Passports stolen from SEPTA bus returned after police offer amnesty to thief

Sunday, August 7, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Passports stolen from a Colombian family on a SEPTA bus have been returned.

The victims, Ximena Estrada and her children, have been in the country for the past two months visiting family and sightseeing.
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Ximena says she had left the passports in a bag on a Route 58 bus on Thursday.

"My son asked me where my bag was, my backpack, and then I realized I didn't have it," Estrada said. "The nightmare started."

SEPTA says video captured a man taking the bag before getting off the bus at Bustleton Avenue and Strahle Street.
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Police had offered amnesty to the man if he returned the passports by Monday. And Sunday morning Estrada told Action News that the passports, along with jewelry and a cell phone that were in the bag, have all been returned.



Now, Estrada and her children will be able to take their scheduled trip back to Colombia on Tuesday.
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