Credit: Falls Police
The man accused of holding up at least seven drug stores in Lower Bucks County will be headed to trial in connection with three of them. He still awaits a preliminary hearing on four robberies he is accused of in Bristol Borough.
Rowland “Woody” Woodward IV, 36, of Lower Makefield, on Wednesday waived charges of robbery, theft, aggravated assault, simple assault and other related offenses during preliminary hearings for crimes in Falls and Lower Makefield.
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Woodward’s robbery spree, according to police, fell apart October 30 after he robbed the Country Farms Market on Makefield Road in Falls Township at around 8:30 p.m.
According to court papers, investigators from Falls and Lower Makefield used text messages between Woodward and his alleged getaway driver to find out where he fled following the armed robbery of the Country Farms Market.
An additional key component in capturing Woodward was the getaway car, a white Honda Accord used for several of the armed robberies. Adam Cain of Falls Township was taken into custody on November 7 for being Woodward’s getaway driver in at least one of the robberies.
Credit: Lower Makefield Police
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Below is a list of robberies Woodward is charged with.
- Feb. 2013: Rite Aid at Bristol Commerce Center in Bristol Borough
- March 2013: Rite Aid at Bristol Commerce Center in Bristol Borough
- May 26 2013: Rite Aid at Bristol Commerce Center in Bristol Borough
- July 27, 2013: Rite Aid at Bristol Commerce Center in Bristol Borough
- Oct. 19, 2013: Rite Aid on New Falls Road in Falls Township
- Oct. 20, 2013: CVS on Oxford Valley Road in Lower Makefield Township
- Oct. 22, 2013: Rite Aid on Stony Hill Road in Lower Makefield Township
- Oct. 30, 2013: County Farms on Makefield Road in Falls Township
Woodward is said by police to be addicted to prescription Percocet.
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The 36-year-old is currently in county jail unable to post bail.
