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SEPTA Bus Hit-And-Run Crash In Philly Possibly Caused By Car Chase: Report SEPTA Bus Hit-And-Run Crash In Philly Possibly Caused By Car Chase: Report
SEPTA Bus Hit-And-Run Crash In Philly Possibly Caused By Car Chase: Report A hit-and-run crash involving a Philadelphia SEPTA bus may have been the result of a car chase, according to a report. Police responded to a call about a vehicle being chased and shot at on Broad Street at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, an NBC10 News report states.  Instead, officers found that a vehicle had crashed into a SEPTA bus at the intersection of Broad and West Rockland streets, according to the NBC10 report. There were no passengers on the bus at the time and the driver was uninjured. The occupants of the vehicle fled the scene on foot, the report states. The exact numbe…
Man In Critical Condition After Shooting On Philly SEPTA Platform: Police Man In Critical Condition After Shooting On Philly SEPTA Platform: Police
Man In Critical Condition After Shooting On Philly SEPTA Platform: Police A 68-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot on a SEPTA platform in Philadelphia on Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to police. Officers responded to reports of a shooting on the northbound platform of the Broad Street Line in the 500 block of South Broad Street at 11:49 p.m., the Philadelphia Police Department said in a news release. The man was found suffering from a single gunshot wound to the stomach, according to police. He was taken to Jefferson Center City Hospital in critical condition. One firearm was recovered by the Special Investigations Group and someone was arrested…
SEPTA Fare Increases, Service Cuts Could Happen To Transit Agencies Statewide: PA State Rep SEPTA Fare Increases, Service Cuts Could Happen To Transit Agencies Statewide: PA State Rep
SEPTA Fare Increases, Service Cuts Could Happen To Transit Agencies Statewide: PA State Rep SEPTA is proposing major fare increases and cutting services due to budget problems, something that could soon happen to transit agencies across Pennsylvania, according to a state House representative. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority announced significant fare increases and cuts to several of its services via a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 12.  The rising fare prices and service cuts are being made to help address the agency's $240 million annual budget deficit, the news release states. Public hearings on the proposed changes will be held Friday, Dec. 13. "With no pro…
SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect Captured By US Marshals SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect Captured By US Marshals
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…
Bloody Meat Cleaver Attack On SEPTA Bus Sends Man To Hospital: Philly Police Bloody Meat Cleaver Attack On SEPTA Bus Sends Man To Hospital: Philly Police
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…
SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect ID'd: Police (UPDATE) SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect ID'd: Police (UPDATE)
SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting Suspect ID'd: Police (Update) The name of the suspect wanted for a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus earlier this month has been released by police on Saturday, Oct. 12. Raphael Ezeamaka, 18, of Darby, is 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 is thought to frequent the Southwest, West, and South Philadelphia areas, according to police. He is wanted for Aggravated Assault, Illegal Possession of a Firearm, and related offenses, police said. Photos of Ezeamaka had been released by the …
Photos Of Suspect Released In SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting (VIDEO) Photos Of Suspect Released In SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting (VIDEO)
Photos Of Suspect Released In SEPTA Bus Triple Shooting (Video) 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 ID Armed Carjackers Who Stole Vehicle With Infant In Upper Darby: 'Armed And Dangerous' Police ID Armed Carjackers Who Stole Vehicle With Infant In Upper Darby: 'Armed And Dangerous'
Police ID Armed Carjackers Who Stole Vehicle With Infant In Upper Darby: 'Armed And Dangerous' Police have identified two suspects at large following an armed carjacking in which a vehicle was taken with an infant inside in Upper Darby Friday afternoon, Aug. 30. Phillis Fugah, 23, from Upper Darby, and Ian Dean, 21, of Philadelphia, approached a man waiting for his wife on West Chester Pike around 3:10 p.m., UDPD Superintendent Timothy M. Bernhardt said. "During a struggle, the suspects managed to take the vehicle, unaware that a 2-month-old child was still inside," Bernhardt said. As the suspect fled west on West Chester Pike, they realized police were pursuing them and abando…
Robbers Forced Victim To Stay On SEPTA Train, Police Say (VIDEO) Robbers Forced Victim To Stay On SEPTA Train, Police Say (VIDEO)
Robbers Forced Victim To Stay On SEPTA Train, Police Say (Video) 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…
Bus Hits Pedestrian In North Philadelphia: SEPTA Bus Hits Pedestrian In North Philadelphia: SEPTA
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. 
Four Stabbed On SEPTA Bus In Montgomery County: Authorities (UPDATED) Four Stabbed On SEPTA Bus In Montgomery County: Authorities (UPDATED)
Four Stabbed On SEPTA Bus In Montgomery County: Authorities (Updated) 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…