Possible Suspect In Custody In Connection With SEPTA Station Robbery
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Authorities believe they have arrested the person responsible for robbing a 70-year-old man at knifepoint at SEPTA's Erie-Torresdale Station on Tuesday morning.
Authorities say the man was boarding the elevator on Erie Avenue when the suspect threatened him with a knife and demanded his wallet.
On Monday night, SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel says they took a person into custody who fit the description of the suspect.
"We are VERY confident that this is the person who committed the robbery," Nestel said in a tweet.
The man was not injured in the incident.
