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UPDATED: Cops Draw Guns During Incident In Falls

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Tom Sofield
Police with weapons drawn Saturday afternoon. Credit: Theresa Johnson/Submitted
Police with weapons drawn Saturday afternoon.
Credit: Theresa Johnson/Submitted

UPDATED: 9:44, Saturday: 

The incident was related to a suicidal subject, Lt. Hank Ward said. The subject was talked out and transported to the hospital.

Credit: Amanda Belger/Submitted
Credit: Amanda Belger/Submitted
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Original Story: 

An incident Saturday afternoon forced police to draw their weapons in Falls Township.

Residents started reporting seeing multiple police cars and officers with their weapons drawn near a group of mobile homes between the 1000 and 2000 block of Bristol Pike around 1:35 p.m.

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One resident noted police appeared to be communicating with a person inside the trailer before the incident ended.

Residents said there more close to a dozen police cars at the scene. Police remained at a mobile home throughout the afternoon and early evening.

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Police were not available for comment as of 8 p.m.

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.