PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia City Council says it will hold hearings on SEPTA’s security procedures after multiple attacks on riders.
The Chairman of the Public Safety Committee, Curtis Jones, Jr. whose panel is likely to lead the probe told FOX 29: "It’s SEPTA’s responsibility when we pay our fare to assure that the rider gets from Frankford to 69th Street without being attacked."Edwin Allen, 28, is accused of attacking a woman in Upper Darby’s 69th Street station Wednesday night and sources say he may be linked to other assaults.While Fiston Ngoy, 35, is charged with the rape of a woman on a westbound Market-Frankford train last week.