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SEPTA is treating fare evasion as a criminal offense for the first time in five years

Transit police issued more than 700 summary citations since re-launching the system in June.

SEPTA Transit officers detain a man near turnstiles at Kensington and Allegheny Station on Friday, July 19, 2024.
SEPTA Transit officers detain a man near turnstiles at Kensington and Allegheny Station on Friday, July 19, 2024.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer