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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
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Train In Trenton Man Killed By Train In Trenton
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.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Onlookers Did Nothing To Stop SEPTA Train Rape, Police Say Onlookers Did Nothing To Stop SEPTA Train Rape, Police Say
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 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Mask Mandate Will End By June 28, Says Health Sec. PA Mask Mandate Will End By June 28, Says Health Sec.
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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by Jillian Pikora