 percent of 75,000.00

Petherbridge remains free in the community and has a court date set for March 2 where she is facing 18 armed robbery counts in three municipalities.

How many suspects accused of 20 some-odd armed robbery related counts do you know walking around free in the community?

We don’t know one.

 

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No Selling Coquito for You LCB Authorities Say to Croydon Deli Owner, Employee

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The owner and an employee of the Croydon based State Road Deli Market have been charged for allegedly  selling Coquito to customers

According to state authorities, on Dec 23, 2025, a web complaint was received reporting the State Road Deli Market, located 2518 State Road, Croydon posted their Meta Page that they were taking orders for Coquito- which is coconut-based rum alcoholic beverage- for the holidays.

Investigators from the the states Liquor Control Board on Dec. 29, 2025, the contacted the tipster who  reported that they saw multiple Facebook posts from the premises advertising sales of homemade Coquito. Continued on this date, an open source query yielded the premises’ Facebook page displaying a post with a picture of a bottle of Coquito, and stated that they were taking orders with prices $8.00 for virgin (non-alcoholic) and $12.00 with alcohol.

(The ” Coquito”  posts have since been removed a review of the delis Meta page.)

Investigators on Dec. 30, 2025, reviewed state data that showed the premises was not licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB). Additionally, PLCB certification confirmed that the premises did not have any authority to sell alcoholic beverages within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (CWOPA).

On Jan. 3, 2026, at 3:01 p.m., Liquor Control Officers Messinger entered the premises where  Ofc. Marrow  removed one (1) bottle of Coquito from the cooler and placed it on the counter. The clerk (later Identified as Effie Mae McMahon confirmed that the bottle contained alcohol as written on the label. Marrow handed McMahon $13.00, and was provided ¢.28 in change, and the sale was rung up.

The bottle was secured, and later placed into evidence with a sample sent for laboratory testing. Continued on this date, a search of PA State Department records identified that the premises’ owner was Wilfredo M. Sanchez. A further open source search identified Wilfredo Miguel Sanchez-Caparachin and McMahon as workers at the premises. A further query of Bureau databases disclosed that neither Sanchez-Caparachin nor McMahon are registered and/or authorized by the PLCB to sell liquor within the CWOPA, officers wrote in court papers.

On  Jan. 14, 2026, at 7:15 a.m., Investigators returned to the  deli where they  noticed four bottles of Coquito in the cooler. A bottle and placed it on the counter, purchased for $13.00. The bottle was secured, and later placed into evidence with a sample sent for laboratory testing, investigators said

On Jan. 21, 2026, at 7:01 a.m.,  investigators returned Messinger and Marrow entered the premises where Marrow noticed two bottles and purchased one (1) bottle of Coquito, court papers show.

The investigators reentered the deli, identified themselves to McMahon. McMahon was identified after presenting his Pennsylvania driver’s license as being (20) years old.

Authorities seized the remaining bottle of Coquito from the cooler and both bottles were secured, and later placed into evidence with samples sent for laboratory testing. Ofc. Marrow then recovered the currency used  to make the purchase from the register. Marrow requested that McMahon contact Sanchez-Caparachin to respond to the premises.

While awaiting Sanchez-Caparachin, McMahon was given Non-Custodial rights and agreed to answer questions, court papers show.

McMahon, according to the probable cause, admitted that they did possess and sell Coquito a rum based alcoholic beverage to Marrow on the above listed dates. McMahon further stated that they have been employed at the premises for over five (5) years and continued working under the new owner Sanchez-Caparachin since May 2023, McMahon also admitted that they assisted Sanchez-Caparachin in making the Coquito under Sanchez-Caparachin’s direction.

At 7:50 a.m. Sanchez-Caparachin arrived at the premises and was identified after presenting their Connecticut driver’s license. Sanchez-Caparachin was given Non-Custodial rights, and agreed to answer questions. Sanchez=Caparachin stated that they are the registered owner of the premises since May 2023 and are the sole operator with their only employee being McMahon. Sanchez-Caparachin admitted to purchasing Bacardi Coconut Rum Liquor at various liquor stores in New Jersey and transported
the rum into Pennsylvania in order to make Coquito and sell it at the premises. Sanchez-Caparachin further admitted that since May 2023 they have made and sold about fifty (50) bottles of Coquito and that they do not have a valid license to sell liquor within the state of Pennsylvania.

On Feb.9, 2026, PLCB certification confirmed that McMahon, Sanchez-Caparachin and/or the premises did not have authority to sell or dispense alcoholic beverages in the CWOPA from Jan. 1, 2025 through Jan. 21, 2026, according to court records.

On Feb. 21, 2026 analysis from the Pennsylvania State Police Laboratory confirmed that all samples submitted contained alcohol, the criminal complaint says.

Sanchez-Caparachin has been charged with selling alcohol illegally, selling of alcohol by a minor, and related offenses.

McMahon has been charged with selling alcohol illegally, and a related offense.

Both were charged by mail summons and are scheduled to appear for hearing on April. Neigher man has a attorney of record listed as of publication time.

