chris o'connell has the story from bensalem. >> reporter: he's accused of raping three little girls, one of them as young as four years old. these allegations are more than 12 years old. but bensalem police are just happy this man is off the streets tonight and they say the worst part is the suspect was a youth football coach for sick years. >> shannon, what do you say to those little girls who they say you raped? >> 47-year-old shannon sean westmoreland in handcuffs not saying a word after being charged with unspeakable crimes. westmoreland is accused of the sexual assault and rape of three girls from 1999 to 2011. it wasn't until today that he was arrested. police say westmoreland started raping a four-year-old girl over the course of six years at this cologncolonial avenue. bensalem police say a another girl was raped at six years old then again 12 years later. >> one assault 2005 when sean was a football coach at bensalem ramblers football here. >> police showed off pictures of what he looked like when he was coaching for six years with the bensalem ramblers youth football team.

live in bensalem township. i'm sara bloomquist channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >>> a millville police officer is under review for an arrest made last night. cell phone video shows the officer repeatedly striking carrie cotman in the head as officers tried to handcuff cotman but police say the video does not tell the whole story and he stopped him for j walking and he refuses to show his i.d. and a struggle ensued and a struggle ensued. >> a drive senior in custody tonight after crashing a u-haul truck into a brewery in the northern liberty section of philadelphia. the accident happened happen before 1:00 along north 2nd street and video shows the 41-year-old man driving the wrong way. he then swerved into the urban village brewing company. witnesses tried to help the man out of the truck and took off running. the driver is now in police custody. suspected of dui. and lni inspected the building and found no structural damage and the restaurant is open for business tonight. if you see news happening j

sara bloomquist is live in bensalem at police headquarters. jim, 47-year-old shannon westmoreland was picked up by police at the mall apparently he was working there and he is at the police station talking to detectives allegedly sexual assaulting girls from 2005 to 2011. 47-year-old shannon westmoreland also going by sean is charge the with rape of a minor and rape and sexual assault. >> one occurs in 2005 when sean was a football coach at bensalem ramblers. >> she says he raped her in a funeral home

steve keel any bensalem with this well truck story all the way around, steve?rrested here yesterday, by bensalem police is now 47 years old, and was living all the way down in west chester lately. these charges so far go back to when he was just 29 years old and living up near bensalem. getting close to kids, and close to their families by volunteering as a youth football coach. charged so far with raping three little girls, as young as four years old, back in 1999 until that same little girl was ten. another starting with she was six, until she was 18, and a third, age 15. now, one girl now a department came forward first six month ago, that investigation then found a second victim, then as late as just last week, a third. so the fear obviously is that there is likely a lot more who will see this guy on the tv news, sean westmoreland, and now come forward with even more horrible experiences to tell detective. >> if anybody throughout has any information that they may know of another victim, potential victim of this man, we are asking for your help. we are aski

fox 29's dave kinchen reports from bensalem where police say the guy struck again and again. >> if you can't test yourself properly, it does -- it shortens your lifetime. >> reporter: theresa farmer is disgusted learning that this man is wanted by bensalem police for allegedly stealing scores of diabetic test strips from area giant food stores. >> as a diabetic, our co-pay for diabetic supplies even under and so when you have people who abuse the system like that, it just elevates the prices that we have to pay. >> reporter: bensalem cops say thieves swiped more than $10,000 worth of blood glucose testing strips from area giant stores. they say this man enters the store and hides the strips before leaving. >> he's wearing this heavy coat in this heat. somebody should catch that. >> reporter: police say the man gets into an orange or red chevy hhr driven by a woman. they can be quiet pricey too. a fox of 101 touch steps for example one about 140 bucks. >> very emotional because, you know, we need our mys in order to maintain a quality of life. you have to test yourself. >> reporter: pol

steve keel any bensalem with the latest on all of this, steve? >> reporter: well, viewers obviously asking hearing that lead in if he's a football coach, what is he doing around little girls? well, he is around the little girls cheerleaders for the bensalem youth football team. six years he volunteered as football coach. and, believe it or not, working lately around little kids potentially again because he was employed at a chester county mall when he was arrested. and because people that do this often do it to many little kids, sandusky, catholic priests, et cetera, the authorities here fear way more than the three victims they found so far who became victims, when they were just four and six years old. one until she was up to 18 years old. and now that the charges and sean westmoreland's arrest and face so public, authority expect to soon have other victims coming forward. he's 47 now, westmoreland was way back in his 20's when the earliest known child rapes in these charges began. >> if you know after young person that might have had associati

