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Cops: McDonalds Employee, Co-Conspirator, Charged for Forging Payroll Checks for 1 Year Totaling About $20,000

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A McDonald’s employee and a co-conspirator for a year allegedly stole just under $20,000 by forging and altering payroll checks from the Morrisville McDonalds, in Falls Township on West Trenton Avenue.

The victim, who owns four McDonald’s restaurants in Falls Twp called police after she discovered a theft had occurred at the West Trenton Avenue location. The January 2024 payroll showed an employee, Romual Brown, of  Morrisville, cashed his checks before they were officially issued, according to the victim’s statement to the police. He is also a McDonald’s employee

The victim noticed that 36 checks were watermarked between May 26, 2023 and February 2, 2024 when she began reviewing payroll checks. She told police, the payroll company does not place watermarks on pay checks, and they were somehow altered. The fast-food restaurant owner also noticed the watermarked checks were checks she did not authorize, police said in court papers

Approximately 18 of the 36 unauthorized watermarked checks were issued to Romual, from December 30, 2022, through December 31, 2023. Among these 18 checks to Augustin, some originated as authentic paychecks from the victim to Augustin, but then were altered to contain the watermark and an unauthorized, higher payment amount than what was actually owed to him. The remaining unauthorized checks were issued to people unknown to her, said police.

The affidavit showed, the collective total of the 36 watermarked unauthorized checks stolen from her account was $28,627.31. Considering some of the authorized checks had funds that were still partially authorized, the total amount of money stolen from the victim was $19,871.45.

A search warrant was prepared for the victim’s bank account in order to obtain information about the unauthorized checks. Records indicated that the bank of first deposit (BOFD) for 29 of the 36 unauthorized checks was JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC). Seven other checks had BOFDs from Wells Fargo, Regions Bank, Simmons Bank, TD Bank, and PNC Bank, according to court paperwork

A search warrant was prepared for JPMC regarding the 29 unauthorized checks. JPMC provided video surveillance for seven checks that were cashed/deposited at an ATM machine in Morrisville. Augustin and Alterrah Brown were positively identified on video as the individuals cashing the checks at the ATM. Six checks were deposited in Augustin’s JPMC account and one check was deposited into Brown’s JPMC account, said in the probable cause.

Ten checks were deposited into Augustin’s account and six checks were deposited into Brown’s account via online deposit. The final time the suspects  attempted to allegedly cash in on the fraudulent checks was February 5, 2024, when accounts for both suspects were flagged with a “fraudulent/fictitious” check.

Augustin, 19-years-old, was arraigned on July 30 by Magisterial District Judge Gary Gambardella who set an unsecured bail of $100,000. His preliminary hearing, appearing before Judge John T. Galloway, is set for October 2, five days before his 20th birthday. Augustin currently has no attorney of record, according to online court records.

Brown was arraigned on August 30 by Judge Galloway who set unsecured bail at $5, 000. Preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 18 for Brown, who currently has no attorney of record, according to online court records.

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

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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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Fairless Hill Man Arrested on False Imprisonment, Aggravated Assault Charges After Text Breakup

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A 27-year-old Fairless Hills man is facing serious charges after his game of emotional blackmail involving his ex girlfriend got him three days in jail on aggravated assault, false imprisonment, terroristic threats and related charges.

Jonathan Boerner was taken into custody by Falls Township Police on the morning of Jan 24 and arraigned by on-call District Judge Joseph P. Falcone. Falcone set bail at 10 percent of $150,000. Boerner was remanded to County Jail for about three days and was released when bail was posted.

According to the probable cause, police were dispatched to the Commons of Fallsington Apartments on January 23, 2026 at 9:38pm. Bucks County Radio (BCR) advised officers the female complainant’s ex-boyfriend allegedly forced her to stay at his house in the 600 block of Trenton Road in Fairless Hills for three hours, physically assaulted her, and threatened her with a gun.

