Some Newtown Township residents have complained that tractor trailer truck parking on Lower Dolington Road is making conditions there unsafe.
They’ve said that the trucks are blocking ease of ingress and egress to the area as well as obstructing views for vehicles attempting to make turns onto Lower Dolington Road.
Township Supervisor John Mack brought the issue to Police Chief John Hearn at the tail end of the chief’s report during the February meeting of the Newtown Township Board of Supervisors.
Mack asked if it would be a good idea in terms of enforcement to disallow parking north of Frost Lane on Lower Dolington Road.
“Obviously if trucks parking on the road is a visual obstruction to the pedestrian walkway and neighborhood and if the board wishes to enact some type of ordinance to eliminate truck parking along that stretch, that’s your prerogative,” Hearn responded. “If you do that, I will enforce it.”
Hearn’s January police report documented 2,055 calls for service, about 27,000 miles on the patrol fleet, 21 arrests (nine for theft, one false report, two fraud investigations, five DUIs, one simple assault, one narcotics possession, and two warrants out of the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office).
There were also 18 cases referred to detectives, including a fatal fire, a robbery attempt behind Jake’s Eatery and Steak and Hoagie Factory on Richboro Road, three death investigations, motor vehicle and catalytic converter thefts, mobile frauds, and two child line investigations.
For traffic data in January, there were 69 traffic crashes including two injuries, 182 citations issued, and 262 warnings given. Additionally, Hearn highlighted truck enforcement, included two details, one with Task Force One Solo resulting in 28 vehicle inspections and with five citations, 11 warnings, and one vehicle placed out of service.
The most notable incident of the month however was a fatal fire on Headley Drive involving a 76-year-old female who died from smoke inhalation. Officers arrived first on location and tried a heroic attempt to rescue the individual but were beaten back by the flames and could not gain access to the property. “Our officers did an outstanding job attempting to save a life on January 2,” said Chief Hearn.
Newtown police also had a successful life-saving cardiac arrest incident on Williams Avenue last month. Two officers administered CPR to a male in cardiac arrest and successfully revived him. The chief reported the individual is doing well today.
On Jan. 26, there was a strong-armed robbery (i.e. no weapons involved) behind the Richboro location of Jake’s Eatery involving multiple juveniles. They were all taken into custody.
Board Chairman Dennis Fisher took a moment to thank the police department. “Let me extend my thank you to the officers for responding to Headley and doing their best to save a life and thank you to the CPR guys for administering CPR and saving a life.”
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