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Man Admits Pointing Replica Handgun At Officers In Bucks County, DA Says Man Admits Pointing Replica Handgun At Officers In Bucks County, DA Says
Man Admits Pointing Replica Handgun At Officers In Bucks County, DA Says A Levittown man could spend nearly two years in prison for pointing a fake gun at police officers last year, prosecutors say.  Benjamin Fell, 21, was shot by Falls Township police last March 28 during what began as a routine traffic stop on Lincoln Highway, the DA's Office said.  Fell fled police in his 2007 silver Ford Focus, driving 75 mph in a 40 mph zone before the chase ended near Oak Lane, authorities said.  Prosecutors said Fell opened his car door, ignored police commands to show his hands, and pointed a "dark gun-shaped object" at an officer.  The of…

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by Mac Bullock
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Victims Held At Gunpoint During Coatesville Home Invasion: Police Victims Held At Gunpoint During Coatesville Home Invasion: Police
Victims Held At Gunpoint During Coatesville Home Invasion: Police Two people were beaten and threatened with a gun when a burglar broke into their Coatesville home early morning on Tuesday, May 21, according to city police.  Authorities said 40-year-old George Parks forced his way inside a house on the 700 block of East Chesnut Street around 3:30 a.m. One of the homeowners confronted him and they "fought for several minutes" before Parks overpowered the victim and held a gun to their head, police said.  The other homeowner "tried to help (...) by grabbing a firearm in their residence they had for protection," authorities said. Parks overpowered…

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by Mac Bullock