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| rider65 | Jun 25 2007, 09:01 PM Post #1 |
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SEPTA Riders Targeted By String Of Armed Robberies Walt Hunter Reporting (CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA SEPTA is increasing security after a string of armed robberies on trains in early June. The first robbery happened June 7 at about 10:00 p.m. on the Broad Street Line at the Oregon Avenue stop. Following that attack, four other robberies took place within two hours. In the most serious attack, a SEPTA El rider was pistol-wiped, beaten, and robbed. "The guy said 'I'm dead serious' and whacked him across the face with a gun and said, 'if you don’t give me your money, I'm going to kill you,'" Michele Williams, a victim's mother said. The 21-year-old was rushed to Hahnemann University Hospital with severe injuries. "His face was swollen, he couldn’t talk, he had a headache for three days, he couldn’t work," Michele explained. The second and third attacks happened at 11:28 p.m.; one at Spring Garden and the other at Margaret and Orthodox. The fourth attack occurred at the Fern Rock station and the final attack happened at 15th Street. A quote from SEPTA's information bulletin read in part: "Tony Soprano didn’t get whacked last week but we surely did. It's as if we put out the "Welcome" sign to all thieves, thugs and miscreants to come and have their way with us," Chief Richard Evans of the Transit Police Department said. "We responded immediately by putting additional officers out on the system and putting more uniformed officers on platforms," SEPTA's Assistant General Manager James Jordan said. Jordan acknowledged that five robberies in a matter of two is unusual spike but said SEPTA is taking steps to prevent any similar occurrences. "Since that time, we've seen no further incident," Jordan explained. However, Michele Williams is not convinced and is scared to ride the SEPTA El. "I will walk 10 blocks if I have to but I will not ride the El, absolutely not," Williams explained. SEPTA said there are currently no surveillance cameras in any platforms, trains, or buses and that is a fact that has many concerned and angered. "What point does it have to get to before you put cameras on the El," Williams wondered. SEPTA said they do plan to have cameras on both rolling equipment and stations but those plans have been set back because of a lack of money. |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Jun 25 2007, 10:43 PM Post #2 |
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That is primarily as to why I do not ride the Broad Street Line under any circumstances. I would hate to imagine a terrorist attack being carried out and SEPTA doesn't have the cameras, equipment or force to deal with this ongoing concern. I never felt safe riding the Broad Street Line to begin with. I haven't rode it for 4 years. SEPTA really needs to upgrade the subway systems and communications equipment in order to deal with terroristic attacks. |
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| newflyer_8008 | Jun 27 2007, 03:21 PM Post #3 |
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A person with a transit intrest
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And how did this person excape? maybe the SEPTA Police need to work at night too, not just the day at the following locations Frankford trans. Ctr 69th st terminal broad and patterson Fern rock trans ctr City hall station 30th street station 13th street station olney trans ctr suburban station Market east staion Now ladies and gentlemen, these are the most prominant locations for the septa police in the daytime I NEVER EVER see any transit police at night. Maybe there scared too?! But septa, Lets keeps safety though the night as well as the day. |
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| ctrabs74 | Jul 8 2007, 05:17 PM Post #4 |
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On Thursday night, there was another armed robbery at the Allegheny BSL station on the southbound platform; occured around 23:30-23:45 and was committed by 2 males by point of gun. Yeah, the system's safe. We all know that's a lie. Meanwhile, despite at least three requests over the past year, SEPTA refuses to release crime statistics for the system, but allegedly, they are providing some information to the Board. I'm surprised that it took so long for the press to actually take notice of the increase in crime on the SEPTA system. Perhaps they need to take a good long hard look at the competency (or lack thereof) of the SEPTA "Transit Police". Believe me, most of these officers wouldn't even get an interview at most police departments in the suburbs, that's how little confidence I have in that department. And this interesting point was made earlier in the thread about terrorism. Most of the press generated by SEPTA "Transit Police" have been in regards to anti-terror tactics (ie. that new bomb detection device). Perhaps before SEPTA "Transit Police" decides to go James Bond on the region, perhaps they better handle the robbery and crime problem on the system first. But I guess that's asking too much... |
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| CACrafter88bk2504 | Jul 9 2007, 07:24 AM Post #5 |
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I doubt that they would be interviewed for the Philadelphia Police Department either. |
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| ctrabs74 | Jul 12 2007, 03:51 AM Post #6 |
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No, but perhaps Evans should consider resigning. The "Transit Police" Department is a total joke...
And they probably were pulled back a couple weeks later... |
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| Reeko_8197 | Aug 2 2007, 08:14 PM Post #7 |
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yeah i cant take the bsl trains i hate them they need mfl type trains the allways scared me |
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| TheOneCalledA1 | Aug 2 2007, 08:57 PM Post #8 |
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Too smart for you idiots
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http://www.svmetro.com/projects/detail.php?id=33 |
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