UPDATE - Washington Crossing Road (Route 532) is open.  Newtown, PA - Washington Crossing Road (Route 532) is closed between Durham Road and Lakeview Drive for a utility pole down in the roadway.  We will update this post when the road is reopened. 

March 8, 2026 At approximately 3:45 pm, Newtown Township Police responded to a residence in Wrightstown for the report of a domestic dispute.  Based on the officer’s investigation, one party was placed under arrest, processed, and arraigned for simple assault. March 9, 20...

The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bucks County DUI Task Force have announced a multi-jurisdictional sobriety checkpoint scheduled for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day weekend. Beginning Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. and continuing until Sunday, Ma...

Based on continued requests for information from the public and media outlets, the Newtown Township Police Department is providing the following community information regarding the department’s involvement with the active FBI investigation into the events that occurred in New ...

Newtown, PA - Members of the Newtown Township Police Department are currently assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with an investigation within the township. Residents may notice an increased law enforcement presence in the area of Stoopville Road & Clymer S...

March 3, 2026 At approximately 3:30 pm police were dispatched to a business in the Newtown Industrial Commons for the report of a bomb threat. Officers secured the area, and Middletown Township Police Department’s explosive-detecting K9s conducted an exterior and interior swee...

Newtown Township, PA - Faces of the Newtown Township Police Department, Community Connection Spotlight 🚔 ✨ Officer Lauren Mistic grew up in the area and joined the Newtown Township Police Department in March of 2021. She is a member of the Bucks County Major Incident Resp...

February 20, 2026 At approximately 10:25 am a Newtown Township resident contacted police to report a scam attempt. She received an email from someone claiming to have access to her phone with evidence of her wrongdoings. They threatened to send that evidence to all of her frie...

Update - The road is now reopened. Thank you for your patience. Wrightstown Township, PA - February 24, 2026, at approximately 11:48 am, Newtown Police responded to a 2 vehicle crash with injuries on Second Street Pike between Swamp Road and Twining Road (Northampton Township)...

Newtown Township, PA - 🚔❄️ Winter Storm Hernando ❄️🚔 The officers of the Newtown Township Police Department are prepared to serve and protect our community throughout Winter Storm Hernando. As the snow begins to fall, we ask for your cooperation to help keep everyone safe...