UPDATED: 10:01 p.m., Wednesday:
Two homes were raided and one teenager was arrested as part of a series of investigations in Bristol Borough Wednesday.
Bristol Borough police, the multi-agency Bucks County South Emergency Response Team, and the U.S. Marshals Service first hit a home in the 900 block of Beaver Street just past 9 a.m.
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At the home, they were seeking a 17-year-old boy wanted for a Mercer County, New Jersey robbery. They located the teen and took him into custody, authorities said.
Heavily-armed officers and deputy marshals in armored vehicles then traveled to a home in the 900 block of Spring Street and executed a search warrant, authorities said.
The homes on Beaver and Spring streets were searched as part of a parallel investigation out of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, according to Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Rob Clark.
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The heavy police activity in Bristol Borough was seen throughout the morning, but it began to cool down by late afternoon.
Clark said the tactical teams and were brought in because of concerns the 17-year-old boy had “significant weapons at this disposal.”
Original Story:
A law enforcement operation was underway in Bristol Borough Wednesday.
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Federal and local law enforcement gathered in the parking lot of the Burger King at Route 13 and Beaver Street starting after dawn, according to residents.
Just after 9 a.m., a multi-agency tactical team and federal law enforcement went to the 900 block of Beaver Street and raided a home, according to neighbors.
About an hour after the operation started, Beaver Street had started to open up, but police remained on the scene.
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A 17-year-old boy wanted for robbery out of Mercer County, New Jersey was arrested by the tactical team and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to Rob Clark, a supervisory deputy marshal.
The raid also was part of a Mercer County investigation that is running parallel. Search warrants were being executed in the area, Clark said.
“Everything is safe in the neighborhood, and there will be a police presence for several more hours,” Bristol Borough Chief of Police Joe Moors told LevittownNow.com at 10 a.m.
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Law enforcement expected to release more information later in the day.
Officers from Bensalem Township, Bristol Borough, Bristol Township, and Falls Township were spotted at the scene along with the U.S. Marshals Service and New Jersey law enforcement.
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