bensalem police say another girl was raped at six years old.hen again 12 years later. >> one assault occurred in 2005 when sean was a football coach at bensalem rambler's football here in bensalem township. >> reporter: police showed off pictures of westmoreland looked like when he was coaching for six years witness bensalem ramblers youth football team when we went to his most recent address, a door was slammed in our pace. police say westmoreland was a coach from 1999 to 2005 where his ex-wife still serves as league president. >> nothing like this is warranted when you hear about something like that it's appalling. it's not something you want to hear. especially when you're part of an organization. lost. >> reporter: summer practice canceled the very day brian started his first day as coach with the ramblers. he didn't know westmoreland and doesn't like the attention that it puts on his kids. >> it's shocking. but at the same time i mean it's over a decade ago. you know what i mean? >> tonight prosecutors are not saying why the arrest came so

live in bensalem h channel6 "action news." jim? >> they are in mourning but they are determined to bring whoever killed debra gulliver to justice. friends and family gathered to remember the woman killed in the park near dobbin's high school. the victim's mother stayed away but those that did attend asked anyone who can help police to call. there is a $20,000 reward. >> one person was killed in a crash along southbound route 200. >> protesters took to the streets in center city philadelphia today. more than a hundred members of the black and brown coalition marched to city hall to call for police scrutiny in philadelphia. traffic was detoured for a short time. a millville police officer was under review for an arrest made last night. the officer is shown repeatedly striking another man in the head as other officers try to handcuff him. they say the video doesn't tell the whole story. >> westchester police say a man is in critical condition with a traumatic brain injury he suffered in an attack. cellphone video shows several witness

the ac my grocery store near bristol road in bensalem.re they are trying to hose down hot spots but the fire broke out at 11:30 this morning. heavy flames reported from the ro no reports of injuries or how crowded the grocery store was at this hour. but again chopper 6 hd over the scene of an acme grocery store here in bucks county and firefighters are trying to tackle the flames we are not sure what part of the store the fire broke out in or how crowd tropical disturbance -- at the time. >> we'll bring you the latest as more information becomes available from bensalem. >>> our other big story from chester where several big shooters where one that left a teenager dead forced a school to go on lockdown. this is developing over the past few hours and chester police are about to update the media on the details. vernon odom is live in chester with the very latest. >> reporter: good afternoon rick, chester's mayor, police chief and a superintendant of the school system is due in moments to give a full briefing on the situation at and near the

remains closed this morning after a fatal crash involving several vehicles in bensalem.he crash happened on the westbound side of the turnpike. pennsylvania turnpike, again is shut down between the bensalem exit and the willow grove exit on the westbound side of the turnpike. so far no word on when that section of the turnpike will be reopened, but of course stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest information. >>> in delaware county, the man who robbed a wells fargo bank this week remains on the run, surveillance images shows the suspect walking into the bank on the 800 block of butler pike in springfield yesterday afternoon. the man entered the bank and handed the material a note and stated he -- the teller a note and saided he had a gun. cameras caught him going into a light blue or silver hatch back. if you recognize the man in the picture there, call police. >>> we now know how two lancaster county children were burned after drinking what they thought was apple juice, police say what the children believe was juice was actual lye. the 10-year-old an 4-year

pennsylvania turnpike westbound between bensalem and willow grove that left lane compromised there ande construction crews this morning. route 13 bristol pike southbound between 413 and new portville road right lane is compromised there, rahel, back over to you. >>> meisha, thank you. for a look at newspaper headlines across the region. >> bucks county courier times bensalem school board approved a final budge wet no property tax increase but 34 staff cuts dozens of the residents, teachers, students were among 250 people in the auditorium of bensalem high school urging the board to reconsider the cuts. >>> trentonian, latest of the flurry of cash results for trenton. governor christie announced a park would be developed along the delaware river connected to downtown but construction of the pedestrian bridge over route 29. project has been expected to cost around 18 million-dollar. >>> from the cover of the times herald it is first housing project for veterans in chester county. 150 people were in attendance as the mission first housing group held a ribbon cutting at white hall inn on s

the area bensalem to willow grove is closed because of the fatal accident. check our website 6abc.commentle. >>> a burlington county man showed "action news" where he discovered a man nearly drowning in the creek in downtown trenton. the victim was barely keeping afloat at south broad street. jean covington and her son were in the right place at the right time to hear the man crying for help. >> i heard a guy, yelling help help help help, i'm looking, i didn't see anybody, he spotted him, and he went down the and dragged him out of the water. >> he was like help, help, i ran down there, he hit his head and i dragged him in the woods. >> crews arrived and they were able to pull the victim out creek and get him help. >>> a philadelphia police officer is being honored for risking his life to save his 1-year-old nephew. rudy edwards ran into a burning home last weekend to rescue his nephew from the fire. a proclamation was read from city council that described his unselfish and life threatening efforts of the actions of an everyday hero. 17-year-old did a brave

