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Bucks County DA Swears In Two Detectives and Two Prosecutors

DA Joe Khan officially welcomed two new detectives and two new prosecutors at a Doylestown ceremony, noting key roles including leadership of the county’s first Child Abduction Response Team.

Published Jul 17, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT | Northampton Crimewatch

At the Bucks County Justice Center in Doylestown, District Attorney Joe Khan swore in Detective Joe Zaffino, Detective Timothy Hartman, Deputy District Attorney Catherine Pirolli and Assistant District Attorney Alexandra “Lexie” Bethman. Judge Matthew D. Weintraub administered the oaths to the detectives and Judge Charissa J. Liller to the prosecutors; Judge Liller also praised Bethman, her former law clerk. Zaffino joins Squad 2 and will lead the county’s first Child Abduction Response Team (CART), Hartman joins Squad 5 to handle special investigations, Pirolli returns from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, and Bethman moves from law clerk to prosecutor.