Crime & Safety
Police Process Scene of Armed Standoff
Investigators are expected to remain on scene in the Doylestown Township neighborhood of Doylestown Lea through Tuesday.
Investigators from the Bucks County District Attorney’s office and several local police departments are expected to return to 25 Bittersweet Drive Tuesday morning to begin processing the home which turned into a crime scene .
As of Monday afternoon, police had discovered more than 118 bullet holes believed to have been fired by , the suspect in the Father’s Day standoff, Pennridge Regional Police Department Chief David Mettin said. More bullet strike marks were anticipated to be found as the investigation continues.
Police personnel began processing the crime scene surrounding 25 Bittersweet Drive in Doylestown shortly after a bomb squad from the state police and a SWAT team deemed the house safe in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, Mettin told reporters.
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During the late morning and early afternoon hours, authorities worked using metal detectors to search for any bullets that were fired and lodged in neighbors' lawns.
The investigators processed four vehicles - a Doylestown Township patrol car, a Doylestown Borough police SUV, a Bearcat tactical armored unit, and a white volkswagen - that were struck by gunfire during the Father’s Day incident. Police also took measurements, photos and notes on several homes that were damaged during the gun battle.
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The crime scene team will begin processing the inside of 25 Bittersweet Drive Tuesday, Mettin said. The residential intersection of Bittersweet Drive and Windsor Way is expected to be reopened at that time.
Neighbors and curious area residents watched as police collected data and evidence under the gray sky on Monday.
"It was close to me, and it’s something very interesting to watch," said Loraine Voit, who traveled from Chalfont. "This stuff doesn't happen all that often in Bucks County."
Yellow tape and patrol officers kept the neighborhood residents - many of whom were children who are finished school for the summer - and bystanders from getting too close to the "active crime scene," as one officer called it.
As the afternoon progressed, the crowds dwindled as investigators continued to gather evidence to aid prosecutors in their case against Klementovich.
The 42-year-old police officer was being held Monday in the Bucks County Prison on $1 million bail.