Arriving officers noted the victim was visibly shaking and said she was afraid for her life, officers wrote in court papers.

She explained, police said in court papers, she recently broke up with Boerner through texting. He refused to end the relationship over text and pleaded with her to meet in person, forgetting it only takes one person to end a relationship.

The victim told the police she arrived at his residence around 5:15 pm, and they entered his bedroom, The two talked for approximately 30 minutes, where the victim said she ended the relationship. Boerner then exited his bedroom and allegedly returned with a gun. The victim described the gun to be a “black pistol/small firearm,” and said Boerner recently bought the firearm from an unknown source and it was not registered to him.

Boerner then pointed the gun at his head saying “I’m going to kill myself,” the victim told police.

The victim, told police, she was terrified, took her phone out, and pleaded with Boerner to allow her to leave. He then grabbed her right arm, shoved her onto the bed, saying he was going to kill her, and she was not leaving, He then shut the bedroom door and blocked her from leaving.

Boerner allowed her to enter the living room 30 minutes later, but locked the front door, the victim said.

After another argument, the victim asked to go outside, which Boerner allowed, but demanded her to leave her keys in the living room, and to leave her phone in her pocket.

While outside, Boerner threatened the victim, saying if she attempted to run away, he was going to grab her and kill himself, the victim told police.

The young woman somehow convinced Boerner to let her leave at approximately 8:15 pm to “grab food”.

She left and instead immediately went home and called police.

The victim again told on scene police officers she was afraid for her life while Boerner was wielding the gun and had bruised her right arm, during the incident.

She was instructed, around 11:00 pm, to text Boerner to meet her out front of his residence to “talk about their relationship”. It was at this time police staged in proximity of Boerner’s residence. Boerner then exited his residence, attempting to evade police, in which a short foot pursuit ensued, according to the probable cause.

Due to the facts and nature of the incident, according to police, the possibility of Boerner concealing a firearm, and Boerner’s permit to conceal carry, the original officer deployed his taser, taking Boerner to the ground. Boerner continued to resist police and was eventually taken into custody.

He was read his Miranda Rights, which he said he understood and agreed to talk with police.

Police said, he denied having a gun, but said he had owned them in the past but no longer has any. Boerner admitted to grabbing the victim and throwing her on the bed.

He is scheduled to appear for a  April 8, 2026 court date.  Boerner, according to court records,  is  represented by Michael Kotik, Esq. of SKA Law Firm in Philadelphia. 

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Falls Twp Police Officer Retires After 39 Years of Distinguished Service

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After serving residents for nearly four decades the longest tenured Falls Township Police officer Jonathon Caesar, announced his retirement  last Sunday Feb 2.

Fellow officers lined the walkway into the newly completed home of the Falls Township Police Department last Sunday congratulating Caesar, wishing him a fond farewell.

Prior to policing the residents of Falls Township, he served his country as an active-duty member of the United State Marine Corps, before serving Bucks County as a Correctional Officer. Over the course of his career Officer.

Caesar was an accomplished member of the Bucks County South SWAT Team, a member of the Police Honor Guard Unit, was an Emergency Medical Technician, and a Drill Instructor for the Youth Police Academy.

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Well before working into his 39th year, Caesar earned the distinction of knowing just about everyone in Falls Township and the surrounding communities, while almost everyone also knew him.

His personal and professional life experience, and larger than life personality made him both approachable and relatable, as he was always able to charm, and disarm, when needed, the most volatile of people and situations.

Caesar  was also incredibly courageous, and as tough as they come, each and every one of their police officers benefitted from the knowledge and mentorship when needed.

Officer Caesar served this agency and community with distinction, honor, and genuine care, police officials said

“His legacy consists of the countless lives he’s impacted and the knowledge, guidance, and mentoring he provided so many officers that came after him. Congratulations on your well-earned retirement, Jonathon, you will be greatly missed!”

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