Hilltown Twp. Police announce shelter-in-place alert mistakenly sent to a larger portion of township

HILLTOWN TWP., PA -

Hilltown Township Police said a shelter-in-place alert meant for a particular housing development was mistakenly sent out to a larger portion of the township in Bucks County.

The following was an announcement on their social media page:

Good evening residents,

There was a large police presence in the Centennial Ridge Community. As a precaution to this a situation a shelter in place was issued.

The shelter in place was supposed to be for this community only. It was mistakenly sent out to a larger portion

Hilltown Township Police

of our township.

The situation in Centennial Ridge has resolved peacefully. We apologize for any disruption this had caused to your Sunday.