{"id":3008,"date":"2026-07-23T18:13:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2026-07-23T18:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T18:13:44","slug":"founder-of-kensington-anti-violence-nonprofit-arrested-for-knife-attack-on-septa-train-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3008","title":{"rendered":"Founder of Kensington anti-violence nonprofit arrested for knife attack on SEPTA train, authorities say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A well-known activist and founder of a Kensington anti-violence nonprofit was charged with aggravated assault and related crimes for attacking a woman with a box cutter during an argument on a SEPTA train last week, authorities said Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3006\">Why labor unions are sticking with two Pa. Republicans, even as control of the U.S. House hangs in the balance<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Rosalind \u201cRoz\u201d Pichardo, 48, was taken into custody days after the July 17 assault, which left the victim in critical condition with deep lacerations to her face and chestthat required more than 70 stiches to close, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General\u2019s Office, which is prosecuting the case. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Pichardo is the founder of Operation Save Our City, a non-profit that offers social services to people who have experienced grief, addiction or trauma from exposure to violence, according to the group\u2019s website. She also runs \u201cSunshine House,\u201d a storefront on Kensington Avenue where people in addiction can drop in for meals, clothes, and other forms of support.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She has been involved with other anti-violence and victim services organizations throughout the city and has received at least two city grants for her work. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Last week, one day before the assault, Pichardo touted a $20,000 grant that Operation Save Our City received from the city\u2019s Office of Public Safety. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And in 2024 and this year, the Philadelphia District Attorney\u2019s Office awarded Pichardo\u2019s organization $25,000 and $10,000 respectively through its violence prevention microgrant program. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Pichardo declined to comment Thursday. No attorney for her was listed in court documents. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Around 9 p.m. Friday on an eastbound SEPTA train near 8th and Market Streets, prosecutors say, Pichardo assaulted a woman with a box cutter. They said conflict began when the two women argued on a platform at the transit agency\u2019s 15th Street station. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The victim told investigators Pichardo \u201cgot smart with her\u201d after she asked a man who was blocking a platform bench to move so she could sit down, according to an affidavit of probable cause for Pichardo\u2019s arrest. She said she, in turn, \u201cgot smart\u201d with Pichardo.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>During the spat, the victim said, Pichardo complained about \u201chow rude young people are\u201d and called her entitled for asking the man to move. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The women then boarded the train, where the argument continued, and they \u201cboth got in each other\u2019s face and started fighting each other,\u201d the woman told investigators, according to the affidavit. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At some point during the scuffle, Pichardo pulled out a box cutter and assaulted the woman, who told investigators she felt warmness on her face and felt \u201ca lot of blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The attack left the woman with severe lacerations on her cheeks and her chest that required 70 stiches and surgery to help her regain muscle movement, the documents said. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3004\">McGlinchey\u2019s Bar is back on the market as Center City\u2019s pub scene continues to shift<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Pichardo was taken into custody by SEPTA transit police but released the same evening.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Investigators said technical issues initially prevented them from viewing surveillance footage captured within the train car, but they later recovered footage from an adjoining car that showed portions of the incident. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, Pichardo was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, simple assault, possessing an instrument of a crime, reckless endangerment, harassment, and disorderly conduct. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She was released from custody after posting 10% of $25,000 bail, court records show. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The case will be handled by the attorney general\u2019s special prosecutor for mass transit, a position created by the legislature to address what Republican lawmakers said was the failure of District Attorney Larry Krasner to prosecute violent crimes on or near SEPTA properties. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson for Krasner\u2019s office declined to commentand referred questions to the attorney general. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Pichardo, for her part, appeared to address the matter in cryptic posts on Facebook, where she frequently promotes her activist work to her 23,000 followers. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On July 18, one day after the assault, she posted a photo of a SEPTA train car with the caption: \u201cLord please give me strength to get through this pain.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>And on Wednesday evening around 9 p.m., she updated followers: \u201cI\u2019m Good .. I\u2019m Home and trusting the process . My head is up..\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In addition to founding Operation Save Our City in 2012 and later Sunshine House, Pichardo has worked as a lead educator with the harm reduction nonprofit Prevention Point and as a trauma victims advocate in Temple University Hospital\u2019s emergency department. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><i>Staff writers Ellie Rushing, Aubrey Whelan, and Jillian Kramer contributed to this article. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3002\">Amid Kai Wagner and Quinn Sullivan\u2019s returns, Neil Pierre stole the show in the Union\u2019s win<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosalind &quot;Roz&quot; Pichardo, founder of Operation Save Our City, was arrested for attacking a SEPTA passenger with a box cutter during an argument last week, authorities said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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