Man Had Oxycodone, Threatened To Harm Self: Yardley PD

YARDLEY, PA — Police in Yardley have arrested a man they say had 27 Oxycodone pills and a knife and had threatened to harm himself.

The incident happened at 1:16 p.m. on Wednesday on the 100 block of North Main Street.

According to Yardley Borough Police, an officer, assisted by Lower Makefield Township Police officers, was called to a report of a man threatening to harm himself. The man was located in a driveway at a nearby property.

While investigating, police found the man had 27 pills of Oxycodone, a knife and other drug paraphernalia.

The 40-year-old man, who is from Ewing, N.J., was arrested and taken to a local medical facility where he was admitted for evaluation, police said. He has been charged with possession of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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