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Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: News
Woman lies about subway attack
A woman lied to police and SEPTA April 8 about being raped while in the subway system, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The 20-year-old woman told police that she was grabbed from behind while on the SEPTA subway platform under City Hall, taken behind one of the beams and raped.
However, five hours after first talking to authorities, she told officials that the story was a work of fiction that she completely made up, according to the Inquirer.
The alleged victim was taken to the hospital for examination and police launched an investigation. SEPTA officials urged the public to not jump to conclusions.
The subway system has been the site of three serious attacks since March 26, including the death of a Starbucks manager who was beaten at the subway stop under 13th and Market streets.
City transit chief proposes civilian directors
The city's new transportation chief has proposed that the city replace traffic police with trained civilians to reduce gridlock and also to free up police for more important duties, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The deputy mayor for transportation and utilities, Rina Cutler, acknowledged that the police officers' union would probably fight this move.
Cutler also said in a meeting in Center City that the city had failed to manage traffic congestion and parking problems, and it would take radical changes to correct this, the inquirer reported.
She called for tougher parking enforcement in the city, saying that the split-off of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which is now run by the state, has allowed things "to get out of control."
Cutler said that the nation's best transit systems are a matter of pride for their riders, and "that doesn't exist here."
Philadelphia forces new gun laws, may get challenged
Philadelphia City Council this week passed gun laws that it has tried to pass in the past, this time ignoring the need for the state to approve them and sending the laws to Mayor Nutter to sign.
A woman lied to police and SEPTA April 8 about being raped while in the subway system, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The 20-year-old woman told police that she was grabbed from behind while on the SEPTA subway platform under City Hall, taken behind one of the beams and raped.
However, five hours after first talking to authorities, she told officials that the story was a work of fiction that she completely made up, according to the Inquirer.
The alleged victim was taken to the hospital for examination and police launched an investigation. SEPTA officials urged the public to not jump to conclusions.
The subway system has been the site of three serious attacks since March 26, including the death of a Starbucks manager who was beaten at the subway stop under 13th and Market streets.
City transit chief proposes civilian directors
The city's new transportation chief has proposed that the city replace traffic police with trained civilians to reduce gridlock and also to free up police for more important duties, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The deputy mayor for transportation and utilities, Rina Cutler, acknowledged that the police officers' union would probably fight this move.
Cutler also said in a meeting in Center City that the city had failed to manage traffic congestion and parking problems, and it would take radical changes to correct this, the inquirer reported.
She called for tougher parking enforcement in the city, saying that the split-off of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which is now run by the state, has allowed things "to get out of control."
Cutler said that the nation's best transit systems are a matter of pride for their riders, and "that doesn't exist here."
Philadelphia forces new gun laws, may get challenged
Philadelphia City Council this week passed gun laws that it has tried to pass in the past, this time ignoring the need for the state to approve them and sending the laws to Mayor Nutter to sign.
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