2022: Top News Stories On Lower Southampton Township Patch

LOWER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA —"The "Hoax Mom" faced new charges, a comic store owner was beaten and tied up, a Wawa robbed and two men were killed in a shooting in a nearby community.

These were some of the top stories that made news on Lower Southampton Patch in 2022:

Comic Store Owner Beaten, Tied Up, Threatened With Death: Police

A comic store owner was beaten, tied up and threatened with a knife before two suspects fled with comic books, action figures and Pokemon cards in late September. Lower Southampton Police said the crime at the Comic Collection store on 83 Bustleton Pike in Feasterville involved an assault and robbery in which two men entered the store and asked the business owner for help in getting merchandise off a high shelf.

New Fraud Charges For Woman Who Faked Kidnapping: U.S. Attorney

Bonnie Sweeten gained national attention for claiming she and her daughter were abducted in a 2009 carjacking in Upper Southampton. She was dubbed the "Hoax Mom."

2 Killed, 1 Hurt In Shooting Outside An Upper Southampton Bar: DA

Two people were killed and one injured outside The Steam Pub on a Second Street Pike. Authorities did not charge the man who fired the shots, saying he acted in self-defense. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office later released a video of the incident.

Wawa Armed Robber In Lower Southampton Connected To Another Robbery

In late October, police were seeking an armed robber who stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the Wawa in Feasterville. Lower Southampton Township Police believed the suspect was the same connected to another Wawa armed robbery in Northampton Township.

Police said the suspect entered the Wawa at the intersection of Bustleton Pike and Street Road in Feasterville at 2 a.m. Monday.

'Murder For Hire' Of Feasterville Nurse Ends With Conviction

Two Philadelphia men on trial for orchestrating a 'murder for hire' plot that ended with the death of a young Feasterville mother were convicted by a Norristown jury. Both were found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder following deliberations in the death of Ebony Pack.

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