Monday, April 22, 2013
Longtime marathoner Joseph Curcio told the New York Times that he was 'just lucky' as the first of the two Boston Marathon bombs exploded just yards to his left.
The world saw Joseph Curcio last week, but its attention was focused more closely, in countless video replays, on the orange fireball blooming beside him. There he was, though, a grainy figure in dark blue running clothes, visible from finish line cameras as he was about to celebrate the completion of the Boston Marathon. "I was just about to throw up my arms as I crossed the finish line, and that's when the first bomb went off," the Chalfont man recalled in an audio interview with the New York Times. The 63-year-old information security officer said he managed to stay on his feet in the chaos that followed the blast. "I was just lucky that day," Curcio said, his voice beginning to break as he describes some of the less fortunate …
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Samuel Dengel was reportedly identified by a Latin inscription tattoo that translates to 'By the power of truth, I while living, have conquered the universe.'
A Chalfont man has been charged with indecent exposure following an incident at a South Carolina hotel in which he allegedly exposed himself to a wedding party in a hotel courtyard. WCIV-TV of Charleston, S.C. reports that Samuel James Dengel, 20, first waved to members of the wedding party from the window of his room at the Double Tree Inn, then returned to the window naked, first pressing his genitals and then his buttocks against the glass. When police went to the room, Dengel reportedly answered the door wearing only a towel. Guests reportedly identified Dengel by a tattoo across his back that read "Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus," which is Latin for "By the power of truth, I while living, have conquered the universe." Charleston County …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
No one was injured when a fire broke out at a home in Chalfont, but the house was destroyed.
No one was injured but a home was destroyed by a fire in Chalfont on Tuesday. The fire broke out at 209 Hampshire Dr., Chalfont, around 2 p.m. Chalfont Fire Department Chief Dennis McGuire said firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from the home. Firefighters had the blaze out by about 2:30 p.m., but the fire had moved fast, wreaking widespread damage. "It was under control pretty fast, but it was a lot of fire," McGuire told Patch. "Structurally, the house looks ok, but the interior is a loss. It's uninhabitable." The fire started in the kitchen area of the home, McGuire said. The owner's son was home when the fire started but was able to escape unharmed, the chief said. The cause of the fire still is under …
Monday, August 27, 2012
A Chalfont police officer was wounded after being shot in the chest early Monday morning near the Lenape Valley Swim Club.
A standard piece of police equipment just may have saved the life of a Chalfont police officer Monday morning. Chalfont Borough officer Jon Cousin was shot in the chest early Monday morning while investigating a suspicious vehicle. But he was wearing a bulletproof vest, and within hours, had been treated and released from an area hospital. The officer was shot around 3:30 a.m. when he was checking into a suspicious vehicle on the 100 block of Westview Avenue, near the Lenape Valley Swim Club. Police said Cousin was wearing a bulletproof vest when he was shot in the chest. He was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital for treatment. A hospital spokeswoman said Monday morning that he already had been treated and released. Authorities searched …
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7:44 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
While reading the article I had to laugh because being the identifying mark on someone who pressed his genitals against a window, I wondered where exactly the tattoo was and how small was the print that they were able to read it. more ›