. >> so steve keeley live in bensalem with more, steve? >> well, this all occurred as far back as 1999. this guy, as you're going to see video of him arrested yesterday, he goes by couple of names, even shannon or sean westmoreland, 47 now, in his late 20's, when he was a volunteer football coach here, for the youth football league, the bensalem ramblers. so, how did he get close to little girls? they weren't on the football team. they have cheerleading squad for the ramblers, and that's what these victims were. little members of the cheerleader squad. that goes as young as four years old. one of the victims, he started raping her when she was four up until she was age 18 efforts six to ten, other to up 15. coming forwards as this investigation began more than six months ago, started out with one young woman, adult, who came forward and talk about what happened when she was a kim as detective search for more information, they finds more victims. the latest victim they found the third one just last week, so that's why they fear they're goin

turnpike, again, shut down between the bensalem exit and the willow grove exit on the westbound sidef the turnpike. there's no word on when that section of the turnpike will reopen. stay with "action news" and 6abc.com for the latest information. >>> 7:33 a.m., new information to tell you about this morning, medics rushed a south jersey firefighter to the hospital after he was hurt battling a fire this morning. the home caught fire on south 10th and if you -- furman stree. everyone got out okay. the injured firefighter was taken to the hospital for minor injuries. >>> an outbreak of gun violence in chester claimed the life of a teenager who was walking to school. one of three shootings that happened in chester yesterday. dann cuellar has the latest. [sirens] >> every police officer who is currently working from every division whether it be inside personnel, records room they are out on the streets. >> reporter: the sense of urgency was pap -- palpable for police in the city of chester. it began with 16-year-old football who was walking to school when he was gunned down around 10th an

and eastbound near bensalem and westbound near bensalem a couple of lanes are blocked. they will be out of there at any time. we have an accident computer road by the sam's club. and one at jenkintown road at forest avenue. broken down vehicle total rental at high street has cleared out. to take its place one 422 close to 100. you can squeeze by at this point. down wires in townsend is blocking wiggins mill road. bridge gets you around that. expect extra traffic on highway 1 southbound it is nascar week in dover. watch out for a crash along middletown road 3 52 sheila oliver 352 close to old forge road. >>> investigation is underway as to who left a news inside the african-american history museum in washington, d.c. the second such incident in a week at a smith -- smithsonian institution. >>> basketball superstar labron james has been visibly shaken by a terrible case of vandalism. someone spray painted a racial slur on the front gates of his home in l.a. yesterday. james was not there. the property manager painted over him before the police arrived. >> no matter how mu

. >>> a bensalem coach is under arrest charged with rape and sex charges against children. let's go over to david and karen. >> reporter: talking about weather, feels good out there right now. >> reporter: looking at the weather center we have clouds sweeping in from the west. we might see that early today, but generally speaking we're going for sunny skies and occasional clouds. 67 degrees in philadelphia. just 62 in allentown. 64 in wilmington, 65 in cape may. 65 up the coast in beach haven. as we roll through the day it will be a warm one. 81 degrees as soon as noon. humidity probably still behaving itself up to the lunch hour. 3:00 p.m., 88 that's the high. after 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. you will feel the dewpoints rise and the humidity will be more apparent. 86 degrees by 7:00 p.m. on the playground bring along school drinks for a decent amount of sun and drinks for you and the dog, maybe. as we head into the afternoon we'll see the numbers bump. the playground, 9:00 a.m., 79 degrees. playing or working outside it will be more humid and high of 88 degrees around 3:00 p.m.

traffic is being detoured at bensalem.o, we have a disable vehicle on the schuylkill westbound past belmont. nothing major. just a caution spot headed out this morning. and taking live look at the ben franklin bridge, always looking clear, in and out of the city this morning. in the cbs-3 traffic center, i'm amanda mueller, back to you. >> more on the breaking news now. philadelphia police say they've now identify the the person who they believe stabbed city councilman david oh. "eyewitness news" reporter anita oh, is live at southwest detectives this morning, to tell us all about it, hi, anita. >> reporter: good morning, jan. well, police say that suspect is still at large, but at this point, they do know who they are looking for. and that man is 24 year old sean yarbary the man believed to have stabbed city councilman david oh, outside of his home earlier this week. we also know that yarbary at some point did live few blocks from the councilman. >> this all happened just before 10:00 on wednesday night, on the 5800 block

