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The Newtown Township police in Pennsylvania have lifted a shelter-in-place order after a domestic incident involving an armed individual. The incident began with reports of a physical assault and led to a two-and-a-half-hour standoff, after which the suspect was taken into custody. The female victim involved sustained minor injuries but refused medical treatment, and no one else was harmed during the incident.
Newtown Township Police Lift Shelter-in-Place Order
In Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, police lifted a shelter-in-place order for a neighborhood near Headley Drive and Newtown-Yardley Road. The order was lifted two hours after officials advised residents to avoid the area due to a domestic situation.
Police updates confirmed the incident involved an armed individual who had reportedly assaulted a female. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office had earlier informed CBS Philadelphia of the domestic incident.
Police were alerted to the assault at around 7 a.m. The female victim had fled from a residence on Independence Place, located in the Headley development. Knowing the male offender was armed, police activated the South-Central Emergency Response Team. A shelter-in-place order was issued on social media and through the HOA.
After about two-and-a-half hours, the man was taken into custody by police without incident.
Police have Headley Drive blocked off at Newtown-Yardley Rd in Newtown Township for a “domestic situation.” There’s a shelter in place for the surrounding community. Still working to get details on exactly what’s going on
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March 17, 2024
Newtown Township Police Department reassured the community that the situation had ended safely with no further danger.
The shelter-in-place order was first announced just after 8 a.m. Sunday and the entrance to the Headley Drive development was blocked off for several hours. The female victim sustained minor injuries from the initial altercation but refused medical treatment. No other injuries were reported.
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