Crime & Safety
Man Arrested In Warminster SEPTA Station Robbery
He approached a man leaving the train station and demanded his wallet, claiming to have a gun, according to police.
WARMINSTER, PA — A Philadelphia man is under arrest after police say he robbed a man at the Warminster SEPTA station, claiming to have a gun.
Walter Wayne Wright, Jr., 42, was arrested last Thursday in Philadelphia. Warminster Township Police announced the arrest on Wednesday.
According to police, Wright approached a man at the train station, at 100 Station Dr., at about 10 p.m. on May 7. He demanded the victim's wallet and claimed that he had a gun, although he did not show one, police said.
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The victim was not injured in the robbery, according to police.
They say they were able to identify Wright and find him in Philadelphia, where he was arrested without incident.
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He is charged with criminal attempt to commit robbery, robbery, terroristic threats, simple assault and theft by unlawful taking. He was sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility, where he is being held in lieu of 10 percent of $75,000 bail.
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