bucks county, left lane blocked east of bensalem.y are working east of there, as well, taking out two lanes near the bensalem interchange. northeast extension on the turnpike northbound work near quakertown taking out the right lanes, no delays at this point. two accidents in montgomery county. one in upper moreland computer avenue by welsh road by the turnpike and sam's club. a vehicle into a pole cheltenham township along lime kiln pike 309 at the tower of wyncote apartments. emergency crews are on the scene. utility crews on the scene of downed wires near townsend delaware, wiggins mill road is blocked. summit bridge will get you around. expect traffic along highway 1 southbound toward dover. it is nascar weekend. exiting times. ipad the commuter report, not a lot of fog, one of our wazeers talking about fog stafford township near the garden state parkway. >>> a group of thrill seekers were caught on camera jumping a partially collapsed bridge in north carolina. they used dirt bikes and mom hate ramp to clear the 60-foot gap. the

. >> after bensalem as best ' we can tell he became homeless for awhile. he was living in a shelter. i think west chester, and we pick him up, at the, i believe, exton mall where he was employed. >> they take on pattern we are concerned it may have repeated itself in this instance. >> because names don't always ring a bell, sean westmoreland face is usually due jar some horrific memories. this is how the guy look back as far as 1999 through different drivers license photos, that authorities were very wise to pull, and you can see, how thinks look, his hair color, everything has changed over the years. one thing that they are fearing hasn't changed, is that he has an appetite to rape young people, as young as four years old by the way in 1999 until the girl was 18 years old. three victims now, probably grown into their early 20's, will likely come forward and say, hey, me too, sadly. >> so hopefully more people will come forward now that they have the different pictures, thank you, steve. 6:08. pennsylvania teachers packing heat. school workers now a step c

henry, joins us live from bensalem police department where investigators worry there could be more victims, henry, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, about six years a decade ago. look at what he looks like right now but pictures we are about to show you in just about 302nd police want to you focus on because there is concern there may be more than just the three victims that they know about right now. >> although it is my prayer and hope, that there are no other victims, it is my fear that there may still be other victims out there, and that is why we're making this plea for your help. >> reporter: thinks what shannon west moreland who goes by the name shawn, looks like right now. bucks county authorities say you should focus on these pictures, their driver's license photos from 1999 through 2005 during that time he is accused of sexually assaulting three girls while coaching football for ramblers athletic association. >> age four to 18, so, there are crimes out there, this man , repeatedly raping these young, juvenile. >> reporter: bucks county district attorney matt wine taubb say

but his roots are in bensalem. his neighbors say they're disgusted. >> i'm glad they caught him.i'm very sorry for what happened with the children that he assaulted. >> reporter: it was on this field where westmoreland coached youth football more than a decade ago. it was during those years police say he raped three girls, one accuser told police he forced himself on her in his car in this parking lot. >> the most heinous of crimes that there are out there. >> reporter: these are photos of the now 47-year-old at different younger ages. >> we are asking for your help. >> reporter: the district attorney wants people to take a good look as they investigate the possibility of other victims. >> these types of cases take on a pattern, and we are just concerned that the pattern may have repeated itself in this instance. >> reporter: and west more land is now at the bucks county prison. a judge set his bail at $300,000 cash. live in bensalem, drew smith, nbc 10 news. >>> new video shows a shootout between police in maryland and a man who opened fire on a bus. you can see the gunman stand

. >> a former bensalem football coach is under arrest charged with rape and other sex crimes against children. >>> we're shifting back to summer, luckily, david and karen we'll ease you back into things. >> reporter: it will be warm today, but tomorrow a tad more humid when the heat arena -- and humid when the heat comes back. we have sunny skies with breaks and we'll wind up with sunny skies and occasional clouds. 66 in philadelphia. 62 allentown. 65 in reading, 66 for the early morning stroll on the boardwalk in cape may. the dewpoints in the 50s in most neighborhoods. we're seeing them pop up down south. a couple of numbers in the 60s as we go into the afternoon and evening it will get slightly more humid as more humid air is on the way up from the south. 66 degrees by 7:00. no problem there. 81 by noon, a little warm. the high today, 88 degrees at 3:00 p.m., mostly sunny skies occasional clouds and 86 by 5:00 p.m., as we get back 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., you'll feel the humidity tick up. karen karen rogers hot and humid for the weekend. what you got flashing on the roads?

we have construction crews out there pennsylvania turnpike westbound between bensalem and willow grove, two right lanes are block there, a lot more to talk about when we come back in the next 10 minutes, rahel, back to you. >>> all right, see you then. new for a look at newspaper headlines across our region trentonian reports a violent criminal on the lulu, hamilton morgan walked away from the halfway house in newark on tuesday. morgan was serving 15 years for violent crimes committed back in 2,000. >>> bucks county courier times reports that active negotiations are ongoing for sale of the saint katherine drexel shrine property in bensalem. once sale is complete, saint catherine's drexel body will be moved to the about a sill contact shrine plans to stay opened through december. >>> and times herald has photos from the montgomery county special olympics they took place, at hatboro horsham high school. congratulations to the athletes. that is a look at newspaper headlines from around the delaware valley. >>> up next pat's here with sports, good morning, pat. >> we have got shocking stat

bensalem police say one of his crimes dates to 2005 when he was a football coach with bensalem rambler's athletic association. they say the victim was 15 at the time. but a league officials say west more land has not been a coach witnesses organization for yea years. police also accuse westmoreland of repeated sexual assaults on two other children. saying those assaults started when the children were just four and six years old. >>> police say a u-haul was driving the wrong way when it crashed into a brewery in northern liberties this afternoon. the accident happened early in the afternoon at urban village brewing company. no one was inside was hurt. but the driver of u-haul had to be taken to a hospital where police say he hur his leg a witness describes it's chaotic scene. >> sounded like a bomb. that's what it sounded like. ran over to the u-haul went straight inside the restaurant. so we was looking out for anybody who did get hurt or anything like that. the guy was screaming. my leg is in the door. open the door if you can. he's like try to open it. me and some other guys tried to p

pennsylvania turnpike westbound between bensalem and willow grove two lanes blocked there, rahel, back over to you >>> we have breaking news intense flames engulfed a high rise apartment building in london. this morning officials confirmed several people who their lives. no word on what caused this fire but residents said it began around 1:00 a.m. in the lower floor apartment, at this point still no word on how many people were killed or injured but as one official said they are expecting a worse case scenario. survivors say there was virtually no warning as flames raced through their building. some described the frantic situation. >> help save my children, save my children. they had their kid out window, they were jumping, there was panic. run underneath the building. >> when you see children being dangled from the window. >> there is 23 floors in the building. eight and up is when people were jumping up. >> at lee 40 fire engines and 200 fire fighters were called to the scene, and they have also evacuated 30 nearby apartments. >>> here's a live picture of the store story apartment bu

a crash involved a trash truck cause aid mess on the westbound turnpike in bensalem. the 18 wheeler spilled debris all over the roadway. they had to lift the trash into the truck before towing the one involved. it caused a major backup but no serious injuries were reported. >>> time for a check of the "action news" traffic report on a thursday. matt pellman is standing by. >> and the crash is now gone, and the bad news, is that the delays from it are still not clear. westbound side of the turnpike slows from delaware valley to bensalem that is route 1 and route 1 the not so super highway is jammed on the southbound side past langhorne from this point to neshaminy to bensalem where you get on to the pennsylvania turnpike. so delays on the turnpike and 1. another crash, here in north wales along 309 approaching welsh road toward english village the right lane is blocked. heading up to montgomeriville this afternoon. and on the big picture normal delays on the schuylkill and 95 watching a bad crash in delaware county newtown square at westchester pike at 252 a vehicle in

fox 29's dave kinchen life in bensalem where police say this guy has hit multiple times.e. >> reporter: that's right. police say this is something that can affect the health of hundreds, maybe even thousands. >> yeah. that's disgusting and whoever it is, i hope they bleep. >> reporter: theresa former wants this man scene in surveillance images behind bars. bensalem police say he's responsible for stealing scores of the diabetic test strips from area giant food stores. and for theresa it's personal. >> as a diabetic, our co-pay for diabetic supplies even under medicare is so expensive and so when you have people who abuse the system like that, it just elevates the prices that we have to pay. >> reporter: bensalem cops say thieves have swiped more than $10,000 worth of blood glucose testing strips from area giant stores. they say this man enters the store and hides the strips before leaving. >> he's wearing this heavy coat in this heat. somebody should catch that. >> reporter: police say the man then gets into an orange or red chevy hhr driven by a woman. fox 29's dr. mike

