Police blotter
All information provided by police unless otherwise noted
Newtown
Police-involved shooting: The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Sunday in the borough. Spokesman James O’Malley confirmed the investigation but wouldn’t confirm or deny that the shooting happened inside the New Hope Police station sometime before 9 p.m. Sunday, details that were broadcast by a breaking-news alert system. According to the alert, the altercation involved a perpetrator arrested in a domestic violence case.
The suspect allegedly began fighting with the officer, the alert claimed, and was subsequently shot in abdomen and taken to the hospital.
O’Malley wouldn’t confirm any of those details
The investigation is ongoing.
Bensalem
FBI, Police looking for man wanted for bank robberies: The FBI, Bensalem Township Police Department, and Haverford Township Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to locate Michael Edmondson, wanted for two bank robberies last month. On the afternoon of February 19, 2019, Edmondson, 50, allegedly entered the Wells Fargo Bank branch located at 3625 Horizon Boulevard in Trevose, Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, presented a demand note to tellers, and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. On February 24, 2019, he allegedly approached the Citizens Bank branch inside the Giant Food Store located at 116 West Township Line Road in Havertown, Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, made a verbal demand for money, and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Edmondson is under investigation for another area bank robbery, as well.
This subject is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information about Edmondson’s location is asked to call the FBI at 215-418-4000; tipsters can remain anonymous.
Willingboro
Child Porn: Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Gregory Rucker announced today that a 19-year-old township man has been charged with manufacturing and distributing child pornography. Nathanial T. Coles, 19, of Norwood Lane, was charged with Manufacturing Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography, Distribution of Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography with Intent to Distribute, and Leader of a Child Pornography Network.
The investigation began late last year after the BCPO HighTech Crimes Unit received information regarding Coles’ online activity from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The investigation revealed that Coles would contact potential victims online using a female persona and ask them to provide him with nude photos and videos of themselves. He would then make those files available online for others to access.
Coles was taken into custody on February 22 following the execution of a search warrant at his residence, during which multiple electronic devices were seized. A preliminary review of the devices by HighTech Crimes Unit detectives revealed multiple child pornography files.
The case will now be prepared for presentation to a Burlington County Grand Jury for possible indictment. Coles has been detained in the Burlington County Jail since his arrest.
The investigation was conducted by the BCPO High-Tech Crimes Unit, with assistance from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations – Cherry Hill Office, and the Willingboro Township Police Department. The lead investigator is BCPO Detective Jennifer Applemann. The Prosecutor’s Office HighTech Crimes Unit is a member of the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the New Jersey State Police Cyber Terrorism Task Force.