Credit: Neal K Sanderson
A Falls Township police officer pursuing a retail theft suspect was in serious condition at St. Mary Medical Center following a crash.
Police said the officer was pursuing a vehicle linked to a reported retail theft at the Best Buy on Commerce Boulevard around 6:45 p.m. when the officer was involved in a wreck with a civilian’s vehicle at Oxford Valley Road and the shopping center.
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As of 10:30 p.m., police told LevittownNow.com that the officer was admitted to St. Mary Medical Center’s trauma center in serious condition and the civilian was taken to the Middletown hospital in unknown condition.
Lt. Hank Ward said police were not releasing the officer’s name as some members of his family had not yet been notified.
The fleeing vehicle did not stop before the crash when the officer attempted to pull it over, police said.
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The suspect vehicle was last seen heading toward Route 1.
Authorities said four people were taken to the police station for questioning.
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According to Ward, the initial information indicates the civilian’s vehicle may have turned in front of the officer.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call police at 215-949-9100.
