Suspect Arrested Following Armed Robbery


Falls police - file photo Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
Falls police – file photo
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

The man arrested last night is suspected in 7 other armed holdups. Click here to read the latest.

Police are investigating to see whether a man arrested following an armed robbery Wednesday night is connected to a string of drug store robberies in Lower Makefield and Falls in recent weeks.

Roland Woodward  IV, 36, of Langhorne, will be charged this morning with illegal possession of a firearm, resisting arrest and  possession of an instrument of crime, Falls Township police said. As of 8:14 a.m., he has not yet been arraigned.

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Officers responded to responded to the Country Farms Market on Makefield Road at around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night and were able to arrest Woodward after a short foot pursuit, police said.

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When he was taken into custody in the 100 block of Winding Way, police found money stolen from the store, a bandana used to cover his face during the robbery and a loaded .32 caliber handgun.

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Detectives were still interviewing Woodward as of early this morning.

“There may be more arrests involving this incident at a later date,” Lt Hank Ward told LevittownNow.com.

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