Crime & fire.
Three people, including a former husband and wife, have been charged following a Warminster Township Police investigation into the alleged theft and forgery of property and more than $12,000 in funds belonging to a deceased township woman.
Police charged Gail Hills, 64, of the 1500 block of West Street Road, Warminster, Wayne J. Hills, 68, of the 2000 block of Carriage Way, Warrington, and Paul David Gibbons III, 45, of the 500 block of Brook Lane, Warminster, with felony offenses including theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, forgery, and criminal conspiracy.
The investigation began on Feb. 27, 2025, when the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office forwarded a written request from a Newtown attorney, representing the estate of an 88-year-old township woman.
The victim died Oct. 24, 2024, at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne after being admitted earlier that month. The attorney told authorities that the woman’s Meadowood Condominiums residence at 1575 West Street Road appeared to have been “cleaned out,” that her 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe and its title were missing, and that several questionable financial transactions had occurred after she was hospitalized, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The attorney supplied bank statements showing more than $1,300 in debit-card purchases between Nov. 1 and Nov. 7, 2024, as well as four checks totaling $11,810 written from the victim’s First National Bank of Newtown account while she was a hospital patient, police said.
The checks were made payable to “Bill Sussman,” “WPS LLC,” and “Paul Gibbons.” Detectives noted the signatures on those checks did not match the victim’s verified signature or date format.
A property manager and another witness told police the condominium had been emptied, that Gail Hills, a neighbor, had access to the unit, and that keys and the vehicle title were missing, according to the complaint.
Detectives interviewed Gail on March 19, 2025. She said the victim had given her the Hyundai and title before going to the hospital and that she sold it to a Philadelphia buyer known only as “Nell” for $9,000 in late 2024, according to the affidavit.
When questioned further, Hills admitted she had not transferred the title and received only cash from the buyer, police said. Hills also allegedly admitted using one of the victim’s cards for groceries, claiming the woman permitted it because she was “having financial difficulties.”
Investigators confronted Hills about a $3,000 check written to her landlord on Oct. 8, 2024, and about other checks issued to Gibbons and Wayne. Gail denied forging any signatures, police said.
She later submitted a written voluntary statement, asserting that the victim had “gifted” her the Hyundai, authorized the checks, and permitted her to use a credit card “for gas and personal use.”
Detectives met with Wayne on March 25, 2025. He confirmed assisting Gail Hills in selling the Hyundai to “Nell” and said he removed the vehicle’s license plate afterward, according to the complaint.
He acknowledged receiving a $5,200 check from Gail through his company, WPS LLC, for painting the victim’s condominium but said he never completed the work, according to police.
The victim’s niece and estate administrator told police she was unaware of any arrangement allowing the Hills to use her aunt’s money or vehicle and that her aunt’s largest prior check had been for $775.
Vehicle traced and title questioned
Investigators traced the missing Hyundai to Darnell Johnson of Philadelphia, who told police he purchased the SUV from Gail for $10,000, making payments through Cash App. Johnson provided a purchase agreement dated Nov. 23, 2024, and said he transferred the title at Danny’s Auto Tags in Philadelphia.
The notary-stamped title listed the victim’s signature dated Nov. 11, 2024 — several weeks after her death, police said.
Detectives later met with Gail at Warminster Police Headquarters on Aug. 7, 2025. When confronted with the title date, she became angry and denied wrongdoing, then ended the interview, police said.
The landlord confirmed Gail had access to the condominium after her death, that the locks were changed without permission, and that most belongings were missing, according to the affidavit.
He provided letters and “bid memos” from the Hills describing cleaning and painting work in the unit. He said he later leased the condo to Gail but filed for eviction when she failed to pay rent, police said.
Hospital records showed Hills visited St. Mary Medical Center seven times in October 2024 while the victim was a patient, at one point bringing her rosary beads.
On Sept. 12, 2025, police interviewed Gibbons at Bucks County Prison, where he declined to make a statement without counsel, per the complaint.
Both Gail and Wayne Hills are free on $30,000 unsecured bail each. A preliminary hearing is set for Dec. 1 before Magisterial District Judge Christopher E. O’Neill. Gibbons was jailed in Bucks County on a separate case, and bail for this case was set for him at 10% of $10,000 cash, according to court records.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
