Shelter in place lifted in newtown township following police activity in residential neighborhood. For two hours sunday morning, residents in the headley development of newtown township were asked to shelter in place due to police activity. Newtown township, pa — a bucks county neighborhood sheltered in place sunday morning less than a day after a triple shooting in falls township left three dead. 3 men face firearms charges after investigation. This development comes shortly after a. A shelter in place in newtown township has been lifted, and police say there is no danger to the community. He was then taken into custody without incident. 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. 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.