09/22/2026
Today marks 40 years since Bucks County Sheriff’s Deputies Thomas A. Bateman and George M. Warta Jr. lost their lives in the line of duty.
On September 22, 1986, Deputies Bateman and Warta were returning to their patrol area after completing a prisoner transport when they were killed in a traffic accident on Street Road in Warrington Township.
We continue to honor the two deputies who gave their lives in service to our community and remember the near decade of service each gave to the residents of Bucks County.
Today, we ask our community to join us in remembering Deputy Bateman and Deputy Warta, and to keep their families and former colleagues in your thoughts.