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MontCo SEPTA Bomb Threat Suspect Was In Mental Health Crisis: Report MontCo SEPTA Bomb Threat Suspect Was In Mental Health Crisis: Report
MontCo SEPTA Bomb Threat Suspect Was In Mental Health Crisis: Report The Montgomery County man arrested for threatening to bomb a SEPTA train told police he was in the middle of a mental health crisis when he made the call, NorthPennNow.com reports.  Roy Robson, 35, of Ambler is charged with three felonies in connection with the Monday, Nov. 7 bomb threat, the outlet wrote, citing a criminal complaint filed in county court.  Police in Lansdale Borough said a man later identified as Robson called 911 just after 3 p.m., claiming he had an explosive device on a northbound SEPTA train and that he "intended to blow the train up," the department said. A…
SEPTA Train Derails After More Than Two Dozen Board, Suspending Trenton Services: Reports SEPTA Train Derails After More Than Two Dozen Board, Suspending Trenton Services: Reports
SEPTA Train Derails After More Than Two Dozen Board, Suspending Trenton Services: Reports A SEPTA train with more than two dozen passengers derailed and suspended transportation services in Trenton on Wednesday, Sept. 28, reports say. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train had just departed from the Trenton Transportation Center and was traveling slowly when it derailed not long after 11 a.m., NJ.com reported citing company spokesperson Andrew Busch. A photo from Fox29 showed at least two of the train cars off their tracks. No injuries had been reported. While most SEPTA services in Trenton remained suspended in both directions as a result of equipment i…
Philadelphia Police Release Footage Of Suspect In Fatal SEPTA Shooting Philadelphia Police Release Footage Of Suspect In Fatal SEPTA Shooting
Philadelphia Police Release Footage Of Suspect In Fatal SEPTA Shooting Police in Philadelphia have released footage of the suspect wanted in a deadly SEPTA station shooting and are offering a reward of up to $20,000 for anyone who can provide information leading to an arrest and conviction. Two men got into a fight on the trolley platform at 1900 Market Street around 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, police said. During the altercation, one male pulled a handgun from his waistband and shot the other several times, killing him. The offender fled up to the 1900 block of Market Street and was lost in the area. Several cameras throughout the subway system capture…
Suspect Who Raped Woman Trying On Clothes At SEPTA Station In Custody: Police Suspect Who Raped Woman Trying On Clothes At SEPTA Station In Custody: Police
Suspect Who Raped Woman Trying On Clothes At SEPTA Station In Custody: Police A person of interest in a SEPTA station gunpoint rape was in custody as of Wednesday, July 20, police in Philadelphia said. The suspect, described as being a 5-foot-6, light-skinned male in his 20s, raped the female victim at gunpoint on a bench at the Broad Street and Snyder Avenue station around 4:45 a.m. Monday, July 18, police said.  She had been trying on clothes that her boyfriend bought her while on the platform in the moments leading up to the rape, police said. Details were expected to be released later in the day.
Missing PA Woman With Ties To NJ Found Safe (UPDATE) Missing PA Woman With Ties To NJ Found Safe (UPDATE)
Missing PA Woman With Ties To NJ Found Safe (Update) UPDATE: Shakuntalaben Patel, 71, was found safe. ***Original story below*** Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman with dementia. Shakuntalaben Patel, 71, was last seen walking away from her Pintail Court home in Bensalem just before 9 a.m. on Monday, June 28, local police said. She needs to take daily medication for her dementia, police said.  Patel also has family in Trenton and Edison, NJ, and may have gotten on a SEPTA bus, they added. Patel stands 5'0" tall and weighs 70 pounds. She has salt and pepper hair pulled back in a ponyta…
3 Dead In Philadelphia SEPTA Station Crash 3 Dead In Philadelphia SEPTA Station Crash
3 Dead In Philadelphia SEPTA Station Crash Three people died in a crash at a Philadelphia SEPTA station early Tuesday, May 10, 6abc reports. The driver of a speeding SUV went over a curb and struck three pedestrians on the sidewalk before crashing into the Allegheny Station and going up in flames around 2:45 a.m., the outlet says. The driver and two pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlet. A third pedestrian was taken to a local hospital where he is expected to survive. Trains were bypassing the Allegheny Station while police were on the scene, SEPTA said on Twitter.  Train service resumed just befor…
Hero SEPTA Officer Kills Gunman In Shootout: Report Hero SEPTA Officer Kills Gunman In Shootout: Report
Hero SEPTA Officer Kills Gunman In Shootout: Report A 28-year-old SEPTA transit officer was being hailed as a hero for protecting his colleague from a gunman who struck him and a pair of innocent bystanders earlier this week. Ervis Onuzi, 28, shot and killed the gunman near Leiper and Arrott Streets around 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, CBS3 reports.  Initial reports said the 18-year-old gunman, Zyhiem Hartman, died by suicide after striking two innocent bystanders, then the officer. However, an autopsy shows that he actually died of a gunshot fired by Onuzi, who was being recognized around the world for his courage. This is SEPTA SWAT Ofc…
Philadelphia PD: Man With Distinctive Walk Arrested In Rape Of Woman, 55, In Center City Macy's Philadelphia PD: Man With Distinctive Walk Arrested In Rape Of Woman, 55, In Center City Macy's
Philadelphia PD: Man With Distinctive Walk Arrested In Rape Of Woman, 55, In Center City Macy's A suspect wanted for raping a 55-year-old woman inside of the Center City Macy's store was arrested Wednesday, Philadelphia police said. Jaleel Uqdah's distinctive walk helped identify him before he was taken into custody from his Philadelphia home, police said. The 22-year-old man went into the store at 11:11 and waited nearly 20 minutes inside of the third-floor women's bathroom before the victim walked in, according to Philadelphia Police Capt. Mark Burgmann. Uqdah threatened to stab the woman and robbed her before he fled underground and hopped on the Market-Frankford El, Bur…