Crime & Safety

Langhorne Man Assaulted Woman, Injured Officer, Police Say

Samuel Bullock, 63, of Langhorne, was charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, harassment and resisting arrest after an alleged altercation Saturday.

A Langhorne man was charged with assault and resisting arrest early Saturday after an alleged altercation with Northampton Township police.

According to police, officers responded to a home on the 1000 block of Bridgetown Pike after a no-voice 911 call with fighting in the background was received around 2:40 a.m.

When police arrived, officers were met in the driveway by a male and female who were both screaming.  The male, Samuel Bullock, 63, of Langhorne, refused to comply with officer’s instructions and resisted officers’ attempts to take him in to custody, police said.

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An officer was injured on his knee and hand while attempting to take Bullock into custody, police said. The injured officer received treatment at Saint Mary Medical Center. 

Bullock had also injured the female in her knee and head, police said. 

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Bullock was transported to NTPD-HQ processed and charged with simple assault, terroristic threats, harassment and resisting arrest. He was arraigned and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of $20,000 bail. 


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