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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Man Electrocuted After Falling Onto SEPTA Tracks, Officials Say
One man has died after falling onto train tracks in Center Philadelphia and being electrocuted early Monday morning, Feb. 26, SEPTA told Daily Voice. It happened at City Hall Station on the Broad Street Line around 2:30 a.m., a spokesperson said. The victim was electrocuted after touching the third rail, according to officials. His name was not reported and the matter remains under investigation.
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
SEPTA Commuter Attacked With Hatchet During Robbery, Police Say
One suspect is in custody after a SEPTA commuter was attacked with a hatchet in Center City early Sunday morning, Feb. 25, city police told Daily Voice. Kenneth Rogers, 28, is charged with aggravated assault and related counts, according to authorities. Police said it happened at the SEPTA station at 8th and Market streets around 1:15 a.m. A 46-year-old man was attacked from behind and struck on the head with a hatchet during an apparent robbery attempt, officials said. When the victim told Rogers he only had a dollar, police said the 28-year-old attacked him again. …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Hundreds Of Commuters Briefly Stranded In SEPTA Debacle
Some 250 Philadelphia commuters were left stranded on a "dead" track in West Philadelphia Thursday morning, Feb. 22, transit authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. It happened during the morning rush hour around 7:30 a.m., SEPTA said. "Amtrak mistakenly routed a Center City-bound SEPTA Regional Rail train to a dead track that was not receiving power," a spokesperson wrote. The marooned passengers were rescued when a second train was brought in and shuttled them to 30th Street Station, SEPTA said. No one was injured and there was "never a chance of a collision," the spokes…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Two Teens Arrested After 16-Year-Old Shot In Head At SEPTA Station: Police (
Updated
)
(Note: This story has been updated with new information from Philadelphia police.) One teenager is in critical condition and two others are in custody after shots rang out at a SEPTA station in Center City Philadelphia Thursday night, Jan. 11, police told Daily Voice. The 16-year-old victim was hit once in the head on the westbound platform of the 15th Street Station around 9:30 p.m., according to PPD. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital in critical condition, police said. Officers heard the shots and arrested two teenage suspects at the scene, police said. A weapon w…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Norristown Woman Was DUI In SEPTA Crash That Killed Her Baby: Montco DA
A 35-year-old Norristown resident is charged with homicide by vehicle and driving under the influence after a wreck that killed her 14-month-old son, prosecutors say. Arbetina Johnson-Lowery hit a stopped SEPTA bus near Old Arch Road and E. Johnson Highway on Sept. 30, 2023, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Detectives said the westbound bus had stopped to unload passengers when Johnson-Lowery, headed east on the highway, clipped the bumper of a car in front of her and then slammed into the bus' driver's side. Her baby, "found by witnesse…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Manslaughter Charges After Fight Ends With Man Hit By SEPTA Train: Police
A 40-year-old is charged with involuntary manslaughter after he was involved in a fight that ended with a man being hit by a SEPTA train, according to police. Chaz Wearing was taken into custody near 40th & Market Street by SEPTA police on Thursday evening, Jan. 4, authorities said. The fight happened at the 34th and Market Street platform around 4:30 p.m., police said previously. (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 an…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
SEPTA Train Strike Kills Man After Fight Flings Him Onto Tracks
A man was fatally struck by a SEPTA train following a fight in University City on Thursday afternoon, Philadelphia Police told Daily Voice. The "unusual incident" began with a fight between two men at 34th and Market Street down to the eastbound platform of the 34th Street subway station, Officer Tanya Little said. As a result of the fight, a "white man" fell onto the tracks and was hit by a SEPTA train at 4:36 p.m. on Jan. 4, Little explained. Medics arrived but ultimately he was pronounced dead at 5:42 p.m. According to Little "no apprehensions" have been made as of 7:30…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Macy's Workers Tried To Thwart Thief Before Deadly Stabbing: PPD (
Updated
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The knife-wielding attacker that left one Macy's employee dead and sent another to the hospital Monday morning was trying to rob the store, according to Philadelphia police. Two security guards were stabbed at the 1300 Market Street store around 11 a.m. on Dec. 4, Daily Voice reported previously. At a press conference Monday afternoon, interim PPD Commissioner John Stanford said the suspect tried stealing hats but was thwarted by the guards. He returned about 15 minutes later and attacked them, investigators believe. One victim, 30, was stabbed in the neck and later prono…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Man Shot By Police After SEPTA Station Stabbings: Authorities
Police shot and wounded an armed man near a SEPTA station Monday night after they said he attacked commuters with knives. It happened at the Walnut-Locust Station on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line around 8 p.m. on Nov. 27, transit authorities told Daily Voice. The suspect walked into the station dual-wielding a pair of knives, officials said. The 48-year-old was caught on security camera "randomly slashing at and poking three people," according to police. One of the victims was a guard for security contractor Extrity, SEPTA said. None of the victims are thought to ha…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Robber Drags Victim Down SEPTA Station Stairs In Philadelphia Police Video
A robber at a Center City SEPTA station dragged a commuter down the stairs in an attack that was caught on video, according to Philadelphia police. Security footage shows the 51-year-old victim being pulled down a stairwell at the 1500 Market Street SEPTA platform around 5 a.m. on Nov. 9, authorities said. Surveillance footage of the SEPTA station robbery. PhiladelphiaPolice Police say the robber also took the victim's cell phone and money. He is described as a black man in dark clothes with a full beard and a blue knit cap. Anyone with information is asked to call PPD at 215-686…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
'Someone Knows Something': $10K Reward Offered In PA Teen's Unsolved Killing
Exactly 30 years after she disappeared, Montgomery County investigators are calling on the public to help identify Julie Barnyock's killer. The 18-year-old was last known to be at the Lansdale Train Station on Nov. 8, 1993, said the District Attorney's Office. She had taken the R5 SEPTA train in from Philadelphia before calling her father and asking for a ride home at around 11:40 p.m., authorities said. But when her dad arrived, Julie was nowhere to be found. Her parents reported her missing the next day, Nov. 9. Little more than three weeks later on Dec.…
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