On April 25, 2024, Rep. Shelby Labs (R-Bucks) made an announcement regarding the Bedminster Township Police Department receiving a $200,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP).The grant from SCIP is intended to support the implementation of state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs and interventions. Specifically, the funding will be utilized to expand the department’s Civilian Community Relations Specialist Program into Perkasie Borough. This expansion will involve...
There were 21 companies in cities associated with Bucks County that received 21 FDA inspections in 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
State Reps. Shelby Labs and Lindsay Powell have introduced the Victims of Violence Relocation Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at expanding protections for victims of violent crimes in Pennsylvania. Under the proposed legislation, eligible violent crime survivors would be entitled to relocation assistance and a longer timeframe for requesting such aid.Representative Labs emphasized the importance of the bill, stating, “Increasing protections for all victims as they heal is vital. This bipartisan legislation improves on the steps taken by Act 148 of 2018 and makes sure that...
Of the 643,872 citizens living in Bucks County in 2021, 79.6% were old enough to vote, equating to 512,214 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.