Crime & Safety
Gun Pulled on Homeland Security Officer, Police Say
Police say the officer was talking to a driver who had been driving erratically.
A man pulled a gun on an off-duty Homeland Security officer in the 7100 block of Emlen Street on May 14, police said.
The Homeland Security Officer witnessed a vehicle driving erratically at the intersection of Emlen and Cresheim Valley Road, police said.
The officer pulled alongside the erratic vehicle and asked if everything was OK, police said.
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The driver of the erratic vehicle called the officer a name and then reached for a semi-automatic handgun, police said.
The officer fled the scene and reported the incident to the police.
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