Crime & Safety
20-Year-Old Robbed Newtown 7-Eleven During Crime Spree: Cops
The man charged with robbing the Newtown 7-Eleven is accused in several other area robberies, police say.

NEWTOWN, PA — A 20-year-old Bucks County man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at the Newtown Township 7-Eleven, authorities announced. Shane Wilcox-Wallace was arraigned Dec. 11 on charges of robbery in connection with the March 30 robbery, police said.
Wilcox-Wallace is already facing numerous charges in connection with three armed robberies and a gunpoint Craigstlist robbery in Bucks County earlier this year.
Authorities allege he robbed a victim at gunpoint on Street and Davisville roads in Warminster Township this spring after scheduling the meet up for a Craigslist transaction. Wilcox-Wallace and two teen accomplices are also charged in connection with three armed robberies in Bucks County. Police allege they robbed two 7-Elevens in Bensalem, then robbed a Warminster Sunoco on April 7.
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He's also charged with robbery by the Central Bucks Regional Police Department in connection with a Jan. 14 offense, court records show.
The March 30 robbery in Newtown happened around 2:25 a.m. Police allege Wilcox-Wallace displayed a handgun as he approved the employee. He demanded cash, then fled on foot towards Richboro Road. Police could not locate him upon arrival.
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