Even as serious crime on SEPTA continues to plummet to historic lows, a special prosecutor appointed by the state Attorney General has started prosecuting incidents committed on the transit system in Philadelphia.
Despite criticism from some local elected officials and a lawsuit seeking to stop his work, prosecutor Michael Untermeyer has started taking control of cases that ordinarily would have been handled by the city’s District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Lawyers in the office of the Special Prosecutor for Mass Transit have filed 12 cases so far and are working on an additional 28, Attorney General Dave Sunday said Monday…