Suspect arrested in connection with armed robberies at SEPTA stations, officials say
PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a suspect is in custody after a number of robberies that occurred at multiple SEPTA train stations Saturday.
The robberies happened in the areas of 15th Street/City Hall Station and 30th Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line.
Sunday night, SEPTA officials confirmed to FOX 29 that a suspect had been identified and taken into custody. Earlier Sunday, police released photos of a male who was wanted for questioning in connection to the incidents.
Authorities had been investigating three similar incidents that occurred Saturday.
The first took place around 2 p.m. in the concourse connecting City Hall and 15th Street stations. Authorities say a male suspect demanded money from a victim at gunpoint.
A similar incident is said to also have taken place at the Market Frankford Line's 30th Street Station around 9 p.m.
Authorities also stated that a third incident occurred at 30th Street's Market-Frankford Line stop. In that incident, two people were held at gunpoint and forced to withdraw cash from an ATM.
No injuries were reported to any of the victims.
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