Saturday, September 1, 2012
The heavy-set white male handed a note to a teller indicating he had a gun and left with an undisclosed amount of cash
Do you recognize the white male in the surveillance photo who robbed the First Niagara Bank at 209 N. Main St. in Sellersville Friday afternoon? Perkasie Borough Police and the FBI are seeking help from the public in identifying the armed robber. The man is considered armed and dangerous, police said. The heavyset white male entered the bank around 4:47 p.m. August 31 and handed a threatening note to a teller that indicated he had a gun, police said. The man fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen walking south on Main Street, according to the FBI. No one was injured, according to the FBI. He is described as a white male in his 50s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 230 pounds, balding, wearing black prescription-style glasses, a …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
David Cook, stepbrother of slain Quakertown man Michael Marino Jr., told Perkasie Borough Council that his brother was not violent and said Police Chief Joseph Gura's investigation is a conflict of interest
The stepbrother of slain Quakertown man Michael W. Marino Jr. who was killed unarmed by Officer Seth Mumbauer in June 9 in Sellersville, an action deemed justified homicide by Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler, came to Perkasie Borough Council and demanded an outside, independent investigation into the shooting. According to Jennifer Connor of The Reporter, David Cook told council Aug. 6 that Marino "has never been in trouble or done anything to harm another person." Cook had known Marino Jr., 26, when the latter was six years old, since the 1996 marraige of Cook's mother to Marino Jr.'s father. The article states that council President Matt Aigeldinger announced the Perkasie Police Chief Joseph Gura would do a thorough, …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Gunther Schneider, 70, was reported missing on Aug. 2 after being seen last on July 31
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Friday, August 3, 2012
A 70-year-old Sellersville man reported missing Thursday has been found, according to The Perkasie News-Herald. The Perkasie News-Herald wrote that Gunther Schneider was reported missing by his family on Aug. 2. He was last seen Thursday, July 31, according to police in the story. His vehicle was still at his home, according to the article. The News-Herald reported Perkasie Borough Police informed them that Schneider had been located.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler wrote about Marino's connection to a bomb found in Perkasie a day after Marino was killed in Sellersville
Law enforcement will never be 100 percent certain that a bomb found behind Sellersville Fire Company a day after Michael W. Marino Jr., 26, was killed by Officer Seth Mumbauer came from the victim. However, documents with Marino's name and address found with the bomb - along with other items found with the bomb and near the former sign factory where Marino was squatting - do substantiate Marino's alleged involvement. In his findings related to the result of investigation by Bucks County detectives into Marino's death, Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler recounts what went down the day after on June 10. At 3 p.m., Sunday, June 10, an adult male approached Tyler Gray, a volunteer firefighter at Sellersville Fire Company, and told …
Monday, July 30, 2012
The Bucks County District Attorney will hold a conference to announce the findings of the investigation into the shooting
Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler announced a press conference for 3 p.m. Monday at his office on the fourth floor of the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown to announce the findings of the investigation into the shooting of Michael W. Marino on June 9 in Sellersville. Marino, 26, was shot and killed by a Perkasie Borough Police officer as he was allegedly handcuffed and unarmed. Police responded to the Village Market convenience store around 4:15 p.m. June 9 for a report of a man "acting confused." Village Market is located on E. Park Avenue/Main Street in Sellersville. Police searched for the suspect and located him near the building by the intersection of Clymer Avenue and East State Street. Perkasie Police Chief Jeff Gura…
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Friends and family of deceased Quakertown man Michael W. Marino Jr., who was shot by a Perkasie Police officer on Saturday, have started petitions calling for police reform and justice
Three days after the shooting death by a Perkasie Police officer of Quakertown man Michael W. Marino Jr., 26, friends and family members have taken to Facebook and Change.org calling for justice and police reform. A petition for justice for Marino and police reform has begun as a public event on Facebook. The petition itself has 529 supporters as of 5 p.m. Tuesday. A similar petition has begun on Change.org as well. You can sign the "Petition for Justice and Police Reform to Respect Consitutional Rights" by clicking this highlighted link. The Change.org petition was started by Stephen Reichman of Perkasie. As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, it had 46 out of 500 signatures. The petition's purpose on Change.org is as follows: The police in Pennsylvania …
The Quakertown man died June 9 in Perkasie after an alleged encounter with police
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Michael W. Marino, Jr., 26, of Quakertown passed away suddenly on June 9, 2012, according to an obituary on the website of Huff and Lakjer Funeral Home. He was the beloved son of Michael W. Marino and the late Trudy A. Simione and step-son of Kalie Marino. Michael was a graduate of Lakeside High School. He was a charming young man who loved nature and people. He had just started classes at Bucks County Community College and loved working with his hands, employed as a carpenter for some time. You can read the remainder of the obituary at this link: http://huffandlakjer.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1504869&fh_id=13918
resident4
6:28 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
To answer your question to Lori since she didnt get back to you. He was caught. Arrested on sept 6. Not his first time doing this either. Lives right down the street from the bank. Not the brightest bank robber. more ›