Public Safety Log - May 6

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Published: Sun, 06 May 2012 02:27:33 -0700

Pennsylvania’s Neha Gupta of Yardley Named One of America’s Top Ten Youth Volunteers

Neha Gupta, 15, of Yardley, Pa., was named one of America’s top 10 youth volunteers of 2012 today in a ceremony at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, winning a national Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her outstanding volunteer service.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-neha-gupta-yardley-named-180100467.html

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 11:01:00 -0700

Judge reduces former Bucks student’s $14M award to $500,000

The $14 million verdict awarded a former Pennsbury High School student who lost her left leg in a bus accident was reduced Thursday to the state limit of $500,000."There is no dispute that the circumstances of this case create an unfair and unjust result," Bucks County Court Judge Robert J. Mellon said while upholding the liability limit on school districts and municipalities. A "reevaluation of ...
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120525_Judge_reduces_former_Bucks_student_rsquo_s__14M_award_to__500_000.html

Published: Fri, 25 May 2012 00:18:28 -0700

DEP: on-site monitoring shows no dangerous chemicals in the air outside the Bristol plant

On-site monitoring at the scene of a massive chemical fire Wednesday has not detected dangerous air exposure levels outside the Bristol chemical plant property, the Pennsylvania Department of Environm
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/dep-on-site-monitoring-shows-no-dangerous-chemicals-in-the/article_5a669818-f229-52b4-b1e4-cc7a47aea8e3.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 13:22:24 -0700

DEP: On-site monitoring showed no danger in the air at Bristol fire

On-site air quality monitoring at the scene of a massive chemical fire Wednesday has not detected dangerous levels of chemicals outside the Bristol plant, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/dep-on-site-monitoring-showed-no-danger-in-the-air/article_5a669818-f229-52b4-b1e4-cc7a47aea8e3.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:05:42 -0700

DOW: Chemical fumes from three-alarm storage tank fire not harmful

Bucks County advised nearby residents to stay indoors with their windows closed until the vapor dissipates, saying the chemicals can cause minor throat or eye irritation, headaches and nausea and the
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/dow-chemical-fumes-from-three-alarm-storage-tank-fire-not/article_5a669818-f229-52b4-b1e4-cc7a47aea8e3.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:13:08 -0700

Newcomer revives coal mine near Tamaqua

When New York investment manager Doug Topkis bought an 8,000-acre coalfield near Tamaqua in bankruptcy court two years ago, he didn't know anthracite from bituminous.
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120506/NEWS90/205060316

Published: Sat, 05 May 2012 21:04:14 -0700

Falls Township Police Officer, Driver, Injured In Bucks County Crash

Tyburn Road was closed for several hours Friday following a police car accident that sent an officer and civilian to the hospital.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/05/11/two-people-including-police-officer-injured-in-levittown-crash/

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 09:52:09 -0700

Bristol Township Police Reports: April 16 – April 20

All information provided by Bristol Township police:
http://buckslocalnews.com/articles/2012/04/29/bristol_pilot/news/doc4f96baf7bda40510385805.txt

Published: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:48:08 -0700

Dow: Chemical fumes from storage tank fire not harmful

Bucks County advised nearby residents to stay indoors with their windows closed until the vapor dissipates, saying the chemicals can cause minor throat or eye irritation, headaches and nausea and the
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer_news/dow-chemical-fumes-from-storage-tank-fire-not-harmful/article_5a669818-f229-52b4-b1e4-cc7a47aea8e3.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:42:57 -0700