Thursday, October 11, 2012
A former Chalfont Borough police officer accused of faking his own shooting now faces formal arraignment in November in Doylestown.
The former Chalfont Borough police officer accused of faking his own on-duty shooting waived his preliminary hearing on Thursday. Jon Cousin, 30, is facing misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, false alarms to agencies of public safety, false reports to law enforcement, official oppression and possession of an instrument of crime. Prosecutors dropped a charge of recklessly endangering another person and added a count of official oppression. The new charge is related to the numerous traffic stops police made in their search for the suspects. Cousin said he was shot during an early morning traffic stop at the Lenape Valley Swim Club on Westview Avenue in Chalfont in late August. District Attorney David Heckler previously called the …
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Thursday, September 6, 2012
Jon Cousin's preliminary hearing has been postponed until October 11 in Richboro.
The preliminary hearing for the Chalfont police officer accused of lying to investigators about being shot on the job has been continued until October. Jon Cousin, 30, of Chalfont, scheduled for a hearing Thursday, but it has been delayed until Oct. 11. Cousin faces a host of charges in relation to the late August incident that occurred while he was the lone officer on patrol in Chalfont Borough. The charges include: false alarm to an agency of public safety, two counts of possessing an instrument of crime with intent, false reports where the offense did not occur, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct. At a press conference last week announcing Cousin's arrest, Bucks County District Attorney David Heckler said the…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Jon Cousin, 30, of Chalfont, remains incarcerated at Bucks County Prison. He faces numerous misdemeanor charges in connection with faking a shooting in the borough on Monday
Jon M. Cousin, 30, of Chalfont, the officer charged with faking a shooting on Westview Avenue Monday morning, will head to a preliminary hearing in Bucks County on September 6. According to Bucks County Department of Corrections, Cousin remains in jail as of Wednesday in lieu of 10 percent of $150,000 bail. Cousin is charged with the following misdemeanors: County Decteives arrested Cousin at the courthouse in Doylestown Tuesday evening after “inviting” him to the in a “ruse,” District Attorney David Heckler said. The DA implied the arrest was done in that manner to ensure the safety of the officer’s family - a wife and four young children - and others. Cousin will face a preliminary hearing before District Judge William Benz in Richboro, …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Bucks County District Attorney says a Chalfont police officer lied about being shot early Monday morning.
OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA -- A local police officer who said he was shot during a traffic stop early Monday morning has been accused of faking the shooting. Chalfont Borough Patrolman Jon Cousin, 30, was taken into custody late Tuesday evening by Bucks County Detectives. He faces charges that he lied when he claimed he was rushed by one man and then shot by another in the chest-area of his bullet-proof vest. Cousin, a father of 1-month-old triplets and another young child, was taken into custody at the county courthouse in Doylestown. The officer is expected to be charged with false reports to law enforcement, reckless endangerment and several other crimes, District Attorney David Heckler said at a press conference. The 30-year-old Chalfont …
Monday, August 27, 2012
A Chalfont police officer was shot early Monday morning. Authorities are continuing to look for the shooter.
Police from around the region are searching for multiple suspects who are accused of shooting Chalfont Borough police Officer Jon Cousin in the chest shortly after 3 a.m. Monday. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Lenape Valley Swim Club in the 100 block of Westview Avenue, according to police scanner reports. Police said the officer was wearing a bullet-proof vest when he was shot in the chest. The officer was taken to Abington Memorial Hospital for treatment and released by morning, a hospital spokeswoman said. The officer was investigating a suspicious car in the swim club parking lot when he was rushed by one subject and shot by another, Chalfont Chief Frank Campbell told CBS 3. The car reportedly had no license plate, …
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Many Warwick residents did not receive notifications about the police activity and roadblocks during Sunday's search for an armed murder suspect.
It was the morning following the tumultuous, blustering night of Hurricane Irene. Roads had flooded, homes had lost power, and in Warwick Township, Bucks County SWAT teams had deployed to search for an armed, suspected killer. For many residents, that last fact didn't come to light until the manhunt was well underway. When Warwick police officers discovered the truck belonging to Leonard John Egland in the parking lot of Giovanni's Pizza around 4 a.m. Sunday morning, they began searching the immediate area. At that point, Egland was suspected of killing three people in Chesterfield, Va., one person in Buckingham and injuring a Doylestown and a Dublin police officer. As the officers approached a Dumpster behind the Lukoil gas station on …
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Police believe the Army officer killed four people in a multi-state shooting spree and sparked a massive manhunt Sunday in Central Bucks County.
An Army captain from Virginia who police believe killed four people and shot at officers twice was found dead Sunday of an apparent suicide. His death ended a manhunt that captivated Bucks County even as Hurricane Irene walloped the area with drenching rains and wind. Police found the body of Leonard John Egland, 37, around 3:40 p.m. Sunday in the area of York and Almshouse roads in Warwick Township. A rifle, handgun and ammunition were found near the body, police said. Officials spent nearly two hours processing the scene before removing the body for transport to the Bucks County Coroner's office. The official cause of death has yet to be determined. Egland, of Fort Lee, VA, was an Army captain whom police initially believed had recently …
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Nadia
2:14 pm on Friday, October 12, 2012
This should be an interesting case to sit in on at Doylestown court. more ›