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Man With BB Gun Caused Shooting Scare, Cops Say

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Tom Sofield
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A 22-year-old man accused of shooting a scarecrow with a BB gun caused quiet a scare in one Levittown neighborhood Sunday morning.

Middletown Chief of Police Joseph Bartorilla said officers were dispatched to the 20 block of Tinder Lane around 9 a.m. for a report of shots fired by a man outside a house.

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Officers from the township quickly arrived and closed off the block, neighbors said.

Police secured the area around the home and worked to make contact with the resident inside the home where the possible shooting happened, the chief said.

Officers were able to make contact with Vincent Michael Santomarco and determined that he was shooting a scarecrow with a BB gun, according to police.

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“We were able to reach him by telephone, and he was cooperative,” Bartorilla told LevittownNow.com.

Police said they determined Santomarco’s actions did not cause any injury or damage.

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Santomarco will be charged with disorderly conduct, Bartorilla said.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.