 

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Bucks County Sheriff Charges Levittown Woman with Hindering Apprehension of Boyfriend

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A 50-year-old woman from Levittown has been charged by Bucks County Sheriff Deputies of multiple counts of hindering the apprehension of her boyfriend who had an active arrest warrant and is also wanted for probation violations, authorities say.

According to the criminal complaint filed by Bucks County Sheriff Deputies, early on Feb. 6,  deputies  assigned to the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Service Unit, responded to the SpringMill Suites at 200 N. Buckstown Rd. in  Langhorne seeking to take William Sullivan in on his five active bench warrants; four probation violation warrants and one domestic relations warrant-. While checking the area for a vehicle known to be associated with Sullivan, it was discovered parked outside of the hotel. The vehicle, a gray Volkswagen Jetta bearing PA registration MSZ***  registered to Kelly Fitzgerald, was parked near the front door of the hotel. Sullivan is the known boyfriend of Fitzgerald.

Deputies entered the lobby of the hotel to speak with management to inquire if they have seen Sullivan. While in the lobby, Deputies located Fitzgerald near her vehicle and began to speak to her about Sullivan.

Fitzgerald, according to authorities was verbally uncooperative and continued to claim she was being harassed regarding Sullivan’s whereabouts. Fitzgerald repeatedly said she did not know the his whereabouts and had not seen him in a while. At this point, Fitzgerald welcomed deputies to search her room (113) for Sullivan, which turned out to be negative. Because Fitzgerald was causing a scene in the hotel lobby, Deputies left the lobby and waited in an adjacent parking lot and watched Fitzgerald drive away. Computer checks revealed Fitzgerald to have a suspended PA Driver’s License.

At 8:30 a.m. on the same date, deputies returned to the hotel to conduct further follow up interviews with hotel staff on Sullivan’s whereabouts.. At this point it was learned that when Deputies searched room 113, Fitzgerald was already checked out of it and she was already moved into room #212 Deputies then approached room #212 and eventually arrested Sullivan when he surrendered exiting the room. Receipts from the hotel confirmed Fitzgerald rented room 212 and when Sullivan was searched, incident to arrest, the room key was found in his pocket, the probable cause alleges.

Deputies noted in court papers they had been attempting to locate Sullivan and had numerous contacts with Fitzgerald where she was advised of his active warrants and continued to inform them  she did not know his whereabouts.

Fitzgerald is being charged by mail summons and is scheduled for March 26 hearing before District Judge Charles D. Jonas. She currently has no attorney of record, according to online court records.

Sullivan is scheduled for probation violation hearings next month and currently remains a guest at Bucks County Correctional Facility, according to online public records.

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Emergency Crews Prepare for Incoming Blizzard as Lower Bucks Municipalities Declare Storm Plans

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Credit:: Veinna Carcel

Lower Bucks municipalities have declared disaster/snow emergencies in advance of the expected snow storm that the National Weather Service says will dump anywhere between 14 to 18 inches on the area.

A winter storm warning is still in effect from Sunday, Feb 22 to Monday, Feb 23.

Each municipality has its own link. For more information and updates, please click on their associated link.

Bensalem Township Disaster Emergency declared immediately for the pending snow storm. Click here to see more details.

Bristol Borough – Snow information/requirements have been posted on their website. Click here to see the details. 

Bristol Township – Snow Emergency effective 12 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 through 12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Click here to see more details.

Falls Township – Snow Emergency starts Sunday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. and expires on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6 a.m. Click here for details.

Langhorne Borough – Snow Emergency starts Sunday, Feb. 22 at noon until Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. No parking. Click here for details.

Lower Makefield Township – Snow information has been posted on Meta. Click here to see the details.

Middletown TownshipSnow Emergency is in effect from Sunday, Feb. 22 at 12 p.m. to Monday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. . Click here to see details.

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Morrisville Borough Snow Emergency is in effect from Sunday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. to Monday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m.  Click here to see the details.

Newtown Township –  A Snow Emergency is in effect from 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026 until 4 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.  Click here to see the details.

Penndel Borough – Snow Emergency has been declared from 12 p.m. on Sunday, February 22, 2026, through 12 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026. Click here for more details and click here for more on the ordinance.

Tullytown Borough – Snow Emergency proclamation in effect from Sunday Feb. 22 – 6 p.m. to Monday Feb. 23 – 6 p.m. Click here to see more details.

Warminster Township – Disaster Emergency has been declared for the incoming snow storm, effective Sunday  Feb. 22, 2026 at 12 p.m. through Tuesday, Feb. 24,2026 at 12 p.m..  Click here to see the details and click here to see the declaration from Township Manager Tom Scott.

Yardley Borough – Snow Emergency proclamation in effect from Sunday Feb. 22 – 4 p.m. to Monday Feb. 23 – 4 p.m. . Click here to see the details. and click here to see declaration/other information from Mayor Caroline Thompson.

The primary concern is safety.  Take care of yourselves and check on neighbors and those who may be vulnerable.

Please stay safe, take all necessary precautions, and keep your devices charged.

Click here for updates from the National Weather Service 

Click here for PECO’s outage map.

 

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