— a shelter in place in newtown township has been lifted, and police say there is no danger to the community. According to police, they responded to a domestic incident sunday. 3 men face firearms charges after investigation. Shelter in place alert in newtown township 3/17 sunday morning. Does anyone know what's going on? An order by bucks county law enforcement officials for residents in newtown township to shelter in place early sunday morning ended a little more than two hours after it started. Several people have been shot after gunfire erupted in a suburban philadelphia township; Residents told to shelter in their homes. — newtown township, pa. — a heavy police presence in the city of washington has public safety officials urging residents to shelter in place. — for two hours sunday morning, residents in the headley development of newtown township were asked to shelter in place due to police activity. Motorists were also asked to. — given the potential threat, authorities issued a shelter in place order for the area. The alerts were sent via text message, social media, and through the homeowners association.
