Juvenile Arrested After Armed Robbery at Bensalem Gas Station
A 14-year-old displayed what appeared to be a handgun at the Karco Gas Station, took a piece of candy and was identified and arrested minutes later using township camera footage.
At about 1:08 a.m. on July 17, 2026, a 14-year-old Bensalem resident entered the Karco Gas Station at Street Road and High Avenue, showed what appeared to be a handgun and took a piece of candy. Bensalem Police located the juvenile on township camera footage and arrested him at Cheltenham Drive and William Penn Drive; the weapon was an airsoft pistol. He was charged with robbery (felony) and transported to the Bucks County Youth Detention Center.