Crime & Safety
UPDATE: SEPTA Resumes Service In Doylestown After Officer Injured
The officer, with the Morrisville Police Department, was helping with a drug investigation near the train station.
A police officer from Bucks County was injured after an electrical shock in Doylestown.
The officer, from the Morrisville Borough Police Department, came into contact with live wires near the SEPTA station in Doylestown around 3 p.m., 6ABC reported. He reportedly sustained a burn injury on his arm.
As of 4:30 p.m. trains were not operating between Link Belt and Doylestown due to the police activity. Trains have since resumed service.
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The officer was assisting in a drug investigation at the time of his injury.
According to NBC10, authorities were searching for a suspect they believed was transporting heroin into Doylestown on SEPTA trains when the officer was shocked.
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The officer was transported to Doylestown Hospital and then to Temple University Hospital.
No word on his condition.
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