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Armed Intruder Stands Over Sleeping East Lansdowne Resident Before Fleeing: Police

An armed intruder was arrested after breaking into a home, and standing over a resident as she slept in her bed, authorities in Delaware County said.

Quinn Sivels

Quinn Sivels

Photo Credit: East Lansdowne Police Department

Quinn Sivels, 41, of Philadelphia, was later identified as the suspect who broke into the Pembroke Avenue home in East Lansdowne armed with a gun around 2:30 a.m. on  Friday, June 3, local police said.

The pair fought over the gun, and the man eventually fled her home on foot, East Lansdowne police said.

A few minutes later, officers captured the suspect near the home, they said. The handgun described by the victim was also recovered from Sivels.

He was charged with the following:

  • Aggravated Assault
  • Criminal Trespassing
  • Simple Assault 
  • Recklessly Endangering Another Person 
  • Terroristic Threats 
  • Possession of an Instrument Of Crime 

Sivels was released from county jail after posting 10 percent of $50,000 bail, records show. 

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