Man Arrested For Morrisville Robbery Is Suspect In Falls Twp. Cases


Falls believe the suspect in three robberies are the all the same. Credit: Falls police
Falls police believe the suspect in three robberies are the all the same.
Credit: Falls police

A Morrisville Borough man arrested for a robbery in that community is a prime suspect in two Falls Township cases.

Falls police confirmed this week to LevittownNow.com that Clifford R. Hill Jr., 47, is a suspect in the robberies at the 7-Eleven on Alden Avenue and the one at the gas station on West Trenton Avenues. The two Falls robberies took place within days of one another earlier this month.

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Hill was arrested earlier this month and charged in connection with an October 8 robbery of the MEGA Smoke shop on Crown Street in Morrisville. He allegedly walked in the store and pointed a black revolver at the clerk and made off with $375 in cash and a pack of Newport cigarettes, according to court papers.

Clifford Hill Credit: Morrisville Borough police
Clifford Hill
Credit: Morrisville Borough police

The style of the robberies and geographic area in the cases in similar.

Hill was arrested on Sunday, October 9 after a Falls officer on patrol along West Trenton Avenue pulled in over after initially spotting a problem with the vehicle registration.

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As of Tuesday, Hill remained in the county prison unable to post 10 percent of $150,000 bail in connection with the Morrisville robbery.

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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