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Bloody Man Punches Cop in the Face, Police Say

A man who was bleeding from a swollen eye punched an officer in the face in attempt to resist arrest, police said.

A man who was bleeding from a swollen eye punched an officer in the face and attempted to resist arrest, Lower Southampton Township police said. On Monday, Feb. 11 just before 1 a.m. police responded to a report of "an armed out of control male bleeding from the head," police said in an affidavit. The man who was later identified as Joseph Franklin Neff, allegedly pulled a knife on a resident of Croftwood Apartment Complex, located at 400 East Street Rd. in Feasterville.  Officer Christian Tracy and Cpl. Raymond Young found Neff standing in the hallway of the apartment complex wearing long underwear and bleeding from the area of his right eye, reports said. "Blood was running down his face, and he was sweating profusely," Tracy described …

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Rock Thrown Through Car Windshield Injures Woman

A Feasterville woman was injured Wednesday when an unknown actor threw a rock through her car's windshield in the Chalet Village parking lot.

A woman was attempting to parallel park her car in the Chalet Village parking lot Wednesday night when someone threw a rock through her windshield, hitting her head. According to the police report, the incident occurred at about 8 p.m. when the victim returned home from work. She suffered a contusion to the left side of her head from the rock and was treated on the scene. When asked if she has had issues with anyone recently, the victim told police that she had problems with tenants in some of the surrounding units over juveniles being disorderly in those units. She also stated that she had an issue with another tenant about a year ago on the other side of the complex when she lived there. Evidence police collected at the scene indicated …

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Man Facing Assault Charges After Fight with Police, EMTs

Police officers had to use a stun gun on a man, who then began to physically fight officers and EMTs.

The following information was supplied by the Lower Southampton Police Department. For full details from the police reports, click on the attached PDF file. After getting kicked off a train in Tullytown, a 42-year-old New Jersey man assaulted local EMTs and police officers, resulting in a slew of charges and officers using a stun gun on him. Tuesday, Dec. 18, Lower Southampton Police received a call from the Tullytown Police for officers and the Tri-Hampton Rescue Squad to meet them at Suburban Diner where the man was passed out.  Tullytown officers had transported the man to the diner after he got kicked off of a train to be picked up there by his mother. When in the back of the ambulance, EMTs saw a pill container in the man's back …

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Police: Man Hit with Frying Pan, Robbed

Lower Southampton reported that an assault and robbery occurred earlier this week, during which the complainant was hit with a frying pan.

A Lower Southampton man reported to police that he was assaulted and robbed earlier this week. Lower Southampton Police were dispatched to his home on Heights Lane Monday, Dec. 3 at 8:54 p.m. where he told them he got a ride home from two men. He said he entered his home with one of the men and "the next thing he knew" he was being beaten up on his kitchen floor. The complainant, who was bloody when speaking to officers, said that this man hit him over the head with a frying pan and also grabbed a knife off of the counter, but never used it as a weapon.  This man took a grandfather clock and vacuum cleaner from the complainant's house.  According to the police report, the complainant's story changed several times and he appeared …

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Police: Wawa Argument and Insults Turn Into Assault

Two men were involved in an argument with two suspects in a Wawa. These two suspects later assaulted the men after leaving the store.

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lower Southampton Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports, click on the attached PDF file. Lower Southampton Police are looking for two suspects allegedly involved in an argument with a man at Wawa, located on the 600 block of Rosewood Avenue in Trevose, who they then assaulted. Officers were dispatched to the convenience store Oct. 26 at about 12:30 a.m. for the report of an assault. They made contact with the victim who told them he was at Wawa with another man when the two subjects began arguing with them.  The victim left the store, the two subjects jumped him from behind, knocking him to the ground. He said he couldn't remember …

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Man is Stabbed When Confronting Teens

Incidents and arrests as reported by the Lower Southampton Police Department.

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lower Southampton Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. For full details from the police reports, click on the attached PDF file. Public Drunkenness 300 block of W. Bristol Rd, Feasterville Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 A Valley of Fear employee reported that there was a highly intoxicated male wandering around the Halloween props. Police made contact with the male; he registered .25 percent on a breath test. He was transported home and cited for public drunkenness. Assault 1700 block of Anna Ave, Feasterville Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012 The victim reported that his wife woke him up when she observed four male juveniles damaging their mailbox. The victim got into his truck and …

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Man Brandishes Gun at Three Men Leaving Church

A man was charged following an incident where he brandished a gun at three victims leaving church Saturday, August 4.

A Feasterville man is facing charges following an incident in which he allegedly brandished a handgun at three men leaving church this weekend.  Lower Southampton Police were dispatched at 10:42 p.m. Saturday, August 4 to the Word of Life Church on the 300 block of E. Street Road for the report of an armed subject. According to a police report, the three victims told police that an armed subject brandished a black handgun at them in the parking lot of the church. While officers were enroute to the church, Bucks County radio reported that the armed subject was carrying a black handgun and the male actor was with another male and they were walking behind the church toward Croftwood Apartments Arriving officers searched the area and made …

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Police Blotter May 2 - 3

Incidents and arrests as reported by the Lower Southampton Police Department.

The following arrest information was supplied by the Lower Southampton Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Theft 100 block of E. Street Rd, Feasterville Wednesday, May 2, 2012 A Wine & Spirits employee reported to police that he observed a female walk quickly out of the store and felt that she might have been involved in a theft, so he followed her to her vehicle. He saw her get into a black Volkswagon. He checked the surveillance video, which showed the female removed two bottles of Tanqueray Ten from the shelf and conceal them before exited the store. Police ran the female's registration from her vehicle, which showed it was registered to Joan Siweck, 64 of Bensalem. The store employee was able to positively identify …

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Troopers Report Crash, Mischief, Counterfeit Money

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. It does not imply conviction.

  Between Feb. 25-28, Trevose troopers investigated the following incidents: On Feb. 25 at 1:32 a.m., state police responded to an accident on the ramp from I-95 southbound to Woodhaven Road. Police said the vehicle driven by Adrian Achinko, 21, of Philadelphia, overturned and crashed. Achinko and a passenger sustained undisclosed injuries in the crash. Alcohol is believed to be a factor and the investigation is ongoing. Trooper Thomas Geerlof investigated the incident. On Feb. 27 at 1:27 p.m., state police responded to a call from Michelle Court in Hulmeville. Police said a 17-year-old male attempted to enter a residence belonging to his parents in order to retrieve some of his belongings. The juvenile caused damage to the rear door of …

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Philadelphia Man Charged with Assault, Firearms Offenses

Lower Southampton Police arrested and charged a Philadelphia man with assault and firearms violations, in addition to related charges.

Lower Southampton Police arrested and charged a Philadelphia man with assault and firearms violations, in addition to related charges. According to Lower Southampton Police, Michael Ness, 21 of Philadelphia, was charged with aggrevated assault, carrying a firearm without a license, simple assault, reckless endangerment and terroristic threats. These charges and Ness' subsequent arrest stemmed from a January 23 incident in which he pointed a gun at the victim and said "This is how I play" in the Buck Hotel parking lot.  During Ness' arrest, police discovered marijuana smoking devices in plain view in the apartment he was staying in with Victoria Falco, 19 of Philadelphia. Ness was arraigned and set to Bucks County Prison in lieu of $50,000 …

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