. >> new developments about the hiker from bensalem missing in the montana willedde wilderness.e has been found alive after four days. 21-year-old eric walked away from camp and hadn't been seen since. he was taking part in a back country expedition program designed to teach outdoor camping skills. a local paper said he was tired and dehydrated but otherwise in good condition. >> firefighters had to evacuate an animal hospital tonight. the fire broke out on route 47. the fire erupted in a storage area and smoke was invading the hospital building. all of the animals are expected to be okay. >> police have arrested an ice cream store owner. >> for residents in vineland, the cool breeze ice cream parlor was a cool place to go on a summer day. the owner routinely hired teenaged girls. he had a dressing room where the girls changed their uniforms. >> he hired teenage -- like my niece, 14 or 15 years old. >> the girls didn't know he had a hidden camera in the dressing room. customers gasped when we told them what police alleged. >> he had a hidden camera in the dressing room. >> he ha

. >> this is the night of a fateful decision by the bensalem school board.ld it vote to eliminate music and art and other essential services? annie mccormick is there and knows what's going on. what's the story? >> jim, it's music and art saved for elementary school students. there was a lengthy comment portion but the board voted 6-3 passing b the budget. >> the school district is facing a shortfall of just under $8 million. >> there may be a deployment of resources and teachers and professionals, but we fought long and ard hard and were deliberate about what we are doing and how we are doing it. >> they face cost increases from pensions, charter increases and they need help from the state. >> they challenge us and take calendars and resources away from our kids. it's unsustainable. >> there was victory for elementary students, music and art on the chopping block are now back. there was concern over the restructuring over a number of programs like english as a second language and stem. >> the average household will be raised about $92, less than a price of

"action news's" sara bloomquist is live now at bensalem police you have the disturbing details today. is right, 47-year-old shannon westmoreland-was picked up by police at the weston mall where we are told he has a job. he is held at the bensalem police department and at any moment we expect he will be walked across this parking lot where he will be arraigned. that should happen any second now and authorities allege he sexually assaulted three juveniles between the 4 and 18 years old between 2005 and 2011. >> 47-year-old shannon west moreland who also goes by sean, is charged by rape and rape of a child and other crimes. >> we charged him with sexually assaulting three juveniles, one occurred in 2005 when sean was a

, joins us live from bensalem police department where investigators worry there could be more victimsing. >> reporter: good evening, about six years a decade ago. look at what he looks like right now but pictures we are about to show you in just about 302nd police want to you focus on because there is concern there may be more than just the three victims that they know about right now. >> although it is my prayer and hope, that there are no other victims, it is my fear that there may still be other victims out there, and that is why we're making this plea for your help. >> reporter: thinks what shannon west moreland who goes by the name shawn, looks like right now. bucks county authorities say you should focus on these pictures, their driver's license photos from 1999 through 2005 during that time he is accused of sexually assaulting three girls while coaching football for ramblers athletic association. >> age four

. >> a former bensalem football coach is under arrest charged with rape and other sex crimes against children. >>> we'

westbound 276 is shut down between bensalem and willow grove. to get around, take u.s. 1 to route 132 to route 611 and then to the willow grove exchange. we'll keep you posted when police reopen this part of the turnpike. >>> new this morning, investigators are looking for the cause of this house fire in camden. you can see flames shotting from the roof. crews had the fire under control around 5:30 this morning. no one was hurt. >>> new from overnight, a man is in critical condition after a shooting in southwest philly. police were called to gold street around 12:30 this morning. that's where they found the victim in the street with a gunshot wound to the chest. right now, there are no arrests in this case. >>> calling for change. citizens in delaware county are banding together, following a day of gun violence in chester, including the death of a 16-year-old student. police say zion abdullah was shot to death following an argument when he was headed to school yesterday morning. police have not made any arrests in this case, but are talking to p

n bensalem township earlier today. his son daniel selby, jr., remains on the loose. they had arrested selby, jr., on outstanding warrant last night but somehow he broke free of his ankle shackles and took off. neighbors in the warring ton and chalfont area ended up shelte sheltering in place. this morning things returned to normal. >>> new details are emerging tonight about the men authorities say carried out the latest london terror attack. british facials si one of the men was a known radical islami islamist. the second attacker raced no suspicions. and police have not yet released information about the third. police shot and killed all three men just minutes after they drove a van into people walking on the london bridge. then stabbed others at a nearby market on saturday. friends and family of victims are still stunned. >> really good person. he didn't deserve to die. not alone. >> i want to send a clear message to the sick and evil extremists who commit these hideous crimes. we will defeat you. you will not win. >> seven people died in the attacks. people have r

shannon westmoreland's coach for bensalem ram maniers at let ache so, between 1999 and 2005. police say the assaults happened during that time. authorities say that there is nothing specific that points to more victims but full investigation is underway. >> these type of cases take on a pattern, and we are concerned that the pattern may have repeated itself in this instance. >> westmoreland's bail, set at $300,000. authorities are urging parents of the football players and cheer leaders to speak with their children. >>> community gathers mindy north philadelphia high school to remember a woman brutally murdered in the park over the weekend. "eyewitness news" at a vigil for deborah gulliver last night in philadelphia gulliver was walking home when she took a short cut through rayburn park. police say gulliver was viciously attacked and stabbed 12 timesdobbins high school, family and friend paid tribute to the three three-year old. >> this is somebody's daughter , somebody's friend, somebody's aunt, that was just viciously murdered in the park , and somebody knows something. >>

