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Welcome to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office

Welcome to the Bucks County District Attorney's CrimeWatch page. We ask that you use the information found on this site responsibly. Working...
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Prosecuting Crime

The District Attorney is the chief law enforcement officer in Bucks County. The office is committed to ensuring the administration of j...
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Victim/Witness

Office of the District AttorneyBucks County Victim/Witness UnitThe Bucks County District Attorney’s Victim/Witness Assistance Program reco...
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Mental Health Resources

 Bucks County has developed a mental health court that experts say can help reduce the time offenders with mental illness spend in jail...
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Community Accountability Program (CAP)

 AboutThe Bucks County CAP program is designed to serve the needs of victims, defendants and the community by providing a localized alt...
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Become a Veteran Mentor

The Bucks County Veteran's Treatment Court is looking for male and female military veterans to serve in the mentor program.Mentors are paire...
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Ben's Campaign

Bucks County launched Ben’s Campaign in April 2017 with the goal of preventing accidental shootings involving children by putting free gun...
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Online Reporting Available in Bucks County

For some non-emergency incidents, several police departments in Bucks County are now offering an online reporting system through CRIMEWATCH....
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Do you know where to find your local police department?

Check out this interactive map for locations of all 40 police departments in Bucks County and their non-emergency contact information....
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News Feed

Image for Judge Extends Injunction Preventing Buckingham Smoke Shop from Selling Kratom Products to Minors in Historic Bucks County DA Action
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Sep 3, 2026
Following yesterday’s historic legal action that shut down sales of tobacco and kratom products to minors at Zaza Vape & Cigar, Inc. in Buckingham Township, a Bucks County judge today extended the preliminary injunction so that the strict prohibitions on the smoke shop rem...
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Image for Bucks County DA Shuts Down Kratom Sales to Minors in Historic Civil Enforcement Action Against Buckingham Smoke Shop
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Sep 2, 2026
In a historic legal action, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan today obtained an emergency preliminary injunction shutting down sales of tobacco and kratom products to minors at Zaza Vape & Cigar, Inc. in Buckingham Township. The emergency court order was granted just...
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Image for Local Company Donates Skimmer Detection Device to Bristol Borough Market That was Site of Recent Skimming Incident 
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Sep 1, 2026
In response to a recent card-skimming operation uncovered in Bucks County, Bristol Borough-based Allied Electronics, Inc. has partnered with law enforcement to donate advanced anti-skimming technology to the All Fresh Supermarket in Bristol.   In August, authorities ...
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Image for As Students Return to School, Bucks and Chester County District Attorneys Urge Emergency State Ban on Dangerous Kratom Chemicals to Protect our Youth
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Aug 31, 2026
On the first day of school for many Pennsylvania students, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan and Chester County District Attorney Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe today sent formal letters to Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen, urging the Department of Health ...
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Image for DA's Safe Schools Advocate Secures Conviction Against Former Bristol Special Education Teacher Who Mistreated Student with Autism
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Aug 26, 2026
Following a trial yesterday, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office’s Safe Schools Advocate has secured a conviction of a former special education teacher in the Bristol Borough School District who mistreated a 7-year-old student with autism at Snyder-Girotti Elementary S...
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Image for Authorities Issue Public Alert Following Arrest in Card Skimming Operation
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Created Aug 24, 2026 / Updated Aug 25, 2026
The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Borough Police Department are warning business owners and the public to remain vigilant after an investigation into point-of-sale skimming devices led to charges against a Florida man. Authorities are urging other loc...
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Image for NJ MAN SENTENCED TO UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON IN CHILD SEX STING
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Aug 19, 2026
A 54-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced Tuesday to five to 10 years in state prison for traveling to Bucks County to meet a person he believed was a 13-year-old girl for sex. Oscar Castillo-Peralta, from Pleasantville, N.J., was arrested when he arrived on Feb. 19, 2025, af...
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Image for Bucks County DA Announces Arrest of Telford Man Wanted for March Stabbing Death of Girlfriend
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Aug 17, 2026
An international manhunt for a Telford man wanted in the brutal stabbing death of 23-year-old Maria Bernarda Popol Garcia ended today with his arrest in Honduras, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan announced Monday.   Darwin David Espinal-Del Cid was placed in c...
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Image for BRISTOL BOROUGH MAN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL HOMICIDE IN STRANGULATION DEATH OF WIFE
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Aug 14, 2026
A Bristol Borough man has been charged with criminal homicide and related offenses after strangling his wife to death inside their home early Thursday morning, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan and Bristol Borough Police Chief Joe Moors announced on Friday.  Michael...
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Image for Morrisville Man Sentenced to up to Four Decades in Prison for October 2025 Shooting
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Aug 13, 2026
A Morrisville man convicted of shooting another man during a dispute was sentenced today to 17 1/2 to 40 years in state prison for the attempted murder. Kevin Donte Watts, 43, was convicted in May, following a three-day trial. In addition to attempted murder, the jury also fou...
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