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SEPTA Transit Police Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Committed Arson

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- SEPTA Transit Police is asking for the public's help to identify a suspect who allegedly committed arson at two stations over the weekend. The first incident happened at the Susquehanna-Dauphin Station around 11 p.m. on Saturday, according to SEPTA.

SEPTA Transit Police Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Committed Arson

The man allegedly took off his shirt and used a lighter to set a shirt and cone on fire.

After that, the suspect then boarded a southbound train and got off at the Ellsworth-Federal Station where he set a trash can on fire, according to SEPTA.

No injuries were reported in either incident.

SEPTA Transit Police Searching For Suspect Who Allegedly Committed Arson

Anyone with information about the alleged suspect is asked to contact SEPTA Transit Police at 215-580-8111.

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