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Police & Fire
Suspects Followed Couple From Philly, Robbed Them At Gunpoint: Washington Twp PD
Two people were robbed at gunpoint outside a residence in Washington Township on Sunday, July 27. At 11:33 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Eton Drive, Washington Township police said. The victims had returned home from the Ritz-Carlton in Philadelphia, police said. The man exited his Mercedes-Benz convertible in the driveway with his fiancée when he was ambushed by two armed suspects, police said. One suspect struck the victim in the head with a handgun while demanding his Rolex watch and wallet, police said. The second suspect held the woman at gunpoint and ordered her to remain…
Police & Fire
Armed Suspect Barricaded Inside Philly Home: Police
Philadelphia police were negotiating with an armed suspect who barricaded himself inside a home, authorities said. Police had chased the suspect into the home on the 2600 block of Muhfield Street shortly after noon on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Check back for updates.
Police & Fire
Man Armed With Rifle Arrested In Delaware County: Police
Police in Marple Township said they took an armed suspect into custody on Monday afternoon, April 1. Officers were called to the 400 block of Yale Avenue around 2:20 p.m. for "a domestic dispute involving a male armed with a rifle," Marple police said in a release. Authorities said they blocked off the area and made contact with the suspect before disarming and arresting him. "At no time during the thirty minute incident was there any danger to the surrounding neighborhood and its residents," the department said. Newtown, Media, and Chester police also assisted, Marple p…
Police & Fire
Barricaded Gunman Arrested In Poconos: State Police
An armed standoff with a gunman in Carbon County ended peacefully on Thursday after state police took the suspect into custody, according to authorities. It happened in Lower Towamensing Township just after 11 a.m. on June 22, troopers said in a release. Police were called to a residence for a reported assault in progress but spotted an armed suspect retreat into the house when they arrived, officials wrote. The state police Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) was deployed and arrested the suspect "without further incident," troopers said. Jeremy Scott Lutz, 41, of Kun…