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SEPTA Police Probe Train Assault Captured On Video: Report SEPTA Police Probe Train Assault Captured On Video: Report
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.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Philly Transit Union Seeks Chief's Resignation After Worker Beat Unconscious By Thugs (VIDEO) Philly Transit Union Seeks Chief's Resignation After Worker Beat Unconscious By Thugs (VIDEO)
Philly Transit Union Seeks Chief's Resignation After Worker Beat Unconscious By Thugs (Video) The Philadelphia Transit Workers Union is calling for the resignation of Transit Police Chief Thomas Nestel following the senseless beating of a helpless worker Monday. Newly-released surveillance footage shows a group of about a dozen hoodie-clad individuals punching the 55-year-old worker at the 15th Street/City Hall subway station. The thugs continued kicking the man until he falls to the ground, and goes unconscious. The employee reportedly suffered a concussion as a result of the incident. "SEPTA’s transit police department is severely understaffed," SEPTA Transpo…

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by Cecilia Levine