Crime & Safety
SEPTA Facility Reopens in Manayunk After Suspicious Package Shuts It Down
A suspicious package attached to a bus led to a shut down of Ridge Ave and a SEPTA facility in Manayunk Wednesday morning.
Manayunk -- Police activity briefly led to the shut down of a SEPTA facility in Manayunk Wednesday morning, SEPTA confirmed.
The shut down was caused by a report of a suspicious device resembling a circuit box with wires attached to a bus at the Wissahickon Transportation Center on Ridge Avenue, 6 ABC reports.
Ridge Ave was closed at around 7 a.m. as investigators looked into the situation, SEPTA said.
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@artisticdork Apologies, there was a delay due to police activity in Manayunk. ^NV
— SEPTA_SOCIAL (@SEPTA_SOCIAL) July 13, 2016
SEPTA buses were delayed for about an hour.
It's not known if anything was found.
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Bus: 1, 38, R, 123, 124 Service delays have ended. Buses have resumed normal routing at Wissahickon Transportation Center.
— SEPTA (@SEPTA) July 13, 2016
The all clear was given at around 8 a.m., SEPTA said, and service delays have ended.
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