Neighboring police departments worked together Wednesday to arrest a wanted man.
Dennis Davis Jr., 31, of Levittown, was arrested and charged with prohibited possession of a firearm, carrying a firearm without a license, recklessly endangering another person, an accident involving damage, driving with a suspended license due to DUI, reckless driving, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, as well as numerous drug charges and traffic related citations. He was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $250,000 bail.
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Late Wednesday morning while on patrol in Levittown, a Middletown officer observed a gold Toyota with heavy dark tint, the vehicle was also bearing an expired registration. When the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop on Oxford Valley Road near Roberts Avenue, the vehicle did not stop and instead began traveling at a high rate of speed, moving into oncoming traffic, passing through a steady red light, and forcing several vehicles to drive off the road.
The officer noted in court documents that he did not pursue the vehicle, with fear of safety concerns. He instead, traveled in the direction where the vehicle was last seen.
Once at the intersection of Oxford Valley and New Falls roads, the officer observed a vehicle that appeared to be struck and was off the road. A witness to the incident informed the officer that she observed a gold Toyota run the red light, strike the vehicle, then come to a rest in the Wawa parking lot. She said the driver, a tall black male, then fled towards Walgreens holding a bag, police said.
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Officers said they observed the gold Toyota in the parking lot with its driver door open and fresh damage done to its exterior. A strong odor of marijuana, according to officers, emanated from the vehicle.
According to court documents, a witness to the situation at the Wawa told the officer that he saw the driver flee with a bag and jump a fence into Plumbridge. Bristol Township officers than communicated that a male fitting the description was seen throwing a large bag onto a roof and running through the section.
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Police later identified the bag that was thrown on Parkside Drive and found it had a large amount of individually package baggies of crack cocaine inside ready for sale. A digital scale with white residue on it and a loaded .357 Taurus revolver were also recovered.
The male, who was identified as Davis by Bristol Township, was found to be wanted as well as a convicted felon who cannot possess a firearm. He was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $250,000 bail.
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.
