Crime & Safety

Homeless Lakewood Man Arrested With 'Large' Knife At PA Work Site

A homeless man from Lakewood was arrested ​after he was found with a "large" knife at a Bucks County, PA construction site, police say.

A currently homeless man from Lakewood was arrested after police found him with a "large" kitchen knife at a Bucks County, Pa. construction site on Monday, Lower Makefield Police said.

Police believe Uladzislau Dudkim, 33, was attempting to steal from the Scudder Falls Bridge construction site or workers' vehicles. Dudkim has a history of burglary and trespassing charges, authorities say.

When police located him, he was in possession of two house keys, which he allegedly tried to discard along the Delaware Canal Path.

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He was arrested with assistance from officers from Yardley and Upper Makefield. Dudkim has been charged with defiant trespass, prohibitive offensive weapons and related charges.

He is currently being held at Bucks County Prison after being unable to make bail, which was set at 10 percent of $200,000.

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A preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 6, court records show.

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