. >>> bensalem high school honored graduating seniors who have not missed a single day of class in all their years of schooling. one had perfect attendance from kindergarten. they acknowledged several students for academic success. >> reporter: i think the parents should get the award never pull them out to take them away on vacation. >> a lot of parents do that. i don't do that. that's what summer is for. [laughter] >> reporter: the ben franklin bridge our good buddy ben looking good no issues to report here. burlington bristol bridge overnight construction opening earlier this morning, but everything is good now, so go ahead and use it on the mass transit front, a note for you if you ride the cynwood line starting today and next week you'll be on the buses instead of the trains because of construction. septa is saying allow an extra 15 minutes for the commute if you use the cynwood line. >> reporter: feels good out there right now, 61 degrees, you'll see the sunrise at 5:34 a.m., the sun doesn't set until 8:24 p.m. 81 degrees for the high. a touch above the average high of 79. we're

i-95 approaching cottman coming in from langhorne or bensalem. you have a good start to your friday. have we said that enough. roads are clear and dry a good start to the day. we'll see a lot of traffic heading southbound on 42 down the shore for the big hole dan weekend. for now, northbound, southbound light volume. no problems in the direction 42 at creek road. we have construction blocking a lane on the ben franklin bridge, westbound two left lanes are blocked. that should clear in another 15 minutes sore. >> the state of pennsylvania has awarded 27 companies with permits for 20 marijuana dispensaries. 3 in philadelphia. two in mccounty. montgomery, berks, bucks, chester and lehigh and north hampton county. some may have up to 3 stores. state officials hope to provide the marijuana in medication form to patients by next year. >>> now we're taking the first look at business. we're starting with instagram, they rolled out a new tool to stop internet trolls, users have the option to hide offensive comments it will hide sexually explicit comments.

denies wrongdoing >>> a local coach is under arrest after police say he sexual assaulted children in bensalembucks county. a judge set his bail as $300,000. shannon westmoreland coached football for the athletic association between 1999 and 2005. during that time, he's accused of abusing three girls. authorities say there is nothing specific that points to more victims, but a full investigation is underway. >> these cases take on a pattern. and we're just concerned that the pattern may have repeated itself in this instance. >> authorities say parents of football players and cheerleaders should talk with the children. >> a disturbing crime in south philly. homeowners are dealing with hateful graffiti. city workers didn't waste time, power-washed and painted over the messages right away. still residents are concerned at the thought of vandals targeting their neighborhood >> i've been here 70 years. my concern is the statement kill a cop. save a life. like what are you thinking? i mean, it's one thing, you know, to put graffiti up. how serious are you on the statements? >> i've been here 35 year

bensalem police say one of his crimes dates to 2005 when he was a football coach with the bensalem ramblers athletic association. they say the victim was 15 years old at the time. but league officials say west more land has not been a coach witness organization for years. police also accused westmoreland of repeatedly sexual assaults and would two other children saying those assaults began when the children were just four and six years old. >>> tonight a teenaged girl is in the hospital after bullets flew in philadelphia's kingsessing section overnight. police say the 16-year-old was sitting on the front steps at a home on the 5900 block of springfield avenue when all of a sudden someone shot her three times. she was with group of friends but she's the only one hurt recent mains in the hospital stable tonight. no arrests yet. >>> one person dead after a crash in philadelphia. it happened around 12:30 this morning near intersection of roosevelt boulevard and wyoming avenue. police say two cars hit 35-year-old err roll, as he walked off the curb noon road. catching was taken to a hospital whe

a live look from i-95 coming in from langhorne or bensalem is looking good so far, tam. >>> this is breaking this morning, a driver plowed through a crime scene nearly hitting several police officers and detectives believe it was an intentional act. katherine scott is live near the scene near east erie avenue and i-street in juniata park. >> reporter: good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam, there were no serious injuries, i'm getting out of the ware, because they are moving the bikes that were mowed over this morning. they are putting in the trunk of the vehicle. erie and i in juniata park is closed off, the drivers just missed the officers, but they mowed down the police, they were placed up right so the police could take a look at them, they were bent and mangled. police are on the scene looking at a carjacking. they stopped a chrysler at an intersection and made the arrest and recovered the gun. the officers had the car in the carjacking surrounded when a speeding black nissan came barreling toward them, they believe it was going 60. the officers jumped out of the way, bu

