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Officer hit and injured by illegal dirt bike in Northeast Philadelphia

A Philadelphia motorcycle officer is recovering after he was hit by an illegal dirt bike. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Stanwood and Leon streets. Investigators say the police sergeant was on patrol on his bike when the dirt bike ran a stop sign and hit him. The officer suffered a leg injury but is expected to be okay. The 22-year-old dirt bike driver was taken into custody.
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