Submitted by am_pomegranate t3_yfotwd in philadelphia
grittyfanboi t1_iu4fuvj wrote
Call SEPTA police (215) 580-8111. Obviously as discretely as possible but all the cops.
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This was pre-covid but we waited for a train at Tasker Morris and a number of kids came into the station and started smashing the lights, trying to overturn the trash cans, and just generally making a fucking mess. The cops were called and arrived on the next train. Pretty wild how quickly they showed up. Obviously this is not a guarantee that the same thing will happen.
User_Name13 t1_iu4qu1b wrote
Septa police needs an easier number to dial.
AbsentEmpire t1_iu4w3ha wrote
They have an app you can just open and hit dial.
comebackrumham t1_iuc9pxr wrote
0118 999 881 999 119 725 … 3
realityhofosho t1_iu5cl55 wrote
Speaking of discreet, I once underwent an hours long training about how it is safer to text 911 (it was an active shooter training drill) while in a school in Philadelphia. Thanks to some other diligent individuals, at the end of 4 hours, we were then informed that Philadelphia "doesn't pay" for the luxury of texting 911.
Good thing this isn't an especially violent city,
Oh, wait...
aintjoan t1_iu5o91t wrote
Texting 911 absolutely works in Philadelphia. Have used it.
realityhofosho t1_iua9cwa wrote
Get OUT! Not that I don’t believe you. Am grateful for your response. Just flabbergasted that we were “corrected” by the police saying that we could not use this service.
CptAdama t1_iu67lwj wrote
This is incorrect. You can text 911 in all of PA.
realityhofosho t1_iua9151 wrote
INCLUDING the city of Phila? That’s what we thought too. Made a phone call to the local police (district #1 in fact) in August of THIS year, and was told that no, “our area did not pay for this device”. Good to know if we were incorrect, but hey, if we were, clearly the local cops dont seem to know it.
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