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Regional Roundup: Bear Captured in Bucks

And a man posing as a deliveryman pulled a gun on a homeowner.

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: A second bear was spotted Thursday in Doylestown Township; police think it was heading toward the Pine Run reservoir. Learn more about the bear sightings on Doylestown Patch.

: Two males posing as deliverymen knocked on a door of a home on the 1400 block of Heaton Hill Road in Lower Moreland Township, entered the home and pulled out a gun and asked for a safe.  Police are investigating the confrontation. For more information head to Lower Moreland Patch.

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Experts in the substance abuse treatment field share insight on what may have led decorated Hatboro police officer John Becker to be arrested for thefts and misuse of drug informants. Becker, a cop of 17 years, is said to have shown his Hatboro Police Department badge while hawking firearms allegedly stolen from the station's evidence locker, and has been described as being “crazed,” “nuts” and “frantic” while allegedly attempting to illegally obtain OxyContin. Read more about Becker on Hatboro-Horsham Patch.

: Organizing for America Pennsylvania's Bristol field office will serve as community hub for activities in the area. The new field office for the Obama-Biden campaign will open Thursday evening. Get the details on Levittown Patch.

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: Troopers from the Trevose station will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in Bucks County between May 25-28. The exact location of the checkpoint was not released. Get more details about the checkpoint on Lower Southampton Patch.

: While work on the 60 cell towers by American Tower Corporation in Northampton has ceased, the fight is far from over. At Wednesday night’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Northampton Township solicitor Michael Savona gave residents an update on where the township stood in its fight against the installation. Read more on Northampton Patch.

: “From all indications, the project is moving again,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike Gallagher said of The Promenade, which is slated for the old Acme site on Sycamore Street. On June 5 developers of the Promenade—the mixed-use development slated for the site on Sycamore Street—are scheduled to appear before the Newtown Township Planning Commission. Get the details on Newtown Patch.

: Holy Ghost Prep President Rev. Jeffrey T. Duaime announced today that Jeffrey Danilak has been appointed the next principal of the school beginning on July 1. In the past 16 years, Danilak has worked at Holy Ghost as an Advance Placement English teacher, English Department Chair and served as the Dean of Studies since 2009. Read more about his appointment on Bensalem Patch.

: Several restaurants including Rita's Water Ice, Saladworks and La Bella Vida were inspected by the Bucks County Department of Health. Find out how they did on Warminster Patch.

: AAA says 1 in 10 residents in the Philadelphia metropolitan area will travel this holiday weekend putting 400,000 people on the road. Get more fun travel facts on Upper Southampton Patch.

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