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Police & Fire
SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect Captured By US Marshals
The suspect wanted for a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus earlier this month has been arrested by US Marshals on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Raphael Ezeamaka, 18, of Darby, was wanted for a triple shooting that happened on a SEPTA Route G bus at 700 South 57th Street on Tuesday, Oct. 8, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Ezeamaka was found in an apartment complex in Middletown, Delaware, according to a release by US Marshals. Marshals from both the Philadelphia and Wilmington offices knocked on apartment doors and soon Ezeamaka attempted to flee by jumping from a…
Police & Fire
Bloody Meat Cleaver Attack On SEPTA Bus Sends Man To Hospital: Philly Police
A 61-year-old man was hospitalized after being attacked by a meat cleaver-wielding passenger on a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia, police said. An officer parked in the 400 block of North Broad Street was told by a passerby that there was a man on a nearby bus armed with a machete, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. This attack happened at 2:23 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. When the officer approached the bus, he saw two Black men covered in blood and holding each other, police said. One of them was wielding a meat cleaver. The officer told the man to drop the cleaver, which he did, a…
Police & Fire
Photos Of Suspect Released In SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting (
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Photos have been released by the Philadelphia Police Department thinks is responsible for a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus, according to a new release by authorities on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Authorities are looking for help from the public in identifying the man pictured above. The police think he was involved in a shooting that injured three people on a SEPTA Route G bus at 4:33 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The shooting happened at 700 South 57th Street. You can watch a video of the scene in the player below: Daily Voice Pennsylvania The three people injured during the shooting inc…
Police & Fire
Patrol Car Rear-Ends SEPTA BUS: PA State Police
A police patrol car rear-ended a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority bus, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The crash happened on East Ridge Road before the intersection with Cosgrove Street in Trainer Borough at 11:32 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, PA State Police detailed in the release. The SEPTA bus was westbound and a Trainer Borough police Ford Interceptor, driven by Officer Jason Donnelly, was following behind, according to PSP Media Trooper Ryan Wolk. The patrol car's front bumper struck the rear bumper of the bus, Wolk explained. …
Police & Fire
Robbers Forced Victim To Stay On SEPTA Train, Police Say (
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Video from a SEPTA train shows multiple suspects stop a woman from fleeing before stealing her phone, Philadelphia police say. Authorities said it happened on the "El" train in West Philadelphia around noon on May 28. The suspects confronted the victim then prevented her from getting off the train when it stopped, according to police. They stole her phone then blocked her exit again to prevent her from chasing them, the video shows. SEPTA footage from PPD. PhiladelphiaPolice Police believe the suspects are teenagers. Anyone who can identify them is asked…
Traffic
Bus Hits Pedestrian In North Philadelphia: SEPTA
One person was hospitalized after being struck by a bus in Philadelphia's Hunting Park on Monday night, May 27. SEPTA said it happened near the corner of 13th Street and Erie Avenue around 9 p.m. The pedestrian was hit by the left side mirror of a Route 56 bus, according to transit officials. "The pedestrian was taken to the hospital in critical condition, however, the injuries are reported to be non-life threatening," a spokesperson said. No one on the bus was injured, they added.
Police & Fire
Four Stabbed On SEPTA Bus In Montgomery County: Authorities (
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A verbal argument on a SEPTA bus on Thursday night, May 23 led to four people being cut with a knife, Upper Merion police said in a release. It happened on a Route 99 bus near the Macy's at King of Prussia mall, according to investigators. Authorities said three teen girls and an adult woman began arguing when one of them threw a drink at another. The four began to fight and the adult woman "brandished a small pocket knife," cutting the teens and her own hands during the scuffle, police said. First responders found the teens at the scene and the adult woman behind a nearb…
News
Pedestrian Struck By SEPTA Train In Bucks County, Authorities Say
SEPTA's West Trenton Line was delayed Thursday morning, April 11 after a pedestrian was hit on the tracks in Feasterville-Trevose, transit officials told Daily Voice. SEPTA train 303 struck the pedestrian just south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Bridge around 7 a.m., a spokesperson confirmed. West Trenton: Service is operating with delays of up to 30 minutes due to a train striking a person. All trains will board on the outbound platforms between Neshaminy Falls and Noble Stations. — SEPTA (@SEPTA) April 11, 2024 Officials did not detail the victim's condition but 6abc repor…
Traffic
I-95 Closed In Philadelphia After Truck Hits Conrail Bridge
