BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Friday night it was calm and quiet in the area of Lehigh and 12th streets in Bethlehem Township. Neighbors say that’s the way it normally is.

Paul Smith and his wife just moved to the area two months ago.

“It’s been a very quiet neighborhood,” he said.

Doris Houser has lived in the area for longer, and says the same.

“Up here it’s quiet,” she said. “But this is a mainly older neighborhood also.”

Just the night before though, the likes of the bomb squad, FBI, local police and fire departments and more agencies flooded the area. 

“A truck came by, I thought for sure it would be an ambulance,” Smith said. “And I noticed it said bomb squad on the side.”

“It’s kind of crazy,” Houser said.

Police say 69-year-old Daniel Bissey had been arrested two nights prior, on Tuesday.

According to an affidavit, Bissey got mad at his wife about a can of food in the sink, and after arguing, he allegedly threw the can at her face, injuring her nose. The papers say he then injured her shoulder.

Bissey allegedly said “I am going to kill everyone” multiple times, before holding a 9-millimeter hand gun, while watching his wife pack. The affidavit says his daughter and granddaughter — a minor — were there as well.

Bissey also allegedly said that he had “200 bullets which is more than the number of cops.”

That same night, police took more than 20 firearms from his home, according to the Bethlehem Township Police Department’s Facebook post. 

And fast-forward two nights later to Thursday night, when crews discovered and removed “quantities of explosive devices and materials” from the home, as well as several more firearms, the police department’s post says.

“I wouldn’t say I’m worried,” Smith said. “One-offs do happen.”

“The amount of weapons, explosives,” Houser said. “Yeah. That is a little bit scary.”

Bissey is currently at the Northampton County prison, facing domestic violence-related charges of Simple Assault, Reckless Endangerment to Another Person and Terroristic Threats, which police say included threats to law enforcement officers.

He is due in court on January 26.