Last week for about four hours Pennsylvania State and and Bensalem Police searched the area surrounding the I-95 Street Road-Bristol Pike exit for two suspects after they fled on foot, then taken into custody and charged with a number of drug related offenses. This Wednesday night, Bensalem residents, around 9 p.m., reported seeing about a “half dozen” police officers searching an area close to a local community park.
Locals reported seeing police on Bridgewater Road near Struble Park searching for something, one commenter said on a Bensalem specific Meta page.
Helicopters and drones were also reportedly scanning the area from the skies above with spotlights activated.
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Sergeant Glenn Vandegrift explained the reason for the search and its happy outcome.
“A 12-year-old special needs student walked away from teachers at dismissal time. We allocated every resource to assist with the search and he was located a short time later on Richlieu Road by a police officer. He was returned to the school and reunited with his mother.”
A rare, yet elusive happy ending, in real life came to fruition last night in Bensalem.