A portion of I-95 in Philadelphia will be closed for repairs to the Conrail bridge, after it was struck by a truck Monday afternoon, April 1. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) said the northbound side of the highway was be closed and detoured approaching the Betsy Ross Bridge/Aramingo Avenue Interchange beginning at 10 p.m. April 1. The highway was reduced to a single lane for several hours while Conrail bridge engineers conducted their inspection to establish an emergency repair plan. Service to the Atlantic City Rail Line was suspended amid the repairs. 1of2 Atl…
News
Pedestrian Killed By Train Near Delair Bridge: NJ Transit
One person was fatally struck by an Atlantic City Rail Line bound for Philadelphia early Monday, April 1, authorities told Daily Voice. Train 4608 departed Atlantic City at 4:11 a.m. and was due at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station at 5:47 a.m., but hit and killed a pedestrian near the Delair Bridge around 5:40 a.m., NJ Transit officials said. None of the passengers or crew onboard were hurt, authorities said. Service between Philadelphia 30th Street and Cherry Hill was shuttered Monday morning but has since resumed. NJ Transit rail tickets are being cro…
Police & Fire
One Teen Dead, Four People Hurt In North Philly SEPTA Bus Stop Shooting: Police (
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A teenager was killed and four others were hospitalized after a shooting near a SEPTA bus stop on Monday afternoon, March 4, authorities told Daily Voice. It happened at the corner of Broad Street and Godfrey Avenue around 3:45 p.m., police said. A gunman opened fire while commuters were boarding a parked bus. Dayemen Taylor, 17, was shot multiple times throughout the body and pronounced dead at Albert Einstein Medical Center, PPD said. Also hospitalized were: A 15-year-old boy with a graze wound to the right shoulder A 71-year-old woman shot in the forehead …
Police & Fire
Disturbing Video Shows Man Pushed Onto SEPTA Train Tracks
New footage shows the moment a West Philadelphia SEPTA commuter was shoved in front of an oncoming train Thursday evening, Jan. 4. The disturbing clip posted to X.com by user @PhillyCrimeUpd appears to show two men involved in a fight before one of them seems to push the other onto the tracks. (Warning: Graphic video below.) **VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED*****Video may be disturbing ** Philadelphia Video surfaces of a fight on SEPTA’s subway platform at 34th and Market A man is thrown onto the tracks in front of a moving train. The train could not be stopped in time an…
Police & Fire
Suspect Sought For Stabbing At Upper Darby SEPTA Station: Officials
One person is hurt after a stabbing at the 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby, SEPTA Police told Daily Voice. The attack happened around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 near the fare gates for the Market-Frankford Line, transit officials said. Investigators believe the suspect may have an eastbound Market-Frankford Line train, and SEPTA police said they are working with authorities in Upper Darby and Philadelphia to locate him. Commuters should expect "residual delays" on the Market-Frankford Line Tuesday morning due to police activity, they added. Anyone w…
Police & Fire
Slain SEPTA Driver ID'd As Abington Army Vet Bernard Gribbin
The SEPTA driver shot and killed on his route Thursday, Oct. 26 was identified as Abington resident and Army veteran Bernard Gribbin. Gribbin, a 12-year SEPTA employee, operating along Route 23 when they he was shot at the intersection of Germantown and Abbotsford avenues around 10:30 a.m., a SEPTA spokesperson said. He was taken to Einstein Medical Center where he died. My former colleague and classmate lost his life today doing his job of transporting people to and from their... Posted by Kareem Woodson on Thursday, October 26, 2023 Words can’t describe how I feel about this! I…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Train In Philadelphia: SEPTA
A SEPTA train hit and killed a pedestrian in Philadelphia Wednesday, March 1, transportation authorities told Daily Voice. It happened at about 1:15 p.m., SEPTA said. A person on the tracks near 30th Street was struck by a Market-Frankford Line train, and was later pronounced dead at the scene, they added. SEPTA officials said Wednesday afternoon that the matter "appears to be a suicide." Due to the accident, trolleys are not operating in the tunnel and are being diverted to 40th Street, transit authorities said. Shuttle buses are in operation taking passengers from 15th Street to 40th …
Police & Fire
SEPTA Rider Tapping Gun On Train Door In Fare Dispute Prompts Police Presence At Villanova
A fare dispute in which a man became angry and tapped a gun on the glass of a SEPTA train door before running away prompted a boosted police presence at Villanova University Tuesday, Feb. 14, officials said. The incident occurred on an inbound Norristown High Speed Line train at Villanova Station around 10:30 p.m., SEPTA spokesperson Kelly Greene said. "The male suspect got off the train and kicked the door," Greene said. "He then showed a gun and tapped it on the glass before running away." A statement from Villanova officials says the suspect got off at the Aldwyn Station and then r…
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Clears MontCo SEPTA Train: Police
Commuters in Montgomery County were evacuated from a SEPTA train Monday, Nov. 7 after officials received a warning of a bomb onboard, authorities say. Police in Lansdale Borough said an unknown man 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. Authorities responded to the West Main Street Transportation Center and evacuated a SEPTA R5 commuter train without incident, police said. The department was not immediately available for comment on Tuesday, Nov. 8.…
News
Train Car Catches Fire In Pittsburgh (
