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A SEPTA bus operator made a surprising discovery last week at the end of his route: $4,000 in cash.
Officials said the money was left in small purse on board Route 56. Inside was the money, a business card for an insurance agent and a player’s card for Parx Casino in Bensalem. Through a series of phone calls, employees at the Midvale bus depot were able to track down the owner of the bag.
“There was a verification process to confirm that it was their money, but nobody contacted [Midvale] and said ‘I lost $4,000,’” SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch said.
The money belongs to an Asian woman who does not speak English, and she has made arrangements to pick it up, Busch said. The $4,000 was the largest amount of money found on SEPTA property in recent memory, he said.
“The fact that it did not have anything in there with the person’s name, it was really good detective work by the staff out at Midvale and the operator also to get this back to the right person,” Busch added.
C bus route renamed in new year
SEPTA’s board approved the renaming of the Route C bus into two distinct routes on Thursday. Under the move, Route 16 will operate from Cheltenham and Ogontz loop to City Hall, and Route 4 from 11th and Nedro to Broad and Pattison. The change is aimed at reducing confusion. Service levels will remain the same, SEPTA said. The change will take effect Feb. 19.
Officials said the money was left in small purse on board Route 56. Inside was the money, a business card for an insurance agent and a player’s card for Parx Casino in Bensalem. Through a series of phone calls, employees at the Midvale bus depot were able to track down the owner of the bag.
“There was a verification process to confirm that it was their money, but nobody contacted [Midvale] and said ‘I lost $4,000,’” SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch said.
The money belongs to an Asian woman who does not speak English, and she has made arrangements to pick it up, Busch said. The $4,000 was the largest amount of money found on SEPTA property in recent memory, he said.
“The fact that it did not have anything in there with the person’s name, it was really good detective work by the staff out at Midvale and the operator also to get this back to the right person,” Busch added.
C bus route renamed in new year
SEPTA’s board approved the renaming of the Route C bus into two distinct routes on Thursday. Under the move, Route 16 will operate from Cheltenham and Ogontz loop to City Hall, and Route 4 from 11th and Nedro to Broad and Pattison. The change is aimed at reducing confusion. Service levels will remain the same, SEPTA said. The change will take effect Feb. 19.
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