Suspect sought for arson at two subway stations

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SEPTA Transit Police

SEPTA Transit Police are seeking public input to help identify a man suspected of arson at two stations on the Broad Street Line.

On Saturday, Oct. 9, at approximately 11:05 p.m., a man took off his shirt and used a lighter to set the shirt and a cone on fire on the Susquehanna-Dauphin Station southbound platform. He then boarded a southbound train and exited at the Ellsworth-Federal Station, where he then ignited a trash can approximately one hour later. No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information about this man is asked to contact SEPTA Transit Police at 215-580-8111.