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Half a dozen people were inside a railcar when it catch fire on Wednesday, August 31, authorities say. The fire broke out between the T station and the South Hills Village light rail station around 2 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Regional Transit. The fire was caused by overhead powering, PRT says. All six people aboard the car escaped unharmed, according to PRT. The light rail service was briefly suspended from Washington Junction to South Hills Village station. UPDATE: Red and Blue light-rail cars will be traveling inbound AND outbound on the inbound tracks between South Hills …
News
Covid-
19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on the Department of Justice to proceed with an appeal after a federal judge struck down President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for public transportation settings. Following the announcement of the judgment, the CDC issued a statement advising that the agency is continuing to advise that all Americans continue to mask up while using public transportation, despite the ruling. Original story - COVID-19: Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate For Travel According to the CDC, officials “continue to recommend that people west mask…
News
TSA Drops Mask Mandate For Planes, Public Transit... For Now
Face masks will no longer be enforced on airplanes and other modes of public transport after a federal judge ruled the order unconstitutional Monday, April 18. The decision comes after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle said in a 59-page decision that the CDC overstepped its authority by enforcing the 14-month directive. The Biden administration was in the process of reviewing and deciding whether or not to appeal it as of Monday evening, multiple news outlets report. The Amtrak rail system and TSA both rescinded the mandate, but the CDC – which extended the mask mandate through …
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SEPTA Bus In Philadelphia: Police
A teen bicyclist died after being hit by a SEPTA bus in South Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 16, authorities said. At around 7:35 p.m., two "juveniles" were standing in the middle of Penrose Avenue near Hartranft Street when one of them spotted an incoming SEPTA bus, Philadelphia police said. One of them was able to get away on their bicycle. The bus driver braked and tried to swerve, but failed and struck the remaining bicyclist, police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:55 p.m. The victim was later identified as 13-year-old Nicolas Ritter, according to polic…
Police & Fire
SEPTA Transit Officer Charged In Taser Assault Of 'Disruptive' Bus Passenger
A former SEPTA transit officer was charged after he deployed his Taser device on a passenger without giving them the opportunity to comply with his demands to exit the bus, authorities said. Floyd Whitaker, 59, of Laurel Springs, NJ, was charged with simple assault, unlawful use of an incapacitation device, recklessly endangering another person, and official oppression, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. The incident occurred on April 12, 2021, around 4 a.m., at the Frankford Transportation Center, when a driver requested assistance with a disruptive passenger, t…
Police & Fire
SEPTA Police Probe Train Assault Captured On Video: Report
Police in Philadelphia are investigating after a video showed an apparent assault on a SEPTA train Wednesday afternoon, 6abc reports. A group of three girls were caught on video shouting obscenities at another group before punching and kicking a girl on the Broad Street Line train near Erie station, the news outlet says. SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel told 6abc that they are closer to identifying the people involved in the assault. Click here for the full story from 6abc.
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Train In Trenton
A man was struck and killed by New Jersey Transit train Saturday afternoon in Trenton, authorities said. The River Line light rail train that left the Waterfront Entertainment Center in Camden at 1:44 p.m., struck the pedestrian at the S Broad Street crossing at 2:52 p.m., NJT spokesman Everett Merrill said. None of the 30 passengers nor the operator were injured. Service was suspended between Trenton and Bordentown with bus service provided as of 5 p.m. The victim was not identified and NJT police were investigating.
Police & Fire
Onlookers Did Nothing To Stop SEPTA Train Rape, Police Say
A Philadelphia man was arrested for raping a woman on a commuter train as other passengers did nothing, authorities said. Surveillance footage caught Fiston Ngoy, 35, was caught assaulting the woman on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train toward Upper Darby Wednesday night, local police said. A SEPTA employee called 911 as other passengers did nothing to intervene, according to Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt. Ngoy was arrested at 69th Street around 11 p.m., on charges of assault and rape. The victim was being treated at a local …
News
PA Mask Mandate Will End By June 28, Says Health Sec.
The Pennsylvania Secretary of Health has announced a firm end date to the state mask mandate--June 28. “Pennsylvanians are realizing they have the power to stop COVID-19 and that they are stepping up to get vaccinated,” Beam said on Thursday. 70% of Pennsylanian adults have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 53% of adults in the state are fully vaccinated as of noon on Thursday. The mask mandate will end June 28 whether or not the state reaches 70% of adults being fully vaccinated. “It will be lifted June 28. We want it to be something to motivate folks to go get vaccina…
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