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Suspect Sought For Stabbing At Upper Darby SEPTA Station: Officials Suspect Sought For Stabbing At Upper Darby SEPTA Station: Officials
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…

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by Mac Bullock
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Slain SEPTA Driver ID'd As Abington Army Vet Bernard Gribbin Slain SEPTA Driver ID'd As Abington Army Vet Bernard Gribbin
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…

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by Mac Bullock & Cecilia Levine
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SEPTA Driver Shot Dead On Duty, Suspect In Custody: Authorities SEPTA Driver Shot Dead On Duty, Suspect In Custody: Authorities
SEPTA Driver Shot Dead On Duty, Suspect In Custody: Authorities A SEPTA driver was shot and killed on their route Thursday morning, Oct. 26, and authorities believe they have the shooter in custody, transit authorities told Daily Voice.  The victim was driving Route 23 when they were shot at the intersection of Germantown and Abbotsford avenues around 10:30 a.m., a SEPTA spokesperson said.  They were taken to Einstein Medical Center where they succumbed to their wounds.  SEPTA did not identify the driver but said they were a 12-year employee.  "An investigation into this incident by SEPTA Transit Police and Philadelphia P…

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by Mac Bullock
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SEPTA Transit Officer Charged In Taser Assault Of 'Disruptive' Bus Passenger SEPTA Transit Officer Charged In Taser Assault Of 'Disruptive' Bus Passenger
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…

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by Nicole Acosta