Subway fare evasion leads to lost baby in Philadelphia, transit officials say
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Philadelphia transit officials say a mother and grandmother left behind a baby while trying to avoid paying full subway fare.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says it happened Monday on the Market-Frankford El. The Philadelphia Daily News reports the unnamed adults had a single, one-day convenience pass that allows one person to take eight rides.
SEPTA spokeswoman Heather Redfern says a cashier punched the pass and allowed the mother to enter. She handed the pass to the grandmother, who was going to use it at another station to avoid suspicion.
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But Redfern says they accidentally left the baby behind and didn't realize it until they got to the next station.
A cashier kept the baby inside the booth to keep warm. The women were reunited with the child and Redfern says they won't be cited.