Teens are suspected of stealing school bus

A SCHOOL BUS was stolen and later abandoned by three teens yesterday afternoon in Kensington, police said.

Police were notified at 3:04 p.m. that a bus had been stolen from Lippincott Street near Amber, where the driver lived.

The bus, which police said had been hot-wired, was later found blocking the intersection at Sergeant and Jasper streets.

The bus is owned by A-1 School Bus Co., of Southwest Philadelphia, police said. None of the teens had been identified as of last night.

Bus driver Regina Hunter and her family found the bus was missing after returning from a funeral, 6 ABC reported. "Those kids need a whupping," said her daughter Tynia.

"They need some discipline."

- Daily News staff report