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Regional Roundup: Man Charged with Theft After Bank Wrongly Deposits $70K in his Account

And a Southampton Man was charged Tuesday in a statewide senior financial fraud scheme.

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: Wells Fargo accidentally deposited nearly $70,000 in Joseph Bucci’s account and he spent it. Bensalem police arrested Bucci, of Trevose, and charged him with theft and receiving stolen property, both felonies of the third degree.

: Ross Rabelow, 52, of Jason Drive, was charged Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to defraud senior citizens into purchasing bogus home care services. Agents from the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section and Elder Abuse Unit have filed criminal charges against Ravelow and three other Philadelphia area men accused of operating an elaborate financial fraud scheme targeting hundreds of senior citizens across Pennsylvania. Get the crime details on Upper Southampton Patch.

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: Willow Dale parents voiced their concerns about the potential negative effects the later dismissal time would have on their after school lives, but the Centennial Finance Committee approved 2-1 the new bell schedule for the elementary schools. Read more on Warminster Patch.

: Hundreds of mourners gathered in Bristol Monday during services honoring Fire Police Captain David Wintz. The long-time volunteer died last week shortly after leaving the scene of a three-alarm fire at the Dow Chemical Plant. See photos and read more on Northampton Patch.

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: The buzz from Pennsbury's prom is still in the air. Find out what the students most enjoyed about this year's prom. Watch the video and more on Levittown Patch.

: The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance will host a series of farm evenings that introduces consumers to their local producers. You can not only meet your local farmers but get a tour of their facilities. Read more on Newtown Patch.

: Feasterville's Wet Nose Rescue is looking for a home for Jaxon, a 2-year-old black and white pitbull boxer mix. Learn more about this adoptable pet on Lower Southampton Patch.

: The infuriating trend of requiring a constant online connection to play even single-player game modes desperately needs to go away. Fans spewed vitriolic anger across gaming forums, Twitter, and Facebook over not being able to play the long-awaited game. Blizzard’s servers were overwhelmed, and that hampered all play. Read more on Lower Moreland Patch.

: A criminal defense attorney contends that “every case” that ex-cop John Becker assisted with could potentially be jeopardized and Montgomery County may have been “exposed to liability.” Becker, 42, a 17-year Hatboro Police veteran, as well as a special county detective for the Montgomery County Drug Task Force for more than a decade, is accused of coercing informants to buy drugs for his own personal use. Get the full story on Hatboro-Horsham Patch.

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