denies wrongdoing >>> a local coach is under arrest after police say he sexual assaulted children in bensalem bucks county. a judge set his bail as $300,000. shannon westmoreland coached football for the athletic association between 1999 and 2005. during that time, he's accused of abusing three girls. authorities say there is nothing specific that points to more victims, but a full investigation is underway. >> these cases take on a pattern. and we're just concerned that the pattern may have repeated itself in this instance. >> authorities say parents of football players and cheerleaders should talk with the children. >> a disturbing crime in south philly. homeowners are dealing with hateful graffiti. city workers didn't waste time, power-washed and painted over the messages right away. still residents are concerned at the thought of vandals targeting their neighborhood >> i've been here 70 years. my concern is the statement kill a cop. save a life. like what are you thinking? i mean, it's one thing, you know, to put graffiti up. how serious are you on the statements? >> i've been here 35 yea

seems a bensalem senior is perfect.endance all 13 years of school. he never missed a day. the award program also awarded students for their academic success. >> the sorority graduate chapter of philadelphia held its 22nd annual day of sharing. the ceremony was held at the blue cross of center city. they awarded $30,000 scholarships to seniors and grants to local organizations. next item up for bidding is the "unicorn in rouge." bidding starts at five thousand. do i see six thousand dollars? thank you, madam. seven thousand? do i hear eight thousand? thank you. eight thousand five hundred. advance on eight thousand five hundred. sold to gentleman bidder number 80. "unicorn in rouge" for... eighty-five hundred dollars?!? vanstone auctions? call us with td asap on the td bank app and skip to the front of the line. hi alex, i have your account pulled up. how can i help? are you seeing this charge from an auction house? because when you need help, you need it asap. i'll take care of that. don't just bank. bank human™. ♪ ♪ aw

light volume coming in from langhorne or bensalem southbound traffic heading toward center city moving nicely, although it's a little gray. northeast extension between quakertown and lansdale we have crews blocking each lane in each direction. outside live one more view, 42 northbound traffic coming up from deptford or turnersville looking good, matt and tam. >> thank you, karen. >>> breaking this morning, the search continues for an escaped inmate in bucks county. a large school district decided to close for safety reasons. the inmate took off during a transport at lower state road in doylestown. a reverse 911 call went out in warrington and chalfonte areas telling residents to stay inside their homes. central bucks has canceled classes today. as soon as we get information from police we'll share it with you. >>> a man is shot dead inside a home during a home invasion. intruders kicked in the back door and fired off 11 shots while the victim was on the couch. the house is on the 6500 block of north 16th street in west oak lane. police say the 29-year-old victim was shot at pointblank

found that michelle died of blunt force trauma, and they confirmed the long construction out of bensalem. and a real estate website indicates their house is up for sale for $650,000. a young woman coming and going made it clear the family would have no comment. sean dalton says that the investigation into the homicide is progressing and the investigation is in the early stages and relevant details cannot be released at the presents time. but all relevant information indicates no safety concern for residents. >> and authorities are giving no additional details at this time anyone with information about this case is asked to call detectives with the gloucester county perusers office. i'm sara bloomquist, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you sara. >>> a 66-year-old cab driverer was shot during a robbery. in the fairmount section of philadelphia. chopper 6 hd was over the scene of the 2900 block of ogden street after 12:00. and two men demanded money and one was armed with a gun and the driver was hit twice in the leg and the thieves grabbed his cell phone and 4$400 and then ran. >> crime i

. >> in bensalem today it was pets and the people who love them.ld of animals veterinary hospital hosted the fun -- sunday day fun day red paws who keep their pets with their families when fire or disaster strike. >>> protesters staged a so-called die-in outside tom mcarthur's office in marlton, new jersey. he injected preexisting conditions into the president obama's healthcare plan. many involved will be affected by the amendment and have to pay more for insurance. >>> police officers and parents and firefighters can be heros. ronnie williams foundation hosted heros day to thank everyone who contributes to the community. among those on hand the family of corporal steve bmplet -- ballard killed in the line of duty back in april. >>> little kiss of ireland came to penns landing for the irish-american festival filled with the music, dance and merchandise displaying irish pride. it's part of a multicultural series at penns landing. ♪ the sun'll come out tomorrow... ♪ for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine i