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Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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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
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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
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'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.…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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SEPTA Workers Hurt In Accident On Main Line: Officials
A pair of SEPTA employees are injured after an accident on the tracks in Radnor Township, officials confirmed to Daily Voice. There was an "incident" involving track equipment near the County Line Station around 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, according to transit authorities. A SEPTA spokesperson said they did not have details on the extent of the injuries, except that they are "not life-threatening" and that the workers remain hospitalized as of Saturday afternoon. At least one employee had to be freed from under a maintenance vehicle, 6abc reported. NHSL: Shuttle buses are operatin…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Woman, 21, Charged In SEPTA Driver's Deadly Shooting
The woman accused of killing a SEPTA bus driver on his route Thursday morning, Oct. 26 now faces murder charges, according to authorities. Twenty-one-year-old Zhontay Capers was arrested by plainclothes SEPTA police officers less than a mile from the scene of the shooting, officials said. No weapon was recovered from her person. Authorities said Route 23 driver Bernard Gribbin was shot in the torso and throat around 10:30 a.m. near Germantown and East Abottsford avenues. He later died from his wounds at Einstein Medical Center. Gribbin, a 48-year-old Abington resident, was a 12-year …
Bristol, PA
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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. Words can’t describe how I feel about this! I never met this young man, but my heart is so heavy right now! He did what... Posted by Joann Jackson on Thursday, October 26, 2023 NO WORDS FOR THIS SINCELESS ACT RIP …
Bristol, PA
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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…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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Driver Killed, Trolley Operator Hurt In Fiery SEPTA Crash: Authorities
A driver died after crashing his car into a SEPTA trolley in West Philadelphia late on Thursday, Sept. 21, authorities told Daily Voice. The wreck happened around 8:20 p.m. near the corner of Lansdowne Avenue and North 59th Street in Overbrook, city police said. Twenty-year-old Ahmir Lesean Henry was headed west on Lansdowne in a Dodge Charger when authorities said he ran a red light and T-boned the trolley. His car burst into flames and he was rushed to Lankenau Hospital where he was pronounced dead minutes later, they added. The driver of the trolley was also taken to Lankenau and is…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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SEPTA Commuter Followed Home By Stalker, Police Say
A woman used pepper spray to ward off a fellow SEPTA commuter who followed her home late on Saturday, Aug. 26, according to authorities. The Montgomery County woman was at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby around 10 p.m. when she was "confronted" by the stalker, police said. He followed her onto the train and "made comments toward the victim" before they arrived at Wynnewood Station, the department said. After she got off the train, the victim told police the man continued to follow her on foot. She lost him briefly after darting through "a small walking t…
Bristol, PA
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Several Hurt In Back-To-Back,
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At least seven people were injured in less than 24 hours in a pair of car crashes involving SEPTA buses, transit authorities told Daily Voice. The first occurred around 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Haverford Township, a SEPTA spokesperson said. An SUV crashed into several vehicles on West Chester Pike before coming to rest on its front end, pinned between a tractor-trailer and a SEPTA bus, officials said. Photos from the scene show rescue workers from Manoa Fire Company and Upper Darby Fire Department working to extract the SUV driver. Extraction of the victim on West Chester PikeFacebook/Ma…
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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4 Hurt When DUI SEPTA Worker Hits Trolley With Mercedes, Police Claim
A SEPTA employee is accused of driving under the influence after she allegedly crashed into a city trolley with her car while off-duty. Brianna Satchell-Thomas, 31, of West Philadelphia, is charged with aggravated assault while DUI and related counts, city police told Daily Voice. Authorities say the accident happened just before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6. Police said they arrived to find Satchell-Thomas' white Mercedes-Benz with "major damage" near the trolley. Four people were injured in the crash and were treated, police said. Investigators claimed Satchell-Th…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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3 Hurt After SEPTA Trolley Crashes Into Historic Home
Three people were reportedly injured when an out-of-service SEPTA trolley derailed and crashed into a historic Philadelphia home, transit authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, a SEPTA spokesperson said. The trolley was coming from SEPTA’s Elmwood Depot when it came off the tracks and hit a vehicle before crashing into the home at 7303 Woodland Avenue, according to authorities. Two people in the struck car were hurt, as well as a mechanic who was riding on the trolley, SEPTA said. It's not clear what caused the troll…
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