. ♪ >> reporter: for sonny forriest, jr., his ride is this scooter.t also doubles as his stage. ♪ >> reporter: he's been singing at the sports complex for years, and it was while he was entertaining eagles fans when a group of women came up to him. >> i didn't even pay it no attention because, you know, when you are out there at an eagles game, when you're tailgating and having fun, and it just happened. you know, it happened so quick. >> reporter: we caught up with sonny again this morning for the story he's been telling all night. one of the women, he says, sat on his lap, broke his microphone, and then disappeared. >> all i could see was her back. cutting between some cars. >> reporter: his prosthetic leg -- >> sometimes it hurts me and i take it off. >> reporter: -- was done. but sonny kept on singing as police searched for his leg. ♪ >> reporter: just after the game, a septa worker found the stolen limb on a train at fern rock station. the thief, who was described to be in her 20s and dressed in eagles gear, was nowhere to be found. now, back on

. [♪] >> with his boom box and microphone, sunny forriest jr. is a familiar surface. face.tic leg was stolen by an eagles fan. >> i don't think that anybody should do that t that to anybodt is disabled.

. [♪] >> with his boom box and microphone, sunny forriest jr. is a familiar surface. face.is prosthetic leg was stolen by an eagles fan. >> i don't think that anybody should do that t that to anybodt is disabled. i suffer from depression. that is the only way i vent myself when i am out here singing and partying. >>reporter:he was at the financial field in parking lot "p." his leg was secured at the back of a scooter. he does this when it bothers him. a woman in his 20s jumped on his lap and broke his microphone. she offered to pay for it. he said not to worry. >> she was inebriated that is all. >>reporter:several chased her. she disappeared in the crowd. >>reporter:the leg turned up in the olney transportation center. if this is a joke, he is not laughing. >> they call it the city of brotherly love. i don't know about that sometimes. >>reporter:katherine scott, "action news." >>> he shared his story today. the man that uses the twitter handle fan since 09 spoke to rosie o'connell on "the view." how he took it upon himself to do something about the crime that he calls horri

you may recognize sonny forriest jr. he sings to folks going to the game. a woman that was drunk broke his microphone and stole his prosthetic leg. he accidents want to press charges. he hopes that she learns a lesson. >> some day she is going to get old. i hope he is not at position that she is disabled or anything. she is going to have to look back on this thing. >> they have not yet tracked down the woman. they are asking anyone that knows her identity to call the police. >>> the pier shoplifts at cesars is having a 98% off sale himself. he is buying the dining destination at the huge discount. the deal is worth $2.8 million. the shops costs $200 million to build. thit does not include gambling. >> there is a ne a new contract. the pay increase 15%. the first raise since 2010. 200 employees are covered under the agreement. >>> a youth football team in philadelphia has a fan on their sidelines keeping them in the game. bob brady presented the monarchs with a check of $5,000. a victim of thieves that stole their football equipment. congressman brady helped

but when sonny forriest jr. was getting ready to load up his van to leave, he says three women ran up behind him and took the prosthetic leg, which at the time was hanging off the back of his wheelchair. the disabled man tells us he's a vietnam vet and couldn't believe what happened. >> it made me feel real low. it made me feel real low. >> reporter: and fast-forward to about four hours ago. one of the train operators on the broad street line was doing a sweep of the trains to make sure no one was left on board when the leg was spotted. philadelphia police confirm they went to pick up the prosthesis as the investigation continues this morning. as of right now, no arrests have been made, but word of what happened started spreading last night, mostly on social media, how all these events outside the stadium came together. i'll have that part of the story coming up at 5:00. live outside the linc, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >> in spite of that, the victim in the case, sonny forriest, i'm sure he couldn't help but sm

sonny forriest jr. is pretty well known out here in this sports complex.oad up his van last night when a group of women came up behind him. one of them took the prosthetic leg, which at the time was hanging off the back of his wheelchair. fast-forward to just a few hours ago. one of the operators on the broad street line was doing a sweep of the trains when the leg was spotted. as of right now, police are still investigating, but so far, no arrests have been made. live in south philadelphia, matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> and good columbus day. i'm katy zachry with a look at your traffic this morning. for new jersey drivers, you're going to want to avoid the new jersey turnpike southbound right at exit 2, where you can see skyforce10 is over the scene of an overturned truck. it's blocking all lanes. and because of that, crews have blocked off the road between exits 4 and exits 2 on the new jersey turnpike southbound. if we go to our maps, i can give you an alternate around that. you're going to be diverted at route 73. you're going to take that north to 29

sonny forriest jr., who sings to fans outside the linc, say the woman just took the leg from the backater found on a septa train. philadelphia police picked it up and returned it to forriest. >>> today, the dean of philadelphia sportscasters will be remembered at a funeral mass. bill campbell died last monday at age 91. family and friends attended a viewing last night in collingswo collingswood. this morning's funeral begins at 11:00 at christ the king church in haddonfield. he would have loved last night's action at the live link. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. >>> it's 8:00 on tod"today." coming up, getting traction. we put tires to the test as we kick off a special series. what you need to know to keep your family safe on the road. >>> plus -- >> have you ever wanted to be me? >> -- the multitalented neil patrick harris on why he wants to give you a starring role in his auto biography. >>> and russell's revolution. actor, comedian and author, russell brand stops by studio 1a to talk humor and headlines "today," monday, october 13th, 2014. ♪ >> hal state is number one in t

jr. that is where he was last night. a fellow fan jumped into his lap and broke his microphone. the woman asked for pay for it. forriestched his leg from the bag of the scooter and she took off. it was spotted at the olney center this morning. she hopes that she learns from her drunken mistake. i hope she doesn't get into the position where she is disabled. she has to look back on this thing. >> they are asking anyone with any information on the theft to please contact them. >>> we are learning more about a multi-vehicle accident that shutdown a portion of the turnpike for six hours. they have confirmed that the crash was deadly. it happened in the southbound lanes just south of exit 2 in woolwich walte township. they believe that a pickup truck hit the back of a tractor-trailer at 3:30 a.m. causing the semi to flip. a utility truck slammed into the overturned big-rig. the driver of the truck died at hospital. no one else was seriously hurt. the turnpike re-opened at 10 this morning. >>> west chester pike is now re-opened. there was a single-car crash after 9:00 a.m. a vehicle hit a pole near westtown way. the wires la